There's a very simple way in my mind to incentive ISFL players to not take minimum contracts. Make the minimum contract values higher than they are now for active players (not IAs). By doing this you take away the option for minimum contracts as we know them now. Right now so many teams are hoarding talent on minimum contracts or even DSFL contracts. By forcing the league to pay players more, they will be unable to continue these practices and the league will be able to expand without hijinks and (like real sports) teams and players will be forced to make hard roster decisions, bringing the quality of play up for each team.
This would also likely mean a de facto maximum contract, which in theory exists, but has never been tested in this league. Right now, the salary cap in this league limits the number of active players you can have on a team. However, this is not why a cap should exist. Salary caps should exist to limit the QUALITY of players a team can afford to keep. Think of the Steelers of the 70s who won four super bowls in a 6 year stretch. That is why the salary cap exists to enforce competitive balance, and when a system enables a team like NOLA to have 11 players, or Colorado with 9 players with higher TPE than the Hahalua's third highest, you realize the salary cap is pretend and doesn't really matter as is.
This would also likely mean a de facto maximum contract, which in theory exists, but has never been tested in this league. Right now, the salary cap in this league limits the number of active players you can have on a team. However, this is not why a cap should exist. Salary caps should exist to limit the QUALITY of players a team can afford to keep. Think of the Steelers of the 70s who won four super bowls in a 6 year stretch. That is why the salary cap exists to enforce competitive balance, and when a system enables a team like NOLA to have 11 players, or Colorado with 9 players with higher TPE than the Hahalua's third highest, you realize the salary cap is pretend and doesn't really matter as is.
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