As little as I like Mr. Delhomme

I would take him for 20 over Stafford at double that any day of the week

and this is not an endorsement of Delhomme

it is an indictment on the rookie pay scale (that will hopefully see a massive overhaul in the next CBA)

The NBA has it best...the top picks make 4-5 mil per year with a slight increase each season

Then when you've proven yourself after 4 seasons....then you get Arab Money

Then NFL has it ass backwards

4/25/2009 1:48:11 PM

is the NFL getting rid of the cap in a year or 2?

4/25/2009 1:49:50 PM

supposedly 2010 is going to be an uncapped year

Not exactly sure how its going to work

But I doubt it will be like baseball where the rich get richer and poor get fucked over and out

4/25/2009 1:51:48 PM

[Edited on April 25, 2009 at 2:13 PM. Reason : double post suspend]

4/25/2009 2:13:00 PM

Quote :

"But I doubt it will be like baseball where the rich get richer and poor get fucked over and out"

Signed,

the AL East '08, the NL East '97, '03

4/25/2009 2:13:21 PM

found a cryptkeeper link

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=3415387

Quote :

"Unless the NFL and the NFL Players Association reach a new extension of the collective bargaining agreement, an uncapped year for team salaries will hit the league in 2010. Restrictions will apply in this uncapped year. Teams will be given an extra transition tag to go with their one franchise player designation to help them keep two of their top free agents. The best teams won't be allowed to jump into free agency. The four teams that participate in the conference championship games will not be able to sign an unrestricted free agent until they lose a player in free agency. If those teams lose a player, they can enter the market to find a replacement. There are further limitations on the next four postseason teams, those that participate in the divisional playoff round. The biggest change would be the time it takes to become a free agent. Under the current salary cap, a player can become an unrestricted free agent after four seasons accrued. In 2010, that time frame would increase to six seasons, mainly allowing players drafted in 2004 or earlier to enter the market freely. Unsigned players without six years in the league would be restricted free agents."

does the bolded statement mean that the panthers could franchise tag peppers AGAIN? or they can just franchise 2 players

4/25/2009 2:21:43 PM

can franchise 2 players

4/25/2009 2:36:23 PM