{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

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(03-26-2025, 04:16 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Why would anyone want the NFL to turn into something like MLB?  Fully guaranteed contracts are a bad idea.  Look at Cleveland with Deshaun Watson.  Does anyone really want that for the entire NFL?  It's not good for the team.  Its not good for their fans.  It's not good for the NFL as a whole.  If players cant guarantee their same level of production why should their contracts be guaranteed.  In my job if I start sucking at what I do, I get let go.  

Being able to cut guys allows that extra money to go toward other guys that are playing better.  What if everyone in the NFL were on guaranteed contracts right now and the salary cap stays flat?  How would you pay all the rookies coming off their contracts?  and other players coming off their current contracts that deserve a raise.  You need to be able to cut players and give that money to other players that deserve a raise instead of those that are under-performing.

...and void years are bad too.  You are borrowing money from future years to pay current players.  Its like going to a check cashing place to borrow money on your future checks to pay a current debt.  Next month when you have to pay bills, you have less money to cover your expenses.

Well part of the reason MLB can pull it off is because they don't have a salary cap.
But IMO a salary cap would help basically force good players to go elsewhere, resulting in more parity across the league.
I see your point about not being good for the team, but how is it not good for the fans?
I would think that since players are caring about guaranteed money more these days, they'd be willing to take a lower overall contract if it was fully guaranteed.
And it may result in teams offering smaller, shorter contracts overall to help them field as strong of a team as possible.

Now if you're saying having fully guaranteed contracts may make it hard for some teams like the Eagles be able to field such a good team and they may get worse, well that's kind of the whole point. It would force teams to change their approach to how they handle contracts and negotiate across the league.