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Brady'sButtBoy · 03-01-2006, 08:04 AM

Both the owners and the players make more money than the average person can even dream about. But that's not enough, they each must have that one or two extra percentage points of the cash cow called the NFL whose very coffers are filled by fans not the players or the owners. They all ought to be ashamed for being so selfish and greedy that they would rather destroy each other and screw their fanbase than realize what a sweet deal they have. It really just makes me sick. What filthy pigs......

Brady'sButtBoy · 03-01-2006, 08:09 AM

call these greedy pigs and demand that they get something done, NOW. spread these numbers around to other boards and get fans on the horn.

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***Tunescribe*** · 03-01-2006, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Brady'sButtBoy

Both the owners and the players make more money than the average person can even dream about. But that's not enough, they each must have that one or two extra percentage points of the cash cow called the NFL whose very coffers are filled by fans not the players or the owners. They all ought to be ashamed for being so selfish and greedy that they would rather destroy each other and screw their fanbase than realize what a sweet deal they have. It really just makes me sick. What filthy pigs......

So they're apparently willing to end it all over 4 percentage points. Why can't each side give up 2 percentage points and come to an agreement? What's "magic" about 56 percent or 58 percent as opposed to 60 percent for the NFLPA? I blame Upshaw for this fiasco.

Murphys95 · 03-01-2006, 08:19 AM

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So they're apparently willing to end it all over 4 percentage points. Why can't each side give up 2 percentage points and come to an agreement? What's "magic" about 56 percent or 58 percent as opposed to 60 percent for the NFLPA? I blame Upshaw for this fiasco.

Chris Mortensen remarked this morning that the owner's had offered 58% as a compromise.

***Tunescribe*** · 03-01-2006, 08:26 AM

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Chris Mortensen remarked this morning that the owner's had offered 58% as a compromise.

If that's true then screw the NFLPA!

Pats67 · 03-01-2006, 08:29 AM

settle down, fellas, it will be just fine. Ignore them, and they'll work it out. You can't jump up and down over every new story, especially when virtually everything written about it is part of the negotiation. See Borges, Ron, who's been carrying Gene Upshaw's water for years.

***mgcolby*** · 03-01-2006, 08:38 AM

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So they're apparently willing to end it all over 4 percentage points. Why can't each side give up 2 percentage points and come to an agreement? What's "magic" about 56 percent or 58 percent as opposed to 60 percent for the NFLPA? I blame Upshaw for this fiasco.

There is a reason he got fired by the NHLPA, the NFLPA would be wise to follow suit.

***AndyJohnson*** · 03-01-2006, 12:08 PM

Its called capitalism. Without capitalism there wouldnt BE an NFL.

Brady'sButtBoy · 03-01-2006, 01:08 PM

No, its called compromise. Without compromise there is chaos.

***PATSNUTme*** · 03-01-2006, 01:30 PM

This is a more than a two party deal. Maybe now those "welfare' owners regret the day that they ever brought up the sharing of "total revenue".

It looks like the union jumped on that and now we have a mess. They can't agree with the union when they can't agree with each other. And now the union won't back away from 'total revenues".

The lazy owners, with publicly built stadiums, should have kept heir mouths shut until after a deal with the union. What a bunch of stupid bastards.