NFL Labor Talks Are Over! (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

One of the things that some people seem to be forgetting, is that with no CBA, player salaries can only increase 30% when they become FAs. So teams with deep pockets won't just be able to offer guys $80M guaranteed contracts. If you made $1M last year, then you can't make anymore than $1.3M this year, no matter who offers it to you.

Gene Upshaw has threatened to de-certify the union to try to avoid all of the "poison pills" in the CBA for the players. The threat is that they will then sue the NFL if they try to go to anything other than a wide open free market. But I'm not so certain that a court would allow them to de-certify in the first place, and even if they were allowed, I'm not sure that the judge would rule that they were then not subject to the "poison pills" in the CBA. Otherwise, what would be the point of the "poison pills" anyway?

once the agreement(CBA) is up, it's up. I can't see a judge forcing them to continue.They can decertify a union if they want to decertify. Part of a union's strength is supposed to be the voice of it's members.

I don't really see what a judge would have to do with any of this. I could see both sides saying let's send to an arbitrator and let him make up our agreement but that's different.

Ralph Wilson said something positive, something along the lines of "it'll work itself out" but I wasn't certain so I didn't post it. I agree with the ol' guy. Nothing really has happenned to effect either side right now. Things have been spun but if you think it thru nothing's really happenned yet

 

[zadok]

One of the things that some people seem to be forgetting, is that with no CBA, player salaries can only increase 30% when they become FAs. So teams with deep pockets won't just be able to offer guys $80M guaranteed contracts. If you made $1M last year, then you can't make anymore than $1.3M this year, no matter who offers it to you.

There won't be "no CBA" until 2 years from now.

 

[Bri]

There won't be "no CBA" until 2 years from now.

Salary cap is over after this year though, it's a little confusing

 

[zadok]

There won't be "no CBA" until 2 years from now.

Salary cap is over after this year though, it's a little confusing

But that uncapped year is part of the current CBA. Everyone wants to avoid it, but it's not a change of any kind to the current agreement.

 

[kadeeu]

What?! Over? Did you say over? NOTHING is over until WE decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? HELL, NO!

It ain't over now! For when the goin' gets tough,..............the tough get going! Who's with me!? LET'S GO! C'MON! OOOOOOOOOOOO!