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http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-Ten-Step-Program.html
excerpted.....
1) Revenue Allocation
The NFL presently generates over $9 billion and may top $20 billion by 2016. The biggest issue of this dispute is how to split these revenues.
Players: The Players are playing goalie, trying to maintain the present 50-50 split. They have been rebuffed in their requests to view team balance sheets from the past 10 years.
Owners: Since opting out of the current CBA, Owners have cited the recession, enormous debt and diminished appetite for public stadia financing. Their request for a $1 billion rollback is now under $250 million. They have offered Players roughly 46-48% and a 2011 Salary Cap of $141 million – the Players are requesting $151 million. Salary allocation on that proposed Cap was only $114 million with $27 million to benefits, but Owners were prepared to move to $126 million in salaries and $15 million in Benefits. I explained the Cap issues and formulas here.
The key for the Players, as I have told them, is not to worry so much about the Cap -- the Cap can be massaged and molded, as I know well from my days managing it. The important issue is Cash and a commitment from Owners on a minimum cash commitment from each team at a level approaching 93-95% of the Cap number. That is real money.
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Brandt is a smart guy. He has been slightly pro owner which makes sense considering he was an NFL front office guy. But the bolded part is very telling. Pro-Owner supporters should check that ugly math. The cap being capped at 114 million for the teams would be horrible for the Cowboys. I hope that does not happen. That 141 numbers was dishonest in that it ignored 27 mil being pulled out to go to veterans. You already have the fines levied being applied to veteran affairs cash coffers.
I disagree with his last assertion about real money and the cap.... Historically we have seen the vast majority of teams ride right up near the cap.
excerpted.....
1) Revenue Allocation
The NFL presently generates over $9 billion and may top $20 billion by 2016. The biggest issue of this dispute is how to split these revenues.
Players: The Players are playing goalie, trying to maintain the present 50-50 split. They have been rebuffed in their requests to view team balance sheets from the past 10 years.
Owners: Since opting out of the current CBA, Owners have cited the recession, enormous debt and diminished appetite for public stadia financing. Their request for a $1 billion rollback is now under $250 million. They have offered Players roughly 46-48% and a 2011 Salary Cap of $141 million – the Players are requesting $151 million. Salary allocation on that proposed Cap was only $114 million with $27 million to benefits, but Owners were prepared to move to $126 million in salaries and $15 million in Benefits. I explained the Cap issues and formulas here.
The key for the Players, as I have told them, is not to worry so much about the Cap -- the Cap can be massaged and molded, as I know well from my days managing it. The important issue is Cash and a commitment from Owners on a minimum cash commitment from each team at a level approaching 93-95% of the Cap number. That is real money.
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Brandt is a smart guy. He has been slightly pro owner which makes sense considering he was an NFL front office guy. But the bolded part is very telling. Pro-Owner supporters should check that ugly math. The cap being capped at 114 million for the teams would be horrible for the Cowboys. I hope that does not happen. That 141 numbers was dishonest in that it ignored 27 mil being pulled out to go to veterans. You already have the fines levied being applied to veteran affairs cash coffers.
I disagree with his last assertion about real money and the cap.... Historically we have seen the vast majority of teams ride right up near the cap.
