I'm positive the 175 floor was a worst case Covid scenario, like if the season had to be terminated early.I've heard that in a few places. And I think it makes sense. I don't expect the NFL force teams like the Saints completely gut their roster. There will be a median number to help the teams with the worst cap situations. There will still be some painful cuts for those teams, but it won't be as bad as the original estimates were.
As it happened, we got in a full schedule. The fact that there were no fans in the stands, for the most part, is bound to impact the cap, but the big $ is in TV revenue, which was not affected to a large degree.