Comments on: NFLPA* to players: We will meet again on Monday to discuss our options

By: ikie12pts

ikie12pts — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:44:44 +0000

Unfrickinbelievable!!! If the players cannot understand the document, have the attorneys read and “translate” it for them. Then, surely the fans won’t have to be subjected to these infantile theatrics over and over again. Just “git-er-done” one way or another and be done with it. This is not amusing!

By: ezg1

ezg1 — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:06:02 +0000

Perhaps Pelosi can render some assistance in explaining the finer points of the contract with players!

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:52:01 +0000

The players:
1) Are small-minded egomaniacs that don’t want to be/feel bullied
2) Want to ensure that any banned substances are purged from their systems prior to becoming vulnerable to any testing
3) Are attempting to do as little as possible and still get paid (preseason is unpopular and vets have a better shot at keeping their jobs the longer this plays out)
4) Have serious communication issues and have no concept of organization/preparation
5) Are trying to avoid any validation to the “sham” decert accusations
6) Do not trust the owners even though it is their own leadership that has kept them in the dark
7) Have delayed the process and tossed out volatile rhetoric from day 1 and this is just the latest example
8) May be attempting a power play to insert more ridiculous demands into the process at the last possible minute
9) Have shown that their “we just want to play football” mantra was just a bunch of BS
10) Have proven that they are the ones that have been disingenuous and “bargained” in bad faith from the beginning
11) Are acting like a bunch of ingrates and do not deserve the adoration of the fans of the game.

By: ravens26

ravens26 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:25:14 +0000

What understanding I had for the players is gone. they do not seem to be in much of a hurry. Enjoy the weekend goofs.

By: fran021

fran021 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:15:28 +0000

“Because of the passing of Myra Kraft in Boston, the NFLPA will not be making any public statements in honor of the Kraft family.”

These folks need to learn how to write. Making a public statement in honor of the Kraft family would be an appropriate thing to do.

By: jimr10

jimr10 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:05:26 +0000

Can you say Kessler? He is the reason for this delay.

By: db105

db105 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:48:11 +0000

Players have leverage if there’s a threat of missing preseason games. NFL season ticket holders would celebrate getting refunds for cancelled worthless preseason games.

By: cherub1971

cherub1971 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:45:32 +0000

Are you fricken kidding me! This has gone on long enough. 132 days and the owners did something to get the ball rolling!! Now the idiot players and Dumbass Smith want to wait until Monday??? The NFL has become a big joke! Look for another 132 days of the lockout because these idiots can’t read the terms of the agreement.

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:42:21 +0000

I can’t wait for hockey to start.

By: crazy2bbengals

crazy2bbengals — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:29:24 +0000

“keep doing what you are doing where you are doing it”…

I guess that means if your Cedric Benson you can have another swing at your roommate….if your Adam Jones you can finish your cuss fill conversation with the police office….if your Parrish Cox you can drop another mickey and get your freak on and if your Hines Ward you can have another cold one!

Allegedly!

By: csmit44

csmit44 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:24:25 +0000

Again, hilarious that so many morons are blaming the players for a last minute power play made BY THE OWNERS after an agreement had been made on the lockout instituted BY THE OWNERS after opting out of the old CBA BY THE OWNERS.

By: riverhorsey

riverhorsey — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:23:57 +0000

If the players can’t work on Saturday or sunday they’re just stalling, trying to skip a week of camp.

By: skindome1234

skindome1234 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:22:27 +0000

Love football but could suffer a year without just took watch these over paid circus freaks lose a whole year of paychecks. Watch the crime rate in the country really sky rocket!! pay the cops the 9 billion countrywide to shackle these clowns.

By: cqheartbreak

cqheartbreak — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:20:22 +0000

I guess this is not an important issue to the players, if it was they would be working all weekend to get ths done

I feel sorry for the rookies and undrafted players in all this. They are the ones that have not got paid anything yet.

By: mosq5050

mosq5050 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:13:38 +0000

To me it sounds like the player didn’t want to have a 18 game schedule but still on want to play two preseason games. Just watch after the two preseason games are cancelled magic the vote in oh and we are a union again

By: mathsimillion

mathsimillion — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:12:47 +0000

They are just reviewing the options on Monday. I bet they still won’t vote on it.

By: chipwade

chipwade — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:11:04 +0000

Can’t these guys meet on Sunday? Considering they work on sunday.

By: tgrfan42069

tgrfan42069 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:07:30 +0000

it was put in the players hands.big shock that they are the ones holding it up.

