tat2dmike77
07-24-2008, 11:10 PM
I'm just wondering with all the signings going today in the NFL. How many of you would be in support of a rookie salary cap?
With the way teams are throwing cash at young players fresh out of college it makes me wonder where will it end? Jake Long who has never played a NFL down in his life is now the highest paid O-Lineman in league history.
I also wonder to if teams dread getting a high pick because they know the salary that comes with the pick. Maybe it's just me i don't know but i think a proven veteran should make more then a rookie who may or may not be a bust. Remember nothing is a sure thing in the NFL Kijana Carter anyone i could go on and on about that list of the so called sure things that have come and gone.
Plus when you think about it. Giving these rookies these high amounts of guarenteed monies it tells them that if you play well in college then you will be set right off the bat. I'm not saying that these guys don't deserve to get paid cause they do. But i do think they need to have some sort of cap that keep thier salaries affordable for teams.
But really will there ever be a rookie salary cap. If Gene Upshaw has his way most likely not.
With the way teams are throwing cash at young players fresh out of college it makes me wonder where will it end? Jake Long who has never played a NFL down in his life is now the highest paid O-Lineman in league history.
I also wonder to if teams dread getting a high pick because they know the salary that comes with the pick. Maybe it's just me i don't know but i think a proven veteran should make more then a rookie who may or may not be a bust. Remember nothing is a sure thing in the NFL Kijana Carter anyone i could go on and on about that list of the so called sure things that have come and gone.
Plus when you think about it. Giving these rookies these high amounts of guarenteed monies it tells them that if you play well in college then you will be set right off the bat. I'm not saying that these guys don't deserve to get paid cause they do. But i do think they need to have some sort of cap that keep thier salaries affordable for teams.
But really will there ever be a rookie salary cap. If Gene Upshaw has his way most likely not.