NFL Saga Continues
The NFL's labor status has been a hot topic in the sports' world this week. Right now, the NFL has a negotiation extension in place for another few days as both sides try to iron out an extension to their current labor deal. Panic is spreading among NFL lovers all around due to the fact that most fans and followers feel the NFL is setup perfectly right now and any labor strife will muck up a perfect product.
Meanwhile, teams are making quick moves to cut big name players in an attempt to prepare for a salary cap in 2006 that will equal that of 2005 (around 93 million dollars). Name players such as Sam Madison, Trevor Pryce, Mike Anderson, Brad Hopkins, selfish Lawyer Milloy, and others have already bit the bullet and others are still on the cusp of being cut such as Chad Pennington and Derrick Brooks.
While this is a potentially dangerous situation, I think it could actually help those teams wallowing around the bottom of the league right now. Signing big name Free Agents certainly doesn't guarantee success in the NFL, but as other teams cut loose veteran contributers, it may help level the playing field even more by default. Sure some of these name players are on their last legs and don't mean much anymore, but it still helps. Teams like the Browns, Packers, 49ers, and Cardinals have struggled of late. But their favorable cap situation allows them to retain players and add a few others along the way to help their depth.
As this story continues to disturb a good chunk of football fans, there are media personalities siding with players as they try to get a bigger piece of the pie in the revenue sharing game. While they may be doing this to drum up controversy, I find siding with players in this instance to be ridiculous. It's the fans that truly matter in all of this and the majority feel that this sport is so great because of the way it is currently setup. So while some may feel that the players' stance against the owners is good, I don't agree.
Let's hope that the NFL can get this situation straightened out over the next few days. It would be a shame to see a solid labor situation ruined over greed like in other major sports. Stay tuned to updates over the next few days.
Meanwhile, teams are making quick moves to cut big name players in an attempt to prepare for a salary cap in 2006 that will equal that of 2005 (around 93 million dollars). Name players such as Sam Madison, Trevor Pryce, Mike Anderson, Brad Hopkins, selfish Lawyer Milloy, and others have already bit the bullet and others are still on the cusp of being cut such as Chad Pennington and Derrick Brooks.
While this is a potentially dangerous situation, I think it could actually help those teams wallowing around the bottom of the league right now. Signing big name Free Agents certainly doesn't guarantee success in the NFL, but as other teams cut loose veteran contributers, it may help level the playing field even more by default. Sure some of these name players are on their last legs and don't mean much anymore, but it still helps. Teams like the Browns, Packers, 49ers, and Cardinals have struggled of late. But their favorable cap situation allows them to retain players and add a few others along the way to help their depth.
As this story continues to disturb a good chunk of football fans, there are media personalities siding with players as they try to get a bigger piece of the pie in the revenue sharing game. While they may be doing this to drum up controversy, I find siding with players in this instance to be ridiculous. It's the fans that truly matter in all of this and the majority feel that this sport is so great because of the way it is currently setup. So while some may feel that the players' stance against the owners is good, I don't agree.
Let's hope that the NFL can get this situation straightened out over the next few days. It would be a shame to see a solid labor situation ruined over greed like in other major sports. Stay tuned to updates over the next few days.
posted by Chris @ 8:17 PM
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