[washingtonismoney]

Actually, I\'d lend more credence to the "eroded draft pay" theory than you do, Farm93. One of the chief demands of ownership is to reduce draft pay inflation, and the union have no reason to insist upon it: obviously yet-to-be-drafted players are not one of their direct constituencies. So I suspect we\'ll see something like the NBA pay scale for the draft, which obviously reduces the attraction of going pro early. That\'s neglecting the possibility of an actual strike or lockout, which I think is highly likely at this point. Will it be enough? Who can say.

Re: LB worrying: I\'m still a fan of the Coming Wideout Crisis theory myself. Do you really want Chris Owusu and Griff Whalen (and not much else) as your chief pass-catching threats? If you do you\'re...much more optimistic than I am.

[washingtonismoney]

Actually, I\'d lend more credence to the "eroded draft pay" theory than you do, Farm93. One of the chief demands of ownership is to reduce draft pay inflation, and the union have no reason to insist upon it: obviously yet-to-be-drafted players are not one of their direct constituencies. So I suspect we\'ll see something like the NBA pay scale for the draft, which obviously reduces the attraction of going pro early. That\'s neglecting the possibility of an actual strike or lockout, which I think is highly likely at this point. Will it be enough? Who can say.

Re: LB worrying: I\'m still a fan of the Coming Wideout Crisis theory myself. Do you really want Chris Owusu and Griff Whalen (and not much else) as your chief pass-catching threats? If you do you\'re...much more optimistic than I am.