Comments on: Deadline extended until March 11

By: bucforever

bucforever — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:59:53 +0000

I am still not “holding any breath” over this stuff. Both sides make enough damn money. This thing should be 100% about benefits for health issues caused by the pounding these players take for our intertainment. It is really sad to hear the stories of the damage done and lack of care given to make things right or the players that are out of the game. Really sad. Other industries are made to accept the responsibility of caring for their ex employees who suffer from job related health issues. Almost makes me want to boycott watching them play anymore. I said almost!

By: 1972wasalongtimeago

1972wasalongtimeago — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:02:52 +0000

Since it’s going to overtime, don’t the new rules say that both sides get a chance to get the ball?

By: edgy

edgy — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:01:18 +0000

mick730 says:

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Per Forbes:

The only NFL franchise owned by the public took a big hit from asset devaluations during the past year. The Green Bay Packers net income fell 80% last year, to $4 million, due in large part to a $50 million decrease in the value of its investment portfolio. It is believed most of the team’s investments are in stocks and real estate. But the team’s balance sheet remains rock-solid with shareholders’ equity of $233 million and total liabilities of just $65 million. There are no other professional sports in Green Bay and the team has a waiting list of over 70,000 names for season tickets.

Sound like a franchise in trouble? FYI, despite this “loss”, the Packers went from 17th in 2009 to 14th in 2010.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:11:04 +0000

Lets extend talks 7 days, however we are taking the weekend off?
Remember bad news is always given on a Friday afternoon so be prepared for a lockout next Friday!

By: theshocker98

theshocker98 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:52:36 +0000

Haha!! Fantasy Island bro?? Glad to see the senior center got internet for you guys to post down there now. Maybe next year they can get you another channel besides TV Land!!!

By: tommythek

tommythek — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:46:52 +0000

I’ve got David Fehr on my fantasy negotiating team but had to give him Metamucil to get any points out of him.

By: schemefactory

schemefactory — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:41:44 +0000

hey vikefan- you sound like you’re actually looking forward to seeing the packers whoop your boys again. that’s called gluttony for punishment!

By: armchairgm9

armchairgm9 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:33:16 +0000

It’s going to be groundhog day. There’s going to be another extension. And another. And probably another. Eventually, it will get to a stalemate and someone will relent. It’s the same process that happened with the current CBA was negotiated.

By: myeaglescantwin

myeaglescantwin — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:21:29 +0000

Man i hope to god this labor deal gets done.

not for anythig more than the ability to trade Kolb and get some more talent .

to be honest this guy is not as good as the country thinks. He cant throw more than 50 yds. he’s like a younger Pennigton.
there isnt any talent in the draft for the QBs but there are way better players available in the draft than what Kolb can offer on the field.

i’d draft the all of these 6’2 215 CBs

By: vikefan

vikefan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:21:14 +0000

As i told all in last update post…..blah blah blah….extentsion for extension for extension for extension. It all means nothing till CBA is done!!! PERIOD!!

By: 3octaveFart

3octaveFart — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:18:40 +0000

The worst part about this news is the realization we’ll be spoon fed 7 more days of PFT speculation.

“They’re close No, they’re not! Yes, they are!”
..repeat ad nauseum

By: JSpicoli

JSpicoli — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:13:32 +0000

Progress my butt.

Kicking the can down the road more like it and a game of chicken with who can look like they are trying the hardest at stake in the court of public opinion.

This will not end well, and will not end until someone feels some significant pain. See you in 4 months.

By: gtmann

gtmann — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:13:30 +0000

Michael Silver wrote
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Sources on both sides of the conflict agreed on one basic premise: If enough progress is made that another short-term CBA extension – perhaps a week, perhaps two – is announced by Friday night, the players and owners will almost certainly be headed for a settlement that will result in a multi-year deal before the end of this month.

By: schemefactory

schemefactory — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:13:08 +0000

hey mick730- the packers reinvest all those monies that would be pocketed by an owner. that’s why they only made 9 mil. they have more scouts than any other team, etc, and don’t have a greedy billionaire using up that cash.

By: Patriot42

Patriot42 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:10:53 +0000

The owners and players have begun to kill the golden goose as their blame game heightens the goose is getting sick. As ticket prices rise to near $80 a game the average fan finds it becoming out of their reach to attend. I have enjoyed the NFL for 50 years but I think I can live without it.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:05:24 +0000

Sudden death? No they’ll just extend it another week after the 11th, and again the following week and the week after that, etc. They all like the limelight too much.

