1.   And who knows what will become of the rookie salary scale, which has been blamed for the current haves and have-nots economic climate.

2.   A four-year rookie scale with a right of first refusal for a fifth year.

3.   But the three-year rookie salary scale did not limit the earning power of young, unproven talents as many players thought it would.

4.   Do they make the prudent decision and lock in Thornton, at a fixed rookie salary scale, for the long haul?

5.   In addition, the owners proposed lengthening the rookie salary scale from three to five years, with only the first three years guaranteed.

6.   Lengthen the rookie salary scale and include marijuana in the drug policy.

7.   Many argue the rookie scale has had an opposite effect on young players.

8.   The current three-year rookie scale allows players unrestricted free agency after their third season.

9.   The league crushed the union and the agents, winning a hard salary cap and a rookie salary scale.

10.   The other area the owners want touched up is the rookie salary scale.