Comments on: Mawae says players aren’t tied to July 21 timeline

By: try7124

try7124 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:31:15 +0000

what a freaking moron this guy is. i hope he gets hurt badly and can’t ever walk or see. he’s just mad because he sucks.

By: firemarshal1

firemarshal1 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:43:50 +0000

Here we go, say ain’t so. As firefighter, I’ve taken deep salary and benefits cuts. Now, are you telling me that “the players” are holding up the process now? ANY NFL Players who holds up this agreement is a MORON. You’re getting improved retirement and healthcare benefits. Count your blessing. Be happy, it’s the economy.

By: builtlikeyoda

builtlikeyoda — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:39:14 +0000

F THE PLAYERS WATCH COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By: rcali

rcali — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:08:41 +0000

Rush a decade long agreement for a bunch of money-grab pre-season games? That’s all you need to know everybody.

By: bradjames33160

bradjames33160 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:32:12 +0000

Kevin Ma-WHINE can stick his head where the sun don’t shine for all I care. Time to admit that you’re irrelevant and that the football-loving denizens of this great country of ours will hate you forever.

By: bradentonbuc

bradentonbuc — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:29:44 +0000

Intelligent thinking has not been present on either side in this lockout. Why start now?

By: twitter:Chapman_Jamie

twitter:Chapman_Jamie — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:45:01 +0000

Isn’t he retired? He get’s a vote?

By: effjohntaylornorelation

effjohntaylornorelation — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:25:21 +0000

Hasn’t Kevin Mawae said enough? At least once this is over and he can’t find work in the NFL we hopefully will not ever be subjected to his words again. Still not sure how why he is on the NFPLA* Executive Committee when he isn’t an active player.

By: bpjensen

bpjensen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:23:06 +0000

Yes Kevin, thank you for reminding us yet again that no one gives a crap about the fans.

By: macgee10

macgee10 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:08:52 +0000

Yes you are Kevin don’t lie.

By: kspec1982

kspec1982 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:08:11 +0000

Don’t ya think as fans we should be part of the negotiations?

We as fans would have had this deal finalized months ago.

By: jokendave

jokendave — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:02:31 +0000

What do you expect from the union? The more we wait the more we get paid. And I suppose you’ve been rushing up to this point?…(.)I(.) NOT!!!!!!

By: kom2k10

kom2k10 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:58:19 +0000

Why did the players get up from the negotiating table in the first place?? The owners have been saying all along that this would be settle at the negotiating table, not in court.

It was the players who took 2 months off before they actually started negotiating again! That was dumb on their part and now the DO NEED TO RUSH to get this deal done because if we miss ANY football, A LOT of fans will be TICKED!!!

By: lucky5934

lucky5934 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:53:14 +0000

Sounds like Mawae has a case of “We don’t care if the owners lose money for preseason games because we players hate preseason and we don’t get paid for it anyway” -itus….

By: pigskinporker

pigskinporker — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:31:27 +0000

OUTRAGEOUS!!!

Whether this is a save face comment or not it just goes to show the absolute absence of common sense and intelligence on the players part.

“We’re not tied to a timeline of July 21,” Mawae said, via ESPN.com. “Our timeline is to get a deal that’s best for the players.”

Does this not show and imply they really don’t care about anyone other then themselves. The fans are not even a thought, F… the fans as far as they are concerned. They are no hurry to get back to us.

Do they not realize this further alienates the fans and turning some into wanting the lockout to continue just to see the arrogance of the players be put in check? At least the owners know to keep their mouths shut!

Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves…!

By: clintonrb

clintonrb — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:24:07 +0000

stop the rhetoric grow up and sign

By: pftstory

pftstory — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:18:14 +0000

What actually is the definition of an NFL player who gets to vote.
We have this unsigned player on the executive committee, who may or may not play again. does he get to vote?
Are the rookies voting?
If Kerry Collins waited a couple weeks could he vote? Can he vote anyway if he didn’t file the paperwork, which I guess he couldn’t do because of the lockout.
Heck can Farve vote? Tiki? Owens, who also may never play again. Carson Palmer?

