Every year their is about 2 to 3 mediocre teams in the playoffs, because they can,t hold their good players long enough to build good chemistry or learn the playbook also coaches are fired faster now.. would it be better without a salary cap and it can go back like in the day when there where powerhouse teams, like the steelers,raiders,49ers, cowboys, redskins, and the packers.
2007-05-01 20:45:04 · 6 answers · asked by Dodgerblue 5 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I see you're a MLB fan, so I assume you'd prefer that the NFL was structured more like the MLB, but I am so glad that the salary cap stops the NFL from being like the MLB. In the MLB, you can almost whpredict at a team's record will be by looking at the size of its market. I think that makes the entire league much less interesting, because it isn't the teams with the savviest GMs and best coaches that become great, it is heavily biased towards the teams with the deepest pockets. It is so boring to have the same teams in contention and the same teams out of contention every year!!
If a NFL team can't "hold their good players long enough to build good chemistry," then that is the team's GM's fault, not the salary cap's fault. And if players can't learn the playbook fast enough, that is their own fault or their coaches' fault, not the salary cap's fault.
What you are implying is maybe a little true, but having a salary cap is MUCH, MUCH better than the alternative: not having a salary cap.
I'm okay with having the Patriots make the playoffs every year, because they make it for the right reasons: they have a smart GM who gets them great players and they are well coached. However, I think it is totally boring that the Yankees make the playoffs every year, because the Yankees mainly make it because they have more money than any other team in the league. That just isn't skill, and it makes the entire MLB a lot less interesting. I'm glad that the salary cap ensures that the NFL is a lot more interesting.
2007-05-01 21:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well MLB seeing how last years World Series was the lowest rated world series (tv ratings) in a long time I think you are wrong. Nobody cared about last years World Series between the Cards and.... um who else was it? The MLB has so many teams with such a small fan base. Even horrible teams like the Raiders and Lions have a decent fan base in the NFL. The salary cap is a must. I dont want to see some rich guy steal all the best players and just pay him the most money (cough Yankees couch Suck). The Patriots have won the Superbowl with 3 vastly different teams loosing key players to free agency each year and filling their spots with new players. It makes free agency much more interesting than baseball. And about team chemistry look at Manning and Harrison. I didnt see2-3 mediocre teams in the playoffs this year. Patriots, Jets, Ravens, Colts, Chargers, Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Bears, Saints, and Seahawks. Each of these teams had a legitimate shot at winning the big one. (except maybe the Giants LMAO). And there are powerhouse teams if you havent noticed. But the great thing about football is a crappy team can become great in a few years. Both the Pats and Colts sucked 10 years ago. More recently the Bengals and Chargers also sucked. Yes some teams ave consistently done bad but thats a combination of bad luck, bad coaching, and bad drafting.
2007-05-02 06:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jesse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the salary cap and profit sharing are a huge benefit for the NFL. The league is strong and in great financial shape. Fan interest is high exactly because smaller market teams can compete each year for the championship. It is only a matter of time before the MLB, NBA, and NHL all follow the NFL formula.
2007-05-02 00:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helped. The income cap enables small marketplace communities to compete with communities like the Cowboys, Redskins, and Giants. it could be poor for the league as an entire to lose the income cap. i admire loose employer to boot. It ability that each and each three hundred and sixty 5 days, even communities like the Cardinals could be in rivalry for the great Bowl. With clever income cap administration, stable loose employer p.c.. ups, and a stable draft, any team can nevertheless be in it to win it.
2016-10-14 08:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it levels the playing field,that makes it a game within a game.trying to out smart your opponent rather than out muscle him.thats why they measure 40 times so tightly,the 225 bench press and vertical jump.trying to find the slightest edge.
2007-05-02 03:29:05 · answer #5 · answered by mike hunt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NFL has the perfect system in place.
2007-05-01 23:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by ronald g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