Parity in the NFL...

[THUMPER]

Is this what the NFL envisioned when they enacted the salary cap? 2 teams undefeated at this point in time? 2 one win teams and 2 two win teams?

All the talk back then was that it would make team "more even"....

It seems to me that it has gotten worse.

It makes you cringe at what they may try to do to bring more "parity" to the NFL.

There are also 17 teams with between 5-8 wins. I'd call that mediocrity, not parity.

BTW, I hate parity and the efforts to achieve it have largely been unsuccessful.

 

[CCBoy]

No, what the NFL has done, is to put controls on the final product. Eliminated the challenge of meeting a foe. Made it a convenience of a small defined set of skills, and then allowed the media to determine favorites and groupings of a preferred market.

 

[THUMPER]

The point wasnt to have every team go 8-8, it was to give everyone an equal playing field. Big market teams with huge fanbases and revenue sales can no longer buy championships. There was a reason that teams like Arizona, New Orleans, etc. were down for so long, they simply didnt have a chance.

The NFL never intended the win/loss gap to be reduced

That is not true at all. Green Bay is the smallest market and they were enormously successful in the 60s. Pittsburgh is not a huge market but they had great success in the 70s. Detroit is one of the largest metropolitan ares in the country but they haven't won anything in my lifetime! (Last time they won was 1957).

Teams like the Cardinals, Lions, Saints, etc. don't win because they are not run well, it has nothing to do with the size of their markets or the money available. You can include the Cowboys in that group over the last 13 years as well. We've got plenty of money and are not afraid to spend it but we haven't won a playoff game since 1996.

There has been revenue sharing in the NFL for nearly 50 years now and there has never been a time when teams "bought" a championship. I'm not sure where that rumor came from but it is false, it has never happened in the last 60+ years of the NFL. It did in the 20s & early 30s but not since WWII and certainly not since 1960 when the TV contracts were split evenly between the teams.

Based on your assumption, teams in NY, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, & DC (the largest metro areas in the US. LA is #2 but they don't have a team) would win every time because they have the largest markets. The Giants won one a few years ago but the rest have not won anything in a long time if at all!

 

[THUMPER]

I would put some of that on the economy, some of the cities you are showing has very high unemployment rates. I do think if those teams were doing better the attendence would be higher but I still think they would have a rough time selling out games.

They might try lowering ticket prices... Nah, they'd never do that.

 

[adbutcher]

They might try lowering ticket prices... Nah, they'd never do that.

A little cash flow is better than no cash flow.

 

[Doomsday101]

They might try lowering ticket prices... Nah, they'd never do that.

I agree. I hope like everyone else our economy gets better soon but I clearly can't fault people for being cautious with their money right now. Jerry is pretty lucky that the Texas economy is not in as bad of shape as many other areas of the nation

 

[PullMyFinger]

There is no parity in today's NFL, thank you Mr Salary Cap.

 

[PullMyFinger]

Sometimes I think the only reason for a salary cap was to put more money in certain owners pockets.

Now some of those owners are crying because the minimum payroll requirement is more than they think it should be.

Craig

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.

It was also created to punish dynasties. Salary cap = Dynasty killer. Could you imagine the team we would have if there was no cap?

Your team has been too good for too long, let someone else be good. The salary cap is like a mother making her son play doll house with his little sister.

 

[Doomsday101]

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.

It was also created to punish dynasties. Salary cap = Dynasty killer. Could you imagine the team we would have if there was no cap?

Your team has been too good for too long, let someone else be good. The salary cap is like a mother making her son play doll house with his little sister.

True salary cap is a dynasty killer but it also helps offset FA. Only reason the cap came into play was because players demanded FA. Give me the NFL before FA and caps I'll take it any day of the week.

 

[JBond]

Is this what the NFL envisioned when they enacted the salary cap? 2 teams undefeated at this point in time? 2 one win teams and 2 two win teams?

All the talk back then was that it would make team "more even"....

It seems to me that it has gotten worse.

It makes you cringe at what they may try to do to bring more "parity" to the NFL.

Unintended consequences suck.

 

[Future]

There is more parity in the NFL. The Cowboys, 49ers or Bills of the early 90s could all run through a modern NFL schedule undefeated pretty easily. Indy and NO are just the best that the watered down league has to offer.

The bad teams arent as bad as they used to be, but the good teams arent NEARLY as good as the good teams of the past. Back when, you couldnt have gaping holes in your team like the Colts and Saints have and be the best team in football.

Can't agree with you there. The Lions last year were the worst team ever...and the Rams and Browns are close to that level of futility.