[Philadelphia Freedom]

I think I made a few arguments in favor of the retroactive application of the new rookie salary scale. Unfortunately, I think they may have been among those that were lost. In my mind we have far too many players some active (but a lot on the DS) that will be grossly overpaid as compared to future rookie selections.

As someone who has not done nearly as well as I would have hoped I have a bunch of these guys on my team. These inflated salaries ultimely will end up punishing (harming) me. Yes these players might become good players down the road but compared to other young players their salaries are not justified by their accomplishments. Also, if they become good players the well designed new rookie scale will ensure that they are appropriately paid.

I know an argument can be made that I knew the price I would be paying for having these high picks and thus I could have traded them. However, I did not know that down the line we would be changing the pay scale (no one did). Either way I now have players that are grossly overpaid in comparision with what future classes will be paid.

If we really want to try and help the lesser teams become more competitive this might be a simple and effective method to help accomplish that. Like the Mutts said, "While we're at it this off-season, lets correct the injustice and make sure the penalty to teams (brought on by participating in a flawed system) is done away with!"

Your Yes vote here would be greatly appreciated!!