I've noted in this space how insane I think rookie contracts are. You get a guy like Matt Ryan who has never actually played at the NFL level signing a contract so huge and unwieldy that he can't get it in the front door of his mansion and has to build a swimming pool made entirely out of $10 bills just to use some of it. It's insane.

Never one to shy away from enforcement, it now appears that Darth Commish Roger Goodell is taking aim at those ginormous rookie contracts (WARNING: video probably NSFW):

Oh, I'm sorry. That's Shaq asking Kobe to tell him how his ass tastes. Still, the message is essentially the same:

"There's something wrong about the system," Goodell said Friday. "The money should go to people who perform."

Now, I'm not advocating a shiny copper penny for rookies. There's just got to be some impetus for a rookie to perform well that doesn't involve gobs of money. Veterans who have showed their prowess on the field get pretty fired up about this issue, and rookies themselves can make unwise decisions with their money (see Jones, formerly known as Pacman). So I'm all for some kind of rookie spending cap, especially with Goodell's stipulation that guys who prove themselves on the field will be able to re-up. If he's willing to put a little muscle behind that to entice teams to actually negotiate, so much the better.

Thoughts?