2) the moneyed teams will gradually run through their piles of cash, and their dominance will peak. from what i can tell, these moneyed teams are not in the USA. but teams with 10, 15, or 20 million in the bank will only be able to translate that into two, three, maybe four good players.
For some teams, yes. However, if done right (rebuilding), the 'money-well' may not dry out completely for all of these 'financially well off' teams. The key aspect during a rebuilding season is the development of your trainees--that's where the profit is made.
It works like this: At the start of a rebuild, I sell off my entire team: purchased players (which of whom I generally lose half of the money invested into acquiring them); and, here's where I make most of it back -- my prospects (usually still in their primes, or near the end); I sell them off, save up a few million while tanking and by the time my new trainees are ready, I've accumulated even more money than before and the process repeats. This approach takes time and most managers are too impatient to enjoy this process. Others, have the win now mentality, or just don't want to lose ever. Which isn't a bad thing, you should want to win every season, but just don't get stuck in mediocrity
3) i can see the possibility at DII, and even maybe the NBBA of having a trainee and still being competitive. i don't mean polishing off some 26 year old, but a 21 year old.
That would be perfect for me, as I typically end my rebuilds when my trainees are ready to compete at a high level.
5) training is going to be much, much more important.
As it should be.
but at $900,000, his salary range is very high; even factoring $150,000 for merchandise, that means around $2 million in profit for a given season (plus playoffs). Over three seasons, he may reach $6 - $7 million (i'm really guessing here) which may buy one Bowens.
Just for clarification purposes: My merchandise income is 224K. And, I'm not sure if you're suggesting that I'm making millions in profit while competing -- I'm not. When it comes time to compete I'm usually breaking even, or losing a some money. At the moment, I am making 20K a week with cup and B3 revenue included (70K/w) with 1.6m in the bank (not nearly enough for the type of players I am looking to acquire).
"You will lose." -Ivan Drago