And here’s the potential impact of a rookie wage scale on the upcoming NFL draft –> http://bit.ly/NEWCBA
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I don’t know who wrote that article, but the word he was reaching for wasn’t “elude.”

Uh yeah it lowers the amount that goes to busts, but not by enough, busts are still going to walk away with big dollars, I said that, that’s clear, what don’t you understand?

Uhhh, excuse me but I’m not going to write an entire article that gets buried in the comments section. That’s the job of PFT writers to make a full article on the subject. I dont have a blog or a place to put such an article or have a way to get it published, and my journalistic endeavors aren’t going to be devoted to being a sideshow on comment lines on somebody else’s site, what would you have me do? You want to commission me and pay me to write a brilliant article explaining it? Then make an offer if you’d like and I’ll consider it. My time is very valuable to me however.

These rules will hit this year, so Luck would never have gotten the money anyway.

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Let me guess, you have a poster of Obummer on your wall?

OMG! They just need to correct everything else now???!?!!

Umm, they also need to correct something called The Rookie Wage Scale!!

This compromise is TERRIBLE! For one, 5 years to 4, is going to create a MESS of problems that I’m not even going to bother going into as it’s highly complicated and I’m sure many people will address those fears later, but that’s a BIG BIG problem for the game and the sport and the finances.

Second, the amount of money guaranteed to players who will bust out is still a huge problem as guys that can’t hack it in this league will be taking too big of a slice of the money that could be better spent to pay the real players and/or go into the owners’ or league’s pockets! This is a travesty, and it shows that we are going to get a REALLY BAD deal for the rest of the new CBA.

This is the saddest news in sports organization developments I have heard in my lifetime. I was REALLY REALLY hoping for a landmark change in the politics and wealth distribution as it would have been a great opportunity to strengthen the sport in so many wonderful ways that could then serve as an example for other sports and/or American businesses to follow suit and get things on track with financial justice and overall efficiency in these economies.

OMG this is soooo SAD, and PFT should do a GIANT editorial on what this really means, but it’s bad, and terrifying sad. I can’t believe this is what’s happening. It’s all Goodell’s fault too, because he’s the leader and he needs to be strong and do the right thing, and he is INCOMPETENT and CLUELESS and has no idea what he is doing and what this all means. UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE!

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wtf is this guy talking about ??? you wrote all this jibberish but you wouldnt say why cause it would take too long?? omg what a frickin idiot

Why would it make the draft LESS interesting. It should make it much MORE interesting because the chances of trades at the top of the draft are much more likely.

The astronomical cost of the #1 overall pick in recent years has made that pick all but untradeable. That albatross will now be gone and teams will be much more willing to trade up to get the player they want.

Um…..what?

If this is a surprise, you haven’t been paying attention. This is essentially whats been talked about for a long time.

You are talking about players who bust out getting huge amounts of guaranteed money…but…um…thats what this entire thing is designed to PREVENT.

The drop from 5 years to 4 years helps BOTH parties. It gives the players who succeed a chance to get to a bigger contract and it prevents the teams from strapping themselves with Salary Cap debt that would force them to release older players.

As Jim Harbaugh would say, “what’s your deal”? I’m not trying to insult you, I just don’t understand what the hell you’re freaking out about.

now get the 18 game season going with two preseason games and two bye weeks and we have a deal ?

I’m betting over.

Umm, they also need to correct something called The Rookie Wage Scale!!

This compromise is TERRIBLE! For one, 5 years to 4, is going to create a MESS of problems that I’m not even going to bother going into as it’s highly complicated and I’m sure many people will address those fears later, but that’s a BIG BIG problem for the game and the sport and the finances.

Second, the amount of money guaranteed to players who will bust out is still a huge problem as guys that can’t hack it in this league will be taking too big of a slice of the money that could be better spent to pay the real players and/or go into the owners’ or league’s pockets! This is a travesty, and it shows that we are going to get a REALLY BAD deal for the rest of the new CBA.

This is the saddest news in sports organization developments I have heard in my lifetime. I was REALLY REALLY hoping for a landmark change in the politics and wealth distribution as it would have been a great opportunity to strengthen the sport in so many wonderful ways that could then serve as an example for other sports and/or American businesses to follow suit and get things on track with financial justice and overall efficiency in these economies.

OMG this is soooo SAD, and PFT should do a GIANT editorial on what this really means, but it’s bad, and terrifying sad. I can’t believe this is what’s happening. It’s all Goodell’s fault too, because he’s the leader and he needs to be strong and do the right thing, and he is INCOMPETENT and CLUELESS and has no idea what he is doing and what this all means. UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE!

Aren’t there, like, 20 teams that would trade for Joe Flacco right now? How many human beings on earth are capable of playing the QB postion in the NFL competently? Less than half a dozen?