shirtsleeve
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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.pats1 said:Nah, it's Gene Upshaw. He's a jerk. The players are even saying it.
shirtsleeve said:No thanks necessary. The solution is easy.
As the man once said "first we kill the lawyers!"
Problem is, the management is dealing with a principal that consists entirely of lawyers. The union does not represent the lower 75% of players in the league. It represents the media darling "superstar" players and all of the agents(lawyers). If the player reps were smart, they'd bypass the jerks screwing this up for them, and call for votes on the last proposal from the owners. After they called for a no confidence vote on these said jerks. The thing would be a done deal. 75/25 for.flutie2phelan said:That won't work ... they've already passed a law against it.
But watching Brad Kessler, Esquire, deceive and dissemble on ESPN ... reminded me.
Successful entrepreneurs have a rule of thumb. You and your counterpart do the deal ... strictly between the principals - on a business basis, for business reasons. After you've done the deal ... then you both call your lawyers into the room ... tell them the deal ... and instruct the lawyers to write it up right.
THAT is how you get any deal done. Lawyers kill whatever they can.
flutie2phelan said:....
But watching Brad Kessler, Esquire, deceive and dissemble on ESPN ... reminded me.
Successful entrepreneurs have a rule of thumb. You and your counterpart do the deal ... strictly between the principals - on a business basis, for business reasons. After you've done the deal ... then you both call your lawyers into the room ... tell them the deal ... and instruct the lawyers to write it up right.
THAT is how you get any deal done. Lawyers kill whatever they can.
shirtsleeve said:Problem is, the management is dealing with a principal that consists entirely of lawyers. The union does not represent the lower 75% of players in the league. It represents the media darling "superstar" players and all of the agents(lawyers). If the player reps were smart, they'd bypass the jerks screwing this up for them, and call for votes on the last proposal from the owners. After they called for a no confidence vote on these said jerks. The thing would be a done deal. 75/25 for.
If the owners were smart, they would establish a minimum for 2008 now, support all of the benefits, increase some minimums, and unilaterally enforce the non contract, including the over crap..er cap..elimination, and excluding any further revenue sharing. This would empower the journeymen players, and permanently squash the ego head pukes and the agents, permanently.