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	<title>Comments on: Roger Goodell&#8217;s letter to fans: Your passion for the game drives us all</title>
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		<title>By: accessteam2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billionare owners and millionaire players are hurting those who have made them their money.  They did tis in the baseball strike and I have not watched another game since.  I am crying that my favorite sport will go the same way, but not enough not to hope ALL the fans will see it the same way and quit supporting the game until ALL players and owners who supported this action are out of the business or dead.  In baseball most of them are....maybe it&#039;s time to go back.  
  Shame on all of you!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Billionare owners and millionaire players are hurting those who have made them their money.  They did tis in the baseball strike and I have not watched another game since.  I am crying that my favorite sport will go the same way, but not enough not to hope ALL the fans will see it the same way and quit supporting the game until ALL players and owners who supported this action are out of the business or dead.  In baseball most of them are&#8230;.maybe it&#8217;s time to go back.<br />
  Shame on all of you!</p>
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		<title>By: truwarier90</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i have passion too goodell, its called two middle fingers towards the owners.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have passion too goodell, its called two middle fingers towards the owners.</p>
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		<title>By: heyzeus143</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[don&#039;t worry, once Jerry jones is able to buy out Microsoft, OPEC and the US presidency everything will be ok]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>don&#8217;t worry, once Jerry jones is able to buy out Microsoft, OPEC and the US presidency everything will be ok</p>
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		<title>By: geemoney713</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[geemoney713]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@mikerol124

As James Carville said in old school to Will Ferrell &quot;we have no response... That was perfect&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@mikerol124</p>
<p>As James Carville said in old school to Will Ferrell &#8220;we have no response&#8230; That was perfect&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: cromartieslegitimatekid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our passion is for 16 games. Stop lying to us and saying the fans want 18 games, most do not.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our passion is for 16 games. Stop lying to us and saying the fans want 18 games, most do not.</p>
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		<title>By: walleyewall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[walleyewall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[what a fraud 

 cover up the videotapers in new england

tells us the fans our his concern

what a joke?

just let us know when both sides get done whinning over billins and millions

we dont care about your next millon $ check

we just want to see the next game]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what a fraud </p>
<p> cover up the videotapers in new england</p>
<p>tells us the fans our his concern</p>
<p>what a joke?</p>
<p>just let us know when both sides get done whinning over billins and millions</p>
<p>we dont care about your next millon $ check</p>
<p>we just want to see the next game</p>
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		<title>By: phillyforlife</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[phillyforlife]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to ask, does the fact that there is no union anymore put  D.(DOUCHE-BAG) Smith out of a job? Or is he now just acting as the lawyer from the spoiled kids.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to ask, does the fact that there is no union anymore put  D.(DOUCHE-BAG) Smith out of a job? Or is he now just acting as the lawyer from the spoiled kids.</p>
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		<title>By: memphisyinzer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[memphisyinzer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@woods546  

This says it all.  The owners and players know that they have a captive audience and they don&#039;t give a damn about what we think.  They&#039;ll make their billions and millions and we&#039;ll be lined up at the stadium and in front of the TV to watch a bunch of rich folks playing a game that made fools of us all.

We&#039;ll have hundreds show up for a Super Bowl and have no seats, and they will pooh pooh it as an honest mistake.

What would be cool is if we could have a rolling boycott of 2 games a week where nobody would show up for a game.  I mean NOBODY.  Hit each stadium once over the year.  

Yeah, they would already have the season ticket income, but the loss of concession money would hurt even a little bit.  Boycott each team, once per year.....we can do it.  Don&#039;t even watch on TV.

