[omegajim]

I think the Bears have a bit of what I like to call "Brewers' syndrome."

It's a case where the owners think they are going to make enough money off of the team to support their lavish lifestyles; meantime the best the team can be is hit and miss.

I call it "Brewers' syndrome" because when the Seligs owned the Brewers the payroll was around 20 million.

The year after the Selig and their group sold, the payroll went to 37 million.

Where did the 17 million come from? Simple, the new owner took every penny that the Brewers were making and plowed it back into the team.

A few years later, we are reaping the benefits; The Brewers did not have a winning season, but they have played the most competitve ball that almost anyone can remember. The fans know it, that's why attendance was 2.8 million, not too bad out of a possible (small stadium) max of 3.3 million.

Where do the McCaskey's come in? Simple, any money they take from the team could be used for signing bonuses and all the other "intangibles" that are loopholes in the salary cap system.

Don't take my word for it; it is the primary reason skyboxes were put in at Lambeau field and then a few years later, additional skyboxes were added. That money goes to the "intangibles"