And “tommyf15″ says
Yeah, but you have a job, a place to live, and access to the internet, which is a lot more than many people have. And those people would likely think you should be grateful for what you have and not bitter that you don’t have what football players have.

So stop whining.
———————————————————-OK Peyton, we’ll stop whining, when you and your buddy Tom stop crying about being “taken advantage of” by the owners. Ya, taken advantage of to the tune of about a $million per game! STFU and play, or get a real job. Oh that’s right, you don’t need the money, forget about the job!

And no, the players WOULDN’T strike if they could, for two reasons: An offseason strike accomplishes nothing, and you can’t strike w/o a union.

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You forgot a reason. They’re locked out.

And hey – the players are following their pied piper lawyer – DeMaurice – the Finger – Smith – who promised them nirvana if they would only sue here, and sue over there, and hey – we’re bi-winning everywhere.

The owners are making The Finger and the NFLPA look like high school players trying to defend against a pro passing attack.

The sensibel post:
rabidmike says:
Jul 11, 2011 5:55 PM
This is the media’s fault. Breaking “news” is all they care about. I get someone to tell me a deal is close, you get someone to tell you it’s not close. We each submit a report from our unnamed source and we have done our job for the day.

Boy, I bet those players sure would strike if they could.
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Apparently you still DON’T get it. The owners did not tear up the contract. They exercised an opt-out clause that was part of the contract, which simply stated they didn’t intend to extend the current CBA under it’s existing terms upon it’s expiration. The clause was allowed into the contract by Upshaw because he knew the contract was loaded in favor of the players and it got the owners to agree to it. The pendulum has to swing back closer to center in this CBA or it won’t work either.

And no, the players WOULDN’T strike if they could, for two reasons: An offseason strike accomplishes nothing, and you can’t strike w/o a union. They chose a different leverage tactic which was to dissolve the union and sue the league for anti-trust violations, which were in fact not violations during the existence of the union, they were agreed-upon working conditions. Striking means no pay, lawsuit means a chance to grab billions for doing nothing.

BTW – those little chewy things you’ve both been eating? They’re laced with ex-lax.

Problem solved

PLAY BALL!!!

Or is that just wishful thinking, fueled by bitterness over your life situation?

Speaking of which, McDonald’s is still hiring. Turns out that most of America won’t do those jobs either. And you wonder why illegal immigrants find work here…

Yeah, Americans are “hard workers”. Right.

Hi, Welcome to McDonald’s, may I take your order please..

The majority of pro athletes who make it for sustained time, above the average years of service in their league, have worked harder than most people ever will. By a ton. The average person can’t fathom it.

Contrast that with trust fund baby Jeff Lurie. Who never worked a day in his life.

Let’s face it, most Americans DON’T work that hard. We, as a culture, transitioned to a service economy long ago. We largely push buttons and talk on the phone. Our “research” is, by and large, Google searches (look at CNN if you don’t believe me). Most of what we do in work or play is fully automated.

So, please. I understand there is bitterness out there regarding pro athletes, but to discount their work ethic is silly.

gimmeabruschi says:
So, the players chose not to strike. I wasn’t sure because I thought they chose not to strike.
Thanks for clearing that up tommy.

I’ll type slower this time…

As per the CBA the players couldn’t strike.

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Oh, I get it now. The contract the owners decided to throw in the crapcan and nullify is the one the players had to honor by not striking, even though it no longer existed as a binding article since it was thrown in the crapcan already. So instead of striking they threw the union in the crapcan and continued to negotiate as if there were still a union then cried to the courts to bail them out.

Boy, I bet those players sure would strike if they could.

Thanks for clearing this up for me tommy. And special thanks for typing slowly so even I could understand it.

So stop whining.”

Perhaps, you misunderstood… I am not complaining. I am pointing out the obvious: over paid pre-madonnas that have no freaking clue what hard work is…. Oh, that’s right they are out there sweating and getting hit… Well, too bad…. one day the vast majority of the players will have to get a job, like the rest of us. I’m ticked off at the arrogance and conceit of these entetainers, who forget who pays for the tickets…

Yeah, but you have a job, a place to live, and access to the internet, which is a lot more than many people have. And those people would likely think you should be grateful for what you have and not bitter that you don’t have what football players have.

So stop whining.

I really don’t think the owners are trying to make the players look bad. You guys (the players) seem to be doing a great job of that on your own. Look at who represents you guys, two lawyers who are in no hurry to get a deal done so the can continue to fill their wallets. Do you think they care when you start missing paychecks? Since we don’t know what player made these comments in this story, I shall just call him the Nutless Wonder.