And Roger........in your ear~]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@woods546  </p>
<p>This says it all.  The owners and players know that they have a captive audience and they don&#8217;t give a damn about what we think.  They&#8217;ll make their billions and millions and we&#8217;ll be lined up at the stadium and in front of the TV to watch a bunch of rich folks playing a game that made fools of us all.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll have hundreds show up for a Super Bowl and have no seats, and they will pooh pooh it as an honest mistake.</p>
<p>What would be cool is if we could have a rolling boycott of 2 games a week where nobody would show up for a game.  I mean NOBODY.  Hit each stadium once over the year.  </p>
<p>Yeah, they would already have the season ticket income, but the loss of concession money would hurt even a little bit.  Boycott each team, once per year&#8230;..we can do it.  Don&#8217;t even watch on TV.</p>
<p>And Roger&#8230;&#8230;..in your ear~</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ampatsisahypocrite]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ha ha, I&#039;ve been telling people for years now God-dell is the worst commissioner this league has ever had. Anybody care to disagree now?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ha ha, I&#8217;ve been telling people for years now God-dell is the worst commissioner this league has ever had. Anybody care to disagree now?</p>
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		<title>By: steelcurtainn</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[steelcurtainn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get it done roger we dont wannA here the crap.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get it done roger we dont wannA here the crap.</p>
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		<title>By: tommytd</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tommytd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still say NFL FANS UNITE. Stop watching NFL channel, don’t visit their website and don’t buy any nfl products. WE are the NFL and its time we let them both know we are not happy!!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I&#039;mwith you 100% but talk is cheap in March. Let&#039;s talk again in the fall. I think everybody should walk away but what are the odds of that remotely happening?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still say NFL FANS UNITE. Stop watching NFL channel, don’t visit their website and don’t buy any nfl products. WE are the NFL and its time we let them both know we are not happy!!!<br />
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
I&#8217;mwith you 100% but talk is cheap in March. Let&#8217;s talk again in the fall. I think everybody should walk away but what are the odds of that remotely happening?</p>
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		<title>By: tommytd</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tommytd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. In the past year, you’ve preached the importance of following the rules only to rewrite rules to suit your own PR purposes. You’ve preached the importance of personal conduct among all players but penalized only those whose names drew headlines. You’ve talked about safety while pursuing unsafe policies because of their profit potential. You’ve talked about listening to fans while pursuing policies fans almost universally disapprove. You’ve talked about integrity while making absolutely no effort to improve glaring problems in officiating.

Sir, I don’t believe a word you say.
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GOODELL IS BAD FOR THE GAME AND HE NEEDS TO GO. DUMP THIS GUY, HE&#039;S AN IDIOT.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. In the past year, you’ve preached the importance of following the rules only to rewrite rules to suit your own PR purposes. You’ve preached the importance of personal conduct among all players but penalized only those whose names drew headlines. You’ve talked about safety while pursuing unsafe policies because of their profit potential. You’ve talked about listening to fans while pursuing policies fans almost universally disapprove. You’ve talked about integrity while making absolutely no effort to improve glaring problems in officiating.</p>
<p>Sir, I don’t believe a word you say.<br />
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GOODELL IS BAD FOR THE GAME AND HE NEEDS TO GO. DUMP THIS GUY, HE&#8217;S AN IDIOT.</p>
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		<title>By: goombar2</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[goombar2]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I accept good ole Rodger&#039;s apology for being a friggin&#039; dofus.  What is with the grandstanding?  Why does &quot;the fans opinion&quot; matter?  Why should it?  A lot of these morons can&#039;t wrap their mind around the idea the players won&#039;t play for 7.50 an hour...  Others criticize the players wealth, but the billionaires get a free pass?  Yeah, like the owners are going to lower prices...  How stupid!  The real thing that determines prices here is the demand - and demand is high and so are the prices chump.

First it&#039;s these dofuses (owners and players) and now it&#039;s the fans...  I&#039;m never watching again!  I&#039;m never buying anything again with the NFL logo...  Get real!

Yeah, right...  Geez, it&#039;s just a game I happen to love.  It generates a lot of loot and these guys can&#039;t figure out how to divide it.  How does this even involve us fans?  I guess that hurts a bit, but the way so many people act like children...

Open the books, stop the lying, come to a compromise, and act like adults.  Just doesn&#039;t seem that difficult, but boy does money change people.

Some folks here are crying for billionaire owners that inherited a team and claim, we&#039;re bleeding money?  Then don&#039;t take a TV contract for less but guarantees you free money without a product.  And what risk did they take?  Heck, there&#039;s been no risk in buying a franchise for 50 years!  And the NFL has to approve you...

And the players?  Don&#039;t get me started, a collection for rookies that made 300 thou minimum knowing there was no CBA?  They came out in droves last draft to beat the rookie cap and knew there was a strike looming.  Help me out here, you couldn&#039;t have saved a little of that?  Exactly how sorry should I feel for these guys?

