it seems like only the poorly managed teams haven’t had a “real” chance. maybe i can cry for the jays. but they’re canadians so fuck em.

i find the league boring, monsignor. i’m not making an objective measure for boringness and asking for your critique.

maybe it’s because i don’t have the time anymore or something else but i just can’t keep track of who plays for whom anymore and who is any good. i don’t know if that’s the salary cap or the aforementioned attrition rate or the huge rosters but the nfl seems to be in more flux than, say, mlb. some obviously argue that’s a good thing. i know there’s the argument that people will watch just about any football game, college or pro, because it’s a bunch of guys knocking each other on their ass and that’s fun. just doesn’t do much for me anymore. i turn on a game, hear the names of three players i’ve heard of, watch for awhile, and then change the channel. that’s probably why i shouldn’t comment on the comparison of the various systems. each appear to have their merits and demerits. the nfl seems to be doing fine. mlb seems to be doing fine. one size fits all is rarely a good idea. i’d also note that the perceived or real parity in the nfl is also a result of having a 16 game season and more playoff spots. smaller sample size = more expected variance, after all.

at any rate, they just signed the CBA, what, two years ago and they’re not going to revisit it now. and i also do find the consternation about this right now rather interesting considering, you know, the yankees payroll is actually probably going to decline from last year and is certainly down in “real terms” from the high they achieved a few years back.

Certainly the quality of play would change but — for the most part — I think most people would continue to watch. Sunday’s are as much about the buildup and event as they are about the game. It’s a day for people to get piss-ass drunk and root for their various fantasy football players and hang out with friends. That approach is pretty different from that of baseball, hockey and basketball (for the most part — there’s obviously some exceptions).

Off-topic — someone better get me a Sham-wow or a Snuggie for Christmas this year. Boy would that make me a happy human.

i just wish they’d quit the joke press release of “so and so signs for 4 years, $43M”. uh huh.

The creativity is in regards to a gm’s or cap masters ability to rework contracts on the fly. Some bonuses are not so small and many times the bonus is huge with regards to payment for future services. Agents have gotten better about that lately. Especially forcing the issue to get the money in their limited time span. My point was team’s are not loosing players they “develop and train” because they can’t fit them under the cap.

I don’t know about the joke part for the union either. The players receive close to 60% of the revenue in football and open books. Their problem is more along the lines of distribution. Rookies make way too much. The Stars and scrubs pay scale rules.

The notion about parity or dominant teams for me is like it is in almost all sports. More teams and players that probably wouldn’t be there (the pro level) without the extra jobs.