So, the owners decided to cancel the meeting with the NFLPA, because they are "very far apart" on numbers.
Oh, that's just great.
Oh, that's just great.
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I hope this league shuts down. I really do. Americans from Coast to Coast will cry over the fact, literally, that their lives are destroyed because they can no longer watch Faith Hill dance around in her black miniskirt along with their favorite football heros. You know, those neglected workers of the NFL. Tom Brady, the Manning Brothers, all those guys are treated like illegal immigrants. Shame on everyone for not offering to pay higher ticket prices so their prized assets can be content.
Have the stupid fucktards of the MLB and NBA follow suit, and you have a fantastic day for America.
Die in a fire. All of you.
Have the stupid fucktards of the MLB and NBA follow suit, and you have a fantastic day for America.
Die in a fire. All of you.
:scarf:You would think that it isn't, but unfortunately it is more complicated than that.
The owners want the percentage of gross revenue to the players towards salaries drastically reduced. A percentage that, by the way, the owners had agreed to in the first place.
However, as a player, its hard to agree to that if there is no intention of the owners to guarantee these contracts. This is the only major sport in America where a player can be released in the middle of a contract with little to no financial recourse for the ones who gave them the contract in the first place.
It is so much more convoluted than simply splitting up the money. What is happening is that you are having a faction of owners who are turning against other owners, because the monies that the poorer teams receive via revenue sharing are not being used to enhanced the product on the field. That money is being used by those owners to line their own coffers, which was never the intent of revenue sharing in the first place.
If it sounds like I am siding with the players on this, I absolutely am. They did not go on strike, they got locked out.
And the reason for the lockout is because the owners can't stop themselves from spending. They can't police themselves, so they tell everyone that the current CBA is simply not working. Well, its a CBA that the owners agreed to.
They are crying poverty, and that they can't afford to pay the players like they used to, well, where is all the revenue sharing money going to?
This is why the players filed the lawsuit. They want the books opened up, and that is the absolute last thing that the owners want to happen right now.
The health care for retired players is absolutely deplorable, the owners tried to be very shady with their TV deals this year, where thankfully a judge blocked that, and there is a published report that states that Direct TV will still pay the owners even if there is a season long lockout this year.
The owners want the percentage of gross revenue to the players towards salaries drastically reduced. A percentage that, by the way, the owners had agreed to in the first place.
However, as a player, its hard to agree to that if there is no intention of the owners to guarantee these contracts. This is the only major sport in America where a player can be released in the middle of a contract with little to no financial recourse for the ones who gave them the contract in the first place.
It is so much more convoluted than simply splitting up the money. What is happening is that you are having a faction of owners who are turning against other owners, because the monies that the poorer teams receive via revenue sharing are not being used to enhanced the product on the field. That money is being used by those owners to line their own coffers, which was never the intent of revenue sharing in the first place.
If it sounds like I am siding with the players on this, I absolutely am. They did not go on strike, they got locked out.
And the reason for the lockout is because the owners can't stop themselves from spending. They can't police themselves, so they tell everyone that the current CBA is simply not working. Well, its a CBA that the owners agreed to.
They are crying poverty, and that they can't afford to pay the players like they used to, well, where is all the revenue sharing money going to?
This is why the players filed the lawsuit. They want the books opened up, and that is the absolute last thing that the owners want to happen right now.
The health care for retired players is absolutely deplorable, the owners tried to be very shady with their TV deals this year, where thankfully a judge blocked that, and there is a published report that states that Direct TV will still pay the owners even if there is a season long lockout this year.
Take a look at the three other major sports, and what is the common theme that you hear when a player is going to be released when he is still under contract?
"Contract Buyout"
That NEVER happens in the NFL, because that doesn't exist.
No such thing in the NFL. You can be released on a moment's notice and you don't see a dime of the remaining money on your contract.
"Contract Buyout"
That NEVER happens in the NFL, because that doesn't exist.
No such thing in the NFL. You can be released on a moment's notice and you don't see a dime of the remaining money on your contract.