NFL is in Lock-Out Mode

[SuperKevin]

Looks like Pat White should have waited another day before announcing his retirement from baseball

 

[strahanfan92]

Big reason why I have been looking forward and getting pumped for this baseball season more than past seasons.

 

[Houston]

anyone blaming the union is like someone saying Paris Hilton isn't a whore.

o_0?

 

[ram29jackson]

the lockout logic is pointless and stupid. You talk till you come up with an answer. The deadline is the beginning of June, not now.

 

[Sharkweather]

the lockout logic is pointless and stupid. You talk till you come up with an answer. The deadline is the beginning of June, not now.

It's actually in 90 minutes, but whatever.

 

[G-men]

perfect timing for Brett Favre to announce he hasnt given up football yet.

 

[EmpireWF]

This is ridiculous and anyone blaming the owners is ignorant

Why shouldn't the owners be blamed when they want to keep their books secret?

 

[mgoblue2290]

I really do not care what happens to either side. I just want there to be football in the fall and for players and owners both to realize it has and always will be about the fans.

I've got an incredibly easy fix too, the owners lay out what they believe to be reasonable, the players then lay out what they believe to be reasonable. An impartial third party then comes as close to middle ground as they can and its over.

 

[EmpireWF]

I've got an incredibly easy fix too, the owners lay out what they believe to be reasonable, the players then lay out what they believe to be reasonable. An impartial third party then comes as close to middle ground as they can and its over.

by george, if only the players and owners were lucky enough to have you present. :smug:

 

[mgoblue2290]

by george, if only the players and owners were lucky enough to have you present. :smug:

Agreed.

 

[ram29jackson]

people who make a million dollars a year and go on strike are self absorbed and stupid. Dont give me the- thats not what this is about -crap.

you get to make allot of money doing something trivial. Shut up, save your money and move on. The owners will always be in control. Thats what owning a/the team means. Stop whining with your 7 digit contracts.

I dont care -football is football and if we get replacement players for a month, its cool with me.

 

[EmpireWF]

people who make a million dollars a year and go on strike are self absorbed and stupid. Dont give me the- thats not what this is about -crap.

you get to make allot of money doing something trivial. Shut up, save your money and move on. The owners will always be in control. Thats what owning a/the team means. Stop whining with your 7 digit contracts.

Shoudn't the owners stop whining with their 8 and 9 digit businesses?

 

[NAHSTE]

Saturdays are better anyway. I won't miss it too much, fuck the greedy suits.

 

[Rudi]

At least I won't get my hopes up about the Bengals this year only to get a swift kick in the nuts a month into the season.

It's still shitty though.

 

[Houston]

At least I don't have to get my hopes up and my heart broken by The Texans.

Maybe it's better this way...

 

[ram29jackson]

Shoudn't the owners stop whining with their 8 and 9 digit businesses?

the owners arent whining. Its the players going on strike. The players lose regardless. The owners profit. You can find another 1000 players just as good as the ones playing now, it doesnt matter...

 

[NAHSTE]

the owners arent whining. Its the players going on strike. The players lose regardless. The owners profit. You can find another 1000 players just as good as the ones playing now, it doesnt matter...

Dumbest statement you've ever made on VSN. And that's saying a lot.

 

[steeljake]

Don't hate the players, this whole mess is on the owners.

(from Drew Brees):
"The NFL brought this fight to us – they want $1 billion back, we just want financial information to back up that request. They refuse to give that information to us. They think we should just trust them. Would you?"

NFL Players Association files for decertification after NFL refuses to hand over financial records


From everything I've read and heard, this whole mess seems to be driven by the owners at the bottom(guys like Mike Brown & Jerry Richardson). They're not making as much as the top owners(Jerry Jones, Snyder & the Maras), so they want givebacks from the players.

I see it as the opposite actually. assholes like JJ that built a billion dollar stadium during an economic downturn need more money and are agianst revenue sharing with small market owners. there is no way you can blame the players on this, this is a huge money grab by the owners, sadly the fans are the ones who will suffer. I hope it comes out that the nfl owners have been planning this since they signed the last CBA. They already have been denied access to the 4 billion in tv money that they secured if there was a lock out.

 

[steeljake]

people who make a million dollars a year and go on strike are self absorbed and stupid. Dont give me the- thats not what this is about -crap.

you get to make allot of money doing something trivial. Shut up, save your money and move on. The owners will always be in control. Thats what owning a/the team means. Stop whining with your 7 digit contracts.

I dont care -football is football and if we get replacement players for a month, its cool with me.

you do realize there is a huge difference between a strike and a lock out right? this actually amount to people who make billions 'going on strike' so to speak, as in the owners. please stfu already.

 

[Nature Boy]

Billionaires and millionaires crying over money. Let both sides see my bank account then they would have something to cry about.