NFLPA to Players: Lockout is Coming, Save Pay

[Twoo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5882717

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What horrible news. If you don't want to read the lengthy articles... in summarization: NFL Players Association sent letters to the FO's and all players saying their internal deadline for a new agreement has passes and they're expecting a lockout. Informed all players to save their pay. Also informed players the NFL is canceling all active players Health Insurance during the lockout period.

UGH. This is going to be horrible

[theFRANCHISE]

Though this is a new article and the letter is new, this is otherwise old news. Prior to the start of the season, the NFLPA actively and openly advised their players to save their money in the event that this deadline would pass. The only new news is that, well, that deadline has indeed passed.

I'll say this, though: it's too easy to say one side or the other is to blame for this. All issues considered, both sides must share equal blame. The only reason the NFLPA garners more sympathy is because the human element is more apparent in the players' physical well-beings and the new spotlight shone on the families they must provide for.

[1/28/01]

This will be a travesty........

[hawkprey]

Somehow I think this is just to garner support to make players believe it's more urgent than it is. My guess is the NFLPA is unsure whether it will be settled and they're trying to make the league look uncompromising.

I doubt there will be no football. The consequences would just be too dire for both sides. It's not a prisoners' dilemma because they can make compromises so we probably won't see the worst outcome of no football.

[flynismo]

I think a lockout is almost certain to happen. Let's just hope it doesn't cost us too many games, or even an entire season.

[JohnJohnson]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1291489291' post='559235']
I'll say this, though: it's too easy to say one side or the other is to blame for this. All issues considered, both sides must share equal blame. The only reason the NFLPA garners more sympathy is because the human element is more apparent in the players' physical well-beings and the new spotlight shone on the families they must provide for.
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The reason that the NFLPA garners more sympathy is the fact that the owners are the ones opting out of the current agreement. They're the ones that are basically saying "60% of revenue is too high." It's not the players who are at fault, they're the substance of the NFL. I think that the average person doesn't understand why the NFL can't make a decent profit with 40% of revenue. They have costs, but they bring in plenty of money overall. The problem is a few franchises falling short, but for the most part the owners do fine. They should sort it out among themselves.

[PWNEDbyDEANO]

I've read the article, but I'm not too sure what the whole CBA means (I'm a fan from England, only been into NFL since 2008). Could anyone give me a simple answer as to what it actually is that is causing the lockout?

[JO_75]

I blame Roger Goodell. He is so intent on having a 18 game season and it seems the players are pushing against it and Roger isn't listening at all. To me this proves Roger is in it for the money. When guys like Ray Lewis & Tom Brady are against 18 games and you don't bother to even take that and go, if 2 Future Hall of Famers are saying this, maybe this isn't a good idea at all. The only good thing Roger has done is enforce the personal conduct policy well and that's it. Everything else has been bad, from fining players, writing too many rules to protect the QB and take defenses out of the game to now this idea of 18 games.

16 Games is just right. By Week 17 and 16 games I'm not saying I want more regular season games, I'm ready for the playoffs to begin and can't wait to see how it plays out. Now I know there is not many NASCAR fans on here, but he is going down the road NASCAR has went. They use to only have 31 races in their primary series, and with the shorter schedule it left fans wanting more. Now of course when you leave fans wanting more, your doing something good, but when you expand do what NASCAR did and went to 36 races a season, short term great, long term it becomes too much and the season is too long. I feel if the NFL goes to 18, short term wise great but like NASCAR long term wise 18 games will be too much.

It's a shame that the NFL & NFLPA has taken something so simple as just extending the current CBA and adding a Rookie Scale to it and creating a mess out of something that seemed so simple.

[Clutch Ravens]

All NFL players made their stances very clear on the 18 game schedule - it is a putrid idea that money-grubbers support.

Honestly, the new CBA was never going to be pushed through this year if an 18 game schedule was part of it and, Goodell being the genius he is, didn't bother ensuring that they had a product if it wasn't the extended one he wanted.

Goodell and all the owners who voted to pass this 18 game abomination (Bisciotti voted against it, seeing as he's an astute owner who knows what he's doing) shouldn't have anything to do with the NFL.

I remember seeing an article about Hines Ward calling the NFL and Roger Goodell hypocrites, calling the new rules for player safety but increasing the number of games by 2 which will inevitably lead to more injuries stupid. It is the first and hopefully last time I'll ever have to agree with him.

Goodell has pushed the International games and 18 game schedules like he gets commission from them, while letting the major, IMPORTANT things fall through the cracks. His 18 game schedule idea, his international games idea and his possible international franchise ideas are all stupid. He needs to quit thinking and just make sure the league keeps going along smoothly. His ideas are stupid and should be laughed at by anyone involved in the NFL.

[D-Rey]

[quote name='JohnJohnson' timestamp='1291494872' post='559271']
The reason that the NFLPA garners more sympathy is the fact that the owners are the ones opting out of the current agreement. They're the ones that are basically saying "60% of revenue is too high." Well, the NFL doesn't have revenue sharing, and they have made poor business decisions such as starting an expansion team in Jacksonville. It's not the players who are at fault, they're the substance of the NFL. I think that the average person doesn't understand why the NFL can't make a decent profit with 40% of revenue. They have costs, but they bring in plenty of money overall. The problem is a few franchises falling short, but for the most part the owners do fine. They should sort it out among themselves.
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The NFL does have Revenue Sharing.

I do agree though, that the 18 game schedule shouldn't happen.

[JohnJohnson]

[quote name='D-Rey' timestamp='1291523103' post='559522']
The NFL does have Revenue Sharing.

I do agree though, that the 18 game schedule shouldn't happen.
[/quote]

Yeah you're right, I don't understand how some franchises are struggling then.

[plesiosaur]

[quote name='PWNEDbyDEANO' timestamp='1291500310' post='559304']
I've read the article, but I'm not too sure what the whole CBA means (I'm a fan from England, only been into NFL since 2008). Could anyone give me a simple answer as to what it actually is that is causing the lockout?
[/quote]

CBA = collective bargaining agreement. It's the labo(u)r contract between the NFL and the players' union.

[cursona pirate]

Guess I have to start watching tcu I picked them last year if this happened

[George70]

All I have to ask in regard to this subject is - what are the plans for the season, should there be a lockout?

[Malkavian Raven]

[font="Century Gothic"]Shelbyville Golden Bear WR No. 88 ready to report for NFL Replacement Duty, sir!

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