RB$ circling the wagons for fellow RBs

[Mr. WEO]

On 7/19/2023 at 7:30 PM, HappyDays said:

 

And yet, the NFL wouldn't exist without the Pegulas of the world fronting hundreds of millions of dollars in cash. I know the new way of thought is that the mega-rich aren't worth their income, but the reality is people with the ability to invest that much capital up front are the foundation of any economy. I don't think only a handful of people in the world could perform the job of an NFL owner, but only a handful can afford it. That handful rightly collects the value of their investment. And ultimately the players are doing just fine, at least the smart ones.

 

 

No they aren't---there are far too few of them for that to be true.  Far more of the economy is funded/grown by institutional investing and tax revenue.

 

Billionaires buying toys aren't a significant stimulus.

 

 

On 7/20/2023 at 11:35 AM, BullBuchanan said:

I never said it should be. It's just the reality of the situation that they players are the product and responsible for all the value. Also, it should be obvious, but the current deal was negotiated before this refusal the re-sign RBs was agreed to by the entire NFL body.

Maybe you should have stayed for the second half of the first class. What exists in the RB market today amounts to artificial price fixing. Teams aren't paying for RB contracts because they don't have to. They can just draft for free and hold them on cheap deals. If they didn't have that option, theyd have to pay or go without.

 

 

They've always had that option.  It's how the league works.

[Simon]

On 7/18/2023 at 10:28 AM, Solomon Grundy said:

I wonder how you feel about the corporate execs? 😎

 

That would depend on if they're crying about not being wealthy enough. 

[GoBills808]

16 hours ago, maddenboy said:

So far, its pretty debatable whether there is even a problem.

 

And if so, what is the problem?

 

so far, the only problem is that a couple RBs every year feel like they are underpaid due to the system.   But they are paid perfectly, according to economics.

everyone is paid perfectly 'according to economics'

[Prospector]

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[Big Blitz]

 

[stuvian]

RBs should not be part of the rookie salary cap system. Their prime years end early