PatsFan37
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2004
- Messages
- 1,603
- Reaction score
- 168
Re: OWNERS might opt out of CBA...
In the NFL, the owners are businesspeople but they're also generally respectful of the game and their role as caretakers. I believe they've learned from the mistakes of the MLB owners.
I don't believe wealthy businesspeople buy sports teams solely as an investment vehicle. There is an emotional value for them, just as most players play for the money and because they love the game. No one wants to screw up the sport they love or the money-making machine it has become.
Every time you hear a player say, "it's a business", they're saying that it's not pure sport. They're not saying it's only a business. So I'm confident they'll work it out long-term.
OTOH, that doesn't mean there isn't the possibility of an uncapped year, or a lockout, or some such. But it won't last, and they'll go back to salary cap shortly thereafter and our favorite game* will be intact.
* Yes, I am not a fan of MLB, mostly for the reasons you gave.
I agree with your sentiment, but I think there's little cause to worry in the long term. Everyone knows what happened to MLB.It's stuff like this that makes me less committed to sports. Although I'm optimistic that the owners (despite Goodell's incompetence) will retain a version of the salary cap, should the NFL become like MLB, with only the rich owners dominating and spoiled players without any risk of being cut, I will lose interest. I would have only minor rooting interest in a Patriots team that purchased its Lombardis.
In the NFL, the owners are businesspeople but they're also generally respectful of the game and their role as caretakers. I believe they've learned from the mistakes of the MLB owners.
I don't believe wealthy businesspeople buy sports teams solely as an investment vehicle. There is an emotional value for them, just as most players play for the money and because they love the game. No one wants to screw up the sport they love or the money-making machine it has become.
Every time you hear a player say, "it's a business", they're saying that it's not pure sport. They're not saying it's only a business. So I'm confident they'll work it out long-term.
OTOH, that doesn't mean there isn't the possibility of an uncapped year, or a lockout, or some such. But it won't last, and they'll go back to salary cap shortly thereafter and our favorite game* will be intact.
* Yes, I am not a fan of MLB, mostly for the reasons you gave.
Last edited: