Its possible that existing ‘cap numbers’ won’t be factored into the new cap. They may have a chance to cut bait with bad contracts and not have it count against the cap this year simply to make it easier to get into the new numbers.
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Teams were already given that opportunity. It was called the uncapped year, and a number of teams took advantage of it to rid themselves of burdensome contracts. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, Jerry Jones wasn’t ready to cut the cord on Williams yet. Now they’re going to be stuck with either keeping and paying him, or cutting him and taking an even bigger shot to their cap. The league can’t institute a new cap and then say “let’s just pretend it doesn’t exist”. It’s going to be a major part of the new CBA, and the vast majority of teams will be fine with it. The league isn’t going to throw the whole system in the gutter for a year or so just because three teams spent recklessly in the uncapped year. The Jets and the Cowboys spent a lot of money either locking their own players up or bringing in new ones to make SB runs last year. They were well aware that there would be a cap again as soon as the new CBA was done. It’s called a calculated risk. When the new salary cap takes effect, it will be time for these teams to pay for the risks they took, and the bill could be rather large. the Jets will have to pick and choose who they can keep from a list of notable free agents, and the cowboys will be trying to fill holes in their roster on the cheap while trying to resign essential FAs and sign their rookies.

Please explain the “greatness” of a team that has had a grand total of, what, 6 or 7 winning seasons in the last 30 years. Your threshold for “greatness” seem to be more than a bit low.

Screw Jax fans and Browns fans

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I guess over time it will be an entire draft plus three extra first round draft picks.

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The last salary cap in 2009 was originally about $124 million. $4 million was added due to the fact that the actual amount spent on players in 2008 fell below the 59.5% of total revenue agreed upon in the CBA. The salary cap floor was established at about $108 million, and it was based on the original $124 million top end. That $108 million floor represents almost 88% of the ~$124 million cap.

In order for the top end of the cap to go DOWN, it will have to be based on a smaller percentage of total revenue. That’s not going to happen.

But just for fun, let’s assume the top end is set at $120 million for 2011 and the floor is set at 90% of that, or $108 million. The players potentially lose over a quarter billion dollars in a single season (32 teams X $8 million) because the top end of the cap is lowered and the floor remains (roughly) the same as it was in 2009.

Sorry, but that’s just not going to happen. If the players were willing to do that this labor mess would have been over a long time ago.

“absolutely true that Jerry Jones gave up TWO RD1 picks”

Absolutely false.

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Why give the Lions a pass? They haven’t had a winning season since 2000 and no amount of off-season hype will ever change that. Brown, Adams and Wilson have all had winning seasons since the Lions have.

Actually the NFLPA loves the cap minimum, it maximizes players payroll across the league. More teams will be bidding on top players which drives the price up, it’s a fantastic idea and I’m surprised it wasn’t a forced rule earlier.

That was a horrible trade, and one that Dallas fans should not forget. It’s also a prime example of why you never trade 1st round picks for anyone other than a bonafide superstar in their prime. Roy Williams was not that, and the Cowboys got burned by him.

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Would you like to explain why you think he “bought” a Super Bowl? As someone else explained the other day, there was no free agency prior to the 1993 NFL season. Jones had won a Super Bowl by then. Between Super Bowl 27 and Super Bowl 30 the only big name he picked up in free agency was Deion Sanders in 1995 and they had already won two Super Bowls by then.

If you want to pick a team that really did buy a Super Bowl look at the 1996 Packers, who plucked Reggie White, Sean Jones, Santana Dotson, Lamont Hollinquest, Eugene Robinson, Keith Jackson, Don Beebe, Desmond Howard and Andre Rison off of other teams.

Man what has the world come to when a leathery old worthless fart bag can’t even buy a superbowl like he used to? I like the cowboys but I hate Jerry Jones.

I hate JJ too…..but which SB did Jones buy? the ones in 1992 and 1993 with 0 FA’s? Or maybe the one in 1995 with 1 FA on the team?

You guys wanna rip owners, pick on Mike Brown, Bud Adams, Ralph Wilson and William Clay Ford.

And yes, I know the Lions actually look less like a corpse, lately, but understand that Bill Ford, Jr, has managed to ease his father out of the management seat at the Detroit table. The other three haven’t produced a real winner in so long they need to look up the word in Webster’s, just to understand the concept.

If you don’t like Al, Jerrah or Cheese, fine. But give them credit for winning.

And no, Dan Snyder doesn’t make either list. Give him an incomplete til he hits a billion dollars spent.

Just sayin’…Roy ain’t gonna be looking for work very long, regardless…

Barber will be the first out of the door! Then the 3 above will follow!

Rework Romo, Ware and Austin and we can then get what we need. Knowing how JJ operates, you can bet he has a plan already done!

….please make this happen