I doesn't sound like anything that'll happen for at least another season, but what do you guys think of the idea of a rookie salary cap?? I personally think it's a good idea. In the current system, we've got unproven kids who have never taken so much as a single snap in the NFL, demanding as much or more money than veteran all-pros. It's gotten completely out of hand. If I were a team with a Top 5 pick, I'd be trading down 9 times out of 10. The financial burden is simply too much for an unknown.
A couple potential problems I could see:
- Too many rookies demanding the maximum pay
- High picks being unwilling to sign for more than a couple years
The rules can be tweaked to counteract these problems though (if they occur). For instance, you could say that draftees are only eligible to receive the maximum pay if they sign for a certain amount of years.
"The idea that the worst team would get help from a good player or players is out the window because you are saddled in salary cap hell if the guy is anything but an almost immediate Pro Bowler. And it must change.
"The union has to give us a firm, definitive, rookie salary cap. We're perfectly willing to have the money that does not go to the rookies go to the veterans. Nobody is looking to save money. But we're sick and tired of giving exorbitant, incredible sums of money to players who haven't proven they can do anything but play against Eastern Michigan."
- Colts President Bill Polian
A couple potential problems I could see:
- Too many rookies demanding the maximum pay
- High picks being unwilling to sign for more than a couple years
The rules can be tweaked to counteract these problems though (if they occur). For instance, you could say that draftees are only eligible to receive the maximum pay if they sign for a certain amount of years.
"The idea that the worst team would get help from a good player or players is out the window because you are saddled in salary cap hell if the guy is anything but an almost immediate Pro Bowler. And it must change.
"The union has to give us a firm, definitive, rookie salary cap. We're perfectly willing to have the money that does not go to the rookies go to the veterans. Nobody is looking to save money. But we're sick and tired of giving exorbitant, incredible sums of money to players who haven't proven they can do anything but play against Eastern Michigan."
- Colts President Bill Polian
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