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I've heard some people here say that the possibility of an uncapped year or two will "backfire" so to say... IE: when the skins went on a spending spree only to fall flat on their face... or how the yankees constantly spend far more than most teams yet haven't won in half a decade...
However, tell that to teams like the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds... all 3 of those teams are considered "small market" by baseball standards. When's the last time any of those teams were even competive, both on the field and in free agency?
In the long term.... no salary cap might not kill the Bills as far as relocation, disbanding, etc... but they won't be able to compete against teams like Dallas and Washington with unlimited capital, and what good is a team when it won't be able to bring in guys to make the team competitive. Yes, they might HAVE a good chunk of change, but there will always be teams like New England, Oakland, NYG that can and WILL spend more to get the best players, leaving teams like Buffalo and Jacksonville picking up the scrubs every year.
And consider this... with the mass amount of *****ing many of you do regarding ticket/game costs... without the CBA we can expect a major hike in ticket prices, apparel, concessions, every year. There will be a % cap on how high they can be raised, but you can bet the house that small market teams will almost be forced to jack up prices on everything to maintain operating costs and profits.
As of right now, the five smallest NFL markets are:
1. Green Bay (though if you count Milwaukee in it's market it would go all the way down to 5th)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
3. Buffalo Bills
4. New Orleans (pre-Katrina) Saints
5. Nashville (Tennessee) Titans
Remember that a "market" is comprised of metro population, not city population. IE: eventhough Jacksonville is one of the largest "cities" in the U.S., it's metro area is not all that big, in fact it's a tad lower than Buffalo's.
However, with the way Jacksonville is growing and Buffalo declining, we are looking at the possibility of Buffalo being the smallest football market next to Green Bay by the time an uncapped year goes into effect. I don't think Green Bay, with all it's "history" would have a hard time attracting decent players, but what incentives would top tier players have by coming to play in Buffalo, which theoritically would be the smallest market and at the same time suffering from economic and fanbase (population) decline.
Plain and simple - this could spell disaster for not only the Bills, but the fans as well.
However, tell that to teams like the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds... all 3 of those teams are considered "small market" by baseball standards. When's the last time any of those teams were even competive, both on the field and in free agency?
In the long term.... no salary cap might not kill the Bills as far as relocation, disbanding, etc... but they won't be able to compete against teams like Dallas and Washington with unlimited capital, and what good is a team when it won't be able to bring in guys to make the team competitive. Yes, they might HAVE a good chunk of change, but there will always be teams like New England, Oakland, NYG that can and WILL spend more to get the best players, leaving teams like Buffalo and Jacksonville picking up the scrubs every year.
And consider this... with the mass amount of *****ing many of you do regarding ticket/game costs... without the CBA we can expect a major hike in ticket prices, apparel, concessions, every year. There will be a % cap on how high they can be raised, but you can bet the house that small market teams will almost be forced to jack up prices on everything to maintain operating costs and profits.
As of right now, the five smallest NFL markets are:
1. Green Bay (though if you count Milwaukee in it's market it would go all the way down to 5th)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
3. Buffalo Bills
4. New Orleans (pre-Katrina) Saints
5. Nashville (Tennessee) Titans
Remember that a "market" is comprised of metro population, not city population. IE: eventhough Jacksonville is one of the largest "cities" in the U.S., it's metro area is not all that big, in fact it's a tad lower than Buffalo's.
However, with the way Jacksonville is growing and Buffalo declining, we are looking at the possibility of Buffalo being the smallest football market next to Green Bay by the time an uncapped year goes into effect. I don't think Green Bay, with all it's "history" would have a hard time attracting decent players, but what incentives would top tier players have by coming to play in Buffalo, which theoritically would be the smallest market and at the same time suffering from economic and fanbase (population) decline.
Plain and simple - this could spell disaster for not only the Bills, but the fans as well.
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