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Matty had a link a ways back that detailed every teams finances and several are way over the cap. The only justification for singling out the Redskins, IMO, is if these other teams are not bumping up against the 30% rule the way we are. These other teams may be able to restructure and get well within the framework of the draconian rules that are triggered by the expiration of the CBA. My guess is that Pirsco and Pasta did not delve that deeply into it and are simply taking potshots at their favorite target (with some justification). Our specific problem seems to be these roster bonuses and some of the other over-the-cap teams might not have that problem.

George Micheal ran a clip from Coach Gibbs tonight and Joe was asking all the fans to "pray that this CBA thing gets worked out" or words to that affect.

My worry, based on the signals coming fom Upshaw, is that the players would prefer to let the deal expire. They can decertify and then exist in a baseball like world free of the cap. Either that or the owners will, as a crippling strike draws near, panic and give them a much better deal than would ever happen before March 3 or 9 or whatever the latest deadline is. If Snyder suspects this is the case he should tell the other owners to shove it on revenue sharing. IMO, the NFLPA is driving the train at this point - not the Browns and the Bengals. If you are going to make concessions, make them to Upshaw because he is the one who can save us from "cap hell". If there is no deal and the last capped year kicks in, we have no motive to give an inch on revenue. We'll need every penny of it to buy our Super Bowl team in 2007.