2017 Cap Space

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(06-04-2017, 02:19 PM)BengalChris Wrote: You misunderstood what I was saying. You are referring to the salary cap as a maximum. I'm referring to the minimum salary cap which mandates that teams must spend at least a certain amount on salaries. Because of that the Bengals had to raise their salary spending. The Bengals weren't the only team the union was complaining about.

The maximum salary cap came first, the minimum salary spending came later.

The minimum salary cap came after a huge TV deal. Itw as determined to be fair, the TV money would be spread more evenly over the entire league versus larger markets getting bigger share. Thus, the minimum was developed using the TV money eliminating any excuse for a team to not pay their fair share, but it is not a 1 year minimum, they must spend a certain percent over years to give teams the flexibility to manage it. Since the new CBA in 12011 MB has spent higher than the minimum threshold, that is my point. IN recent history, he is not close to cheap as you put it in an earlier post.