Salary cap rule changes for 2020

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(01-12-2020, 09:11 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Owners want 17 or 18 games. Is that big enough for the big concessions?

I say yes

I don't think it is, because the talk was in exchange for the 17th game, there would be 1-2 less preseason games and 1 extra bye. That was already most of the exchange right there.

With QBs making $30m+/yr now, there's no way that owners easily give up 2 years of cost controlled 1st round pick QBs. 

CURRENTLY
Lamar Jackson: 5yr/~$25.2m + ~$25m franchise tag = ~$50.2m for 6 years
Patrick Mahomes: 5yr/~$39.2m- + ~$25m franchise tag = ~$64.2m for 6 years

THEORETICAL FUTURE
Lamar Jackson: 3yr/~$7m + ~$35m/yr free agency price = ~$112m for 6 years
Patrick Mahomes: 3yr/~$12.3m + $35m/yr free agency price = ~$117.3m for 6 years

Same amount of control, and roughly twice the price. That's a huge give. It also takes away teams ability to franchise tag a player and then trade him.