Comments on: Settlement conference set in bounty cases for July 23

By: madsqgrdn

madsqgrdn — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:04:10 +0000

Of all of the football fans in the world I would say.. maybe 5 percent are nerds who read about football on a daily basis on sites like these. Out of that 5 percent some side with the league and some side with the players.

Most football fans don’t even know these lawsuits are taking place..haha most football fans can even name the backups on thier own teams..

Its far from a “public relations nightmare”

It will be fine.

Uphold the suspensions.

By: yizudien

yizudien — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:38:15 +0000

I think if you look at the season in question, the super bowl run. Each playoff game the saints defense got 10-15 fines for late hits. This is not about some punk line backer with a speech impediment. This is about setting the expectation that if you get caught doing this it will cost you.

personally I would be fine letting them play if he stripped the saints of the title. I would also be okay with letting them play with a million dollar fine and a new rule that states late hits in the nfl playoffs = mandatory suspension for the duration of the playoffs.

By: rhodeislandpatriotsfan

rhodeislandpatriotsfan — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:26:31 +0000

In my judgment, this isn’t the sort of dispute that lends itself to a brokered settlement. Any negotiated reduction in player suspensions will likely be viewed as a win for the players, and a loss for Commissioner Goodell and the league in this precedent-setting case. I think the league and Goodell should instead move forward and press their case against the players. Even if the court were to conduct an expedited hearing on a preliminary injunction request, wouldn’t the player(s) have to show a “substantial likelihood” of prevailing on the merits? How likely is that to happen?

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:40:03 +0000

Here’s a good settlement offer – the players will drop the lawsuits if the NFL goes totally public with every one of the “50,000 pages of evidence.” If the league’s case is as weak as the players say it is, public opinion and the media will pressure Goodell to drop the suspensions, or be hounded by this matter the entire year, up to and including the Lombardi Trophy presentation at the 50 yard line in the Superdome February 3, 2013.

By: jason1980

jason1980 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:33:31 +0000

@jwayne111

A paper cut??? Roger Goodell would beg the differ. This has been a P.R. nightmare for him and the NFL.

By: athoula707

athoula707 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:11:30 +0000

DeSmith is idiot.

By: jwayne111

jwayne111 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:51:32 +0000

This litigation is like a papercut to the NFL…by preseason it will be gone and a memory.

By: vmannj

vmannj — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:45:17 +0000

I like the attempt, at least. I’d much rather see compromises and settlements than lawsuits. But as long as De Smith is running the NFLPA, we should all get used to the phrase “Player X files lawsuit vs. NFL.”

By: saintsfan26

saintsfan26 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:37:57 +0000

The New Orleans Saints v The World*

By: butthatmakestoomuchsense

butthatmakestoomuchsense — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:32:10 +0000

LOL @ “last year’s antitrust lawsuit that sparked a lockout”.

As if the owners weren’t planning to lock the players out before that. YEARS before that.

By: buccaroo989

buccaroo989 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:08:23 +0000

Drew Brees needs an explanation!