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Rodgers says "I would love to finish my career here"
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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 489274"><p>This argument would have merit if the NFLPA's responsibility is to the elite players only, or if there were a soft salary cap and arbitration as in MLB, where high end salaries have the affect of dragging up the middle.</p><p> </p><p>Most fans are not aware that there is a new <strong>minimum</strong> cap that kicks in for 2013 that requires all teams to pay out at least 89% of the cap <strong>in cash</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/30/per-team-spending-minimum-doesnt-apply-until-2013/" target="_blank">http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/30/per-team-spending-minimum-doesnt-apply-until-2013/</a></p><p> </p><p>So far, the general affect of the new CBA is to channel the substantial savings from the rookie salary scale into continued salary inflation for the star players, under a stagnant cap. If this trend continues, it's not hard to see where this heads if the cap continues to stagnate: the vast mass of competent, middle ground players will get squeezed in their second contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Seeing more money channeled to the upper ranks does not serve the union rank and file, not that they have any say in it one way or the other at this point. The CBA sets the terms and formulas, then the teams decide how they want to distribute their 89%+ cap-in-cash.</p><p> </p><p>All the NFLPA can do until the next CBA is make sure the owners follow the rules and don't cheat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 489274"] This argument would have merit if the NFLPA's responsibility is to the elite players only, or if there were a soft salary cap and arbitration as in MLB, where high end salaries have the affect of dragging up the middle. Most fans are not aware that there is a new [B]minimum[/B] cap that kicks in for 2013 that requires all teams to pay out at least 89% of the cap [B]in cash[/B]. [url]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/30/per-team-spending-minimum-doesnt-apply-until-2013/[/url] So far, the general affect of the new CBA is to channel the substantial savings from the rookie salary scale into continued salary inflation for the star players, under a stagnant cap. If this trend continues, it's not hard to see where this heads if the cap continues to stagnate: the vast mass of competent, middle ground players will get squeezed in their second contracts. Seeing more money channeled to the upper ranks does not serve the union rank and file, not that they have any say in it one way or the other at this point. The CBA sets the terms and formulas, then the teams decide how they want to distribute their 89%+ cap-in-cash. All the NFLPA can do until the next CBA is make sure the owners follow the rules and don't cheat. [/QUOTE]
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