IT AIN'T OVER, PLAYERS WON'T SIGN Yet!!!

saintfan · 07-23-2011, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Saint_LB

Here's what I don't understand.

I know that the owners are really the fat cat rich guys...but the players have a little bit of money of their own.

The players are the product. The product can continue without the owners but not without the players...so, it would seem to me that would be an advantage to the players.

If they could get everyone to agree...why don't the players start a new league and be the players and owners. To me...this is the danger the owners face by "locking-out" their employees.

Someone tell me why this would be a bad idea for the players.

I'll tell you why. Because the players aren't owners. It's a different skill set. This assessment that owners aren't needed is...well...I don't see how one comes to that conclusion.

Players don't make enough money to own. Those owners made their money and THEN bought into the NFL. They are savvy business people.

How can you say owners aren't needed and then suggested the players start their own league and be both players AND owners if in fact owners aren't needed? Oh I'd love to see the players try it. That model would fail miserably...but then again, a lesson learned well is one learned the hard way. It would fail and those players would be broke. How's that for irony?

07-23-2011, 11:05 AM	#16
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by Saint_LB Here's what I don't understand. I know that the owners are really the fat cat rich guys...but the players have a little bit of money of their own. The players are the product. The product can continue without the owners but not without the players...so, it would seem to me that would be an advantage to the players. If they could get everyone to agree...why don't the players start a new league and be the players and owners. To me...this is the danger the owners face by "locking-out" their employees. Someone tell me why this would be a bad idea for the players. I'll tell you why. Because the players aren't owners. It's a different skill set. This assessment that owners aren't needed is...well...I don't see how one comes to that conclusion. Players don't make enough money to own. Those owners made their money and THEN bought into the NFL. They are savvy business people. How can you say owners aren't needed and then suggested the players start their own league and be both players AND owners if in fact owners aren't needed? Oh I'd love to see the players try it. That model would fail miserably...but then again, a lesson learned well is one learned the hard way. It would fail and those players would be broke. How's that for irony?
	C'mon Man...