Comments on: Judge David Doty: I thought I was done with the NFL

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:34:06 +0000

Poor Judge Doty!!! I thought he was too, but I never bought into the whole “there’s 10 years of labor peace” talk!!!!

The owners won without hindsight!!! They have the 99% cash spending mechanism over the first two years, they and the commissioner have put the players in a bad position with the conduct policy rulings, and they got somewhat higher of the revenue share. It used to be 50-50, but now it’s between 47-53 and 48-52.

By: skolvikesskol

skolvikesskol — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:02:47 +0000

The nflpa is the weakest of all pro sports unions. They also seem to have the dumbest leaders… I really dont understand how the players cave at every step then cry about their bad deal. Anythoughts?

By: skolvikesskol

skolvikesskol — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:59:43 +0000

The reason Doty is the judge is bc all the orginal antitrust law suits orginated here. They were filed here bc our region of judges r usually pro labor

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:46:14 +0000

playin2x says:

Retire if u don’t want to do ur job … Ur a judge not a construction worker .. How hard is it to sit on a chair and judge people.
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I’m not surprised this is beyond someone who relies on text-speak, but our legal system is extremely complex. Judges, especially at the federal level, must be well-versed in the law in order to rule on these difficult issues. That requires years and years of study and experience. It’s not a matter of just sitting on a chair and judging people

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:42:56 +0000

Doty is so old they will have to communicate with a Ouija Board soon.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:39:09 +0000

You're making me want to pull out the DVDs tonight with your clips from My Cousin Vinny and The Godfather III. And Judge Doty's making me nervous. I don't believe the concussion issue will kill football. New technologies will make the game safer, and the Powers That Be aren't going to risk billions of dollars in revenues because they're too cheap to invest in better helmets. But Doty's right. All this endless fighting over every dollar could eventually lead to a football Armageddon in the courtroom. If these dogs don't stop tearing at this piece of meat, they're liable to wind up with a decision no one can stomach.

By: kane337

kane337 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:35:34 +0000

De Smith can go to hell. I hate that guy.

By: kane337

kane337 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:33:52 +0000

Seriously, Judge Doty is the only dude in the country allowed to rule on NFL issues? WTF!

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:12:26 +0000

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By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:25:56 +0000

“Dotty, Dotty, wake up!”, they shouted in his earhorn. “You’re not done!”.

“No, we never won……I said done….DONE!….you’re not DONE!”.

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:25:02 +0000

insanelomein2 says: Jun 14, 2012 7:59 PM

I still dont understand what credentials DeMaurice Smith has pertaining to him being the NFLPA Executive.
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The vote of the NFLPA membership.

By: playin2x

playin2x — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:05:00 +0000

Retire if u don’t want to do ur job … Ur a judge not a construction worker .. How hard is it to sit on a chair and judge people

By: eagleswin

eagleswin — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:44:23 +0000

“I’m wondering if something is going to happen that will burst the bubble of sports and huge salaries and huge stadiums that are subsidized by taxpayers.”

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Sounds like Judge Doty has been hoping the NFL would implode for awhile now. That might explain some of his rulings.

It doesn’t change the fact that DeSmith doesn’t have a case.

By: proflonghair

proflonghair — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:44:13 +0000

Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in

By: jwesty

jwesty — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:43:04 +0000

D. Smith-

Get over it…just be happy you have this job. Do not f-it up.

Just saying

By: One Up the Bum

One Up the Bum — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:20:11 +0000

In his veiled reference to Happy Days, Judge Doty thinks everyone involved should “sit on it”.

Now if the Vikings did move out of Minnesota, wouldn’t any new NFL cases be out of the Minnesota court’s jurisdiction?

By: kylecormier

kylecormier — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:09:29 +0000

I read the title too quick and thought it said John David Booty

By: captainwisdom8888

captainwisdom8888 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:03:51 +0000

I cannot subdue the ever-present urge to deliver a haymaker directly into the flapping face of Demaurice Smith. Booooo thattt mannnnn…

By: insanelomein2

insanelomein2 — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:59:28 +0000

I still dont understand what credentials DeMaurice Smith has pertaining to him being the NFLPA Executive.

By: smartanis

smartanis — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:41:47 +0000

This whole thing is still dirty pool on the part of DeMaurice Smith. He agreed to the punishments because doing so raised the salary cap and saved his job, and now that he’s been re-elected, he’s suing the NFL claiming that the actions he was part of constituted collusion.

In retrospect, I bet Goodell wishes he had just let the salary cap fall this year.