2011 NFL Football Off-Season discussion

[MacNut]

No matter which side ends up winning its not going to put money in the pockets of the fans. They should have just cheered, enjoyed the night, and let the draftees enjoy the spotlight.

It would have been better if they just didn't show up at all, that is the only way to make a statement to the NFL.

 

[eternlgladiator]

It would have been better if they just didn't show up at all, that is the only way to make a statement to the NFL.

The fans or draftees?

I don't think either should have not showed up. That's not right. The draftees can enjoy the moment, get drafted, then join their fellow players in sorting this out. Skipping the draft would have served no purpose because teams still would have drafted players.

 

[MacNut]

The fans or draftees?

I don't think either should have not showed up. That's not right. The draftees can enjoy the moment, get drafted, then join their fellow players in sorting this out. Skipping the draft would have served no purpose because teams still would have drafted players.

First of all why should there even be a draft if the league is locked out. That means no buisness or talking to players. So what happens, teams draft a player then in 2 days don't speak to them?

If the fans really want to show displeasure for how things are going just don't show up. Don't watch or buy anything. Just leave it alone and the owners will get the message.

 

[MacNut]

The on-again, off-again NFL lockout is on again.

Hours after NFL players reported to work for the first time in nearly two months, the league announced late Friday the lockout would resume immediately, thanks to an appeals court ruling in the league's favor.

"Looks like we're unemployed again," tweeted Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards, scheduled to become a free agent.

The move capped a chaotic week that began with U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson lifting the 45-day lockout on Monday. She denied the NFL's appeal on Wednesday and the league took halting steps toward getting back to football Friday.

Then the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis granted the NFL's request for a temporary stay of Nelson's injunction order. The appeals court is expected to rule next week on the NFL's request for a more permanent stay that would last through its appeal of the injunction, a process expected to take 6-8 weeks.

The NFL didn't have to wait that long to resume the lockout, and the announcement came right after the third round of the NFL draft had ended.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6451701

 

[einmusiker]

so whats going on with these secret meetings? What are they trying to negotiate at this point?

 

[turtle777]

Sh|t, let's hope they get their act together.

What else am I going to do this fall ? Posting in forums ?

-t