Thursday, July 14, 2011

NFL Lockout Update

By Kalen Patrick

Sooooo looks like the NFL Lockout will only be lasting another 24-48 hours. Awesome news for football fans all around the world. Of course this is great news, but the better news is that it seems as if the Lockout will resolve many of the major issues regarding the NFL.

Look the NFL was never really at risk of losing money, this isn't the NBA, where 20 teams are losing money. The NFL is a money making machine, the main issues were how to split up all the money that IS being generated. The 2 main issues that appear to have been solved are as follows:

Reinstatement of the Salary Cap - I for one was always a very big fan of the salary cap, further reinforces that every team has equal opportunity. The New York or Boston teams don't have any financial advantage over other franchises, like that exists in Baseball. What is even better news is that 2 of the 49ers bigger rivals are going to be in salary cap trouble immediately, the crosstown Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys.

Rookie Salary Cap - There is no question that the money rookies (especially top 5 picks) have been making is insane. It just puts unrealistic expectations of the players and should they not work out it can kill a franchise for years. The Draft is meant to help the teams who did the worst, but the way the rookies got paid meant that more often than not, it held the franchise back. Should Matthew Stafford get paid more than pro-bowl caliber QB's? No way.
Not only this, but think of it as a rookie. You are Cam Newton, imagine being GUARANTEED $35 Million. What incentive do really have to work your tail off? You're 21 and have more money than you could ever imagine. Hard to blame someone who just can't find the motivation to give it 100%.

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