Comments on: Mediation breaks for nearly a month

By: ggeden

ggeden — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:08:09 +0000

how many mediation sessions does it take to screw in a light-bulb?

By: crubenst

crubenst — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:50:04 +0000

This basically helps the owners A LOT. The lockout is not lifted. The longer we go and the closer we get to the season and the longer no free agents get their money, the more likely the players will finally rise up and overthrow D. Smith.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:33:45 +0000

Wonder how many fans just dropped their give a sh*t. Didn’t the judge mention a ruling within 2 weeks back on April 6? Is she waiting for the NLRB to finally make a ruling on the complaint filed by the leage mid Feb? Maybe the media should stop digging up unknowledgeable “sources” and running stories on this cluster…

By: ravensfreak00

ravensfreak00 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:33:02 +0000

Good to see there’s urgency on both sides(sarcasm).

By: cam3420

cam3420 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:31:12 +0000

WOW I am jus sooo disappointed and disgusted by my favorite sport, that is all

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:25:55 +0000

The World Series should get great ratings this year. It won’t have to compete with NFL football.

By: endzonezombie

endzonezombie — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:15:21 +0000

“Want to make something really happen, everyone who has DirecTV Sunday ticket (me included) need to cancel right now.”

I think they start to take money sooner if you are on the Early Bird program. But thanks for the reminder. I cancelled Sunday Ticket for 2011.

By: endzonezombie

endzonezombie — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:12:22 +0000

What the fans need is the involvement of mid-tier owners who cannot afford to pay operating expenses without football revenue. The league hardliners involved in the negotiations are either the rich owners who wanna get richer ( Kraft, Jones, Mara, Johnson) , or the miserly,unstable owners who shouldn’t own a team anyway ( Wilson, Brown, York) . Those owners in the middle should drive the negotiations for a fair settlement.

By: rocketdogsports

rocketdogsports — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:07:20 +0000

There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action. Morons are running the show.

By: endzonezombie

endzonezombie — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:05:43 +0000

Did anyone ever hear of hobartbaker before the lockout? He is just another stadium janitor paid by the league/some team to sit on the internet spewing propaganda while the stadium toilets go unused. Just goes to shiw ya how life skills can be used in another job.

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:01:17 +0000

Someone mentioned D Smith??? How would a 3′-2″ communist with a big mouth get another job. Wait a minute Im sorry…The zoo could always use him!!!! Ill call the zoo Union and see if we can get him in.

By: bronco1st

bronco1st — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:59:19 +0000

Efffff them all! The owners, players, judges, mediators, lawyers, agents and the media. I’m changing my handle from bronco1st to ME1st. Over and OUT!

By: hobbstweedle

hobbstweedle — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:50:37 +0000

“But there are seven other Magistrate Judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. And if issues in Judge Boylan’s schedule were poised to emerge only a week after mediation began, why did Judge Nelson give him the assignment in the first place?”

Now that’s damn right. So, not only are the parties not taking this seriously, the bench apparently isn’t either. Sad.

By: link49

link49 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:47:49 +0000

All the lawyers are B… S……, always Producing ” the show “

By: jimr10

jimr10 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:46:44 +0000

It ain’t gonna happen as long as de smith is involved. it is to his advantage (?) for it to drag on. The low level players need to get their act together and DEMAND from their player rep to get serious.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:30:32 +0000

Seriously? Seriously? Maybe the White House should intervene in this thing. They couldn’t do any worse than the judiciary at this point. Sure, why not? Let’s turn it into a regular three-ring circus. Since it doesn’t look like we’re going to have a football season, we’ll need some entertainment. Grrrrrr ….

Judge … ma’am … appoint someone who can show up!

By: fivetwos

fivetwos — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:58:14 +0000

“Want to make something really happen, everyone who has DirecTV Sunday ticket (me included) need to cancel right now. Send DirecTV into a panic and the league will have to respond…and the pot of money will shrink scaring the players union”

Kinda hard to do when the bill doesn’t show up until July.

By: pfii63

pfii63 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:56:19 +0000

Very sad to see this develop. I have had a long love affair with the NFL, but it looks like both sides are determined to drive fans away.

To anyreidisfat – I agree, none of us should buy anything with an NFL logo on it. However, I do disagree with one point… if they lose one regular season game, I am done with the NFL for at least as long as I gave up baseball after the strike, and I am only just now returning to being a baseball fan. I am sick of the greed and the inability to grown men to be reasonable with one another.

