Lockout Thread

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Hate on the billionaire owners all you want, but the NFLPA and its awful leader De Smith are much more to blame for this situation. After the fact they absolutely lied about the proposals they'd received.

Read more if you like.

You simply can't be well-informed about this entire situation and still think that the NFL and the owners are more to blame than the players' association.

[Diomedes]

I'm well enough informed to know that the guys who are literally killing themselves to play the game deserve better than the owners are willing to give up.  They apparently aren't making enough billiions to compensate for all that hard work they do in meeting rooms and limosines.

[ice grillin you]

remember no cba expired here...the owners opted out of a deal that was making them billions of dollars because they wanted to make a billion and one dollars...it literally was the most healthy sports business in the history of the world and the old men made it all go away for no other reason than pure unadulterated greed

[Diomedes]

Calling the owners greedy is hardly a problem for people like FF, who believe in greed as a good thing to be encouraged and celebrated.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The owners of the 10-15 most successful teams are greedy. The owners of the bottom 5-7 are misers but are also fighting for attendance. Contraction would be the absolutely the worst thing for the players, but if they squeeze every last speck out of the owners, it is very possible.

And yes, the owners opted out of a deal that they never liked all along and was unsustainable top to bottom.

But don't let little things like facts let you stop fighting against THE MAN.

[SD]

Owners = Republicans
Players = Democrats

They're all at fault but I chose to side with the lesser of two evils, which is the players.

[QB Eagles]

I don't side with either of them. I just want to watch some football. Whatever voluntary agreement the two sides work out is their own business. I hope everyone gets as much as they can.

[Diomedes]

And yes, the owners opted out of a deal that they never liked all along and was unsustainable top to bottom.

A deal they signed onto, speaking of facts.

I guess it's alright for owners to sign deals they don't like and then opt out of them whenever they want?  Kinda like banks.

Players and homeowners, they must stick to their contracts though.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

You're not dealing in the real, brother.

[MDS]

FF is that fat houswife from branson who thinks the next scratch off she buys will be finally win her the money she thinks she deserves

you are awful

[ice grillin you]

And yes, the owners opted out of a deal that they never liked all along and was unsustainable top to bottom.

do you actully believe the stuff you write?

[Diomedes]

O come on, igy, even you must be able to see that the owners just weren't getting enough income against the risks they were taking, and all that hard work they were doing.

[ice grillin you]

the owners arent refusing to open their books because they are losing money thats for sure

[Diomedes]

option a:  they won't come clean with the players because they are hiding profits as expenses

option b: see above

The players are supposed to trust the owners?  Ha. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Sometimes, you guys are simply too easy.