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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 615423">It strikes me that cap increases are beneficial only to the extent guys are locked up in long term deals in advance of the increase.  At the same time, the cap carryover, in place beginning in 2012, eliminated the "use it or lose it" provision that created an incentive for early extensions.  Teams want a discount in early signings to offset an additional season or seasons of injury risk in exchange for the player getting additional security.  On the other hand, it's done in the context of the  recent signings of comparable players with agents attempting to get projected future cap increases built into the deal as well.Since the other 31 teams enjoy the same benefits of cap increases as the Packers, the result is wage inflation.  The cap has increased about 15% in the last 2 years and nearly 70% in the last decade and it has not made getting economical extensions or the signing of free agents any easier.For example, if the cap now is where it was 2 years ago, the Packers and Cobb would have been haggling in the $7 - $8 mil range instead of $8 - $10 mil range.There's no free cap lunch.</blockquote>

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