Maybe some good news on the CBA

by Troy on Mar 19, 2011 2:25 PM CDT

V.P. Jeff Pash

“We are pleased now to have received a reply to the comprehensive proposal that we made eight days ago. The points made in the players’ letter are precisely the kind of points that collective bargaining is intended to address. Debating the merits of the offer in this fashion is what collective bargaining is all about. But we would note that three facts we have consistently identified over the past week are ignored and we therefore assume acknowledged. First, the proposal called for player costs of between $19 and $20 billion over the next four seasons; second, the player cost figure in 2011 was above the actual cash spending for 2009 and 2010; and third, the economic offer, combined with other elements of the proposal, was a substantial move by the clubs to keep negotiations going and avoid a work stoppage and related litigation.

“This letter again proves that the most sensible step for everyone is to get back to bargaining. So we again accept Mike Vrabel’s suggestion that the union’s executive committee meet with our negotiating team, including Jerry Richardson, Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones, to resume bargaining. If Mike will let us know when and where he and his colleagues would like to meet, we will be there. We are ready.”

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by thebigham on Mar 19, 2011 2:27 PM CDT reply actions

why dont you just ignore the post and move on Ham

by Becho on Mar 19, 2011 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions

its not about ignoring the post

its about guidelines and peoples well thought out great post geting knocked down

by thebigham on Mar 20, 2011 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions

nazi

Someone's always Going to be Hating on Da Boyz

by Jeff G. on Mar 20, 2011 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions

sometimes it better to kept ones mouth shut than

piss off poeple. And as far as I’ve seen there hasn’t been many posts. Better yet just skip the comment. I’ve been readin BTB for about 2 years now and you have always acted like this. Kept ur =ls and /ls to urself.

Someone's always Going to be Hating on Da Boyz

by Jeff G. on Mar 20, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks but I'm good

by thebigham on Mar 20, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Kept ur =ls and /ls to urself.

What does this mean?

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by Seanrude on Mar 23, 2011 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions

i assumed he was trying to type P's and Q's

by thebigham on Mar 24, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Amen

Hopefully, this means sanity has regained the upper hand. Unless they talk, nothing will be resolved.

by pfloyd1 on Mar 19, 2011 7:03 PM CDT reply actions

this is nothing but rhetoric intended to sway public sentiment

it’s the machine at work.

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by KD Drummond on Mar 19, 2011 8:55 PM CDT reply actions

Or it could be that the players are reassessing their situation.

Maybe they don’t want to lose out on the money they’d make this year?

Maybe they are starting to think that it won’t behoove them to take it to court (I.E., they may have grossly overestimated their position)?

I don’t know, but I don’t see how you go from decertifying, going to court, and making a declaration that they just received the worst offer in the history of professional sports; to making a counter offer and requesting to have continued meetings between the union representatives and the league.

by G_SWAG on Mar 20, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions

I can’t blame them for trying either, but in retrospect you’re trying to hard ball 32 of the savviest businessmen in the world and you’ve got DeMaurice Smith as your ace in the hole.

by G_SWAG on Mar 20, 2011 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm with you

The players’ best shot lies in court. Expect a beating if they try to take on the owners at the negotiating table.

Still leading the league in smiles

by accidental innuendo on Mar 20, 2011 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Wasn't it these 32 savviest businessmen in the world

that agreed to a deal they came to hate so much, they opted out of it and shut the sport down? Consensus is Ownership got owned in this last CBA, so if anything, this current negotiation is a reaction to prior failure

The NFL is suddenly learning what the other major sports already have – the league has over-expanded and the dilution of talent, presence in marginal markets now threatens its viability. If you think this current dispute is a mess, wait until they start talking about contraction. The unions will show their true agendas as well – preserving as many jobs as possible, even at the expense of the sport.

While I have generally felt ownership is the cause of the current impasse, the fact is neither side feels an obligation to the sport itself, prioritizing its own narrow agenda, irrespective of the impact. The ultimate insult is each side preaching about their commitment to fans, clearly the least considered group of all.

We live life forwards and understand it backwards

by tdships on Mar 20, 2011 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Remember though they are operating under a set of rules forced on the owners by the courts.

Also the last CBA was not 32 owners vs the players. Most of the small market guys at first loved the last CBA. It gave them access to millions of dollars in shared revenue.

Wars are won in the trenches and we need some new big uglies!

by BigDinLA on Mar 22, 2011 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions