salary cap hell!

I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding between Cap Defenders and Cap Truthers. The Cap Defenders keep explaining the process and how it works. They pat the chicken littles on the head and tell them there is nothing to worry about. Cap Truthers understand the how, they just don't understand the why. Why operate like this? Why leave yourself so little wiggle room and no margin for error? Why operate with so little flexibility? Why is the house on fire but nobody else seems to notice?
Thank you. Whats really annoying is people acting like we are too stupid to understand accounting or how debt works.