By: rocketscience87

rocketscience87 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:06:45 +0000

Is it too late to write into the new CBA that the players have to take a basic course in business or economics at their local community college prior to becoming parties to negotiations on the next CBA? Wanting to include sales tax in total revenue figures, know-nothings like Takeo Spikes worrying about the impact of inflation on a set percentage of gross revenues.. honestly, some of these guys are coming across as flat-out f*cking retarded.

By: peacebringer

peacebringer — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:05:47 +0000

Well, players have been on record of expecting to miss 2 weeks of preseason. So not really a shocker here is it?

I know we are all blaming the players, d’m smith, and Kessler. Howevcr, there is one other person who could get the blame. Brett Favre… yup I said it.

By: lodan60

lodan60 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:01:53 +0000

I was on the players side when this started, no more, their credibility is in the toilet.Love football dearly, but wish owners would pull offer, and cancel the damn season!

By: itsalwaysabouthedollar

itsalwaysabouthedollar — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:01:09 +0000

For those who are angry enough to turn your back on the nfl, I commend you and hope that your hard earned dollars go to better people than this.
For the addicts like myself, we need to find a voice. I say we use social media to blast every player, owner or whoever we feel is being an idiot. Tweet, Facebook or whatever. I’m sure that’s being done already on a smaller scale.

If you love the sport, take the time this weekend to blast your favorite player. Show them how angry you are. Blast them then stop following them. You’ll feel better after.

By: klunge

klunge — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:00:59 +0000

saturn1111 says:
The idea that this has no thumbs up and 13 thumbs down at 4.26 on Friday means that the majority of NFL fans (fans of a game played by “tough guys!) are more emotionally fragile than my teen-aged nieces on a full moon.

You guys are all major league sissies
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Everything you write is major league nonsense.

By: httr73

httr73 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:59:59 +0000

Is it me or does the NFLPA* seem somewhat disorganized? Clearly, communication between their negotiating team and the players is lacking. I get that it’s much more challenging to trickle down information to 1900 players than it is to 32 owners. However, the players should have had a solid understanding of the framework coming into this week. At the very least, player reps should have been much more informed than they appeared to be.

Also, the players didn’t seem to want to opt out early until after the owners nearly unanimous passing vote for 10 years with no opt out. It sounds like they are concerned because they feel the owners like the deal too much. Which again speaks to a lack of communication with their negotiating team.

By: bucngator

bucngator — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:59:51 +0000

De Smith and Mawae are trying to negotiate Saturdays and Sundays off for the players…… Mike Brown is said to be strongly considering it!!

I think there are 4 types of players:

1) Rookies and FA’s – Want into camp …NOW!!

2) Vetrans who’s salaries are high and getting long in the tooth…. (what the hell does that mean anyway)… Want to hold out as long as possible, to block anyone from taking their job.

3) Vetrans who are secure and consistent players for their team – they want 1 or 2 pre-season games max….. and a 1 week to 10day training camp. (I’d consider the majority)

4) Drug users – Wanna put this off as long as possible, because they’re so damn short sighted, they went out and had a few blunts last week-end…… vote on a deal??? OH CRAP…. (De, ya gotta help me out bro….. I ain’t ready)

The question is, if they are to put it to a vote are there enough players in category 1, to overrule the others?……. probably not.

Yet they can’t vote NO, on the CBA because of the public backlash…… the only option , it to stall as long as possible, pacifying the majority……. although they SWORE to us, they just wanna play ball.

So if no games are missed, they didn’t technically lie to us……. but somehow, I still feel “Bamboozeled” ..

…. makes me wanna by front row seats, just to voice my displeasure….. I’d like to think I’d be somewhat civil about it, but sometimes….. I’d wanna get nasty as hell, with something involving D-Cells and bottles of urine….. just like the soccer hoodlems!! (Wouldn’t happen, cause that’s not who I am…..but a man can dream).

By: 4gone

4gone — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:58:39 +0000

We WILL see the effects of this on the field. Out of shape dummies getting injured. I will not feel sorry for one of them. Carma has a way about it.
Reap It.

By: dfwjournalist

dfwjournalist — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:56:33 +0000

I don’t care if they miss preseason games. Just wake me up Sept. 11 for the real deal. Nothing else matters, and it’s useless to obsess over it.

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:56:23 +0000

Maybe this is all a ploy to skip the preseason games, which most of the players hate anyway, and stick to the owners to the tune of several hundred million dollars.

By: jwil444

jwil444 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:56:14 +0000

players hate preseason….no surprise here, this thing is run by the vets

By: pappysarcasm

pappysarcasm — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:53:26 +0000

It appears that De shook hands and said they had a deal, and then turned around and backstabbed the commish. If this is indeed what went down, plan on the owners digging in! They will survive losing the 2011 season! Most of the players wont!