By: duanethomas

duanethomas — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:53:18 +0000

Dont worry fans, calm down. This group of “mid-tier” players will open their own negotiations and get a deal done. If not another group of lower tier players are meeting with my cousins, uncle,brothers, law firm. There is hope!………………..LOL.

I said it from the start, if the PLAYERS win in court football in 2011. OWNERS win in court no football in 2011. Period.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:51:24 +0000

I guess they are all waiting for the two minute warning. Obviously the league is continuing like business is usual (except for trades and FA). They released the schedule and are having the draft like there is no problem with the unorganized, disjointed players. Just keep on, keeping on.

By: santolonius

santolonius — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:51:13 +0000

i hate to say it, but the time has come for black magic. i really see no other alternative. laying chicken bones on the floor right now…

By: nflsucker

nflsucker — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:35:53 +0000

Can a judge start fining both sides, something like a million a week from the total the NFL will collect in the future, to reimburse taxpayers in the cities that footed part of the bill of new stadiums?

That would get their asses moving, to watch their precious pie shrink. Let them fight over peanuts, the jerks.

By: upperdecker19

upperdecker19 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:32:44 +0000

“fatelvis77 says:
Apr 20, 2011 5:05 PM
Boo Goodell at the draft. Throw garbage. Spit. Hurl. Curse. Shout him down when he tries to speak. This is the guy who said PSL’s are a good investment.”

1000% agree. Is the NFL stupid enough to let the normal crowd into the draft though?

By: jersey73

jersey73 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:20:33 +0000

Want to make something really happen, everyone who has DirecTV Sunday ticket (me included) need to cancel right now. Send DirecTV into a panic and the league will have to respond…and the pot of money will shrink scaring the players union.

By: macgee10

macgee10 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:20:28 +0000

Can we as fans take over the mediation sessions? Jeez this thing is getting worse and worse as the days go by. First off Susan Nelson should have had mediation sessions back in Washington and second of all why would she not discuss this judges schedule ahead of time before she appointed him?

By: richm2256

richm2256 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:19:55 +0000

It’s not like they were going to reach an agreement anyway. These people can’t agree on what to order for lunch.

Does either side think they inspire confidence in the fans?

By: jokendave

jokendave — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:18:05 +0000

How can you call it “Mediation”, when no one wants to mediate? Its obvious they don’t want the season to proceed, so….Fire them and replace them with people who are serious about mediation.

By: ar1888

ar1888 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:16:49 +0000

This just goes to show both sides are not taking this seriously.

By: fatelvis77

fatelvis77 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:05:30 +0000

Boo Goodell at the draft. Throw garbage. Spit. Hurl. Curse. Shout him down when he tries to speak. This is the guy who said PSL’s are a good investment.

By: andyreidisfat

andyreidisfat — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:04:28 +0000

Ok so truth is the Fans will not boycott watching football. But what we can do is not buy anything with the NFL seal on it. No jerseys, no hats, no dvs, no nothing. We as fans can only do one thing and thats vote with our wallets. So from here till the end of this season I personally will not pay for anything with an NFL seal and that includes tickets (I usally go to 4 games a year) . I would hope that other fans will do the same thing. This is a joke. These people on both sides are a joke. A month ? A month ?? WTF. The offseason work outs will already be over by the time this thing even gets started. I now really hate the owners. And i am starting to turn on the players. Both of the leaders Godell and Smith are having a penis measuring contest that is ruining a full nfl season for fans. If both sides were smart they get rid of these tools. I hate to say this, because I hate when congress gets involved in sport. But its time congress does get involved as if the NFL doesn’t play that is going to hurt jobs in every NFL city and traing camp location. Its time congress steps in and tells the teams and players that they have 5 days to get a deal done or they loose anti-trust exemption. They don’t need to hold hearings or waste money or time. Just a threat from the speaker and the senate leader and they will get the deal done. Step up congress and do something for the people that doesn’t involve lining your pockets. The NFL is a national trust, it is the great distraction from our crappy lives. It provides tens of thosands of low wage jobs to people who will soon be on unemployment. not to mention the thousands of bars and waiters that will not make money this year because of a lack of football. I think almost a 100000 jobs will be affected if the NFL doesn’t get this doesnt get this done in time. And thats non NFL people. The NFL as whole should be ashamed of themselves. I am so angry at these people. Sorry for my rant, but this bull ish. I hope they don’t play this year and people stop watching so these rich bastards go broke and die !