2-3 Million left in Cap Space?

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(03-17-2017, 03:41 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Comparing NFL free agency with buying a house isn't apples to apples.

The Bengals operate a business with revenue sharing where they get exactly 1/32 of the pie.

Also when buying a house...there isn't a salary cap for all houses sold.

The salary cap has risen from $120 million in 2012 to $167 million in 2017. The salary cap is a percentage of revenue so the Bengals are GUARANTEED a profit.

Agreed.  This is not a 1:1, but an interesting comparison to make. Let's say that similarly to the way each NFL team gets 1/32 of the NFL's revenue, each US household received an equal share of the federal budget (we obviously would never use the federal government's budget merely to re-distribute income, but bear with me).  The 2016 federal budget was $3.54 billion, and there were 125.82 million households in the US, and let's say that 25% of the budget was allocated to household home ownership because that is a good rule of thumb for figuring out how much to spend on rent or a mortgage. 25% of 3.54T/125.82M/12 = $586.15 per month per household.

The Bengals' use of cap space would be equivalent to spending only $586 per month on housing and then trying to compete with teams who want to be competitive and are willing to spend more and actually live in a nice house.