CBA is entering critical phase...

[firstdayfan]

Per Schefter:

@Adam_Schefter*Deadlines can change minds. But NFLPA is poisted to decertify Friday. One person tonight: "Get ready for this to blow up tomorrow."*28 minutes ago

It's not looking good...best we can hope for is another extension. Seems like they have made little progress this week.

[Jackofalltrades]

Hope they get something done, sounds like they've made a lot of progress thus far.

[Primetime 89]

well which is it...a little or a lot of progress?

[Jangler]

a lottle progress.

might be alottle, not sure though, need some confirmation.

[jtnc]

I don't see why they waited all the way to Monday. To resume the CBA talks enough of the damn procrastination.

[Jackofalltrades]

They had 3 major hurdles and now they're down to one and they've made headway on it.

Considering that months went by with nothing I'd call that a ton of progress.

[Future of the Funchise]

a litot

[firstdayfan]

They had 3 major hurdles and now they're down to one and they've made headway on it.

Considering that months went by with nothing I'd call that a ton of progress.

Not sure what the deal is with the 18 game schedule...schefter said earlier today that the NFL still wants it. The financial details have not yielded any progress...the union denied what the NFL was going to show. So nothing there. And I think we all knew there was gonna be a rookie wage scale...both sides wanted it but they may have hammered out the actual details.

All in all I don't see much progress...De is worse than ever bc he knows the courts will back them...and the NFL is trying to see how much the union will let them skim off the top before decertification.

[Jackofalltrades]

So you don't think they're any closer than they were last week?

[Squirrel]

So you don't think they're any closer than they were last week?

They atleast got most of it finished just one major sticking point.

[firstdayfan]

So you don't think they're any closer than they were last week?

Not really...I honestly think they are going backwards. Did you see the comments made by Pash and Smith tonight? They are starting to take open and public shots at one another. The silence has been broken which wasn't the case last week and both sides seem to be more interested in getting fan support than getting a deal done.

[Mr. Scot]

It's kind of "one step forward, two steps back". They've agreed on some of the lesser things, but still seem to be fighting on the deeper issues.

Wish I felt more optimistic.

[dpanther69]

I'm just curious what are these lesser things they have agreed upon that you speak of.

[Snake]

I have said all along that Smith was never had the intention on agreeing on a deal. The owners side had moved some on the money part but the nflpa is still demanding 50%.

The players are going to find out just how cold the world is without Football.