It is going to be a while before the cap starts to rise in a normal fashion again. They will lose at least a full year's, and probably closer to 2 full years worth of gate receipts, and that is probably going to get spread over maybe 4 years, give or take.
The other factor is that more teams will probably not spend to the cap. The original idea was that teams would spend, on average, to the mid-point. But for the past few years, most teams spent to the cap, which caused over-spending and thus escrow roll-backs. Going forward, the average payroll is likely to be lower, relative to the cap. And that is going to make for some interesting cap management, and create opportunities for teams who manage it well and who can continue to afford to spend to the cap.
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