Gang of 9

[Oakland Red]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

That's part of the fundamental disagreement with the owners opposing this, they feel it's already fair enough.

Fair enough to have a competitive even playing field? That is the barometer to me. The other 23 teams feel that things are getting out of balance. The gang of 9 I think agrees that it is out of balance, but in their favor, so they prefer that.

I think that the idea that the gang of 9 would actually sue the other teams is disturbing, and if things go down that road, then the NFL will deteriorate.

The NFL can have these disagreements, but at the end of the day, we rise or sink together. Is the NFL the banner or is it the teams for themselves?

Perhaps an analogy would be in the founding of our country. The states worked together to form a Union, the United States. Will the NFL be the United NFL teams, or will it be a Civil War?

Heh, maybe I'm not David McCullough, but there's a comparison there somewhere.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Oakland Red

Fair enough to have a competitive even playing field? That is the barometer to me. The other 23 teams feel that things are getting out of balance. The gang of 9 I think agrees that it is out of balance, but in their favor, so they prefer that.

I think that the idea that the gang of 9 would actually sue the other teams is disturbing, and if things go down that road, then the NFL will deteriorate.

The NFL can have these disagreements, but at the end of the day, we rise or sink together. Is the NFL the banner or is it the teams for themselves?

Perhaps an analogy would be in the founding of our country. The states worked together to form a Union, the United States. Will the NFL be the United NFL teams, or will it be a Civil War?

Heh, maybe I'm not David McCullough, but there's a comparison there somewhere.

Well I 'aint so sure the United States was all for the people. I think if you censored a few ethnic groups, they would hardly agree that we came together without injuring quite a few groups. Not the best analogy, but I do get the spirit of what you're saying

You mention it's disturbing that teams would sue the NFL? I think it's just as disturbing that the Federal Government would take Bill Gates and his company to court, (which by the way, the Seattle Seahawks have been indirect beneficiaries of his genious) and watch other so called software giants bring legal complaint after legal complaint against them. It's interesting that the NFL and the Gang of 9 are really operating on the same basic business tenents as many major corporations and our government encourage.

I really don't want to get all tied into a knot over this, I think they'll figure it out.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Oakland Red

Perhaps an analogy would be in the founding of our country. The states worked together to form a Union, the United States. Will the NFL be the United NFL teams, or will it be a Civil War?

Heh, maybe I'm not David McCullough, but there's a comparison there somewhere.

bad analogy :P

the states form a republic, all of which look out for their individual interests. We don't send money from virginia state taxes to alaska, and this is what this situation seems like.

Surely you don't think there have never been border disputes. And i'd hardly compare a legal conflict (which hasn't happened) to a war.

ssome teams can pay for their expenses and salaries with the 80+mill from the tv deal alone and even pocket some... so if they don't feel like fielding a good team or marketing, that's really not our problem. They don't want to pay off the skins debt, i don't want to pay for their stupidity.