Zordon
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Days like this where we're sitting on the sidelines watching other teams sign players and improve, I'm remind that the man so many on here believe would do anything to win was one of the biggest proponents of implementing a hard cap in the 90's, handcuffing his franchise for a generation.
http://newsok.com/article/2509795
http://newsok.com/article/2509795
The question begs an answer: If you have the best young team in the National Football League, why in the world would you be the person most responsible for implementing a salary cap that limits the money you can spend to keep those players?
Three years ago, the Cowboys shocked the NFL by winning the Super Bowl despite having the youngest team in the league. They won another Super Bowl the following season, but the $37.1 million salary cap has forced Dallas owner Jerry Jones to allow some of his top players to sign with other teams.
Which brings us back to the original question: Why in the world would Jones be so adamant about pushing for a salary cap after the 1993 season when he realized many of his young stars would soon be asking for hefty raises?
"I've always heard from people who have a lot more experience than I have that when you get good teams they basically become an older team. You're reluctant to change. You ride that horse all the way into the ground," Jones said. "But under this system, it forces us to inject younger players into the mix. That could be very healthy for us. " Critics say the cap robs the top teams of their depth, which increases the chances of injuries playing a critical role in the Super Bowl sweepstakes.
"I don't buy that. I'm not trying to be naive, and I'm not trying to defend the salary cap, but I don't agree that depth is not there anymore," Jones said. "We'll probably carry nine defensive linemen and have a rotation as good as we had three years ago. Our depth in the offensive line, I'd argue with you, is as good as we've ever had. " That's hard to swallow, but the Cowboys like the potential of backups Ron Stone and George Hegamin. Even if there was no salary cap, Jones emphasizes he could not afford to open his checkbook and re-sign everybody.
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