Comments on: Blank's Super Bowl week comments created a stir

By: phillyeagleschamps

phillyeagleschamps — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:39:25 +0000

Bubba Bean next Head Coach for the Falcons.

By: HarrisonHits

HarrisonHits — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:08:13 +0000

Don’t possibly see how suggesting that the teams will behave responsibly as businesses and not destroy their financial futures is collusion.

By: phillyeagleschamps

phillyeagleschamps — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:20 +0000

Blank, the fakiest name in history.
Arthur “John Doe” Blank is the NFL’S most generic owner.

By: DukeBunswalker

DukeBunswalker — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:50:32 +0000

The Falcons will be in the Super Bowl next year.

By: brian91388

brian91388 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:06:10 +0000

Lol, why do lawyers always bring up collusion when they know how hard it is to prove? Even if none of the owners spend big money this offseason and make comments about financial responsibility, there would still be no proof. The owners can always say they don’t know what the new CBA rules will be, and don’t want to get stuck with bad contracts going foward under yet to be determined rules. This would be a completely legit reason for not spending. The players can’t force the owners to spend big, and if the owners did on their own, it would be completely absurd. There’s a reason why so few cases of tampering ever get proven…collusion, in this case, is ten times harder. Still, every time a sporting league’s CBA is set to expire, every person who thinks they know the law suggests collusion, like a music fan suggests The Beatles, in an attempt to look like they are informed.

By: snnyjcbs

snnyjcbs — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:03:32 +0000

I thought you were a Lawyer, he could dance all over the line and good luck proving anything to have it stick. And why am I not suprised that you left the Law to become a Blogger.

By: DeepSeaHawks

DeepSeaHawks — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:56 +0000

Its amazing that if an owner of a company says that he is going to be fiscially responsible and that the competors probably will be too, that it is considered collussion. Isnt that the point of owning a business, to make money and keep it going from year to year? How better to do that then to limit your spending to your budget. No way some outside orginazation should be able to dictitate what HAS to be spent, they have zero at risk. If the owners want to put together a team for 40 million, then so be it. I sure they will find someone who would fill out the positions. If the union is worried about that then make sure you get the cap back in place.

By: EG

EG — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:59:00 +0000

superbowl says:
February 19, 2010 4:24 PM
Mr Florio,
The revenue generated by TV contracts far outweighs the revenue stream from ticket sales.
if the fans really wanted to have an impact on a franchise’s future; they should simply TURN OFF THE TV and not watch the games.
Redskin fans should boycott all TV for the next 3 years and maybe DARK HEART SNYDER will get it – it is about WINNING not PR
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have you ever heard of a TV blackout???? google it

By: iusedtobeteddybayer

iusedtobeteddybayer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:47:58 +0000

So did he or didn’t he? Only midget Florio knows for sure.

By: SaintsBucsPanthersSUKK 2.0OH!

SaintsBucsPanthersSUKK 2.0OH! — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:47:49 +0000

Arthur Blank: the epitome of class.

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:45:29 +0000

“Ravensatron says:
February 19, 2010 4:24 PM
So basically he said he doesn’t think anyone is gonna try and run a franchise with a 40mil salary expenditure, or one with a 400mil expenditure.
What’s the story here?
If you want an example of what happens when there are no rules in place, take a look at the Premier League over here in England. Absolute financial disaster with 80% of games almost unwatchable due to appalling standards of play”
you had me with you until the 80% of EPL games being unwatchable. Are we talking about the same league here? EPL games are some of the most entertaining in the entire world. One thing they cannot get right is balancing the books properly, which you alluded to.
RIDICULOUS overspending in the EPL, that’s for sure. the NFL owners would be wise to look to the EPL and NOT copy them. :thumbup:

By: birdmancometh

birdmancometh — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:44:13 +0000

How can it be collusion if the NFL is one entity?

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:27:55 +0000

i hope the owners collude on making a pretend salary cap. it really is hard to feel sorry for the athlete millionaires crying about teams colluding to agree to spend less.
sorry, but if you want to see what the real world is like, come make $30k/year like the rest of us.
my employer colludes to only pay all of us at a certain position a certain amount. where’s the ACLU on that one? :rolleyes: /sarcasm

By: Chapnasty2

Chapnasty2 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:26:10 +0000

Nothing Blank said was bad. I dont get how everytime someone speaks it is either tampering or now collusion. Mike, you need a vacation or a Philly thug getting pat down in a Dallas airport wearing a MACnabb jersey.

By: ILuvOldLadyPorn

ILuvOldLadyPorn — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:25:53 +0000

You’re correct Florio. There was another interview. One where Blank admitted he was once at one of Vick’s dogfights and won a COOL 2 G’s.

By: Ravensatron

Ravensatron — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:24:52 +0000

So basically he said he doesn’t think anyone is gonna try and run a franchise with a 40mil salary expenditure, or one with a 400mil expenditure.
What’s the story here?
If you want an example of what happens when there are no rules in place, take a look at the Premier League over here in England. Absolute financial disaster with 80% of games almost unwatchable due to appalling standards of play

By: superbowl

superbowl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:24:24 +0000

Mr Florio,
The revenue generated by TV contracts far outweighs the revenue stream from ticket sales.
if the fans really wanted to have an impact on a franchise’s future; they should simply TURN OFF THE TV and not watch the games.
Redskin fans should boycott all TV for the next 3 years and maybe DARK HEART SNYDER will get it – it is about WINNING not PR