Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com suggests that collusion concerns could speed up the rookie signings process, even suggesting that a first-round pick could sign over the holiday weekend.

As someone who pays close attention to the rookie signings (evidenced here, here), and who has railed against the need for a rookie wage scale (here, here), this graph is why I'm concerned about what about a rookie scale would do to the NFL landscape (emphasis mine):

"Another issue that could move things along is the fact that the specific value of the rookie deals signed in 2010 won't matter when the time comes to recruit the next crop of incoming players, since a rookie wage scale would make moot the details of the contracts negotiated by the agents. Moving forward, the only real factor will be the ability of the agent to help position the client to be taken as high as possible in the draft, via the quality of the agent's pre-draft training and preparation -- and his or her overall ability to sell the player to teams with the top picks."

In other words, say goodbye to the majority of current NFL agents, and hello to an era where only a few agents, or large agencies, represent nearly every active player in the NFL.

A reduction in the value of rookie contracts means a reduction in what agents can make. Therefore, only agents/agencies who already possess a large stable of successful NFL clients--those on or approaching their more lucrative second contracts--will be capable of paying to train mid-to-late round draft prospects along with those projected to go at the top of the draft. Provided, of course, that they're willing to absorb these immediate losses.

While agents/agencies like CAA, Rosenhaus Sports, and Athlete's First will be less affected by a rookie wage scale, upstart agencies could be wiped out entirely.