*Why being nice is ruining league parity

[TomHanks]

I think one thing that doesn’t get spoken about enough in these talks is the use of bonuses. Someone on a $2 million contract isn’t necessarily making only $2 million. Part of the reason we liked clearing up more cap space is so that we can pay our guys while we have cap space available. Contract mins are going up for our team quickly, so getting money to players who need it now is a lot better for us. Taking a lower contract means that we have more flexibility with that money so we can make sure we get it to people who need it for training and equipment. Plus like swag said, we want a team where we have actives in every position, we’re competitive now because of that, and the team is happier when we’re competitive. If someone is demanded $9 million we can’t be as competitive, so that doesn’t get asked for often. If it did, we couldn’t afford it and we’d have to let them walk. It isn’t “being nice”. It’s making the money more flexible and the team more competitive, things that are good for both the team and the player.

Also the league has a really solid level of parity atm so claiming anything is “ruining league parity” right now is silly.