09-13-2024, 07:28 PM
(09-13-2024, 07:22 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Prices that shoot up, rarely go back down to where they were previously. Once a precedent is established in negotiations, it's tough to get a side to go back to a previous position.
With that said, I'm not against guaranteed contracts. I just feel like that is should be conducted on equal grounds. For example a wealthy ownership group should not be able to unfairly set a precedent that is tough to match by other owners.
Well, the NFL is a monopolistic oligarchy, of a sort but it's capitalistic enough for it to be expected to be unfair as a rule and slanted towards those who are able to write the biggest checks.