Schefter: Revenue loss could potentially lead to lower salary cap

[Squirrel]

Don't play they don't get paid. 

[TheMaulClaw]

21 hours ago, Billy Love said:

Me getting laid by Jennifer Lopez is possible but not probable. Same with lowering NFL player contracts across the board. Owners would face player work stoppage, then everybody loses.

Im not sure the players are going to want the PR they will get if they hold out when almost everyone in the country took a massive hit.

[Woodie]

3 hours ago, thefuzz said:

My entire point in that thread and this one....is you cannot justify the CMC contract by saying that the salary cap IS going to go up, or WILL go up.  You have to HOPE it goes up.

I'm just saying I don't like when people use that specific example to try to justify a salary....because it HAS got us in the ass before.  Likelihood?  Not likely, but if could happen.

Just like there is a possibility that any brand new shiny draft pick or FA blows out a knee and is never the same again.  You simply cannot run your team out of fear.  All you can do is base your decisions on what is most likely going to happen, not the worst case scenario.  

The CMC signing was a good one, especially when you put it in context.  Along with the production, the expected salary cap increase is part of that context.  And despite what Schefter said, it is still not likely that this will effect the salary cap long-term.  I get where you're coming from, but successful teams cannot and do not run that way.  There is always risk, but winning teams are not afraid of risk, they just take smart ones.  And taking a risk on a guy that has been as productive as anyone in the NFL over the last two years is a smart risk.

[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, TheMaulClaw said:

Im not sure the players are going to want the PR they will get if they hold out when almost everyone in the country took a massive hit.

The owners would also take a PR hit.  

[Snake]

23 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Wealthy people don't "take it on the chin" during economic downturns. They seek to greatly benefit by snatching up assets at deep discounts. Every economic downturn ultimately leads to further concentration of wealth.

You speak as if that's a bad thing. Congressman using grants and back door deals to get rich is wrong. People who buy low and sell high are not. 

[Davidson Deac II]

On 5/7/2020 at 1:02 PM, Mr. Scot said:

If they signed a CBA that allows for it, they may not have much to stand on.

Bad, but as ridiculous as it may be, the NFL losing money is something I imagine all the owners considering so unthinkable that they might consider extremes.

Mind you, I'm not predicting this happens, but I'm not completely discounting it either.

I do think that before the Players would agree to it, they would demand a very deep dive into the team's financial books.  One that the team owners may not desire.  

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, Snake said:

You speak as if that's a bad thing. Congressman using grants and back door deals to get rich is wrong. People who buy low and sell high are not. 

I didn't position it as good or bad. It's just a statement of reality regarding the concentration of wealth.

But, who do you think is making these back door deals with politicians? It's not the average American.

[Snake]

38 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I didn't position it as good or bad. It's just a statement of reality regarding the concentration of wealth.

But, who do you think is making these back door deals with politicians? It's not the average American.

The back door deals are being done with mine and your money through grants. 99.9% of the 1% are not criminals. Just inventors or old money. It's just a smoke and mirrors show that politicians put on to make you think the rich are terrible people. I mean the federal income tax was supposed to only tax the rich people and you see how that turned out. 

[mountainpantherfan2]

I'm not a CBA expert but I always assumed that the cap had to be based on a percentage of the revenue of the league.  So when they are saying this would affect the 2021 cap that's because it would be based on the 2020 revenue.  

 

I don't think this is a question of should the owners do this or not do it, or should be players accept it or not accept it.  The cap is based on the numbers and what the numbers say will be the deciding factor.  Both owners and players be damned.