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Does the Broncos' 1997 and 1998 championships deserve an asterisk?


Championshiporbust

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Maybe. But you could argue that it's the NFL's responsibility to catch teams who break their rules. If Denver was caught and it kept them from winning those championships, the NFC Super Bowl winning streak might have been 16 instead of 13 (unless another AFC team would have won it all in either 1997 or '98).

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That was before people figured out how to game cap.   You can out spend others now if you want with more guaranteed and/or upfront cash deals and/or void years.   

It costs more real dollars though and you pay more upfront.  There is also time value to money.   And you have to escrow it.  Plus, if player underperforms deal you lose even more real dollars because his money is guaranteed and mostly already paid to boot.

Teams still operate within their individual budgets.  And those change from time to time.  

But one team can still outspend another for advantage.

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