Reduced season or no season

[pnthrs]

No season. Near impossible for a new staff just to be able to walk on field with a new team. Half aszed product at full price. No thanks. The difference in preparation between an Atalnta and San Fran would be night and day. Too many new staffs would know nothing about there team and wouldn't have installed the offense or d

this!

If we miss 5 games that means we missed ALL OTAs, training camp, pre season and multiple games. Add that with the youngest team in the NFL and the shiny new #1 pick all of whom can NOT talk to a single coach, receive a playbook, train in pro facilities, be babby sat, monitored for weight/injury, etc..etc... I dont want to pay for a product that isnt even close to being ripe. Hell, even if Rivera could get em all going right now it would be a struggle this year! I am not giving 2 craps about this "season" if a single day of training camp is missed.

I dont see this being an issue. If the feds intervene (which they are) there will be 1 season until another lockout. If the feds dont there is a 90% chance of no season.

The real question I have is when does a CBa have to be signed to salvage the season? If it is signed after "week 4" no way there is a week 5,6,7. They would need to implement a semblance of a training camp and OTAs for guys. I would imagine that it would probably be at least a month after the CBA that football could resume once we are past mid Sept. I think if we get to late Aug and no CBA the season has to be scraped anyways. I havent heard of extending the season past Feb (dont think its possible since Indy has been given 2 weekends to have "reserved" for the SB.)

[JungleCat]

I don't care much about a partial season.

[Snake]

yea, if there aren't any camps this year, the whole season is gonna be a crazy ass clusterf*ck.

which is part of the reason I don't understand drafting a QB this year. You aren't gonna be able to work with him, you aren't gonna be able to start him.

This is the whole reason I want a new QB. If we play any less than 15 games the season is an * to me. Might as well let the kid get his reps this year and come on strong next year when it matters.

[Snake]

This will end by the draft. She will hear arguments on briefs she has already read and mostly made up her mind on based on law. within two weeks of this hearing next week she will rule.

My guess is she will rule the decertification is a sham, which it is, and therefor she will lift the lockout and have the league conduct business under 2010 rules and order both back to the table or else.

A week after the draft Free agency will start say on the 29th.

This season will will get played one way or the other. Too much money at stake and too many jobs and economy's affected outside just the owners and players.

I do expect her to rip some ass on both sides.

Yea I hope it works out that way but mind you she is Obama friendly. So a clear judgment is not a lock.

[csx]

I'd take a reduced season over no season anyday

[crunkpanther]

If it becomes clear that they are going to miss games, the US government should intervene... Charlotte businesses shouldn't have to miss out on 64 million dollars of revenue generated by the 8 NFL home games because these spoiled children can't figure out how to split up 9 billion.

The loss of the season would have very little effect on Charlotte's economy. People aren't going to not spend money because the games aren't played, they'll just spend it on different things - restaurants, movies, shopping, whatever.

The only real economic losers in the lockout will be the players and owners, because I guarantee interest will not be the same after as it is right now.

[pantherclaw]

I'll take whatever games we get.

I love how short sited the fans are that are saying no season at all, cause all the new staffs won't have much to work with.

Isn't that the best reason for them to play some games this season? Learn the new systems, and get play time. Will make the team much better the following season.

[Boltergeist]

No season. That SB win will be tainted and worthless. It would suck to be that team.

I don't think Washington considers their Super Bowl wins in the last 2 strike seasons to be tainted.

[Mr. Scot]

For those who are willing to accept a partial season, how many games would you be willing to take?

To put it another way, how many games would have to be lost before you'd say "screw it, just forget the whole thing"?

[Boltergeist]

For those who are willing to accept a partial season, how many games would you be willing to take?

To put it another way, how many games would have to be lost before you'd say "screw it, just forget the whole thing"?

I'd say 9-10 games (6-7 games lost)- I was only 5 when the 82 strike happened, so I don't know how that played out.

[Hairless Cat]

If it is over 2 games moamar kadaffy should intervene

[JJT]

If it becomes clear that they are going to miss games, the US government should intervene... Charlotte businesses shouldn't have to miss out on 64 million dollars of revenue generated by the 8 NFL home games because these spoiled children can't figure out how to split up 9 billion.

The US Government? Are you a total whack job or just a communist?

[Wither]

If we were to win the superbowl or something, I would not want an asterisk beside our win stating that the outcome "could've" been different if it had been a full season, so no.

[Murph]

The gvt is involved enough with a federal judge making the most important decisions now.

No need to let politicans in on this.