Pats726

Heard it on WEEI that as early as next Tuesday that the NFL owners may opt out of the CBA...meaning 10 would be uncapped...and 011 a year for work stoppages...

signbabybrady

am I correct in assuming that opting out now gives them a few years to work out the new one however difficult that may be???

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PatsFanSince74

this story has been around for some time and many indeed have assumed that they will opt out, according to some wags because Bob Kraft won't be the firewall that saves the agreement this time (Gee, I wonder why?). is there anything new in the WEEI report?

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signbabybrady

I don't exactly bye that Kraft wont be the firewall because he is mad at the way people have acted during camera-gate.

You really think that Kraft with be that vengeful with his own pocket on the line. That doesn't mean he won't be part of the owners who opt out, it just means he will have real owners concerns as the reason for doing so and not spite.

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Pats726

May 20th is the date of the owners meeting...PFT has a story on it...and Mortenson reports that as well...TRUE..it has been kicked around a bit..as lie-gate has had focus and ESPN in bunched up panties...http://www.profootballtalk.com/category/rumor-mill/

FROM PFT "...the vote will be whether the owners wish to extend the deal by two years, which would take the agreement through the 2012 season (actually, the agreement would be effective until the 2013 draft). And unless at least 24 of 32 owners vote in favor of extending the deal, the deal will not be extended, and will instead expire after the 2010 season (or, specifically, after the 2011 draft)."


"If the deal isn’t extended, there will be no salary cap in 2010. More importantly, 2009 will be the last year with a salary cap, and that will create all sorts of salary-cap headaches for the teams. Indeed, it was the threat of the last capped year that resulted in the 2006 deal."

"In our view, if the non-extension of the contract is inevitable, it makes sense to pull the plug sooner rather than later, so that a real sense of urgency will arise to work out a new agreement."

It makes sense to deal with it NOW rather than later...but that might mean disaster with BadL...

signbabybrady

Goodell has done nothing to give me faith that he will be able to fix this thing....so lets hope owners like Kraft can keep the sides close enough to make this work again.

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Pats726

I agree..with Goodell's lack of vision, lack of knowledge and baisic ineptness..this will be tough...with OR without Kraft's help..how about it if the owners let the bum try to deal with it and when he sinks..get rid of him and bring someone else in..well THAT is a real fantasy...but I can NOT help but think that Kraft may never bail BadL out...Yes, I think in HIS interest he will help the owners get the CBA to work..but after his stab in the back..no special favors to make Goodell shine.

flasox27

Something tells me this time around Kraft is going to be looking out for himself and his fans before the good of the league. Don't expect any compromise without a price which could be Goodell on a platter.

Bigdogx

It is out of control right now with salary's imo, i think i seen somewhere that the rams made 750 million in gross revs. last year, and even after rev. sharing they ended up with a profit of 10 million or so. The players are profiting more then the owners in some city's and that is just whacked when you think about it.

Especially with kids coming out of college, they are getting way to much money upfront and are not even proven. They need to find a way to have some kind of pay-scale, i would think alot of veteran players would like this also.

JoePats

I hope they don't blow the salary cap. That's been a unique part of this league for many years. The NBA has a soft cap and MLB has no cap.

From a national perspective, it (and the general parity that comes with it) is one of the things that attracts people to the NFL in my opinion.

Though I'll say from a Patriots perspective, they would be one of the top 5 or 6 teams that would benefit more than the others of an uncapped league.