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Old 10-23-2009, 10:56 AM   #107 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TribeFanInNC View Post
The NFL creates season-to-season parity through the salary cap and its schedule. Of those horrible teams you listed, I would be willing to bet at least 2 of those teams will be .500 or better next year. I think this is more what the NFL is looking for in terms of parity rather than 32 teams with 6-10 wins every year. Sure poor ownership and front office will defeat these measures as they do in any sport.
That has a lot more to do with scheduling than the salary cap, though. Those terrible teams may look a lot better in terms of overall record the next season, but they're rarely better in head-to-head matchups against the perennially good teams.
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