Comments on: Report: NFL, NFLPA work out final details of new CBA

By: tlaw21

tlaw21 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:09:17 +0000

@realnflmaster

13-3 for my holy savior and all my internal power and being Jesus Christ’s team, the DALLAS COWBOYS.

Since your bringin religion in this subject I thought the fact that you have that opening in the roof in that stadium is so God could sit down and take a nice old healthy dump whenever he needs to?

By: depotnator

depotnator — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:48:17 +0000

So PFT declares that Mike Freeman is the ultimate authority on this matter…

By: southcakpanther

southcakpanther — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:41:26 +0000

Thanks. Now can we please get our newly signed free agents onto the practice field please?

By: zoxitic

zoxitic — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:42:07 +0000

Is the rumor true that Roger will be handing out gold stars to players with good behavior?

By: imopen7

imopen7 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:07:08 +0000

Round 2 work stoppage a’ coming if GODdell didnt give it up. Stand by……………………………

By: chatham10

chatham10 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:43:05 +0000

The players union must have approved this. Goodell is like any top boss and if you screw up off the field or off the job he like any other CEO will come down on them unlike a real job where the person would get fired.

By: rgwhodey

rgwhodey — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:30:00 +0000

Sorry Harrison your gonna continue to get fined.until you can learn to not play dirty..

By: eagleswin

eagleswin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:17:16 +0000

deadeye says:
Aug 4, 2011 12:19 AM
Goodell blinked.

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Or the NFLPA did. Let’s wait until we hear the details before making judgements.

By: kevsright

kevsright — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:14:12 +0000

Please tell us they included a Moral Turpitude clause, effectively banning Bad Newz Vick from the league!

By: bleedblue18

bleedblue18 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:06:47 +0000

I don’t mind that Goodell has power over penaltys for the conduct policy, but having exclusive power over the appeals process is just stupid.
Might as well not even have a appeals process.

By: patpatriotagain

patpatriotagain — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:43:53 +0000

hoping

By: jshawaii22

jshawaii22 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:18:51 +0000

Blinked? I don’t know about that. I think Goodell will retain his control but probably gave in on the other items, whatever they were…

OK, it’s one vote for the Boss and one vote for the players….

AT worst, Goodell will allow one person, other than an NFL employee to sit in on each interview when the punishment is dished out, or they will go the a mandantory punishment, like the courts use. — ie: one game for first DUI, 3 games for #2, 1 game for beating one’s ho, you know the typical stuff.

By: brownsfn

brownsfn — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:19:17 +0000

I sure hope the cry baby players didnt get their way again…

By: tommccrossin

tommccrossin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:29:24 +0000

Yayy

Harrison headshots for everyone!

By: GG Eden

GG Eden — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:56:40 +0000

Let it be Goodell, please.

My wild guess would be Goodell, just because of how quickly it was resolved, all it would take is one person (him) to back down.

By: hanktheking

hanktheking — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:43:47 +0000

Just dumped out the last bucket of cold water.

By: phillychzstk2012

phillychzstk2012 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:39:23 +0000

whoop whoop

By: dondiezel

dondiezel — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:35:40 +0000

He better have blinked. Goodell as judge, jury & appeal is un-american.

By: botchedextrapoint

botchedextrapoint — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:35:38 +0000

An opportunity lost. Australian rules football moved to an independent tribunal for discipline over 15 years ago and it immediately took the sting out of these issues. A retired judge set it up and everybody knows the rules and penalties. There is the chance to accept the mandated penalty or to fight it before the tribunal if you think the rules have been incorrectly applied. There is also a right of appeal. It’s great for players, coaches and fans and the commissioner of the league keeps their nose out of an area where they often cause problems.

By: crabboil

crabboil — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:07:57 +0000

Was this ever really an issue?

By: footballfanman

footballfanman — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:44:38 +0000

if they can’t practice till one eastern then essentially they can’t practice till Friday.

By: mrclearview

mrclearview — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:38:07 +0000

Whoever blinked doesn’t really matter to me at this point. At least someone decided that enough is enough with this lockout stuff, and fans just want to get back to football. I don’t know about all of you, but I hope this is the last lockout related post I see on here for a very long time.

By: rlr79

rlr79 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:27:49 +0000

NFLPA blinked, Roger probably gave them some assurances but I would bet at the end of the day discipline will be his call.

By: 123makarov

123makarov — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:22:43 +0000

Minutes after this was posted, Albert Breer of NFLN reported the sides were still negotiating final terms – at 1 AM EDT.

The thumbs up/down rating to the comments above prove the NFL obviously has a persona software package.

By: bravin4evr

bravin4evr — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:08:15 +0000

It would make sense for Commissioner Goofball to blink since no one individual is bigger than the game/league.

By: kmurph1226

kmurph1226 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:07:18 +0000

I know for sure the Eagles are happy.Now their 85 free agents can play at camp.

By: rexryansdirtysock

rexryansdirtysock — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:03:11 +0000

This is good news, obviously. But I’m still confused.

Last week, wasn’t it reported that the Patriots unanimously voted to approve the new CBA? And wasn’t it presented by De Smith? So is anything really changing? Or are we just talking about nitty-gritty language here?

By: ibleedblueandsliver

ibleedblueandsliver — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:58:09 +0000

Woot glad its finally over for the next 7 years

By: macjacmccoy

macjacmccoy — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:47:21 +0000

So pretty much they cant practice tomorrow. They arent allowed to have real practices twice a day and most teams run their real practices in the morning and even if they dont no team starts practice at 4pm.

By: sdw2001

sdw2001 — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:43:24 +0000

It’s called “If we don’t fix this, people will attack our HQ with torches and pitch forks.”