Comments on: NFL files motion to dismiss Brady case

By: robertallen1958

robertallen1958 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:14:57 +0000

the players have been trying to negotiate this for 3 years, have the owners negotiated in good faith, NO,
they planned this lockout, proof is the TV contracts, the owners wasted 3 years of time, what they did was plan for leverage to beat the players down, the owners shrills want the players NOW to come to the table on their terms, this my friends is not good faith bargaining, this is a take it or leave it style, that said, the players got a very good deal and know full well it probably wasn’t going to last and they would have to give on some points, however they refuse to be bullied buy a bunch of corporate money mongers, i don’t blame them, no i don’t like it but i don’t blame them, and proof of their greed is cutting staff wages, now some will say its a sound business decision, in the event of probable loss, which means the owners are in for a long lock out, the only good thing is the owners won’t get their TV insurance fund which i think they were counting on, i hope

By: olcap

olcap — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:13:16 +0000

The NFL IS dead. Good riddance of a bunch of whiny spoiled-brat babies known as owners. I am SO going to love watching these chumps cry once they get their way with the republican corporate judges, only to find that WAY less people are coming to their ridiculously overpriced crap.

By: nflfan101

nflfan101 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:01:57 +0000

fltharley says: Jun 7, 2011 8:55 AM

nflfan101 how do you put a spin that three years ago the owners set up a illegal tv contract to put money in there pocket while they continue court proceedings ?
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I don’t.

But how do you deny (or spin) that D. Smith walked out of CBA negotiations, decertified the union, had certain players file suit and then did not attend at least one court ordered mediation session? You can’t.

If you want football, tell D. Smith and the players to get their butts into negotiations and to be serious about the negotiations. Tell them to make counter offers and concessions. Until they do that, this mess will continue and there will not be NFL football.

By: bangyourhead4

bangyourhead4 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:29:50 +0000

BOOOOORING!!

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:19:21 +0000

stoutfiles says:
Jun 7, 2011 12:25 AM
I’d rather miss a season of football and get ticket prices/concession prices back to where they should be. Don’t care about the players or the owners…just the lowly fans being dragged through the mud.
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They could cancel 5 seasons of football and it wouldn’t affect ticket/concession prices one bit.

Ticket/concession prices are what they are because you pay it. Unless you vote with your wallet and stop going to games, nothing that comes out of this is going to save you a dime.

Why do people have such a hard time grasping this simple economic concept?

By: fltharley

fltharley — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:55:11 +0000

nflfan101 how do you put a spin that three years ago the owners set up a illegal tv contract to put money in there pocket while they continue court proceedings ?

By: dansnydersux

dansnydersux — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:21:41 +0000

“Let’s hope that hearing never happens.”

At this point, I hope the season is cancelled, just so I can see these greedy jerks get their respective come-uppances!

By: flyerscup2010

flyerscup2010 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:01:39 +0000

september…screw that

By: chapnastier

chapnastier — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:35:09 +0000

I am no legal expert, I make no claims to be, but why the hell wasn’t this filed a long, long time ago?

By: friendlylittletrees

friendlylittletrees — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:16:43 +0000

Time for these two parties to figure everything out FAST. The NFL will lose more fans than it can imagine if the players and owners keep arguing about billions when the rest of the country is dying financially.

By: purpleman527

purpleman527 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:03:06 +0000

Yes, September.

That means NO NFL season for 2011.

Once the players decertified in March, it’s all about the courts.

I think syncronized swimming season starts in September. Maybe Al Michaels and C.C. could do that sport.

By: evrybdyhas1

evrybdyhas1 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:00:15 +0000

Both sides seem to be working really hard to not get paid anything by not having football.

The richest big market teams and the richest high profile players don’t like sharing.

They may find fans don’t like paying.

