The Rodgers situation reminds me of the Broncos in 1992.

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There was no hard cap in the NFL so it is quite different as similar as it may seem.

There was also not much FA in 1992. The Plan B Free Agency had started in 1989 and it was still pretty hard for players to leave. Once a team had a great team it was easier to hold the team together.