(07-27-2017, 03:10 PM)timeconsumer Wrote:They can improve if they can build a locker room culture that generates a infectious enthusiasm. If you think you can't win until other teams become bad then you've got it all wrong from the beginning.
Respectfully, that doesn't address my point at all. Josh Sitton didn't end up a Bear because the Packers "became bad" but because the Packers couldn't afford to keep him. If 20 blue-chip players are on one team and keep taking less than what they'd get on the free market, there's no way that teams lacking in talent get better. Especially considering the fact that prized rookies are able to hold-out or dictate that they'll only play for certain team.
@kckolbe Your point about a minor TPE bonus is very well taken and I think it's a great idea, it would incentivize player's to make what they're worth and create a meaningful decision between having a high salary and being on a winning team.
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