Ok, I'm low on sleep and gonna ramble for a bit: Just make it pay based on wins. Nothing for losses. QB gets paid $2M/win. If they go 17-0 then win the Super Bowl, he gets $40M. If he goes 0-17, he gets a bus ticket home. Using that formula, Dak would've made $24M this year. Christian McCaffrey is set to be paid almost $12M next year. So make a RB's pay $525k/game. That gives him $6.3M so far this year. Tyreek Hill is set to be paid $30M per year. Is that a good cap for WRs? Seems high. That would make it $1.3m per win. At 11 wins, he makes $14.3M this year. Do the same for every position based on what the most elite player would get. Maybe keep a league minimum of $750k/year so people can have families. No "incentives" like number of yards or catches or sacks. The QB can hand it off 70 times in a row and he gets paid as long as they win. Your reward for playing well is you get paid. Your punishment for screwing up, turning the ball over, etc, is you don't. Do the same for the coaching staff. Players will have a bigger drive to actually win and will be held accountable by their teammates. Coaches will have to prepare better and will be held accountable by their players. No more playing for draft picks if every game affects your bank account. Fuck it.