By: bronco1st

bronco1st — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:07:46 +0000

This was filed in Judge Nelson’s court according to the link provided. Judge Judy rides again and then the 8th will shut her down. Look for an end to the appeals in Feb or Mar of 2012. What a sham…I hope they all suffer 3 times the amount of the fans.

By: nmking26

nmking26 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:56:26 +0000

Owners acting in the best interest of the game and of the fans once again.

Let’s see here:

Opt out
Issue lockout
After lockout is dismissed, sue and lockout again
File motion for September

Do these guys want football or what!

By: tmaczoozoo

tmaczoozoo — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:41:51 +0000

Later, when contacted by reporters, Jerry Jones was heard singing under his breath…

“Hell Yeeeaah
Drink it up, drink-drink it up,
When sober girls around me, they be actin like they drunk
They be actin like they drunk, actin-actin like they drunk…”

By: egls7

egls7 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:34:44 +0000

If it gets us from point A (the lockout) to point B (football on time), then I am all for it

By: robertallen1958

robertallen1958 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:35:01 +0000

i am becoming tired of all this, and if we don’t have football in September i will not watch it again, i swore of the nba in 1989, so i can do this, i will find something else to do with my Sundays, this isn’t worth it.

By: bangyourhead4

bangyourhead4 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:12:29 +0000

I am really tired of reading about this mess.

By: rowdymon

rowdymon — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:45:17 +0000

I am so sick of the labor issue. I just want it to be OVER.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:34:43 +0000

No problem.

Just expected legal maneuvering necessary to keep up appearances.

As I have said all along, nothing will happen till the 8th circuit rules. Once they do, things will happen quickly.

New CBA by end of July.

Chicken littles take a break, go on vacation, reintroduce yourself to your children, kiss your wife.

This too shall pass.

By: kcfanatic

kcfanatic — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:33:13 +0000

Hearing in September with a ruling coming in early February, just in time for the the SCAB Bowl.

By: stoutfiles

stoutfiles — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:25:54 +0000

I’d rather miss a season of football and get ticket prices/concession prices back to where they should be. Don’t care about the players or the owners…just the lowly fans being dragged through the mud.

By: trbowman

trbowman — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:21:08 +0000

Legal mumbo jumbo overload.

By: kevinhello

kevinhello — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:17:50 +0000

Set for hearing on September 12, 2011. The motion says that they have until August 1, 2011 to file a full legal brief. At that point, players would have 21 days to file a brief in response. Regardless, here’s hoping that the long delay allows mounting legal costs, plus a break from judicial involvement, to push the two sides closer to settlement.

By: samoanjungle

samoanjungle — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:16:25 +0000

I have pockets

By: descendency

descendency — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:14:06 +0000

It’s a good thing this was started way before it could cause us to miss a season of football…

Oh. ****.

By: saberstud75

saberstud75 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:05:18 +0000

The NFL shoud also file a motion to have Tom Brady cut his hair. Homeboy looks like a girlie-man with that hairdo.

By: footballfan292

footballfan292 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:01:33 +0000

There is always a motion to dismiss. This isnt really anything big.

By the way…this motion will be heard by Judge Nelson. So the 8th circuit wont get their hands on it until next year in which case 2011 season will be already lost and we will be talking about losing the 2012 draft.

By: nflfan101

nflfan101 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:58:05 +0000

How do you kill a $9,000,000,000 goose? Hire a lawyer who refuses to negotiate.

FACT: D. Smith walked out of CBA negotiations, decertified the union, had certain players file suit and then did not attend at least one court ordered mediation session.

REPORTED: The NFL has made at least 2 offers and made other concessions last week. D. Smith has not made any counter offer or any concessions.

Any fans, players, or PFT employees that want football need to tell D. Smith or the players to get into negotiations and be serious about resolving this mess. Otherwise, the NFL as we know it is dead.

By: bonniebengal

bonniebengal — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:54:51 +0000

If the NFL is the goose that lays the golden eggs, then DeMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell have their hands around that goose’s neck, determined to squeeze the life out of it.