*The Economics of the NSFL

[kckolbe]

I know several teams are paying their players less so they can afford better bots. I think that is a bigger problem than minimum salaries.

I'd say I agree with everything you just posted except for this part. If a player isn't getting paid much, but still prefers to remain on that team rather than seek a bigger contract somewhere else, then that isn't a bot issue, but more a parity issue. I think raising minimums and adding some type of scaling rule (multiple ways to go about it) would offset this a bit, requiring players to get paid closer to what they are worth.

But lowering the cost of bots and/or increasing cap space would only hurt teams that are already having difficulty recruiting talent in FA.