Lockout Thread

[ice grillin you]

ahhhh i get it now...basically you asking everyone how they felt about more weeknight games was a thinly veiled way for you to get into a tv ratings conversation

i care slightly less about the nfls tv revenue than you care about alcohol...which is to say i dont care at all

next time take this up in the sports media thread

thanks

[BigEd76]

more stuff from Mort:

• Players get 48 percent of "all revenue," without extra $1-billion-plus off top that previously had been requested by owners.

• Players' share will never dip below 46.5 percent, under new formula being negotiated.

• Teams required to spend close to 100 percent of the salary cap.

• Rookie wage scale part of deal but still being "tweaked."

• Four years needed for unrestricted free-agent status. Certain tags will be retained, but still being discussed.

• 18-game regular season designated only as negotiable item and at no point is mandated in deal.

• Owners still will get some expense credits that will allow funding for new stadiums.

• Retirees to benefit from improved health care, pension benefits as revenue projected to double to $18 million by 2016.

[MDS]

ahhhh i get it now...basically you asking everyone how they felt about more weeknight games was a thinly veiled way for you to get into a tv ratings conversation

i care slightly less about the nfls tv revenue than you care about alcohol...which is to say i dont care at all

next time take this up in the sports media thread

thanks

it is a tv ratings conversation. its the only reason they are doing any of this. its not about bars or tickets or anything. its about whether or not youre gonna sit on your couch and watch an nfl game on a thursday instead of watching the office or a zesty big east game on espn.

[ice grillin you]

the dont ask everyone how they feel about weeknight games...just say they are doing it to increase revenue (which everyone already knows) and leave it at that

[Rome]

NFL.

Sunday.

1:00 PM.

The end.

[MDS]

the dont ask everyone how they feel about weeknight games...just say they are doing it to increase revenue (which everyone already knows) and leave it at that

maybe i had a bit of a knee jerk reaction to your initial response. you can think what you want, i suppose. even if its rooted in 1960's era stubbornness like rome.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I love December Saturday games too.

Thursday's not so much.

[MDS]

yea but youll watch it and gamble on it, right?

and thats why theyll do it.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'd watch it at 4am on Wednesday.

And I would gamble on just about anything.

So yeah.

[BigEd76]

new deal to be ratified next Thursday in Atlanta?

[phillycrew]

I love December Saturday games too.

Thursday's not so much.

I love Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday games.  I may not enjoy the disadvantage to a shortened week when it comes to the Eagles, but as a fan, the more they spread out the games, the more I can see live.

[PhillyPhreak54]

John Clayton reporting that the salary cap will be $120M.

I didnt know he broke news any longer.

And each club gets $21M in benefits, whatever that means. I haven't read the whole thing yet

[Eagaholic]

I didn't even think Clayton could break wind any longer.

Anyway, if I heard correctly, Sirius reported today the rookie wage part is nearly worked out  and as part of that, all 1st round picks will get 4 year deals with a 5th year optional.

[MDS]

Sounds like these dickholes might let us have football this year

[BigEd76]

More details:

-- new CBA would be 7-10 years
-- the 5th year option on the top 10 picks would be the average of the top 10 players in the NFL at that position (basically like the transition tag)
-- the option on picks 11-32 would be the average of the top 3-25 players in the NFL at that position
-- if the option is exercised after the 3rd season, the money is guaranteed
-- owners will get an arbitration system without judicial oversight in exchange for agreeing to overhaul the arbitration process
-- some owners want a 1-player exemption from the salary cap to avoid being over the $120M....something similar to what's being done for vets that sign for 1 year