NFL owners don't get it...

[Jackofalltrades]

Agree or not, it's a good and quick read about the lockout.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl-owners-are-wrong-and-dont-get-it/2011/04/26/AFPj63rE_story.html

The owners don’t get it, and haven’t from the beginning. But they better get it fast, or the entire structure of the league may come down around their ears. On Tuesday, it suddenly became clear what a doomsday scenario they put into play when they picked a financial fight with their players, and locked them out. It was a profound mistake, committed out of arrogance. While they were calculating revenue, studying profit-loss statements and betting on how many unplayed games it would take the players to fold, they should have taken a crucial fact into account: They are in the legal wrong.

[Snake]

One pro union liberal judge gave the players what they want. You could tell in her statement she was very pro union not even will to admit that the owners had a defense. A more conservative court will see it in a different light.

[Jackofalltrades]

Perhaps, but it'll be difficult to overturn.

[thefuzz]

The players will cave. The owners know that, and I am still standing in their corner.

[Jackofalltrades]

Why will they cave when they have all the leverage?

[DaCityKats]

exactly. the owners lost so now they are taking their ball and going home. thanks Herm Edwards.

[Dpantherman]

Yes, stand in their corner so this can keep on going, and going, and going. F**K them. Im on that side that gets us football now, asap. and gets us in camp, and lets us sign Free Agents. fug this bickering bullshit.

[jtnc]

This is gonna be VERY hard to overturn, the players are looking like a Charity case. The Owners locked the weight rooms (and were told to), while the players showed up for work. The NFLPA now has a lot of negotiating power, The owners dropped the ball on this one(pun intended).

[carolinarolls]

If it is a fact that the players have legal leverage enough to force their employers to let them work in a business they ave nothing invested in we are living in a sad world.

In the end the owners hold the cards and the players know it. We may be on the verge of a very weird time in the NFL and quite possibly nearing the shear cliff its about to fall off of for good

[Snake]

Perhaps, but it'll be difficult to overturn.

Really as we have seen its just a opinion. She was liberal so no way in hell he was going to side with the NFL, Thats why Mediation was pointless. D.Smith knew he had it wrapped up even before then.

What she did was give a fighting rebel force more ammo. Instead of just squashing them and forcing them to negotiate.

The fact is why would Smith ever want a CBA again? If he can just bitch slap the NFL in court every time they want change then there is no point. The NFLPA or trade association will make tons of money if there is no CBA.

We will also see teams like the Bengals and the Bills fold and close up shop because they will not be able to survive in the market. Even the great Greenbay packers may have to close up camp.

Also I would like to point out that it will have the same effect on Basketball. Same effect will happen to them an so the owners will have no leverage like management should and will go right off the cliff with the NFL.

[Davidson Deac II]

I will reserve my judgement on the legal issues until all the rulings are final.

Judging by the statements several players have made, they don't get it either. By getting it, I mean owners and players don't realize that they make a lot of money based on the goodwill of the fans.

[thefuzz]

Why will they cave when they have all the leverage?

It's called money, and the owners have more than 99 % of the league.

[DaCityKats]

but the law has stated that owners must open and run the business as usual. and right they are not, so they are breaking another law. everybody wants football, well almost everybody.

[Snake]

I will reserve my judgement on the legal issues until all the rulings are final.

Judging by the statements several players have made, they don't get it either. By getting it, I mean owners and players don't realize that they make a lot of money based on the goodwill of the fans.

We the Fans need to start our own organization that will boycott if they dont reach a CBA. We are the most powerful party in the NFL and I would imagine no fan wants to see there team close up shop.

No one says we are obligated to buy tickets or anything. Not even those wicked PSLs do that. We could just abstain from going to all games and bring the owners and the players to there knees.