The notion of it hitting the potential floor of 175M seems distant at best based on what I am hearing, but Madden 21 coins I would still caution against those projecting the normal feeding frenzy in the onset of the league season that we have become accustomed to. I continue to view considerable signs that owners, stung by the pandemic as well as the inability to satisfy their revenue goals in 2020 and perhaps in 2021 too, will be prepared to hold the lineup more on paying and take aim at the NFL's middle class, and it could result in an offseason that closely resembles the drip-by-drip character of baseball offseason, instead of the standard pace of a typical hot stove season.
Even with long-term tv contracts on the horizon, if an owner was inclined to wish to bargain shop in 2021 and string out the current market, there are considerable reasons (excuses?) for doing do. Uncertainty about the degree of fans in the stands at 2021, after having nearly none in 2020, and having a limit stagnant at best and with the last details of the cap probably not being finalized until shortly before free service starts next year creates a possible climate for owners to sit back and wait, rather than rushing in with both handsthrowing around contracts to fulfill as many roster holes as possible a month from now.
A year ago, only half of the teams in the NFL really spent up into the salary cap; is there reason, under these circumstances, to endeavor even that number repeating, let alone a spike? Do we not think there would be financial motivation to attempt and bide the time in the hopes that a whole category of players who might normally make $3M-$5M can be obtained for close to $1M? There will be a rash of gamers stuck awaiting the best one-year, prove-it deal they can muster, I would contend, and a few might begin grabbing the small bird in hand earlier instead of later.
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The group of groups who seem to be obvious spenders is not all that long. The Eagles and Saints have fueled that fire in recent years, but both are dealing with significant cap issues and will not be able to push the market anything close to cheapest mut 21 coins what we've seen in the past.