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    Default The reality of the hard cap.

    I am not sure how well this franchise would do without a hard cap, but the reality is it makes the draft less valuable to me.

    Say a team drafts well and hits on 5 productive players, it would be lucky to keep 2 of them when it is time to pay them.

    I know I am not exactly saying anything new, but the sobering reality takes away from the anticipation of the draft for me.

    The Pats have been very fortunate for a variety of reasons and perhaps the best reason is Tom Brady being the 12th highest paid QB. The fact that he is basically the MVP of the league every year and his salary not counting all that much, what an advantage. To have player like that who is more interested in fulfilling a legacy than needing to be the highest paid player.

    I know, sounds like I am whining. However, Elway's concerns about avoiding overpaying is just as important or even more so than any other aspect of the team.

    I personally wish (won't ever happen) there would be some sort of Larry Bird rule. I think that is a rule anyway. Where a players salary does not count against the cap number if they were drafted by that team. Some kind of variation of that rule. I know basketball franchises have 9 players on the roster compared to 53.

    It just frustrates me to think if the Broncos do draft well, that it really causes other problems.

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    Moar P*triot Envy.
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    Drafting well and having to decide which good players to pay is, like, the best problem you can possibly have. Horrible point is horrible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoWave View Post
    Drafting well and having to decide which good players to pay is, like, the best problem you can possibly have. Horrible point is horrible.
    Yeah, great that the franchise could not pay Trevathan and Malik. Got it. The fact is if they draft well, they will only be able to keep a mere fraction of the players.

    Something frustrating about that to me.

    Of course there is Pats envy. 7 SBs and 5 titles with a QB whose salary hardly counts against their cap?

    Not envious of that? Of course not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Broncoknight30 View Post
    Yeah, great that the franchise could not pay Trevathan and Malik. Got it. The fact is if they draft well, they will only be able to keep a mere fraction of the players.

    Something frustrating about that to me.

    Of course there is Pats envy. 7 SBs and 5 titles with a QB whose salary hardly counts against their cap?

    Not envious of that? Of course not.
    So you'd rather we just draft poorly so we don't have that problem?

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    NFL has a fanastic cap for the most part.

    I would hate the MLB or NBA cap system.

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    The days of building dynasties have long been over. The Pats success relies on finding (which they have) the HOF QB. After that the team relies on good coaching and taking and building good players through the draft, make smart FA signings (not overpay), and maneuver themselves on the draft board to reload. If Denver got 5 quality starters in the draft, they would not be able to keep them all. This is true. But, it would give players a certain value in not only for attracting other players or but if they are traded. The one constant though is for the teams that are the most successful they have one anchor and that is the QB. Right now for the Broncos they need to find that long term guy, using guys like Manning are fine but its only a band aid and not a long term fix. There is nothing wrong wanting to use the Patriot blueprint but you still need to find the one guy who is going to lead your team for 10 or so years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    NFL has a fanastic cap for the most part.

    I would hate the MLB or NBA cap system.
    Agreed. Yeah it makes it hard to build a great team, but it should be hard. The NFL is the one pro sport where it truly feels like any team can have a chance to win any given year. You can't just buy superteams like the Warriors or Yankees.

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    I'd rather draft studs like Trav and Jackson and only have them for 4 years (multiple Super Bowl runs) than never have them at all. You can't keep everyone in today's NFL and I'm ok with that.

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    The free agency meltdown has been pretty solid. B+
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    Quote Originally Posted by MOtorboat View Post
    The free agency meltdown has been pretty solid. B+
    What needs to be done to make it an A+?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    What needs to be done to make it an A+?
    We need to sign kaepernick

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis View Post
    We need to sign kaepernick
    Yep! That would definitely do it

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    Quote Originally Posted by valar morghulis View Post
    we need to sign cutler or oz

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