Comments on: Report: Free agents pressing for progress on CBA

By: Topher

Topher — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:02:10 +0000

famousp22 says:
Jul 9, 2011 8:03 PM
drgfri says:

Report: Mark Sanchez pressing for some sweet post prom action

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LAME!! EPIC FAIL

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There was an epic fail in this post but with 2 thumbs up and 46 down…. it wasn’t the Sanchez comment.

By: batfreight

batfreight — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:44:19 +0000

I think that most fans are at or approaching the “Who cares”? point. The greedy, cynical lawyers have the doofus players convinced that they can outwait and intimidate the owners. What fools. Now I want the owners to take a hard line. These players need a good whack from the sledgehammer of reality. Missing some paydays should send most of the rats scurrying for the lifeboats.

By: saints25

saints25 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:28:08 +0000

the NFLPA are being lead by a blind Mule…the worst move The NFLPA ever made,was taking this to court,if they dont get this done by the 15th?Which they want….,IMHO,I hope the Owners shut down the whole season now..every NFL fan is tired of of the BS,Fans arent as dumb as both sides think we are…

By: 13forgbp

13forgbp — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:54:14 +0000

Big surprise here. This is the same union m.o. used everywhere…..one subsection of the union gets absolutely, royally screwed to (union line) preserve the “rights” of the whole and get a “better” deal for everyone. Only problem is, that is complete b.s. They sacrifice some to get a better deal for select others without regard for their union “brothers”.

Think about it…for most of these FAs it is their one and only chance for that big payday with all important signing bonus in a game where their contract is not guaranteed and their career can end tomorrow. This is the most important business moment of their lives. Who cares though…..right? Let’s bill more hours, get more face time, advance a cause no one cares about and throw these guys under a bus. Union Brotherhood!!!!

It is like here in Milwaukee where instead of making a small contribution towards our pension and health insurance, the union decided they would rather accept the layoff of over 500 of us. “Hmmmmm….let’s see…..everyone has to give up a few bucks a pay period so the district can afford to keep us all employed, or we can keep every penny of ‘our’ money and over 500 of us will get axed? F the 500! Sorry ‘brothers’….ya gotta go.”

The folly of union mentality. Too bad this idiocy is screwing more than just me.

By: spillertime21

spillertime21 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:02:18 +0000

If the labor deal was as close as everyone thinks it is, why would the judge take a vacation? Hes someone with actual knowlege of the progress (or lack thereof) he went on vacation because he knows one week won’t settle this. We, as NFL fans, are screwed. I pulled a random team out of a hat and it looks like I’ll be a Texas A&M fan this year. Go Aggies!!!

By: Sayre Bedinger

Sayre Bedinger — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:54:30 +0000

Can’t believe they’ve waited this long without asking Chuck Norris to negotiate. Here’s your window!

By: footballguru517

footballguru517 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:50:41 +0000

My interest in college football grows with every passing day…I’m at the point where I say we fans should just boycott going to NFL games this year. Watch it TV. Embarrass the NFL with the amount of empty seats in their stadiums on Sundays.

By: vahawker

vahawker — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:57:46 +0000

He has no reason to cancel vacation plans likely made a year ago…long before this mess was dumped in his lap. If the people “leading” the league and players can’t meet more than once or twice a week, why should he change any plans he has?
The idiots should have gotten this done loooooong ago without Boylan.

By: mrlynch33

mrlynch33 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:27:08 +0000

Bring back the XFL BABY!!! Guys got paid in Dirt…and maybe we’ll end up with another HeHateMe once they finally agree on the new CBA

By: vetdana

vetdana — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:25:33 +0000

Free Agents were just run over by the lockout locomotive ! No negotiations over the weekend, 8 th circuit court ruling and Judge Boylan upcoming 19 July meeting. Zero sense of urgency.Were not near as close as many people have been promoting. The eternal optimists on this site are going to start to get worried because we are in crunch time starting next week and revenue is going to be lost with pre season games scrubbed. I think the owners have decided wait out the players and regular season games [if not the whole season] are at high risk. If I am wrong, I will admitt same.