By: wiscoboy

wiscoboy — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:03:50 +0000

yawn.

Gotta LOVE baseball!!!!

By: jleimer

jleimer — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:03:32 +0000

I want to know is why couldnt both sides kept their mouths shut in the public eye before this mediation process.

By: vdaigglesfan

vdaigglesfan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:00:58 +0000

theshocker98 says:
Mar 4, 2011 2:23 PM
I still cannot figure out the difficulty in this process. You have us fans paying a couple hundred bucks a year for fantasy football, just to be pretend owners. The owners in the NFL were all billionaires before they bought these teams, so I don’t understand the need to make more of a profit. I think you own a team because you enjoy sports, like us, you are not doing it to line your pockets. I believe as long as the owners are not losing money, then they are doing okay. If they want a bigger chunk of the “pie” then let them start paying for their own stadiums instead of the burden falling on the taxpayers of their area, who finance these stadiums so their team won’t leave, only to have the owners make money off of it. I almost feel that the owners should have a salary cap as well, let them earn 20 mil in profits, then after that the money goes to the retired players. The NFL is so huge, I mean I just spent a week watching guys run and jump in shorts and tee-shirts, you don’t get that with any other sport, I just don’t want to see it messed up.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHey Tatoo, you just missed your plane out of Fantasy Island bro. Google capitalism sometime.

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:00:27 +0000

Yay! No lockout!

By: rpiotr01

rpiotr01 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:56:14 +0000

Any announcement that doesn’t involve the words “decertify” or “lock-out” is a welcome one.

If this thing goes to court it will be absolute poison for fans. There’s no patience or tolerance for seeing this turn into a pi$$ing match amongst lawyers.

By: purpleman527

purpleman527 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:51:05 +0000

Since there are naming rights to everything in sports these days, this whole labor drama should be sponsored by Heinz.

By: gtmann

gtmann — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:49:35 +0000

At least it’a progress

By: mick730

mick730 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:46:59 +0000

” I almost feel that the owners should have a salary cap as well, let them earn 20 mil in profits, then after that the money goes to the retired players. ”

Well Einstein, you just proved the need for the CBA to be reworked. 1st, the Packers only made 9 million bucks in 2009 and my guess is that for 2010, they will earn a lot less than that, so 20 million for Green Bay would require a reworking of the CBA and in particular, a reworking of the revenue split. Remember, the Packers bottom line dropped from over 35 million in 2007, to 20 million in 2008 and 9 million in 2009, all the while they had the youngest team in the league. So, yes, if we take your suggestion, then the CBA needs to be redone and the players need to take less. End of story.

And lastly, all of the owners aren’t billionaires and they weren’t all billionaires before they got their teams. Are you just plain stupid, or do you enjoy making things up? One, there is no billionaire owner in Green Bay, two, the McCaskey’s in Chicago are not billionaires, neither is Ralph Wilson in Buffalo, nor are the owners of the Pittsburgh team.

By: lucky5927

lucky5927 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:41:48 +0000

I for one am happy to hear about the week extension. That is a sure sign that things are close. I bet the get this hammered out before the 11th.

BTW, albanyhawker says:
I’m psyched this is going into overtime…I got D-Smith in my Negotiations Fantasy league!

Instant PFT Classic!!!

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:39:05 +0000

Is this “sudden death” overtime, with ties permitted if they can’t come to an agreement by the deadline? Or do they play by Donovan McNabb’s rules and just keep playing until its decided one way or another?

By: august1969

august1969 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:37:38 +0000

albanyhawker says:
Mar 4, 2011 2:19 PM
I’m psyched this is going into overtime…I got D-Smith in my Negotiations Fantasy league!

BWWAAAHHAHHAAA!!!

Nicely done!

By: mybuttsayspft

mybuttsayspft — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:29:56 +0000

So they’ll wait until March 10th to start talking.

By: Rhode Island Patriots Fan

Rhode Island Patriots Fan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:29:35 +0000

In all likelihood, there will be no third extension. As a result, the union’s Executive Committee will hopefully come to accept now what they will only come to realize later—that the new CBA must reflect a more equitable business model for BOTH sides than the one that resulted from the 2006 CBA negotiation.

By: wetpaperbag2

wetpaperbag2 — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:29:13 +0000

Wow…so they opt to move the deadline to 3.11.11…the same date the world as we know it comes to an end when aliens invade Los Angeles and the world. LOL