Comments on: Salary cap spike not expected this year, or any year

By: Xenu D. Alien

Xenu D. Alien — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:09:52 +0000

De Smith looks like a D minus. At least he helped the players weasel their way out of HGH testing so far.

By: vincentbojackson

vincentbojackson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:59:20 +0000

Easy solution…expand the rosters to 60 players when the new TV deal hits in 2014. That will allow the cap to spike without all the money unfairly going to a couple marquee players. The larger roster will help teams build some continuity and add depth to cover for injuries.

By: dccowboy

dccowboy — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:50:19 +0000

Which further proves that the owners pwnd the players in the last contract deal.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:18:45 +0000

Whoever had the foresight to think that both sides won was out of their minds.

I never felt that way and said this in 2011. Why do you think I’ve had the habit of ripping De Smith the way that I have?

By: jwcarlson

jwcarlson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:08:09 +0000

I just wonder what DeMaurice Smith got from the owners in exchange for selling the NFLPA on the idea that the cap was going to skyrocket because of TV contracts.

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:00:44 +0000

bs call #105

Whatever NFL shill told you that the “thinking for smoothing is to protect players who signed in low cap years” is full of it. This tripe is nothing but an excuse for the owners to pocket the increase.

Nice try NFL. Some of us fans have half a brain.

By: akurei77

akurei77 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:59:37 +0000

Pretty much everyone here seems to have misunderstood the article. The total money expected to be paid to the players has not changed, and the eventual cap figure for, say, 2018 hasn’t changed. What has changed is that instead of the players getting all the new money in one year, they spread that money over multiple years in advance.

Demaurice Smith didn’t get screwed, the NFL didn’t steal money, and the players are going to keep getting richer whether you like it or not.

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:30:22 +0000

Good. The salaries for professional players, whether football, basketball, or baseball, are already obscenely high.

By: tcostant

tcostant — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:27:23 +0000

Time for an 18 game schedule, that will get the salary cap moving up…

By: jwcarlson

jwcarlson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:23:45 +0000

DeMaurice Smith = owned.

By: tannethrill

tannethrill — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:11:03 +0000

Here’s an idea…let’s be able to trade cap space!

By: radrntn

radrntn — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:04:37 +0000

thank you rookie salary cap.

By: basballguy

basballguy — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:00:53 +0000

I don’t understand why teams don’t know this already. It’s not like the CBA has changed.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:57:48 +0000

If a spike starts to poke through, the owners will quickly hammer it down. So no one gets hurt. Safety first.

By: giveseanpaytonhisjuicyfruit

giveseanpaytonhisjuicyfruit — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:54:45 +0000

It’s becoming more and more clear how badly the NFLPA lost the last CBA.

By: whatnojets

whatnojets — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:53:56 +0000

Don’t know if I missed it but did the New York Jets already terminate/released the 47 some odd players yet??

By: blackngold4life

blackngold4life — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:52:33 +0000

Its the NFL..not surprised