Big Bubba Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I know it'll never happen.But, for sh1ts and giggles, what would it require? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyCo Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 You mean replacement players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconcheff Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Shoot, they're doing it now. Why do you think the owners voted and agreed on a new Bargainning agreement? So that the clubs can open for business. They can open training camps, then any player under contract that does not show can start to be fined. With the clubs open, the lockout will be lifted, so players who don't show will essentially be on strike now.Additionally, the clubs can start signing free agents. And they will go about business like they did in the last strike season. They will fill rosters with UFL players, Arena players, strike breakers and rookies. If the NFLPA doesn't stop dragging their feet, they will lose out. And we as fans lose out.I applaud the owners for going forward. F@*!k the players dragging their feet. They're like a bunch of kids who's schoolhouse burned down during summer vacation and thought they were going to get an extended vacation, only to find a new schoolhouse built just in time. They need to accept that it's time to go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bubba Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 With a fresh start. In 8 years, I think the league could be back at full strength. With a constant supply of rookies per year. That's assuming this rookie class is the new foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dago Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 actually it is not that easy.The NFL is not like other businesses. They are a monopoly that gets a pass from the federal government BECAUSE their employees have this union. They have been ruled to be in violation of law in a decision brought about from a lawsuit from the USFL a couple of decades ago. In addition, the reason the judges have not given a ruling on the current suit is because the judge specifically told both sides they would not like the ruling and gave them a chance to work things out. Whatever it is was the judge told the attorneys behind closed doors was enough to scare both sides back to the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconcheff Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I agree. They decertified and federal courts ruled against them. They have no leverage and the deal presented to them was more than fair. From what I've heard I love the new rookie contract proposal. Finally owners are not forced to pay a player that hasn't shown anything on a professional field by giving out huge contract with guaranteed money. Look at the JeMarcus Russell's of the league. On the flip side it is rare that a rookie earns his contract and in the long term might be even under paid like a Matty Ice!Plus one. The rookie wage scale is probably the thing I'm most excited about, for all the reasons you've mentioned. I cringe every time a talking head says something like, "They'll only be able to sign one or two low-tier free agents because they still have to sign their rookies." No one should have to pass on a desirable free agent in order to overpay someone who has never played a down of professional football.On a related note, I truly think it was in TD's plan to move up this year to a top ten pick, knowing that there would be some sort of rookie pay scale to go with this newe CBA. In a brilliant move to be the first team to capitalize on the new wage scale, TD moved us from 27th to 6th; a move that would generally have cost a team tens of millions of dollars in contract. Dimitroff KNEW the new CBA would include rookie wage scale, so he took full advantage of that THIS YEAR!! Brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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