Comments on: Tagliabue claims 2006 deal was never intended to last

By: wallyhorse

wallyhorse — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:11:03 +0000

It needs to be remembered that the economy was in a much different state when the 2006 deal was signed. When the owners opted out in 2008, they saw how much the economy was already tanking before it collapsed later in 2008.

I also woner if any owners (even if only limited partners) were affected by the Madoff scandal the way Fred Wilpon and his son were with the Mets. That also could be behind some of this.

By: hooterdawg

hooterdawg — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:03:07 +0000

Tagliabue never tried to be a rockstar by promoting his presence as The Czar of the NFL.

By: hooterdawg

hooterdawg — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:01:08 +0000

This site is more heavily censored than Chinese websites.

By: burntorangehorn

burntorangehorn — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:27:27 +0000

All you people blaming Goodell for the voided CBA and potential lockout can officially hush and let the grownups talk now.

By: tombradyswig

tombradyswig — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:13:02 +0000

Please come back Paul!! GOD-ell is NO GOOD!!!!!!!

By: rcunningham

rcunningham — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:06:47 +0000

I miss Tagliabue.

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:52:08 +0000

“It’s the players that generate virtually ALL the revenues. They play an extremely high risk sport, with an extremely short career span, that only a couple thousand people on the planet are capable of doing.”

@wryly1 ,

Not only would the players not be able to generate any revenue if the teams didn’t provide the funding and infrastructure to play, in no way should someone who is an entertainer for a few years make so much money that they never have to work another day in their lives unless they are one of the top few players.

By: armchairgm9

armchairgm9 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:44:51 +0000

If half the effort either side has spent on PR efforts, TV ads, and trips to congress was instead spent on actually negotiating a deal, we might have hope that this would get done.

By: idriveamoped

idriveamoped — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:35:54 +0000

@wryly1

Then why even own a business if the employees are suppose to get all the money? That is like saying “Hey I own this roto rooter business, but I don’t want to make any money, but I am here just for jobs don’t worry about me I just want to make sure that your ok, even if it dips majorly into our profits.” Ya right.

You guys crack me up with this stuff. Had not been for these owners, these guys would be working as failed accountants or something somewhere. “What could someone like Ocho Cinco do besides football, or something football related? “No knock on Ocho, but I can’t picture him doing anything but football” So these players owe just as much to the owners that the owners owe them.

By: jacksaysfu

jacksaysfu — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:14:37 +0000

The players are idiots , the owners are idiots and us , the fans pay for it all ! Im so sick of multi millionaires crying about running or playing a sport while the majority of people would do this for free! You all make ridiculous money so stop your girl gossip through the media and twitter and mweet halfway.

By: olcap

olcap — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:47:32 +0000

The premise of this story is ridiculous. Why would Tagliabue CARE about what’s going on now, even to the point, as you suggest, the he is lying about it, or his memory is failing? He’s got his, and Goodell is single-handedly dismantling the NFL into the Non Fun League, and is only offering band-aid type solutions to head injuries among players.

By: pftard

pftard — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:43:16 +0000

Sure.., blame the dead guy.

This isn’t rocket science.., and if both side spent more time negotiating, rather then throwing barbs at each other.., than something would get done.

But typically.., it’s all about posturing for now, and in the 11th hour, they’ll slap together another bad deal and find themselves right back in the same situation 4 years from now.

By: scytherius

scytherius — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:37:53 +0000

I’d never thought I’d say this. I’ve been watching football since the early 60s. I was at the Ice Bowl. The owners (and it is ENTIRELY their fault) screw up next season, I’m done with football. I bailed on basketball. I do have other things I can do in my life.

By: ladystpaul

ladystpaul — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:37:16 +0000

Gee, are you sure Peter King got THIS article right, like he did the last one?

By: wryly1

wryly1 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:08:26 +0000

It’s the players that generate virtually ALL the revenues. They play an extremely high risk sport, with an extremely short career span, that only a couple thousand people on the planet are capable of doing. They are entitled to the best they can get. That’s my position and I’m sticking to it.

By: richm2256

richm2256 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:07:32 +0000

One has to nwonder, if Tagliabue thought then that the deal was “never intended to last”, why on Earth did he agree to it?

By: lhaveprettyfeet

lhaveprettyfeet — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:01:27 +0000

Um, wasn’t this news yesterday?

By: buffbacker

buffbacker — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:56:06 +0000

I guess the ‘Ol Wiley Ralph Wilson gets the last laugh… Maybe if some of the other “Yes-Men” owners listened to Wilson, who’s been an owner longer than some have been on this planet, they wouldn’t be in this mess!

By: chapnastier

chapnastier — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:47:51 +0000

“We’re not saying (or suggesting) that Tagliabue is fudging the truth.”

Yes, that is indeed what you are saying. It’s kind of like saying, “Don’t take this personally” before telling someone they are fat.

By: karlpilkington

karlpilkington — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:43:32 +0000

OMG, I just want to watch football next year. Please, please, please sit down and figure this all out.

Signed,

NFL FAN

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:39:51 +0000

And this guy is getting $12m per year to NOT work? Geezus.

By: jc1958coo

jc1958coo — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:39:36 +0000

i guees they didn’t think football would at an all time high either! when al davis, jery jones give millions to loser picks thats the players fault! no one gets their $$$ back on bad investments !!!