And yet, folks are able to pick sides!  It&#039;s like Reservoir Dogs and that movie didn&#039;t end well and there were no good guys.  Just a bunch of dopey criminals, with dumb ideas, and nobody willing to give in because of the &quot;big score&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I accept good ole Rodger&#8217;s apology for being a friggin&#8217; dofus.  What is with the grandstanding?  Why does &#8220;the fans opinion&#8221; matter?  Why should it?  A lot of these morons can&#8217;t wrap their mind around the idea the players won&#8217;t play for 7.50 an hour&#8230;  Others criticize the players wealth, but the billionaires get a free pass?  Yeah, like the owners are going to lower prices&#8230;  How stupid!  The real thing that determines prices here is the demand &#8211; and demand is high and so are the prices chump.</p>
<p>First it&#8217;s these dofuses (owners and players) and now it&#8217;s the fans&#8230;  I&#8217;m never watching again!  I&#8217;m never buying anything again with the NFL logo&#8230;  Get real!</p>
<p>Yeah, right&#8230;  Geez, it&#8217;s just a game I happen to love.  It generates a lot of loot and these guys can&#8217;t figure out how to divide it.  How does this even involve us fans?  I guess that hurts a bit, but the way so many people act like children&#8230;</p>
<p>Open the books, stop the lying, come to a compromise, and act like adults.  Just doesn&#8217;t seem that difficult, but boy does money change people.</p>
<p>Some folks here are crying for billionaire owners that inherited a team and claim, we&#8217;re bleeding money?  Then don&#8217;t take a TV contract for less but guarantees you free money without a product.  And what risk did they take?  Heck, there&#8217;s been no risk in buying a franchise for 50 years!  And the NFL has to approve you&#8230;</p>
<p>And the players?  Don&#8217;t get me started, a collection for rookies that made 300 thou minimum knowing there was no CBA?  They came out in droves last draft to beat the rookie cap and knew there was a strike looming.  Help me out here, you couldn&#8217;t have saved a little of that?  Exactly how sorry should I feel for these guys?</p>
<p>And yet, folks are able to pick sides!  It&#8217;s like Reservoir Dogs and that movie didn&#8217;t end well and there were no good guys.  Just a bunch of dopey criminals, with dumb ideas, and nobody willing to give in because of the &#8220;big score&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: ronmexico4life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[saintswintaintedwin: While a lockout blows, beating it on Sundays, will unfortunatelt be more of a priority. That being said....SHAUN ROGERS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>saintswintaintedwin: While a lockout blows, beating it on Sundays, will unfortunatelt be more of a priority. That being said&#8230;.SHAUN ROGERS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: southyank7</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[southyank7]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[life is too short to take this BS anymore.... come sept, when week 1 stadiums are empty.... forget about it.... this fan will find something else to do, to spend what little money is leftover after paying bills,,to spend it on.....he reminds me of an old boss who thought her S**T didn&#039;t stink... somebody go dig up goodell&#039;s dead father &amp; show him what his son is trying to do to this business,....oops sport....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>life is too short to take this BS anymore&#8230;. come sept, when week 1 stadiums are empty&#8230;. forget about it&#8230;. this fan will find something else to do, to spend what little money is leftover after paying bills,,to spend it on&#8230;..he reminds me of an old boss who thought her S**T didn&#8217;t stink&#8230; somebody go dig up goodell&#8217;s dead father &amp; show him what his son is trying to do to this business,&#8230;.oops sport&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: 52crabcakes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[52crabcakes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still say NFL FANS UNITE.  Stop watching NFL channel, don&#039;t visit their website and don&#039;t buy any nfl products.  WE are the NFL and its time we let them both know we are not happy!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still say NFL FANS UNITE.  Stop watching NFL channel, don&#8217;t visit their website and don&#8217;t buy any nfl products.  WE are the NFL and its time we let them both know we are not happy!!!</p>
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		<title>By: PanchoHerreraFanClub</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[PanchoHerreraFanClub]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Roger,

As committed as you and the owners are to collective bargining, the simple fact is that you must have some one to bargin with.

There is no union any more. Congrats, you guys busted it. So live with the consequences.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Roger,</p>
<p>As committed as you and the owners are to collective bargining, the simple fact is that you must have some one to bargin with.</p>
<p>There is no union any more. Congrats, you guys busted it. So live with the consequences.</p>
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		<title>By: saintswintaintedwin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[saintswintaintedwin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To hell with the NFL an Players. Im going to start spanking my monkey even more on Sundays with all my free time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To hell with the NFL an Players. Im going to start spanking my monkey even more on Sundays with all my free time.</p>
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		<title>By: backuppunter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[backuppunter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m just going to start my own league.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m just going to start my own league.</p>
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		<title>By: realitypolice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[realitypolice]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am going to start a list of all of the screen names of all of the people here who are currently claiming that they won&#039;t watch the NFL when it comes back.

