[Alberta's Child]

I’m surprised he even brought this up. Talk about mediocrity … He won all his Super Bowl rings with rosters that would have been no better than 9-7 teams before the mid-1990s.

The biggest factor in the NFL’s slide into mediocrity has been the salary cap.

With the salary cap rules in place and the constant migration of players between teams as free agents, you have two things at work here:

1. There is no chemistry on an NFL team, and no continuity in development from one season to the next.

2. The typical playoff contender in the NFL might have one superstar, no more than a half-dozen players who are among the top 20% in the league at their positions, and the remainder of the roster filled with guys getting paid not much more than the league minimum.

The NFL and NFLPA have basically outlawed the development of teams like the Steelers of the 1970s, the 49ers of the 1980s, and the Dallas Cowboys of the early 1990s.

[1Old Pro]

the constant migration of players between teams as free agents

Yep, kinda makes it hared to have a "team" to cheer for, the roster changes annually almost.

[Dahoser]

2. The typical playoff contender in the NFL might have one superstar, no more than a half-dozen players who are among the top 20% in the league at their positions, and the remainder of the roster filled with guys getting paid not much more than the league minimum.

And way too much money going to QBs who don't deserve it. The NY Giants gave Daniel Jones a four year $160 million contract ($80-90 million guaranteed) while the Browns gave Deshaun Watson a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract. Both are out for the season. but weren't lighting up the league before they went down.

[TTFlyer]

Well said.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

“The biggest factor in the NFL’s slide into mediocrity has been the salary cap.”

You don’t think the Romney Rule has anything to do with it?