Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Thoughts
Radical Idea: The NFLPA should split into 2 to rep the offense and Defense
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SadimirPutin
Superstar
The NFLPA is a disorganized entity as is.....I am not sure how this would help.
What is your thinking behind why they should do this? I am genuinely curious
What is your thinking behind why they should do this? I am genuinely curious
panopticon
Superstar
The real split is quarterbacks vs. everybody else. 
If NFL players want to get NBA type security, the first thing they need to do is crush quarterback salaries by establishing a max salary for any individual player.
Say its 20mm / year. That still preserves almost 160mm in cap for the other 52, and would keep almost all other skill players on board with the move - rare to find a skill position player making 20mm+/year.
That's how the NBA works - in a free market, Lebron would be making 100mm+, but can only take 33 or whatever. That's how a JR Smith can make 12mm/year
Next step would be to remove the rookie salary scale. Right now, the rookie scale punishes the fukk out of running backs and other short-lived career type positions - by the time they make it through those 3 or 4 years, they barely get a 2nd contract before being released.
The third step would be to abolish signing bonuses and all incentives. Instead, all contracts are fully guaranteed, full stop. You sign a player, he's there for the duration of the contract. To get rid of bad players, or players not working out, teams are allowed to release them - while still having to pay them their full salary for whatever time on their contract remains. Releasing them frees up cap space within that year proportional to how many games the player has played - so if he was in 4 games and gets released, the team (while being on the hook financially for the other 12 games of pay), has 75% of that contract's 1-year's cap hit now freed up to chase other players.
This gives teams a manageable cashflow situation (smaller franchises would have a tough time paying out all salary to released players all at once - much easier if its done just according to the original contract terms) while also providing them flexibility with their roster. That way teams are never "stuck" with bad contracts - they can release the guy and pay him what he's owed while moving on from their mistakes. The player is of course
The 4th step is to abolish the franchise tag. Dafuq kind of slavery ass shyt is that. I can't believe the players' "union" lets that shyt slide.
So how would teams reward top players? With longer contracts - which is what NFL players really want. They want to know that no matter what - injury or no injury, scheme change, coaching change, whatever, that 8mm a year or whatever is getting direct deposited over the 8-10 years max that most of them can withstand the physical punishment of the sport.
This is what the NFLPA should have done in oh...say...1980?
If NFL players want to get NBA type security, the first thing they need to do is crush quarterback salaries by establishing a max salary for any individual player.
Say its 20mm / year. That still preserves almost 160mm in cap for the other 52, and would keep almost all other skill players on board with the move - rare to find a skill position player making 20mm+/year.
That's how the NBA works - in a free market, Lebron would be making 100mm+, but can only take 33 or whatever. That's how a JR Smith can make 12mm/year
Next step would be to remove the rookie salary scale. Right now, the rookie scale punishes the fukk out of running backs and other short-lived career type positions - by the time they make it through those 3 or 4 years, they barely get a 2nd contract before being released.
The third step would be to abolish signing bonuses and all incentives. Instead, all contracts are fully guaranteed, full stop. You sign a player, he's there for the duration of the contract. To get rid of bad players, or players not working out, teams are allowed to release them - while still having to pay them their full salary for whatever time on their contract remains. Releasing them frees up cap space within that year proportional to how many games the player has played - so if he was in 4 games and gets released, the team (while being on the hook financially for the other 12 games of pay), has 75% of that contract's 1-year's cap hit now freed up to chase other players.
This gives teams a manageable cashflow situation (smaller franchises would have a tough time paying out all salary to released players all at once - much easier if its done just according to the original contract terms) while also providing them flexibility with their roster. That way teams are never "stuck" with bad contracts - they can release the guy and pay him what he's owed while moving on from their mistakes. The player is of course
The 4th step is to abolish the franchise tag. Dafuq kind of slavery ass shyt is that. I can't believe the players' "union" lets that shyt slide.
So how would teams reward top players? With longer contracts - which is what NFL players really want. They want to know that no matter what - injury or no injury, scheme change, coaching change, whatever, that 8mm a year or whatever is getting direct deposited over the 8-10 years max that most of them can withstand the physical punishment of the sport.
This is what the NFLPA should have done in oh...say...1980?
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All of that is a complete non-starter simply because it would take at least an 18 month to 2 year work stoppage for even the most miniscule of those changes to be put on the bargaining table and it's been proven time and again that the rank and file players just don't wanna miss that many game checks no matter how much they stand to benefit in the long run
YaThreadTrashB!
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Need to put a rule in where one player can only make up to 15% of salary cap
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Nobody likes the grammar police"to"
Bboystyle
FIRE MATT LAFLEUR
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
your whole fukking title was a mess
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
so if one side strikes or if the NFL locks the defensive or offensive side out, then what?Thoughts
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
That's an absolutely awful idea.
The idea of a players union is for them to be united.
The idea of a players union is for them to be united.
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Hey, if it happens, u deal wit it. But both sides need to agree to separate CBAs
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Football has too many players and is too unique. Its the ultimate team game.
The God Poster
LWO representa
into 2 toyour whole fukking title was a mess
