"5. The draft would proceed, but with no player trades.
The only good news in the event of a lockout that wipes out the offseason is that the draft will still happen."
"The flurry of signings of undrafted players immediately after the draft wouldn’t. Those players would remain unaffiliated until the lockout ends."
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/12/ten-things-to-know-about-the-labor-situation/#more-103120
Once ireland reads this he'll end up in a fetal position somewhere.
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interesting, hope they reach an agreement quickly
during this time of economic crisis
these things are particularly ugly to the many unemployed
maybe the NFL fan-base should create a union
& enter the negotiations as the third concerned party
soliciting lowering ticket prices & televised access to games
think about it there are three parties in this concernsometimes greed turns on the beholder
the owners & players are represented
however
the fans that make it all possible are not
fans of the NFL unite?Themole and unluckyluciano like this. -
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I really dont care at this point if there is a lockout or not. The only people I would feel bad for are the average joe's that need the NFL to make a paycheck. The Owners and players both make more money than i'll see in my lifetime. If theres no NFL next season Guess i'll just be watching more NBA and College games.
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The NFL better not turn into MLB. I stopped watching MLB after their last strike.
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I would NEVER believe that the party's involved would allow this to happen. Too many people making too much money off of the NFL for a lockout to happen! The NFL would lose ground as the top sport. They will get it done.
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How the hell do you plan for a season when you do not have a clue who you may lose? FA's could be 4 years, 5 years, or 6 years. -
Just the thought of half of America denied their football fix should provide enough impetus to get it done...
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I realize its different but I'm not sure fans should get a say in negotiations bc for instance when say Ford goes on strike with the laborers, does the car consumer/buyer really get a say in arbitration?
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only reason car companies exist is because people buy their vehicles
the difference here is that, if one car company goes on strike, they are going to lose their business to a different car company, and when the strikers decide to come back to work, their sales (and thus benefits/bonuses/etc) will be reduced. This is incentive for them to end the strike asap.
In the NFL, this doesn't really apply. If the strike kills part of the season, but then things return to 'normal', while fans will be upset, not many people (threaten as they may) are going to abandon the NFL and never be a fan again. There's no other 'football league' that they are going to give their business to instead (face it, UFL will never compete). Therefore, if I were the NFL or the Players Union I really wouldn't care all that much about jerking the common fan around, because they're going to come back, they're going to cough up the money again sooner or later, so you might as well tick them off for the time being if you're gaining something at the bargaining table.Southbeach likes this. -
Anyone else notice the effect this will have on assistants and Coordinators?
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As for the NFL, they have become so full of themself, the average fan with a family can no longer afford to attend games.
I've been a Dolphan since 1966, the NFL has seen fit to dictate to the tv stations here in fl which games can be shown in any particular time slot. They do this to protect the Jaguars franchise in NOFLA. At first it caused me to hate the Jaguars, but the NFL is the problem not the franchise.
I've only been able to see two or three Phins games this year, I no longer really care about anything NFL, considering the product the Phins have put on the field, I no longer care about the NFL. -
Besides those FA, that you want to keep, can't go anywhere until there is a new CBA anyhow! -
There's not enough customers who will be willing to make a difference as far as the NFL is concerned, IMO. They'll be fine in the long run, regardless of a lockout. -