Interesting point. There are bonuses now that are used like # of games played, yards gained, pro-bowl designation, etc. I wonder how they factor that in with the cap. Do teams have to assume that the player will achieve all bonuses, and then count that as cap money? That doesn't seem very likely. Anyway, interesting point.Agreed. I haven't sat down to try and perfect it, they don't pay me enough to do that.
One part of it is quite easy. Every position gets paid a base amount and beyond that everything is earned by each player, during each season. Due to technology and todays collection of just about every tidbit of information that happens in a game, statistically and logistically it probably would be quite easy to do.
The difficult part is how do you regulate it in relation to a cap and trying to continue to keep all 32 teams on a somewhat equal playing ground to keep the league competitive. Teams could sign the top 11 players on offense at that base rate and at the end of the SB win say "oh crap, now we have to pay for it, but it was worth it". Of course, if TD's and yards are part of the pay scale, a team can only total of so many of those in each game, so the wealth is spread around.
The current pay system is mainly based on "predicted value". Sure would be nice to bring in more of a pay system that payed on "Actual earned value".
I agree with you on the value part actually. But we need to take it a step further. Teams have a budget and must stay under it (GB is trying to scramble daily to stay within their budget as an example).
I read something recently where Funchess would save us nearly $1.2mil if we just cut him outright. He’s already taken a $750,000 paycut thiscseason for playing hooky. He’s treading on thin ice right now to begin with. The last time he had a 100 yard performance was week 12 of the 2017 season and he hasn’t caught a live game pass in nearly 2 years (Sept 2019)
I think winning MVP should provide a heavy incentive. I don't know what it is, but if a guy gets $500,000 for working out, imagine what he'd get for winning MVP.
Well, it could be part of the contract. I kind of like winning the SB more though.
Amen to that. And while it helps, it's not necessary to have a future HOF QB to win a SB. It can be done through a strong defense, a strong running game, and a lot of misdirection.
There is no NFL without fans or owners, so what's your point?
The NFL absolutely doesn't need owners. You say this as a Packer fan, unironically too. The fan base that takes pride in... not having an owner.
The Green Bay Packers do not have a single owner, you are correct. The NFL actually no longer allows a team to have more than 32 owners. The Packers are the only franchise in major sports with non-traditional ownership. Yet they are owned. Probably more important, they are managed and operated in a very similar way that most pro teams are with individual people making most of the major decisions. People that are not players or fans.
Nailed it. The league has existed long enough to become a worldwide brand and that is how it will survive no matter the players or franchises. Just look at Apple, Cadillac, Rolex...even when their products suck and/or are overpriced, people pay because of the brand.
