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Ragnar · 10-19-2009, 11:33 AM

I have several arguments against the salcap rule. But the main one is......it doesn't work. Maybe it works in theory, but in practice it's useless.

Don't compare baseball to football on the pro level and say the cap has anything to do with it. The NFL will always squash MLB.

With the salcap we got our first 0-16 team ever that was not expansion. The year before we got our first regular season 16-0 team. And this season, instead of parity we have a huge disparity. Teams like Washington, Chiefs, Raiders, Bucs, Lions, Browns, Rams, Titans, are absolutely horrible. Then you have the two SB teams, Saints and Pats, the rest are middle of the road teams.

Is this what the salcap is supposed to do? Maybe it is not implemented correctly? Because it has certainly been in place long enough.

No cap or FA system will make up for poor ownership and general management. Because this is the first season I have seen so many teams that are just a waste.

10-19-2009, 11:33 AM	#90 (permalink)
Ragnar All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18x in 14 posts	I have several arguments against the salcap rule. But the main one is......it doesn't work. Maybe it works in theory, but in practice it's useless. Don't compare baseball to football on the pro level and say the cap has anything to do with it. The NFL will always squash MLB. With the salcap we got our first 0-16 team ever that was not expansion. The year before we got our first regular season 16-0 team. And this season, instead of parity we have a huge disparity. Teams like Washington, Chiefs, Raiders, Bucs, Lions, Browns, Rams, Titans, are absolutely horrible. Then you have the two SB teams, Saints and Pats, the rest are middle of the road teams. Is this what the salcap is supposed to do? Maybe it is not implemented correctly? Because it has certainly been in place long enough. No cap or FA system will make up for poor ownership and general management. Because this is the first season I have seen so many teams that are just a waste. __________________ "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishfull thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." -Robert A. Heinlein