Kinda loses its sincerity doesn’t it?
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Kinda makes it feel like the owners know what their doing doesn’t it? Everyone on the same page (publicly at least).

I’d much rather have players mouthing off to the press about being “Slaves” to the owners and telling the world how they want the financials in order to embarrass the owners.

Why do they need 10 years of detailed financials? I’m not saying they aren’t entitled to some financial information but 10 years on a team by team level? To date, the best explanation has been from Adrian Peterson and he’s willing to talk about it All Day.

The players message is so much more sincere, from their orders/suggestions that the players go to the UNION* organized draft party to the agents insinuations that there will be repurcussions to players who cross the UNION* at the draft.

I still don’t see how the lawyers can go before the judge and not burst out laughing when they defend the decertification.

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Wouldn’t the players actually have to compromise for that to be effective? To the best of my knowledge it’s been the players who have been hardline and haven’t budged an inch since negotiations started.

Keep putting it on the owners but all the evidence points to the players refusing to negotiate, not the owners.

The owners can’t really promise anything because they have proven as a collective repeatedly that their word isn’t worth anything.

The players are not right, but no way should they trust the owners.

I don’t care if there are some players that come out and say they want to talk and that gets put up on some website for PR purposes.

I think we all know that these are grown men attempting to handle a situation that involves a lot of money and if they want that money to continue to come in, they should leave the hostile owners/players at home and hammer out an agreement that the needed majority will accept.

They may not be able to come to a agreement that each side accepts unanimously, but compromise, get the votes needed, and move on.

Owner #2: “Yea, the fans may hate his team, but they respect the hell out of them. They will believe anything he tells them. Great idea!”

Rooney makes his statement.

Crickets.

Owner #1: “Hey, Murphy! GET over here!”

No more “they said this” or “Jerry walked out”.

They want transparancy. Fine. It’s time the 3rd partner, the fans, had a seat at the table.

Or at least a Season Ticket.

Translation 2)
We the owners know that the fans and TV networks who provide the annual multi-billion dollar pie, want to see players playing games, not us counting our gold.

The players wanted Doty but, now will get Nelson (Obama appointee and probably sympathetic to Unions)….but not quite as pro-Union as Doty………the lockout will stand when appealed to the 8th Circuit (if Nelson rules with the Union)….the silent majority of players who want to negotiate will rebel against MEmaurice…..ME maurice will be fired….

1.Memaurice will become a “greeter” at a local Golden Corral restaurant…..
2.Brees doesn’t win in New Orleans….(Benson will hold a grudge…eventually will trade him to the Raiders)……
3.Peterson will be traded to Buffalo. He will set fumbling records in the cold…(Ziggy is hurt and pissed off)

My/Our Demands:

I want my football back and now. I will be severely pissed if the 2011 season is cancelled or shortened. I want these millionaires and billionaires to know that I/we are serious and are tired of being treated this way after years of loyal support in making the NFL as popular as it is today. Therefore, If the Owners and NFLPA* don’t put all this crap aside and get a deal done by June 1st, 2011, the NFL Fans Union will punish the league by doing the following:

* I/we will not buy any NFL gear for THREE YEARS after this thing gets resolved. No expensive jerseys. No posters. Nothing. No matter what. Take that, boys.

* Will not watch the NFL Network for THREE YEARS after this gets resolved.

* Will go out of my way to NOT buy NFL or Player-sponsored products for THREE YEARS after the lockout ends. I won’t eat “the official pizza of the NFL,” will try very hard to not fly on “the official airline of the NFL” and will avoid buying Head And Shoulders (sorry, Troy) or eating Campbell’s Chunky Soup.

* Will absolutely not pay to go to any games for THREE YEARS after this thing ends. (Not that I would anyway since my HD TV and comfortable Living Room give me a better experience than the 90,000+ seat stadiums that the idiot owners insist on building even though they are having trouble selling seats in smaller venues. Hey, owners – not to tell you your business but that’s one thing you might do to lower your operating expenses just a wee bit).

* No tuning in to draft day coverage for THREE YEARS.

I/we may think of more consumer protest actions we will take in retaliation if this labor situation is not resolved by June 1st. We the fans are telling both sides to cut the crap and get a deal done or our Fan Union will ensure that the financial pain felt by both sides will linger long after they get back to work.

There will be a 2011 season or else we will do our own form of financial protest.

Seriously, who do these owners think they are fooling? Sadly, probably the public opinion of those too lazy to look up the facts…

Besides, the owners have yet to bargain on any topic, but they sure do like to try to say they have, betting people hear it enough they will believe it, and sadly, so far, they are right.