05-27-2013, 06:34 PM
(05-27-2013, 03:22 PM)mike Wrote: 2. I agree on principle here but I think by only giving it a year you will be creating the same dynamic that we all wanted to avoid 2 seasons ago when this was brought up. You are going to force guys to spend a good chunk of their cash right away or come season end they will essentially lose it because any re-signing players will ask for considerably more. Very easily this could set off a chain of events where the Corey's of the league will have to buy any remotely good FA's. Not many teams will sell their picks because it would put them in the same boat, and spending on WB would barley put a dent in. I suggest starting the cap much higher and slowly bring it down over the course of 3-5 seasons, giving teams like that a chance to bring the cash down naturally.
I would be a lot more for this. I would essentially have about 300 Mil to do something with this season in order to avoid higher salary demands and such. A gradual cap makes more sense to me here than a 1 year notice. By my count, about 15-16 of our teams would have to be spending this season to get past this. Out of those, 8 or 9 would have to dump 100+ Mil.
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