Siouxhawk
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I was discussing salary cap issues with a friend the other day and had this question: Do you think under-the-table payments are ever made to star players so that a team can be more competitive throughout the roster?
Of course the team I question most is the Patriots, who seem to follow the credo that if you're not cheatin, you're not trying. By taking such a supposed salary cut, Brady has given the Patriots tremendous flexibility to keep their roster restocked and fluid.
But what if Robert Kraft put $30 million in a Swiss bank account for Terrific Tom? Who would know the wiser? As long as there wasn't a paper trail like the inept Timberwolves got busted for 20 years ago. And what would be the penalty if it were detected? You can't give an NFL team the death penalty like they do in college.
And I don't necessarily mean to pick on the Patriots. Any team with an overzealous and ultracompetitive owner could be suspect.
Of course the team I question most is the Patriots, who seem to follow the credo that if you're not cheatin, you're not trying. By taking such a supposed salary cut, Brady has given the Patriots tremendous flexibility to keep their roster restocked and fluid.
But what if Robert Kraft put $30 million in a Swiss bank account for Terrific Tom? Who would know the wiser? As long as there wasn't a paper trail like the inept Timberwolves got busted for 20 years ago. And what would be the penalty if it were detected? You can't give an NFL team the death penalty like they do in college.
And I don't necessarily mean to pick on the Patriots. Any team with an overzealous and ultracompetitive owner could be suspect.