Comments on: Kessler returns to the labor talks on Thursday

By: shorttracknews

shorttracknews — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:17:41 +0000

Kessler?? I thought his name was Kramer

By: alewatcher

alewatcher — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:35:07 +0000

From another story further up:

“Look, someone asked me whether I was optimistic,” Smith said. “I think we’re both optimistic when we have the right people in the room. We know we’re talking about the right issues and that we’re working hard to get it done.”

Hmm, I wonder who he could be talking about?

By: mathsimillion

mathsimillion — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:31:00 +0000

Great, just when I was starting to get my hopes up…

By: realdeal12

realdeal12 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:25:31 +0000

Oh look its a do&*he parade!

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:09:14 +0000

Do not report anythign untila deal is DONE! And that won’t be until Sept 29!!!

By: jskill3

jskill3 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:52:42 +0000

Uh Oh.

By: breakyourballz

breakyourballz — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:30:14 +0000

Kessler used to drive around in a VW Bug with a Geek Squad decal on the door..

By: footballfanatic3431

footballfanatic3431 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:27:38 +0000

Kessler returned on Thursday.

Adam Schefter reported that the talks did not go well today.

Coincidence? No chance.

By: hawkjuice

hawkjuice — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:18:23 +0000

Cue the Darth Vader music

By: zinn22

zinn22 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:17:44 +0000

The Kessler comments are silly. The deal in place is almost identical to the offer the players made the owners during mediation in March. The players then made a starting offer at 50%. The owners walked out in disgust. Now the owners are happy with essentially the same deal that was offered by the players.

The owners change in stance has nothing to do with Kessler or the players. It is because of two things the possibility of losing pre-season revenue and the real reason for the labor strife the internal fight between owners about revenue sharing. If the owners wanted this deal they could have simply done it in March.

I think this really tells us that the lockout and this whole crisis never had anything to do with the original deal but rather it was all about making a crisis so the could ditch the revenue sharing deal. The rich owners did not want to subsidize the small market teams. Plus they took advantage of the situation to squeeze an extra 5% out of the players. But the real money here is what they will save on the revenue sharing. Bad news for the small market teams and likely bad news for the overall health of the league.

By: Woody

Woody — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:09:54 +0000

Oh, now we know why a deal isn’t close…

By: spidey817

spidey817 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:58:15 +0000

He’s Cole from the future.

By: ramofsteel

ramofsteel — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:56:54 +0000

In my Eric Cartman voice:

“Lawyers piss me off.”

By: nolahxc

nolahxc — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:55:33 +0000

****!

By: bobwhitequail

bobwhitequail — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:55:19 +0000

I wonder if Kessler is directly responsible for De Smith’s message to players to not believe that a deal is close. It makes sense based on everything that has happened previously.

Besides the $25 million (NY times) he has made from the NFLPA from 2006-2010 (when he was in the background), he is raking in more now that he is lead council. If a deal is made his huge cash flow is over. Plus the fame that he wants from defeating the NFL in court will never happen. Put the gimp back in his cage! We want football not endless lawsuits!

By: jimr10

jimr10 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:51:45 +0000

not good news.

By: bobwhitequail

bobwhitequail — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:47:57 +0000

They released the Gimp! Run!!! … seriously this can only be bad news.

By: bradjames33160

bradjames33160 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:47:19 +0000

Get those a-holes outta there. I will not allow my children to be lawyers. They need to make their money honestly.

By: thetwilightsown

thetwilightsown — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:44:31 +0000

Don’t fall for the okie-doke, football fans. This whole “we’re almost there” business is all designed to manipulate our frustration. I say… POINT IT BACK AT BOTH OF ‘EM. Boycott all major sponsors (go to a local pizzeria, have a bbq, buy a micro-brew, etc.) and let these selfish bastards eat cake.

What about us? We PAY for everything!

By: ravenspit

ravenspit — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:41:54 +0000

The lady following them is the famous stripper maxy mounds.

By: evrybdyhas1

evrybdyhas1 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:40:41 +0000

Take out the garbage.

By: trbowman

trbowman — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:40:02 +0000

Ah. No wonder the talks went poorly today.