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Exactly what I was going to say ... although, come to think of it, I probably do own a pink tie.
And a pink suit.
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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.Exactly what I was going to say ... although, come to think of it, I probably do own a pink tie.
Here's hoping that this new lawsuit filed by Carl Eller and other retired players will in fact help bring the parties back together to get a deal done. It renders meaningless the owners' argument that the union decertified "in bad faith."
And props to those on this site who pointed out the utter hypocrisy of Roger Goodell standing at the podium and gladhanding with draft picks whom the NFL then would be refusing to let go to work and start earning money.
Retired players file antitrust suit against NFL - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
In the Eller case, Hausfeld believes a crack has been found in the NFL’s armor.
“How silly is it to have a draft in April and then say, congratulations, you’re locked out?” he asked.
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“We see something different,” Hausfeld said. “[The NFL has] created more of a mess for themselves. If we can end the lockout and there is no union then they’re going to individually negotiate with every player and former player.
“This is basically the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back. Hopefully it forces everyone to the table.”
Given the owners behavior all the way leading up to that point I think the players knew that they had no choice because the owners weren't going to bargain in any kind of good faith. The owners had 2 years in which they could have made serious efforts to come up with a deal that worked for all but they never wanted that kind of deal and really wanted to crush the players and force a deal on them that was essentially their shopping list, they wanted a lockout and did everything in their power to get just that. Now it will come down to the draw of judges and the question of how far either side will push it if they lose. If it ever got to the Supremes the players are toast because this Supreme Court is the most pro big business in history and will always side with ownership. I seriously doubt it goes that far and i will be interested to see how far the owners push it if they lose. From what i can tell they have until the end of May or early June to get a deal done without disrupting the season, any further and it will be impossible to have free agency and any kind of camps to get players ready, and trying to go on anything less than 2-3 weeks of preparation would seriously jeopardize player health.
"Given the unions behavior all the way leading up to that point I think the owners knew that they had no choice because the players weren't going to bargain in any kind of good faith. The union had 2 years in which they could have made serious efforts to come up with a deal that worked for all but they never wanted that kind of deal and really wanted to crush the owners and force a deal on them that was essentially their shopping list, they wanted a lockout and did everything in their power to get just that. Now it will come down to the draw of judges and the question of how far either side will push it if they lose.
If it ever got to the Supremes the players are toast because this Supreme Court is the most pro big business in history and will always side with ownership. I seriously doubt it goes that far and i will be interested to see how far the owners push it if they lose. From what i can tell they have until the end of May or early June to get a deal done without disrupting the season, any further and it will be impossible to have free agency and any kind of camps to get players ready, and trying to go on anything less than 2-3 weeks of preparation would seriously jeopardize player health."
Just sayin'...
"Given the unions behavior all the way leading up to that point I think the owners knew that they had no choice because the players weren't going to bargain in any kind of good faith. The union had 2 years in which they could have made serious efforts to come up with a deal that worked for all but they never wanted that kind of deal and really wanted to crush the owners and force a deal on them that was essentially their shopping list, they wanted a lockout and did everything in their power to get just that. Now it will come down to the draw of judges and the question of how far either side will push it if they lose...
I know it, damn those players for cutting deals that would pay them more of they didn't play..............................................
You guys have convinced me, more billions fore billionaires is definitely more important than the economies of NFL communities. I will now go build my shrine to money so i can join the GREED IS GOOD club.
Yeah like more than a few players care about "NFL Communities."
Find me someone in this that doesn't suck.
"Given the unions behavior all the way leading up to that point I think the owners knew that they had no choice because the players weren't going to bargain in any kind of good faith. The union had 2 years in which they could have made serious efforts to come up with a deal that worked for all but they never wanted that kind of deal and really wanted to crush the owners and force a deal on them that was essentially their shopping list, they wanted a lockout and did everything in their power to get just that. Now it will come down to the draw of judges and the question of how far either side will push it if they lose.
If it ever got to the Supremes the players are toast because this Supreme Court is the most pro big business in history and will always side with ownership. I seriously doubt it goes that far and i will be interested to see how far the owners push it if they lose. From what i can tell they have until the end of May or early June to get a deal done without disrupting the season, any further and it will be impossible to have free agency and any kind of camps to get players ready, and trying to go on anything less than 2-3 weeks of preparation would seriously jeopardize player health."
Just sayin'...
Simple, The League forms an alternate LLC immediately. Let's call in NFL II. It could be stated that it is a Tripe AAA NFL Football Team. There is nothing preventing them from doing so. They can leave the "OLD" NFL standing and let each present player sue all they want. If each Team said I don't want to invest in the Old NFL anymore, I am transferring my assets to the NFL II League. The League already has all of the infrastructure in place. If the players have no representation and there are about 3,000 Draftable players, the League could hold NFL Draft II. The players are chosen under the new governing body NFL II. So BB starts with a new slate with all his Draft picks (not scabs) and if said player refuses to support they are put on the suspended list.
You may have to change your name to Truth Denyer.