Twitter burns as Owners ratify

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Anyone else still on the players' side? I have waffled a bit back and forth but I think these recent shenanigans prove the players are the worse of the two evils in this situation. That's hard to do when your opponent is a bunch of rich entitled multi-millionaires. Good job De Smith...not only did eff this up in the beginning now can't even bring it home. What a useless pile you have proven to be.

The players deserve the chance to review what's on the table. And Smith now has to sell them on it. Did you expect an instant resolution?

[Lotus]

There are 32 owners, 1700 players. It makes sense that player ratification may take longer.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The players deserve the chance to review what's on the table. And Smith now has to sell them on it. Did you expect an instant resolution?

Yes. They hired someone to negotiate a CBA for them. They should rubber stamp it plain and simple or fire Smith. Either they trust him or not. They certainly don't need to come in at the last minute and derail the whole thing. Their asses needed to be involved to be able to say anything in my opinion.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Yes. They hired someone to negotiate a CBA for them. They should rubber stamp it plain and simple or fire Smith. Either they trust him or not. They certainly don't need to come in at the last minute and derail the whole thing. Their asses needed to be involved to be able to say anything in my opinion.

so the owners shouldn't care what RG negotiated for them, just stamp on it ?

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

so the owners shouldn't care what RG negotiated for them, just stamp on it ?

moreso, they should have kept up with it and made sure the terms were staying within acceptable limits. And I think it's clear that the owners were all kept in a basic loop of knowledge, so that any major issues were worked out and agreed on in timely fashions.

If they did that, then this vote should have been fairly simple, as opposed to 32 reps (or 1900 players) having to read a 600 or so page document.

When you purchase or sell a house, you may give your realtor or attorney basic powers, but you still expect to be made aware of any progress that is being made. That's just due diligence.