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(02-01-2024, 08:28 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: With the cap going up $15-20 million per year, I don't think it's going to be as hard as it used to.

That being said, we have to hit on our draft picks to be in a position to do stuff like this.

The cap going up doesn't mean you just magically get more money to spend. All the players and their agents know the cap is going up too and negotiate accordingly. If the cap goes up 25%, a $10m/yr player will probably now cost you $12.5m/yr. If they know the cap is going to keep going up 10% of whatever, they're going to also calculate that in contract demands. They're not going to want to sign a 5 year deal and find themselves vastly underpaid after 2 years.

In 2021 there was only 1 WR making at least $21m/yr. In 2023 there were 8.
In 2021 there were only 19 OL making at least $15m/yr. In 2023 there were 31.

As the cap goes up, the cost of building a team will go up accordingly, and it's always going to be tough to invest so much in one small part of it.