Comments on: Negotiations resume in Minnesota

By: ididntsaythat

ididntsaythat — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:42:51 +0000

Well, what we are seeing is the game of Big Business in action! BOTH sides are to blame here. They both were hoping this would play out in court, which it didnt, so now they are talking…these talks should have been going on since January!!! I am afraid that with the size and magnitude of this CBA, we may miss some of the season. In which case EVERYBODY Loses, EXCEPT the LAWYERS who will be paid regardless!!! I think when this is over, we need to have all the lawyers on the field taking a kickoff and run it back…against a special team. This way they can get clobbered and earn their money the same way the players they are representing do!

By: mick730

mick730 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:41:45 +0000

“Make it happen and get a deal. If ANY games are missed; including pre-season, some fans will be lost forever…..”

Baloney.

By: homelanddefense

homelanddefense — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:37:12 +0000

sorry Massachusetts….

By: homelanddefense

homelanddefense — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:36:56 +0000

vtsquirm, I thought the same thing. Although it seems like they are picking sites where some of the negotiators live. IE, Kraft in Massachusetss, Mara in NY. etc. If they meet in Carolina next we will know for sure.

By: berniemadoffsides

berniemadoffsides — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:17:19 +0000

@ sketchydave:

I don’t know how Bills fans do it, and I mean that in the most genuinely respectful way possible. Losing so many consecutive Super Bowls and just getting pounded in a ridiculously tough division… I give you credit for being as diehard as you are. I hope you guys win your division, I really do.

By: steelerer

steelerer — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:02:41 +0000

Both sides have no sense of urgency, just taking their sweet time. BS!!!!

By: pkrjones

pkrjones — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:59:56 +0000

Hopefully they told ALL of the lawyers to go to the Comfort Inn & Suites in Tallahassee, FL and wait for us. With the lawyers 1,000 miles away we may see a CBA, yet.

By: gdeli

gdeli — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:57:35 +0000

work it out. we need our violence fueled games? idk

By: bigbeav82

bigbeav82 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:41:40 +0000

This site is an emotional rollercoaster!! One minute they report optomistic, then with-in an hour ol Mike has some pessimistic news!!! Lets just get a deal done.

By: sketchydave

sketchydave — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:32:36 +0000

Just picked up a new Stevie Johnson jersey, I’m a delusional Bills fan ALWAYS thinking playoffs right about now… But is it that delusional to think these jack asses need to put a little bit of sweat into this and not come out until there’s signed papers?..

By: berniemadoffsides

berniemadoffsides — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:28:24 +0000

Let there be football!

By: eagiants

eagiants — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:24:55 +0000

Glad to hear they started on a Monday, just like the rest of us.

Forgive me if I’m not holding my breath this week but I’m waiting for the next bucket of cold water.

By: chatham10

chatham10 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:22:42 +0000

I hope they keep the lawyers out of these meetings or if not then we can kiss a part or all of the season goodby. I have a question for you Mike, they all say that the life on average of an NFL player is 3 1/2 years then why fight over free agency after 4 or 6 years?

By: vtsquirm

vtsquirm — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:21:46 +0000

how many states do they plan to meet in? just pick a place and stay there.

By: jbythebay

jbythebay — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:12:04 +0000

am I the only one who thinks Jeff Saturday looks like Jerome Clifford from ‘The Client’?

By: maximus50

maximus50 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:38:16 +0000

Make it happen and get a deal. If ANY games are missed; including pre-season, some fans will be lost forever…..while others will take years to come back. Not everyone is a football addict, the casual fans will abandon this sport. The NFL may also lose large numbers of Americans that are currently unemployed, underemployed, or just simply struggling…these people will have no sympathy for the current labor dispute. Only a small percentage of fans are die-hard, only a small percentage will care enough to read profootballtalk, listen to NFL radio on Sirius, or subscribe to the Sunday Ticket on DirecTV…I do all of the above and you probably do too and even we are getting pissed off and questioning our loyalty. Wake up NFL, wake up NFLPA, wake up lawyers, having a larger percentage of a much smaller pie is always less money. 52% owners, 48% players, rookie salary cap, and the future possibility of an 18 game season to be negotiated are all very reasonable and should be agreed upon this week. Get it done!

By: purpleman527

purpleman527 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:31:54 +0000

It all sounds familiar.

Early in March 2011, we had two extensions and all the optimism about a deal getting done. In the end, we got the middle finger from De Smith. (Opps. Sorry. The players, not De Smith. De Smith is just there.)

Get ready for another finger from De Smith, I mean, the players.

And it won’t be the index, the pinky or the ring finger.

By: ajtexans

ajtexans — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:25:50 +0000

Lock them all in a room, serve nothing but lutefisk, and tell them they need to reach a deal before they come out.

By: footballfanatic3431

footballfanatic3431 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:14:14 +0000

Let me guess. They’ll talk for the next 2 days and then they will take a week long break.

Hey Boylan, I’ll give you a hundred bucks if you order them to stay in a room until a resolution is done. I promise you an agreement would be reached before 48 hours passed.

By: krow101

krow101 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:11:47 +0000

If they have to stay in Minnesota till they do a deal … then it will be quick.