You&#039;re all liars, and when you start posting on here about games you allegedly aren&#039;t watching anymore, I will call you out.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am going to start a list of all of the screen names of all of the people here who are currently claiming that they won&#8217;t watch the NFL when it comes back.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re all liars, and when you start posting on here about games you allegedly aren&#8217;t watching anymore, I will call you out.</p>
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		<title>By: goldsteel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[goldsteel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commissioner Goodell, this contract impasse is the crowning achievement to your atrocious management of the NFL this year.  All you are is a mouthpiece for the NFL owners.  More worried about appearance than substance.  While you shouldn&#039;t receive all the blame for the current circumstances, you are ill equipped to improve things.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Commissioner Goodell, this contract impasse is the crowning achievement to your atrocious management of the NFL this year.  All you are is a mouthpiece for the NFL owners.  More worried about appearance than substance.  While you shouldn&#8217;t receive all the blame for the current circumstances, you are ill equipped to improve things.</p>
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		<title>By: fltharley</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fltharley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[roger goodell needs fired. this guy is destroying the game of football. trying to impose a 18 game schedule so he wants no hitting in football all he basically wants is a glorified two hand touch football so the filthy rich owners can get there hands on even more money. it will backfire on him the nfl needs to fire this guy now. i know im getting rid of my season tickets no more money for these rich owners.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>roger goodell needs fired. this guy is destroying the game of football. trying to impose a 18 game schedule so he wants no hitting in football all he basically wants is a glorified two hand touch football so the filthy rich owners can get there hands on even more money. it will backfire on him the nfl needs to fire this guy now. i know im getting rid of my season tickets no more money for these rich owners.</p>
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		<title>By: richm2256</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[richm2256]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Roger,

Our &quot;passion&quot; for the game is quickly being overtaken by our disgust for the way both sides have been so greedy through all these sham negotiations.

You, the owners, the players, and every damn lawyer you all employ, can go F--K yourselves from here on. We stopped caring anymore, and go ask the NHL how that worked for THEM.

BOTH sides suck here.

Sincerely,
Footbal Fans]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Roger,</p>
<p>Our &#8220;passion&#8221; for the game is quickly being overtaken by our disgust for the way both sides have been so greedy through all these sham negotiations.</p>
<p>You, the owners, the players, and every damn lawyer you all employ, can go F&#8211;K yourselves from here on. We stopped caring anymore, and go ask the NHL how that worked for THEM.</p>
<p>BOTH sides suck here.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
Footbal Fans</p>
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		<title>By: revolution22</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[revolution22]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who&#039;s the secretary who wrote that up? The words don&#039;t have any feeling or meaning to the fans, because we&#039;ve seen what&#039;s been going on in the past months. This past football season for hell&#039;s sake!

Unions are greedy. Always remember. They&#039;re currently screwing up my living quarters of WI, and they&#039;re currently screwing up the number one sport in the nation.

THANKS UNIONS!

Dicks...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who&#8217;s the secretary who wrote that up? The words don&#8217;t have any feeling or meaning to the fans, because we&#8217;ve seen what&#8217;s been going on in the past months. This past football season for hell&#8217;s sake!</p>
<p>Unions are greedy. Always remember. They&#8217;re currently screwing up my living quarters of WI, and they&#8217;re currently screwing up the number one sport in the nation.</p>
<p>THANKS UNIONS!</p>
<p>Dicks&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: moochzilla</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[moochzilla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE:

Goodell dictates that NFL logo now includes unicorn, rainbow, picture of cuddly kitten.

Bud Selig is Teddy Roosevelt compared to this dude.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UPDATE:</p>
<p>Goodell dictates that NFL logo now includes unicorn, rainbow, picture of cuddly kitten.</p>
<p>Bud Selig is Teddy Roosevelt compared to this dude.</p>
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		<title>By: mikerol124</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mikerol124]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As fans, our recourse is pretty simple. The $9 Billion they&#039;re fighting over is OURS. If it&#039;s not there anymore, there&#039;s nothing to fight over. 

So, just like with your kids. Unhappy with their behavior? Take something away. 

Stage 1: Starting NOW, don&#039;t buy a single piece of NFL gear. Not a shirt, a coozie, a pen. NOTHING with a shield.

Stage 2: Don&#039;t renew season tix. Make sure the dude from the team who calls to hump your leg knows that you&#039;ll renew when the labor dispute ends. Not before. 

