Free Agents and the "uncapped year"

The deadline for the players association and NFL owners is growing ever closer and the "word on the street" is not good. The uncapped could quite possibly be the end of the golden age of the NFL. At the absolute highest point of the NFL's popularity, who get't the biggest pile of money looms over the games future.

Small market teams like Jacksonville and Green Bay have already expressed fear for their future and the other owners are listening. Both teams are saying that their profits have decreased by more than 43% and saying salaries are the main reason.

Players are saying that the NFL has reported the highest ratings, and growth in the leagues history's. So to take a 17% pay decrease doesn't make sense to them. If you were a player, wouldn't you.

All parties here can learn from what the NHL went through a few years ago and find a way to work this out. One thing the players can give into is the rookie saleries being capped. Paying rookies that have not proven anything at the highest level getting paid the highest amounts in money leaves the owners taking all the risk. And in the end game, makes teams like GB and Jax have to release proven players, to sign rookies, and quality suffers.

We will get into more of this on the air at . 2-3pm. Toon in baby, it's balls out!