jbooma Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Many on this board drool over the possibility of an uncapped year, however I think not even Snyder wants that. The reason this league is so good right now and is making tons of $$ is due to the parity that exists. The union knew that putting that uncapped year as a threat would force the owners to give more then they wanted. It was a brilliant move by the union if you have ever dealt with labor negotions. Yes the owners have not been able to agree with each other about sharing the revenue pouring into the league now, but they all know an nfl without a cap will not generate excitement for all the fans in the nfl and continue to create this massive golden egg that has been created. It will be great for some teams, but not the majority. The league is as good as its worst franchise, take away the cap and those will grow. The NFL does not want be like the MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 booma, There are multiple threads on this. Please use the search function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatant Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 No drooling here, I want Gibbs to continue with the foundation he has laid. I think Snyder is a changed man because of Gibbs. Before everyone knows that Snyder thought he could buy a Super Bowl, but Gibbs has shown him the way. It takes character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 booma,There are multiple threads on this. Please use the search function. i searched on "Synder is no dummy" but did not find anything if it has then merge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Credit to you, you just made me laugh... out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinzOwnU Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Football without the cap definitely doesn't sound nearly as fun or exciting. Even if we were the team that could buy all the good players, it just wouldn't be fun, it wouldn't feel like we earned any success that comes from that. Every year the yankees have to win the world series, or their season is a failure. Baseball is a crappy sport because of how their economics function, and I would hate to see that happen to football. I like the fact that cities like jacksonville can field a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightForOldDC21 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 lol dan is the man... hes got so much cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysForLife Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 You know what? I gotta hand it to Snyder. Somehow, he pushed "cap hell" into the uncapped years. Props to Snyder, too bad he couldn't do anything with all those Free Agents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalDragon Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 You know what? I gotta hand it to Snyder. Somehow, he pushed "cap hell" into the uncapped years. Props to Snyder, too bad he couldn't do anything with all those Free Agents... lol cowboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Do you guys even remember football before the cap. The play of the good teams was much better. You had consistency. It was great. I don't agree that the league is only as good as it's worse team. Take away the subsidizing of the cheap owners, and they might just have to spend some of their own money to create a product that generates revenue. The only people who don't want to see the CAP go away is the fans and players of teams such as the Browns, Cardinals and Lions. Of course, having a cap has brought a championship to them either, so I'd just as soon see the cap go away so my team can build a team with depth that can compete and possible dominate for many years at a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysForLife Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 lol cowboys I wasn't trying to take a shot at Snyder. I was just saying that the Redskins were very unlucky with their Free Agent pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 The NFL would be fine without a cap. Snyder, among most others, would thrive in such a world. Some would get hurt, but, as with anything, the right players in the draft and even those teams could compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmagnus Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I actually look forward to no cap. Snyder, Gibbs, et al, would thrive without a cap. Parity is a cancer that allows the small-minded (note I didn't say small market) owners to engage their socialistic fantasies as the leeches they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboylifer Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I actually look forward to no cap. Snyder, Gibbs, et al, would thrive without a cap. Parity is a cancer that allows the small-minded (note I didn't say small market) owners to engage their socialistic fantasies as the leeches they are. i agree. i want to see gibbs build a team in his manner as he could before the cap years. along with the cowboys and giants the nfc east will again dominate the nfl which in part is what started the cap to begin with. water down the teams to make all equal. that is not the skins nor cowboys way of playing football. their way is to win at all cost. which is what the skins are doing at this time and the boys did in the past. but we can be glad it will soon be over and start our dynasties once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 The NFL would be fine without a cap. Snyder, among most others, would thrive in such a world. Some would get hurt, but, as with anything, the right players in the draft and even those teams could compete. Yes but not all teams would have a shot thus in the long term the networks will not pay as much for the NFL. The product might be better and there were be some great teams, but parity would be a thing of the past and the entire league will suffer. Look at baseball when you have half the league out of it on opening day then many cities will not care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanyoung Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 But, Jerry Jones is an idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD Riggo Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 IIRC, didn't the Skins win three Super Duper Bowls before the cap?! Yep .. those ol' pre-cap years sucked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMountainHog Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Super Bowl victories are enjoyable with or without a cap. It would appear that the NFL will be doing business without a cap , let's be thankful that we will be one of about a half dozen teams that benefit long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 IIRC, didn't the Skins win three Super Duper Bowls before the cap?!Yep .. those ol' pre-cap years sucked! Yes, but we also didn't have the large revenue teams like we do now, before you just needed a hundred million to buy a team, now you need to be close to a billionare to buy a team. The cap worked when all the owners were in similar status, now some owners dwarf the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD Riggo Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Yes, but we also didn't have the large revenue teams like we do now, before you just needed a hundred million to buy a team, now you need to be close to a billionare to buy a team.The cap worked when all the owners were in similar status, now some owners dwarf the others. How does that hurt the Skins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDRoc Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I wasn't trying to take a shot at Snyder. I was just saying that the Redskins were very unlucky with their Free Agent pickups. Philip Daniels, Cornelius Griffin, Marcus Washington, Shawn Springs, Randy Thomas, Renaldo Wynn Thats a core of players that were free agent pickups. Maybe in the past it was a problem, but as of recent I would say the Skins have done a fine job of signing FA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 How does that hurt the Skins? I am talking the entire NFL not just skins, no cap helps us, but hurts the nfl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmagnus Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Yes but not all teams would have a shot thus in the long term the networks will not pay as much for the NFL.The product might be better and there were be some great teams, but parity would be a thing of the past and the entire league will suffer. Look at baseball when you have half the league out of it on opening day then many cities will not care. I'm tired of pandering to network witch doctors that think that my team needs to suffer thru parity so that someone else's underachieving owner/team can rise above mediocrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timitim Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I love the skins and i want to see us get to another superbowl. But I must admit that going to the superbowl and winning isn't nearly as interesting to me if we become the yankee's. I remember the days without a cap and to tell you the truth i think it kind of sucked. In those days you would have never, and i mean NEVER seen certain teams go to the super bowl. In all fairness i think that a cap is a great idea. As for the rest, i think you should get back what you put in. The cowboys and redskins put alot of money into the NFL and get alot back for it. Other teams don't like it then they really don't have an excuse with a cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKM311 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 They anticipated this and this is why they traded this years first for last years. Why? Because half of this years firsts will be holdouts. So why have a holdout when you can get a QB who you think is a future pro bowler? Look at the picks from 20-32, there are no greats. Yes thats hindsight, we didn't know we were making the playoffs (well us diehards did). But every smart business man (Snyder) anticpates plans 5 years out. Thats exactly what Snyder did. This is why I never bash him, because he is a business man, and as long as he is our owner, we will ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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