Reader Tom Lindmark asked:
Now graph the Won/Lost record so far this season. It kind of looks like money can't buy you not only love but wins in the NFL.I responded that the season was too young (though the Buc and Chiefs both have two wins in this young season, while the Cowboys and Vikings have none). What I did put together was 2010 payroll vs. 2009 win total, which presents a slightly different perspective... perhaps those teams that won in 2009 were more likely to spend in 2010.
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Now graph the Won/Lost record so far this season. It kind of looks like money can't buy you not only love but wins in the NFL.
ReplyDelete2010 is the first uncapped year, as the owners opted out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ReplyDeleteSmaller markets took the removal of league minimums(yes there used to be minimums payroll per team) and cut costs.
In theory, the cap would have been around 135 mil. So most are comfortably under the cap.
The real story as I see it, is the trend towards the Baseball/Euro soccer model, where large market teams dominate because of there ability to buy players.
As existing contracts roll off, this trend should continue unless they can make music and get a contract negotiated. We'll see.
The NFL has always has a little socialist aspect to it (even the drafting procedures) and kept smaller
market teams competitive. It has served the NFL well
Does anyone really want to see the Redskins and Cowboys "Buy" championships?
On the other hand, Jerry Jones just dropped 1.5 Bil on a stadium, and he doesn't want to share the wealth.
Go Bears
Tom- a bit too early to overlay win/loss records, but will put that on my calendar of things to do in a month.
ReplyDeleteScharfy- I like the socialist aspect of the NFL, although my J-E-T-S would (in theory) benefit from no cap.