Is it time to start worrying about our cap?

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by smootsmack

As I understand it, if a new collective bargaining agreement isn't agreed to by the fall of 2006 then no salary cap will be in place for the 2007 offseason-the catch is that there will be fewer free agents that year because, while players are usually UFAs after their 4th year now, it would go up to 6 years now.

I think one of the sticking points actually is that the NFLPA wants teams like the Redskins and Cowboys to contribute a larger portion of their local revenues or something like that.

This is my understanding as well. They are arguing over the local revenue stuff. Right now there are certain revenue streams that do not get shared like luxury boxes, etc. Supposedly these revenue inequalities result in about a $100M difference between the bottom teams (Ariz) and the top teams (Skins).