Salary Cap: Yes Or No?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ChiefAshhole1056

What tier of "destination teams" do you think KC would be in if Free agency was a completely open market? Doubt we'd have near the same amount of team talent that we do now.

Huh? The overwhelming majority of the Chiefs talent is home grown.

[ChiefAshhole1056]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Huh? The overwhelming majority of the Chiefs talent is home grown.

That was re-signed. Would Houston, Berry, Kelce, or Maclin (whenever we got him) be here if the other teams could offer them what they're really worth or even more?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ChiefAshhole1056

That was re-signed. Would Houston, Berry, Kelce, or Maclin (whenever we got him) be here if the other teams could offer them what they're really worth or even more?

Houston, yes, because he would have been Franchised.

Kelce was extended after year three, so I don't get your point.

Berry was Franchised, so yes.

Maclin was a bad signing, period, and I doubt anyone would have matched that stupid contract.

[Danguardace]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Houston, yes, because he would have been Franchised.

Kelce was extended after year three, so I don't get your point.

Berry was Franchised, so yes.

Maclin was a bad signing, period, and I doubt anyone would have matched that stupid contract.

I think his point was (And I hear Colin Cowturd say this about Green Bay) Players would choose to go to bigger cities and bigger markets.

IMO the Draft and Franchise Tags still mean that you can obtain and keep talent.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Danguardace

I think his point was (And I hear Colin Cowturd say this about Green Bay) Players would choose to go to bigger cities and bigger markets.

It's a bogus argument.

Even if there isn't a Salary Cap (which will NEVER happen, as the NFLPA wouldn't allow it), there's still limited income. None of these owners want to LOSE money.

Also, every free agency signing, big or not, doesn't work out perfectly for the player or team even 50% of the time. Has Suh led the Dolphins to a playoff win? How about that Brock Osweiler?

There's an endless list of free agent busts and even bigger market teams like the Giants, Jets, Dolphins and 49er's have fiscally conservative owners that aren't going to spend 70% of their gross income for a few superstar players when 28 other teams are spending 48-50%.

Proof? Guys are willing to play for little to nothing in New England, just to get a ring.

[Danguardace]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Proof? Guys are willing to play for little to nothing in New England, just to get a ring.

That and guys will play for anything because it is a job, a job which pays more than bagging groceries or flipping burgers which sadly is all most of these guys would be doing for legal employment anyway.