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I thought Matt Birk acted like a smart-aleck know-it-all.Miguel said:Gene Upshaw got the NFLPA a CBA extension that will cause an additional $500,000,000 to be spent on players this year as compared to 2005.
Congrats to Gene Upshaw, who, IMO, took some unfair shots on this board.
Miguel said:Gene Upshaw got the NFLPA a CBA extension that will cause an additional $500,000,000 to be spent on players this year as compared to 2005.
Congrats to Gene Upshaw, who, IMO, took some unfair shots on this board.
Miguel said:Gene Upshaw got the NFLPA a CBA extension that will cause an additional $500,000,000 to be spent on players this year as compared to 2005.
Congrats to Gene Upshaw, who, IMO, took some unfair shots on this board.
I am glad they got the deal done..but I think Upshaw deserved every shot as well...He was the one who always ran out of the meetings..used the media to his advantage with many untruths...and was out of communication with the players who he was supposed to be representing at at least one crucial time...DaBruinz said:Sorry Miguel, but Upshaw deserved every single shot he got. In fact, I don't feel that he took enough shots. We don't know the extent of the deal and we don't know if he actually addressed issies with the pensions health care that retired players had.
MagicMarker said:Of course, it could have just as easily gone the other way, and if it had, he'd been a villian. To the victors belong the spoils.
With that strong endorsement Mikey, I can't wait to get him on the NE roster. :rocker:mikey said:As a Harvard graduate, Matt Birk probably will have a lucrative career after NFL.
But for most others, their playing years in the NFL represent their only opportunitiy to earn good money for their themselves and their family.
I thought it was therefore Upshaw's job to secure the best contract for these players.
And that is what Upshaw just accomplished.
As for Matt Birk, he has been exposed as a parochial-minded selfish loudmouth who only think of himself.
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