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I'm glad the players are drawing a line in the sand. Although I would hate to see a lockout, I would 100% support the players. In my opinion, the owners are going down a slippery slope; first it becomes an 18-game schedule because they "need" the extra money. Then it becomes 20, and the all-star game decides home field advantage.
Seriously, don't let them turn this league into MLB, which has basically ruined our favorite past time by turning everything into a way to generate revenue, from the "Spider Man" bases to the stupid advertising behind home plate.
The NFL is perfect right now. 16 games. 4 months. 4 quarters of a season. The scheduling is just right. The records remain on an equal playing field. Every game is meaningful.
For me, it is a package deal: an 18-game season, expanded rosters and expanded Practice Squad. The players' union would be getting more jobs. More money would be added to the revenue pot. To say that the added monies will go the owners is misleading. The players will get both a percentage of the new monies as well as additional jobs.
If the players have chosen to make this a make or break issue, then an 18 game season won't happen. The players will end up with fewer jobs and in the end will need to accept a lower percentage of revenue since they do not want to increase the revenue pot.
The base case is a zero sum game where the players and ownership gains and losses are offset by losses or gains of the other party. To move out of the base case, there must be an increase in revenue. Increase in the number of games is one idea for such an increease.
BTW, if this is the major issue, this is very good news. It means that the players have received adequate information regarding team finances. This was the major sticking point a fdew months ago. In the end, 18 vs. 16 games is a money issue for the owners. The players can win this issue if they want to. They just need to give an equal amount on some other compensation issue.
NFL players say owners' 18-game schedule the major sticking point - ESPN
I'm glad the players are drawing a line in the sand. Although I would hate to see a lockout, I would 100% support the players. In my opinion, the owners are going down a slippery slope; first it becomes an 18-game schedule because they "need" the extra money. Then it becomes 20, and the all-star game decides home field advantage.
Seriously, don't let them turn this league into MLB, which has basically ruined our favorite past time by turning everything into a way to generate revenue, from the "Spider Man" bases to the stupid advertising behind home plate.
The NFL is perfect right now. 16 games. 4 months. 4 quarters of a season. The scheduling is just right. The records remain on an equal playing field. Every game is meaningful.
Most aren't millionares.
Most have 3 seasons of relative obscurity, at best.
And as much as the hype machine may be "driven" by the NFL, make NO MISTAKE, that it's the effort by the players that puts meat on that bone.
I think the owners should make a return of no more than 7% - and everything else should be divied up by the WORKERS.
Late to the thread here, but I read the article the other way. The players are saying "If you want an 18 game season so badly, you're going to have to give us a lot of other stuff to make up for it."
It sounds like the players' biggest issue is health care for retired players (both current and future retirees). That sounds more than fair, but I can't help noting that multi-decade contractual entitlement programs have proved problematic in other parts of society.
If there is a lockout, the league can't go out and hire replacement players setting up a situation where current players cross the line.You guys made a lot of good points for the 16 game season.
As a season ticket holder, I hate buying 2 preseason games, so
I do not have a problem with the 18 game regular season with 2 buy weeks.
We would then have the superbowl on the Sunday before
Presidents day and most people would have the day after the superbowl
off as a holiday.
If there is a lock out it will only be a matter of time before the
players cave. Quite a few of the players are big spenders and if they start missing checks, I am sure they will re-think their position.
Remember the replacement players?
Week after week more veterans crossed the line and joined the scabs
until the union caved and the owners won.
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1. I was about to make an identical post but I read yours and you said it perfectly.What is really happening, for all of you people with no clue about negotiations, is the owners want to expand to 18 games and do it for the minimum cost. The players have no problem playing 18 games they just want to get the maximum payment for doing it. Its called negotiations. The unions want to get expanded rosters so they can have more members.
7% of what? Total revenue? Net value of the franchise?Most aren't millionares.
Most have 3 seasons of relative obscurity, at best.
And as much as the hype machine may be "driven" by the NFL, make NO MISTAKE, that it's the effort by the players that puts meat on that bone.
I think the owners should make a return of no more than 7% - and everything else should be divied up by the WORKERS.
You may not like him, but you need to join us in the real world. The NFL is more popular now than it has ever been and it completely blows away all other sports. To say Goodell is "killing the game" is just ridiculous.Can we start a Recall Goodell movement or something? This guy is killing the game...
Well I got some bad news for ya: They're both coming.I'm not sure which I'd hate more: A lockout or an 18-game season. The former, I guess... but not by much.
The NFL wants to add two games to the current 16-game format for the regular season, and eliminate two of four preseason games, saying fans would prefer that and more revenue could be generated.