Memo to the NFL owners....

[DaBruinz]

The players liked the deal and both sides were getting very rich off of it, and if you guys are going to continually make the argument that the owners needed relief then at some point you need to support it with something.

The owners of the Green Bay Packers would humbly disagree with you on that. Not when they are making less than 5% profit.

 

[DaBruinz]

This is simply your opinion, and to date not a one of you has demonstrated in any factual way why the NFL needed to opt out. You guys keep suggesting the owners were getting screwed but the reality is record ratings, record TV deals, and record levels of interest in everything NFL, and they are really good at capitalizing off of all of it.



Interesting as this topic is to me i have to put it aside as today is draft day and i don't want to devote any energy to the lockout and court case.

There has been plenty of "PROOF" as you call it. You've just chosen to ignore it because it doesn't support your case.

Medical Expenses are up across the nation. Expenses for other services are up. Property taxes are up.

 

[DaBruinz]

The more accurate analogy is if you're working in a revenue-sharing corporation, and management comes to you in a time of rising revenues and profits and asks you to take a 10% or 20% pay cut so that they can have a bigger share. Would any of you say yes to that deal? Sure, the fact that the players said no to that proposal was part of what caused the lockout, but it's not exactly surprising that they said no, and the fact that they said no doesn't mean they were/are greedy. They're as self-interested as any of us would be..

This isn't accurate either. Not a single player contract would have been reduced under the owners offer. Not one. The overall amount available would have been reduced. Much of that coming from the addition of the rookie wage scale. Which is what the players wanted anyways.

Now, there are a few things you are over-looking. The players were demanding that the owners take on new expenses. The players wanted better healthcare coverage and they wanted it extended to their families. They also wanted that coverage to extend beyond their playing days at no upcharge. There is also the money that they wanted the league to put into the retired players fund. They also wanted an increase in the salary floor to 90%. There was also an increase in the pension, but I don't remember how much they were looking for.

So, for a team like the Packers that is already looking at less than 5% profit, do you think they'd continue to make a profit?