That's exactly the reason the salary cap works...

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Posted by dark_dave56 (A) on April 30, 2022 at 10:36:30

In Reply to: RE: I'm a fan of the salary cap... posted by Postal Grunt on April 30, 2022 at 09:50:43:

...none of the owners are hurting for cash--that's a given. But some have deeper pockets than others and are more willing to spend virtually any amount of money for a Lombardi Trophy.

By limiting their budget, the cap serves as somewhat of an "equalizer" in the league. If you draft, otherwise acquire, and/or cultivate great players and build a great team, you eventually "hit a wall" where you can't afford to keep them all, or can't afford to add additional talent.

The Bengals have got a ton of young talent--all still on rookie contracts (cheap), but if they continue to perform as they did at the end of last season, Cincy has a short window before they will have to start letting them go, because they won't be able to afford to keep them all.

IMO, the Chiefs made a HUGE mistake with the Mahomes contract--way too long, and way too much guaranteed money--and now they are cash-strapped for adding/replacing talent at other positions. And quite honestly, based on last season's performance, he may have already peaked and beginning to decline.

"And today is for sale and it's all you can afford. Buy your own admission. The whole things got you bored. Well the Lord chooses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP

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Topic - Raiders decline 5th-year option... - dark_dave56 05:03:52 04/30/22 (12)

the stats on draft picks in general are pretty shocking - LtMandella 11:12:01 05/1/22 (1)

True. Almost as bad as the mock drafts are the draft grades. - ghost of olddude55 11:44:50 05/1/22 (0)

RE: Raiders decline 5th-year option... - pondfish50 10:42:20 04/30/22 (0)

32 teams. How many seriously are going to be competitive? Salary - tinear 06:25:55 04/30/22 (8)

RE: 32 teams. How many seriously are going to be competitive? Salary - BillH 10:20:43 04/30/22 (0)

I'm a fan of the salary cap... - dark_dave56 06:55:38 04/30/22 (6)

RE: I'm a fan of the salary cap... - Postal Grunt 09:50:43 04/30/22 (5)

Chiefs: how do you feel about the draft, so far? - tinear 10:52:37 04/30/22 (0)

That's exactly the reason the salary cap works... - dark_dave56 04/30/2210:36:30 04/30/22 (3)

Ah, hindsight! When the contract was made, he was the best QB over a 2-year period--- - tinear 11:06:22 04/30/22 (2)

When the contract was made... - dark_dave56 11:42:12 04/30/22 (1)

The guarantee isn't close to the contract total... and it's been restructured - tinear 11:02:37 05/1/22 (0)

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That's exactly the reason the salary cap works... - dark_dave56 04/30/2210:36:30 04/30/22 (3)

Ah, hindsight! When the contract was made, he was the best QB over a 2-year period--- - tinear 11:06:22 04/30/22 (2)

When the contract was made... - dark_dave56 11:42:12 04/30/22 (1)

The guarantee isn't close to the contract total... and it's been restructured - tinear 11:02:37 05/1/22 (0)

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