Stage 3: Boycott the major TV sponsors of the NFL. Any company that says, &quot;Official ___ of the NFL.&quot; Don&#039;t buy it. 

Those are the 3 primary places OUR $9 Billion comes from. Like they do with terrorists --- follow the money.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As fans, our recourse is pretty simple. The $9 Billion they&#8217;re fighting over is OURS. If it&#8217;s not there anymore, there&#8217;s nothing to fight over. </p>
<p>So, just like with your kids. Unhappy with their behavior? Take something away. </p>
<p>Stage 1: Starting NOW, don&#8217;t buy a single piece of NFL gear. Not a shirt, a coozie, a pen. NOTHING with a shield.</p>
<p>Stage 2: Don&#8217;t renew season tix. Make sure the dude from the team who calls to hump your leg knows that you&#8217;ll renew when the labor dispute ends. Not before. </p>
<p>Stage 3: Boycott the major TV sponsors of the NFL. Any company that says, &#8220;Official ___ of the NFL.&#8221; Don&#8217;t buy it. </p>
<p>Those are the 3 primary places OUR $9 Billion comes from. Like they do with terrorists &#8212; follow the money.</p>
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		<title>By: woods546</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[woods546]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sad truth, in addition to the greed that drives this sport (that I admittedly love), is that the fans do have a bargaining chip in all of this. Most fans are following and hating this to some degree, and whether you support the owners or the players is not important. If the fans organized on a large enough scale and agreed to boycott something as minor as merchandise purchases or as major as buying tickets, this dispute would wrap up rather quickly and painlessly. But the owners and players know that will not happen, so it is no bother to them what the fans think (despite pleas to the contrary). We will show up to the games if they fix this tomorrow or if it takes until 2012. PSL&#039;s will be bought, $8 beers will be guzzled, and jerseys both real and fake will be worn with abandon. And we will forget about the time when the owners wanted an extra billion, and the players wanted to see P &amp; L statements.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The sad truth, in addition to the greed that drives this sport (that I admittedly love), is that the fans do have a bargaining chip in all of this. Most fans are following and hating this to some degree, and whether you support the owners or the players is not important. If the fans organized on a large enough scale and agreed to boycott something as minor as merchandise purchases or as major as buying tickets, this dispute would wrap up rather quickly and painlessly. But the owners and players know that will not happen, so it is no bother to them what the fans think (despite pleas to the contrary). We will show up to the games if they fix this tomorrow or if it takes until 2012. PSL&#8217;s will be bought, $8 beers will be guzzled, and jerseys both real and fake will be worn with abandon. And we will forget about the time when the owners wanted an extra billion, and the players wanted to see P &amp; L statements.</p>
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		<title>By: contraryguy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[contraryguy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter from the fans to Roger Goodell: 

&quot;it&#039;s our passion for the game that leads us to go friggin nuts when you try to destroy it.&quot;

There is a plus to the end of negotiations; I don&#039;t have to see Mini-oddJob Demaurice Smith and those hats anymore this spring. De-Mo, if you want to look taller, don&#039;t wear hats, wear platforms. Seriously.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Letter from the fans to Roger Goodell: </p>
<p>&#8220;it&#8217;s our passion for the game that leads us to go friggin nuts when you try to destroy it.&#8221;</p>
<p>There is a plus to the end of negotiations; I don&#8217;t have to see Mini-oddJob Demaurice Smith and those hats anymore this spring. De-Mo, if you want to look taller, don&#8217;t wear hats, wear platforms. Seriously.</p>
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		<title>By: dkeyser</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dkeyser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey!! I just got Rodgers letter in my inbox!! And here i thought it was just one of those public service announcements...Thank you Rodger for taking the time to write me...but your still not getting anymore of my damn money]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey!! I just got Rodgers letter in my inbox!! And here i thought it was just one of those public service announcements&#8230;Thank you Rodger for taking the time to write me&#8230;but your still not getting anymore of my damn money</p>
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		<title>By: lionsfan14</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsfan14]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[what so we can give you another 9 billion dollars for you mutha f&amp;@*as to disagree on?!  obviously im being bitter because of possible outcomes of all this nonsense but dont talk to us like we are your main focus with nothing but $$$$ in your eyes...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what so we can give you another 9 billion dollars for you mutha f&amp;@*as to disagree on?!  obviously im being bitter because of possible outcomes of all this nonsense but dont talk to us like we are your main focus with nothing but $$$$ in your eyes&#8230;</p>
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