Allen believes TW will sign on time

[Mechanix544]

This whole CBA lockout crap is just plain bullshit. Not playing A WHOLE NFL SEASON due to ****ing money, MILLIONS these players and owners are making for a GAME?? Just shut the **** up, cash your checks and play football. The greed in this country is so ****ing thick, you could top a cake with it.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Mechanix544

This whole CBA lockout crap is just plain bullshit. Not playing A WHOLE NFL SEASON due to ****ing money, MILLIONS these players and owners are making for a GAME?? Just shut the **** up, cash your checks and play football. The greed in this country is so ****ing thick, you could top a cake with it.

You realize the players are the ones who were just fine with it as is, right? They were 100% ready, willing and able to 'just shut the **** up, cash their checks and play football' as you put it. The owners pulled the carpet out by opting out of the CBA and requesting over $1 billion back from the players. The owners are the bad guys this time.

Strike-player initiated
Lockout-Owner initiated

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

You realize the players are the ones who were just fine with it as is, right? They were 100% ready, willing and able to 'just shut the **** up, cash their checks and play football' as you put it. The owners pulled the carpet out by opting out of the CBA and requesting over $1 billion back from the players. The owners are the bad guys this time.

Strike-player initiated
Lockout-Owner initiated

Are they really? It's clear a rookie wage scale needs to be implemented for owners to stay afloat. When a rookie gets $50 million with a ton of guaranteed money and established players make a fraction of that...something is VERY wrong. Owners are getting burned by draft busts and Pro Bowlers are getting angry because they're not getting paid for real results.

I believe a new CBA must be agreed upon to make any changes like this.

I have no doubts they'll get something done, they realize the NFL is the biggest thing in the world and saw how the NHL and MLB have suffered long-term damage from strikes. If there is a lockout, EVERYONE loses.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Buster

Are they really? It's clear a rookie wage scale needs to be implemented for owners to stay afloat. When a rookie gets $50 million with a ton of guaranteed money and established players make a fraction of that...something is VERY wrong. Owners are getting burned by draft busts and Pro Bowlers are getting angry because they're not getting paid for real results.

I believe a new CBA must be agreed upon to make any changes like this.

I have no doubts they'll get something done, they realize the NFL is the biggest thing in the world and saw how the NHL and MLB have suffered long-term damage from strikes. If there is a lockout, EVERYONE loses.

I've heard some players speak in favor of a rookie wage scale. That issue alone won't cause a walkout/lockout. Percentage of revenues dedicated to player salaries seems like a much stickier issue.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

You realize the players are the ones who were just fine with it as is, right? They were 100% ready, willing and able to 'just shut the **** up, cash their checks and play football' as you put it. The owners pulled the carpet out by opting out of the CBA and requesting over $1 billion back from the players. The owners are the bad guys this time.

Strike-player initiated
Lockout-Owner initiated

I believe we have all cried "enough is enough" a......few times. Perhaps this is the first step? It will be interesing, no doubt.