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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.+1. There does seem to be a definite toning down of argumentative rhetoric from both sides, and a general feeling of things being a bit more "easy going" over the past 2 weeks.Lance Zeirlien of the Houston Chronicle, a respected NFL insider, gives support to Bert saying his sources say the lockout could be over soon
According to a couple of sources, NFL lockout could be over sooner than you think | The Z Report | a Chron.com blog
Lance Zeirlien of the Houston Chronicle, a respected NFL insider, gives support to Bert saying his sources say the lockout could be over soon
According to a couple of sources, NFL lockout could be over sooner than you think | The Z Report | a Chron.com blog
Burt didn't originally say it could be over soon. He said it was over.
As with Bill Clinton, the tense and usage of the pesky verb of being continues to be problematical for some.
Lance Zeirlien of the Houston Chronicle, a respected NFL insider, gives support to Bert saying his sources say the lockout could be over soon
According to a couple of sources, NFL lockout could be over sooner than you think | The Z Report | a Chron.com blog
After reading a report from an online newspaper that an agreement had been reached and that the NFL lockout was likely over, I decided to call a couple of league sources (both on the players’ side) to find out whether or not they knew if there was any truth to this report. The first source said that the report was impossible because the players hadn’t been asked to vote on any new proposal. However, there was also some very good news.
I would guess that if they had a deal to vote on tomorrow, that both sides could get the vote done tomorrow.
Also, the point is that other people are starting to say it looks like a deal could be done soon (big change). It seems Bert is being just a bit more optimistic.
It's hardly surprising given the reportedly reduced role of lawyers in the current negotiations.+1. There does seem to be a definite toning down of argumentative rhetoric from both sides, and a general feeling of things being a bit more "easy going" over the past 2 weeks.
The positive signs are definitely there. I feel much better about these dealing than I felt about the sham negotiations from early March.
The Eagle Tribune, my local paper, is right about as often as Brady throws an interception.
If they've reached an agreement in principle then that agreement would certainly allow for the preseason activities to begin as usual even if they are still dotting the i's and crossing the t's. So sure, it could take a couple weeks to officially finalize everything but that need not delay the start of camp.Reaching an agreement in principle on the major issues (money split, rookie cap, blood testing, etc.) will be one thing...the biggest one but not the whole enchilada. The devil is always in the details and if you've never attempted to decipher it it will take a couple of weeks for the suits to write a new CBA (as opposed to amending an existing one which was all they had to do for the past 18 years). And that part is actually important since language often determines enforceability and how disputes are handled by an arbitrator going forward. Then before the deal can be finalized the association will have to vote to recertify itself as a union and both sides will have to vote on the actual CBA. So like the Yogi reference both sides aptly responded to reports of progress with this week, it ain't over 'til it's over.
If they've reached an agreement in principle then that agreement would certainly allow for the preseason activities to begin as usual even if they are still dotting the i's and crossing the t's. So sure, it could take a couple weeks to officially finalize everything but that need not delay the start of camp.
It's a freakin contract...not the Paris Peace Accords