Comments on: Union won’t commit to Executive Director pay cut

By: whodoes

whodoes — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:38:33 +0000

What an awesome sacrifice by Goodell! I mean, sure he’s already a multi-millionaire and will almost certainly get a huge bonus once the labor deal is closed (likely making him, at the least, whole for any supposed pay cut) – assuming they don’t take bonuses in addition to their “$1 salary” during the lockout. But come on, the symbolism of a few wealthy managers taking a short-term, meaningless salary-cut if they lockout their employees! Advantage: management! By the way, will the owners pledge not to take more than $1 during any lockout?

By: football2011

football2011 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:34:34 +0000

The players need to remember that football is a hobby for almost all of the owners. They derive their real money from other businesses. A lockout is simply a loss of one of their toys. No big deal.

For the players, this is their only source of income. They can lose everything!

Unless Smith is doing some secret negotiating that we don’t know about, he needs to be fired and replaced with someone a little more in touch with reality instead of advancing his own career.

By: playthedamngame

playthedamngame — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:05:25 +0000

The players and NFL needs to pay cut especially DE Smith and his obscene salary. It is time to give back to the FANS. where we can actually afford to take the family to the games and not mortgage the house for nosebleed seats to do so.

By: handlethehandles

handlethehandles — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:38:55 +0000

18 games… why are the players crying about playing 2 more games?

Seriously how many times have I had to work more to get more pay. Just play the games my god, first they want the NFL to let them play then they want to bring up player safety to stop this…

No one is going to care about the players, thats why they pay you so much. Get out there play more games, ENTERTAIN ME…

By: SpartaChris

SpartaChris — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:32:52 +0000

The players know they aren’t actually losing their health care coverage, right? All that’s changing is the team won’t be paying for it. Instead, the players will pay for it out of their own pocket, through the COBRA system.

By: jc1958coo

jc1958coo — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:40:22 +0000

goodell is a puppet plain and simple! when the deal is done he’ll get an extra bonus! the commish should do what’s best for the league not the owners!!!!!!!!!!!! he’s a douche bag jerk!!!!!!

By: citizenstrange

citizenstrange — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:24:48 +0000

That is just utterly meaningless grandstanding by Goodell and Pash.

Anyone who doesn’t think that somehow, some way, Goodell and Pash will still be getting theirs is the same type of person who thinks David Blane can hold his breath for four hours underwater.

The fix is in.

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:21:13 +0000

Mo has a nice thing going, last thing he wants to do is to commit “ecomonomic self demise”.

Thats when the Grim Repo Man comes to harvest all of your bling, Mo.

Bwahaha!

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:18:13 +0000

George doesn’t want to go down in history as Atallah the Hungry.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:08:34 +0000

Stupid, symbolic, grandstanding, nonsense.

These guys are wealthy beyond comprehension. They could go 5 years without a paycheck and it wouldn’t effect their lifestyle.

In fact, they could probably live the rest of their lives on the interest earned on the money they already have.

I applaud the union (and believe me, it pains me to say that) for not getting dragged down into this ridiculous side show.

Oh, and to head off some of the trolls- I realize that Atallah brought it up on PFT Live, but that was in response to the NFL releasing it to the press.

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:07:37 +0000

Actually they probably could cut their health insurance. Big risk, but also one hell of an incentive to get the deal done…….

My proposal: March 1st, both the owners & union officials cut there pay & health ins. Both will be reinstated once a deal is agreed upon.

By: footballisking

footballisking — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:05:43 +0000

The union wont comment because it isnt worth commenting on the useless pr attempt by the league….I am going to have to disagree with those that think that the league has the public backing I belive that the majority is on the players side

By: seanmmartin

seanmmartin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:59:55 +0000

I thought Goodell took the job for the health insurance… He doesn’t seem to care about football too much.

By: riversisanasshat

riversisanasshat — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:59:48 +0000

I will say up front that I’m not SUPER educated on all the ins and outs of these labor talks, however, it sure seems to me that De Smith is a COMPLETE a$$. How the heck did this guy get put in charge of ANYTHING?

By: gtmann

gtmann — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:58:37 +0000

Of course Smith won’t do it. He doesn’t want to face the same “economic demise” that the players will .

By: stevo8drum

stevo8drum — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:56:15 +0000

Owners-400 Player reps- -23

By: beardown4me

beardown4me — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:55:17 +0000

A house of cards ready to topple over! The Union will cave in by May at the latest with a majority of players not getting roster bonuses. What a great session wuth Jason Whitlock today!

By: chazzmon

chazzmon — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:50:58 +0000

Just get us football next year so we can forget all your names!