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2011 NFL lockout "quite possible".

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you gon always be my latin queen bitch:
damn this might get crazy

so they are doin this cuz the players want money....more money and the owners dont want to pay em that much?

M Dogg™:
Actually it's reverse. Right now the players want to keep things the way they are. Owners right now want to cut salaries and earn more money. Here's the thing, even in the Great Rescission, the NFL is seeing huge profit growth. So the players are like, money is coming in, why should I get a pay cut, and owners are like, we need to make a billion dollars more.

you gon always be my latin queen bitch:
cool
greedy owners

TraceOneInfinite:
I hope this isn't the turning point where football starts to decline like baseball did after the strike.

The key issue for me, and it should be for you to MDogg (being in Minnesota), is that the NFL keeps it's market sharing and salary cap in place so that small market teams can still compete.  My biggest fear is that you will have a situation like you have in Major League baseball where the Kansas City Royals can only afford a $60 Million dollar payroll, while the New York Yankees maintain a $180 Million dollar payroll.

...also, it would be nice if the fans were able to organize a strike, that would really change things for the better.

M Dogg™:

--- Quote from: Infinite...  Be and It Is on February 13, 2010, 03:54:39 PM ---I hope this isn't the turning point where football starts to decline like baseball did after the strike.

The key issue for me, and it should be for you to MDogg (being in Minnesota), is that the NFL keeps it's market sharing and salary cap in place so that small market teams can still compete.  My biggest fear is that you will have a situation like you have in Major League baseball where the Kansas City Royals can only afford a $60 Million dollar payroll, while the New York Yankees maintain a $180 Million dollar payroll.

...also, it would be nice if the fans were able to organize a strike, that would really change things for the better.

--- End quote ---

That is part of the dispute, owners like Jerry Jones has came out personally and said that he hates the idea of the Vikings (mentioned them by name) getting as much as he does and being able to compete with him well he runs a bigger market team. This Lock Out could turn the NFL on it's head, and for the worst.

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