2nd round picks have more VALUE than first round picks.
if you had $5 mil of cap space, which would you rather have ...... 1 first round pick or 4 second round picks ?
Sammy Watkins average yearly salary is $4,983,000
Ronald Darby average yearly salary is $1,142,000
the genius doesn't like dumb players.....
Jones, 26, was hospitalized two months ago after showing up shirtless and disoriented at the Foxborough Police station because of a bad reaction to a substance he put in his body. He later apologized, referring to the incident as "a pretty stupid mistake."
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14980555/chandler-jones-traded-new-england-patriots-arizona-cardinals-jonathan-cooper-draft-pick
i'm going the other way
#1- the defenses are so much better.
#2- you cant have 32 All-Pro's at any postion, even QB.
#3- no matter the skill level, there will always be a Franchise Top 10, an acceptable middle 10 and a we need better bottom 10.
Poll finds most Ohioans think Ohio State would beat the Browns
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/11/poll-finds-most-ohioans-think-ohio-state-would-beat-the-browns/
Free Agency spreads out the talent. Salary cap spreads out the talent. reverse draft spreads out the talent. spreading out the talent leads to an even playing field / parity. parity leads to more competitive games. any team can win on any given day.
Pay is rising fast as a percentage of revenue the players get from the huge TV deals.
the lopsided salary pie you talk about is because of the frequent use of the Franchise Tag....which drives up the cost of top tier players. which in turn forces clubs to have to fill roster with a lot of low level salary players to offset. it's the mid level veterans who are getting squeezed out.
why the race baiting ??
why not talk about the fact that only one WR on NE roster is taller than 6'0" ??
or that they have an unusual amount of left handers ?
whats next ....demographics on their religion ?