By: Patriot42

Patriot42 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:16:13 +0000

These greedy b–tards may not ever get it settled and I really don’t care.

By: barronhastoholdorakpo

barronhastoholdorakpo — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:15:38 +0000

Everybody is worried about Free agency…what about half of the season. The Owner’s i believe are now ready to hand out some reality to these misguided players. Game checks are about to be missed, free agents are about to lose out on the big payday they have worked so hard for, and the revenue split is about to shrink. It’s about time for the big boys to flex some muscle, and they aren’t going to settle for a compromise that doesn’t make long term sense. Who said this deal was about done? Football will return with the snow, and the Owners will take short term losses, for a long term plan. Players are way over their heads now…….

By: eagiants

eagiants — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:08:53 +0000

In other words…we’re f’d!

By: gregski79

gregski79 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:54:59 +0000

So we have another 7-10 days to put up with this sh!t?

By: bobbyd12

bobbyd12 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:43:03 +0000

Some of you are just incredibly outside the realm of reality. First off, a Federal Court is not going to drop everything it is doing and dismiss the Brady case just because the fans want football. This is going to continue to take a lot of time to get done. There is way to much going on here to expect this to be resolved in the next couple weeks. The only one who seems to think Pre Season is that important is the writer of this blog. The important thing is not losing regular season games, not Pre Season garbage time.

By: dccowboy

dccowboy — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:35:59 +0000

Given that there will be over 500 free agents if the 4 years to FA holds, I’d imagine that they might want to be reducing the supply some, maybe only 5+ this year.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:34:02 +0000

I’ve already passed on renewing my pair of season tickets and will probably pay much less attention to football when the season does start. They don’t need or deserve a nickel more of my money, that’s for sure.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:30:47 +0000

The whole process is driven by profit. Every last detail. If the NFL could magically cancel the season without jeopardizing profits, they would. They don’t care one little bit about the players, fans, non player employees or anything else. Period.

By: vbe2

vbe2 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:30:29 +0000

You couldn’t find a picture of live grenades? You have to use a picture of dummy, training grenades that do no harm?

By: silverhornet

silverhornet — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:30:20 +0000

I watched women’s soccer today.

By: tomsd1

tomsd1 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:17:03 +0000

Why blame Boylan? What power does he really have?

And uno mas: Who was the dummy who said the talks were at the five yard line?

By: bf53

bf53 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:07:17 +0000

Report: Fans pressing for progress on CBA

By: famousp22

famousp22 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:03:16 +0000

drgfri says:

Report: Mark Sanchez pressing for some sweet post prom action

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LAME!! EPIC FAIL

By: jacksaysfu

jacksaysfu — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:58:39 +0000

This must be God punishing me for blaming that fart on grandma last thanksgiving .

By: TurdSandwich

TurdSandwich — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:56:21 +0000

Bring on the scabs!

By: johnnyglutes

johnnyglutes — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:54:12 +0000

Be prepared for this to drag on. If they were serious, they would have met through last weekend. Until they get hit in the pocket book, this lockout will continue because both sides are dumb.

By: shian11

shian11 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:43:43 +0000

“free agents are making their desire known about wanting to get a deal done”

You just posted an article about Peyton manning(free agent) telling Jeff Saturday to just let him know when to show up for work. They want a deal, they don’t want a deal, they want a deal. Bottom line is the free agents, especially the 5-6 year players have been pushing for a deal from the beginning!! They can lean back and relax!! Jeff Saturday can call them too!!!

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:39:51 +0000

I am waiting for my feel good story where is it at?

By: lovesportsandsurfing

lovesportsandsurfing — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:34:08 +0000

Once again, no NFL in 2011,…wake up.

By: ajtexans

ajtexans — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:11:22 +0000

I’m almost to the point where I’m rooting for these greedy fools to screw it all up and lose the season. I can take a nice relaxing vacation with my season ticket refund – plus attend more college games in my part of the country.