If the rookies cant vote..Think about this. Most players in the league now will be done/retired before the ten years of the deal is up. The rookies are the ones that would be most effected by the deal, their entire career for most of them will be under this deal.
If the drafted rookies can vote, what about the undrafted FA’s? I’m sure they cant, after all, technically I’m one of them.

Mawae is actually barking about getting this thing right. The deal will have a much greater impact on Andrew Luck then it will on Mawae.
You could say that’s a sign that Mawae cares about others. It just highlights how this whole thing is just off-kilter.

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:15:11 +0000

Good point about being retired. If Mawae wants to continue the fight, he should join Carl Eller and his group and take up the cause with them.

By: gdonz14

gdonz14 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:13:00 +0000

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Fine, but it’s also best for the players to avoid losing their $96 million piece of that $200 million per week that would be forfeited if the lockout eats into the preseason. And that sizable figure has to be factored into the timeline to which the players adhere.

The truth is that everyone is being rushed, thanks to that $200 million per week.
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WRONG. The players do not care about the $200M per week that goes to the total pie that would be lost with canceled preseason weeks. They don’t see the correlation to their own interests since the argument is tenuous at best. Players only care about lost paychecks. Further, they are more than happy to shorten the preseason – report to camp later than next week. So suggesting revenue hits to the overall size of the pie for lost practice games where they don’t see a red cent of actual compensation is just transparent spin and hollow fear-mongering on your part. No one with half a brain buys that flimsy logic.

Stop carrying the Owners’ water.

By: blchaney69

blchaney69 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:10:39 +0000

MAWAE NEEDS TO GO… He has been a Problem for years.. Of course he isnt on a timeline because NO TEAM has signed the Lockerroom Lawyer!! WHY WOULD HE BE IN A HURRY?

By: eaglesfan290

eaglesfan290 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:08:07 +0000

Mawae doesn’t care because he doesn’t play anymore I have never seen anything as retarded as having the head of the players rep an X Player ………..the fact is it doesn’t matter to him he has no sense of urgency he has made his money, is bitter because no one whould sign him last year, and he will be playing golf when this is over!

This is just his version of stick it to the MAN!

By: romo2witten

romo2witten — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:07:30 +0000

Mawae seems like a person who believes he is much smarter than he actually is. I cringe every time he opens his mouth.

By: bigbeav82

bigbeav82 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:06:48 +0000

Dont have a July 21st Deadline??? They are waiting til the have the best deal for everyone???Isnt that what he has been Neg. for months..I thought he was happy with the terms?

By: rippedoffhead

rippedoffhead — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:05:35 +0000

As a fan, yes, yes you are tied to the July 21 timeline jackass, because we the fans say so.

But of course, what I or any of us want or think doesn’t really matter or enter into the equation of this whole CBA mess anyways.

By: kwalk4780

kwalk4780 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:03:37 +0000

You are not even an active player. Go away! Retire and shut your mouth!

By: jooceman

jooceman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:03:23 +0000

the only reason why both parties feel “rushed” is because they were scratching their nuts for the better part of the last 4 months and now they are “rushed” to get something done without losing any of the preseason.

By: m2karateman

m2karateman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:03:13 +0000

“We’re not tied to a timeline of July 21,” Mawae said, via ESPN.com

If you get in the way of getting a deal done, I could see you getting tied to a set of railroad tracks…..

By: mhs8031

mhs8031 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:02:05 +0000

Folks, think about the timing here. This is a “save face” comment. There will be a deal done by this evening. By tomorrow, you will know when everything (free agency, camps, etc) is happening. That is what they are working on now.

By: bronco1st

bronco1st — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:01:05 +0000

I get it…”we can be reasonable but you first”…”no, you first”…”no, you first”…”we went first last time”…”no you didn’t, we did”…”did to”…”did not”…”did to”…”didn’t”…did”…”"didn’t”…did”…I’m tellin mom”!

By: esg6string

esg6string — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:01:00 +0000

In other words he still hasn’t grasped that we the fans don’t give a ish about this posturing BS and all that we want to hear come out of their mouths is ‘we have a deal, there will be football this year’ and when the FA madness actually starts. Other than that keeping your talking behind closed doors.