NFLPA realizes they fugged up with draft boycott "order"

[teeray]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/15/nflpa-merely-recommends-that-rookies-dont-attend-draft/

No, no. We were merely recommending that they don't go.

LOL. Players need to get their sh*t together. They are all spouting off conflicting stories, seem to be constantly destroying their battle for public opinion, and appear to have no competent leadership.

Usually when you have a bunch of people telling different stories in these type of situations it is because you are not being sincere. The players seem to be just that, insincere.

I still haven't heard any reports that the players had a counter proposal to the deal offered other than, "Open you books for 10 years directly to us or we are walking". Heck the owners tried to meet them halfway on that and it wasn't good enough.

Yeah the players are losing the PR war big time.

[CatMan72]

Yup, first the NFL has done a good job of getting the word out that the players "walked away" from a good offer and now this.

I have thought for a long time that DeMaurice Smith is in WAY over his head... nothing he's done recently has changed that.

[Jangler]

Wake me up when this crap is over.

[stirs]

Great call to Sirius this morning.

"If this is a partnership, as the NFLPA indicates, then why does Manning and others not have to share all their endorsement money with the owners?"

It seems to be fine for the players to want to see the books on the owners to make sure they get their pc of owner pie, but never would Manning and others share their hundreds of millions from Direct TV, Gatorade and others with the owners. His pie is his pie and their pie is his pie.

[csx]

Just as likely that Schefter made it sound more interesting than it really was.

Isn't there a thread for this topic already?

[Catalyst]

The longer this goes on, the more I'm turning against the NFLPA here. And I'm very pro-union. Still, stuff like this is just going to hurt the fans and draft prospects, not the owners.

[Udogg]

Great call to Sirius this morning.

"If this is a partnership, as the NFLPA indicates, then why does Manning and others not have to share all their endorsement money with the owners?"

It seems to be fine for the players to want to see the books on the owners to make sure they get their pc of owner pie, but never would Manning and others share their hundreds of millions from Direct TV, Gatorade and others with the owners. His pie is his pie and their pie is his pie.

You do know the owners have literally hundreds of deals worked out that the players get no part of right?

[Zcustom]

The thing that bugs me about De Smith is what he said after the decertification.

"It is with great humility and great pride...."

Really!???!?? You're supposed to be an intelligent lawyer, clearly he's just another douche.

[csx]

You do know the owners have literally hundreds of deals worked out that the players get no part of right?

Hence the fact it is not a partnernship.

[Floppin]

The thing that bugs me about De Smith is what he said after the decertification.

"It is with great humility and great pride...."

Really!???!?? You're supposed to be an intelligent lawyer, clearly he's just another douche.

He's very proud of his humility...duh...

[bleys]

The thing that bugs me about De Smith is what he said after the decertification.

"It is with great humility and great pride...."

Really!???!?? You're supposed to be an intelligent lawyer, clearly he's just another douche.

humility and ego go together like PB&J.. :rolleyes:

[Anybodyhome]

It seems the majority of posters here are pro-owner while the Bloomberg poll conducted March 4-7 had a 2-1 margin of fans in favor of the players....

Wonder how that poll would look now...

[Floppin]

I support Unions in theory, and the right for organized labor to protect itself from unfair business practices by owners.

I don't support Unions acting like selfish fugwits.

[Proudiddy]

Great call to Sirius this morning.

"If this is a partnership, as the NFLPA indicates, then why does Manning and others not have to share all their endorsement money with the owners?"

It seems to be fine for the players to want to see the books on the owners to make sure they get their pc of owner pie, but never would Manning and others share their hundreds of millions from Direct TV, Gatorade and others with the owners. His pie is his pie and their pie is his pie.

In all fairness any endorsement deal a guy like Peyton or Brady have is going to be the exception compared to the average player.

Also, any deal that they have pales in comparison to the money the owners would be getting and aren't sharing, especially considering they were making enough to stash away to keep them in good standing for their planned lockout.