Reverend Conehead
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The only other sport I really follow is NCAA football, which, of course, is an amateur league that doesn't pay players. I don't follow baseball, basketball, or other professional sports. I used to follow the NHL, but I haven't for some time. So I wanted to pump the brains of other sports fans who would know more than I do. Do other sports leagues have a salary cap that is different from the NFL. Specifically, is there a league that caps money per position? I've often wondered if capping per position would end the problem of overpaying for one position such as quarterback, thus leaving the team in salary cap hell. I heard another fan mention that some other league does this, but I don't remember the details or what sport it is.
So I'm curious if another league has done this and if it worked well or if they ran into certain pitfalls from doing it that way. Of course, there's not just one way it could be done. For example, you could have a cap on what you pay for the entire O line or you could do it per position such as X dollars for RT, Y for RG, Z for center, etc. I would be inclined to think a cap for the whole O line and a cap for the whole D line, a cap for all receivers, etc., would be simpler, but I'm not sure. And, of course, I've never run a professional sports team.
But it would be really interesting to know if some kind of per position cap could work or if there are problems a system like that would create.
So I'm curious if another league has done this and if it worked well or if they ran into certain pitfalls from doing it that way. Of course, there's not just one way it could be done. For example, you could have a cap on what you pay for the entire O line or you could do it per position such as X dollars for RT, Y for RG, Z for center, etc. I would be inclined to think a cap for the whole O line and a cap for the whole D line, a cap for all receivers, etc., would be simpler, but I'm not sure. And, of course, I've never run a professional sports team.
But it would be really interesting to know if some kind of per position cap could work or if there are problems a system like that would create.