I can't see how they would be astounded. No one bids against themselves, especially not in the beginning. I find it to be the most loathesome part of the process, but it IS a part of the process to start at a fantasy ceiling/floor and then move from there.
get ready for the NFL to come out and say lots of ordinary men and women will be out of work b/c of the greedy players....these poor folks need jobs in this tough econ environment...blah blah blah
What are we about a month away from the lockout and even a few days of that in March isn't the end of the world for anyone. This is just like the Revis deal last summer in the sense that not only will something get done but it must get done. These negotiations always come down to the last minute even if the solution has been proposed for weeks.
i don't get how they can say they are too far apart to keep negotiating. thats just seems retarde.if your that far apart sit your asses down and start hashing this thing out.your not going to get closer by sitting out doing jackshit
I know there's a ton of gloom and doom but imo the incentives are just too strong for them to not get something done. It might be last minute but ultimately everyone is getting rich with the current status quo and knows what a disaster a lockout would be. But I'm an optimist.
I don't agree. If all of the players en masse decided to walk away from the NFL and play in the newly formed World Football League consisting of 32 regional teams, we'd all watch it because we'd be getting the same product with slightly different packaging. The NFL wouldn't have a product at all, they'd have a load of empty packaging and a sales channel with nothing to sell.
^ I don't agree and you are using an extreme hypothetical. I wouldn't root for another football team other than the Jets, even if all of Jets players were on a team and they were called the "Albany Planes", it wouldn't be the same. A better hypothetical would be if the players walked out and owners brought in replacement players from the CFL, Arena league, undrafted college players, etc...to fill NFL roster spots. No one would buy tickets for that. But my point is that the "stars" do not make or break a franchise. If the Jets didn't have Revis or Mangold, will fans still follow, buy merchandise, buy tickets? Probably.
Maybe not at first but I could see fans embracing replacements after a couple of seasons of familiarity.
I hate to see a stoppage but ... I do not have much sympathy for the players. I do think they deserve a life-long medical plan. and that can be provided by the NFLPA and the NFL. Combine that with the owners taking risk, fronting capital, running the organization, and I have to side with the owners.
I would definitely root for the Albany Planes if they played in Albany and had all the Jets players. I'd have season tickets.
No one wants to be the first one to give an inch. Refusing to meet is an attempt to show the other side they're serious about not budging on points of conflict.
Well, fans like US will come back no matter what. It's the casual fans they seriously need to think about.
I'm sorry but what risks do you take in running an NFL team... it's as secure a business as you can get!
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2010/08/26/forbes-miami-dolphins-1-of-2-nfl-teams-to-lose-money-in-2009/ At least they are according to financial estimates made by Forbes magazine, which released its annual NFL Team Valuations yesterday and determined that the Dolphins lost $7.7 million in operating income in 2009, joining the Detroit Lions, who lost $2.9 million, as the only two teams to lose money last year.
