chiefzilla1501 |
01-11-2010 09:39 PM |
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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
(Post 6436156)
This is one of the biggest myths in NFL history.
If you really think there was that much of a difference in spending before FA, you're insane.
Furthermore, large market teams can manipulate the cap just as much now as they could then.
All you have to do now is fork out bonus money.
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It's not a myth. The 49ers had a shitload of money invested on offense in guys like Steve Young, Harris Barton, Jerry Rice, and Ricky Watters. They had a poor defense and Policy decided to spend all their money on Tim McDonald, Ken Norton, Deion Sanders, Gary Plummer. The NFL was ruled by the two biggest spenders for years: the Cowboys and the 49ers. The Patriots and Colts made their living in the post-cap era in keeping expensive foundational players, but being very liberal about keeping a lot of players on the cheap. The Cowboys and 49ers were built purely by stacking their roster with talent all across the board.
Those teams built a heavy roster and maintained it. It's not like the post-cap era, where most teams peaked and then underwent a brief crash as their cap started to bust.
It's an entirely, entirely different game. Few teams in recent days have won through stocking the cupboard with free agents, and most teams can only afford to keep so many second-contract players.
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