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The NFL Players Association is in the process of blocking prospects from attending next month's NFL draft in New York.
The people who were part of the NFLPA cant talk? Pretty sure anyone can talk anyone else all they like.The players and agents will have to make up there own mind <<< The key difference.
Anyone can talk, but saying certain things has certain consequences. The NFLPA can talk, but if it says "We're not decertifying," it may present problems. If it says "We're still negotiating on behalf of the players," it may cause similar problems, for the same reason. If it says "We're asking potential draftees to boycott the draft," it may also cause similar problems for the same reason.Once the NFLPA is no longer representing the players, it's not supposed to do anything that smells like negotiating with the owners. Organizing a boycott smells like a negotiation tactic. It gives weight to the idea that decertification was a sham.'BigSteelThrill said:
Professional Trade Association with the mission of supporting the interests and rights of current and former professional football players.
Seems like that would be an awfully cheap mistake.
Excellent point.
Well that's completely from left field.NFL players and agents could ask all of the incoming players to boycott without having to get into any of what you are discussing. You say "it", but it is really "they" - they other players and agents.
Why would they ever do such a thing, considering they don't need to?
Why do you keep harping on this point. No one is disputing this fact that they can decide for themselves. However, they may be feeling the pressure of cooperating with the current vets in the NFL since soon they will be in the NFL and will have to work with these vets.'BigSteelThrill said:'G-Money said:The players and agents will decide for themselves.
The problem now is this, there will be no moment of glory even if the kid goes and gets called #1 overall. In the past the kid would have strutted to the stage, donned a cap after embracing the Commish, pranced and waived, and then been interviewed by fawning press about his own greatness and what he knows about the team he is going to. The player would have either practiced his cliche`s at that point or embarassed himself by taslking in the third person. Now it will play out differently. Now if the kid goes and gets picked the first question he will be asked about is whether he has alienated future teammates by attending the draft. The next question will be about whether he supports the union or not. No matter his answer the kid will hurt his marketability. ESPN will then cut to some player rep for their take on whether the kid will be welcomed by the vets on his new team.
And the final question will be about whether he thinks he'll have to foot the bill for a $58,000 dinner after his new teammates voted to reduce his 5 year earnings from $60+ million down to $19 million.
This whole series of comments appears to be ahead of the actual happenings.....good idea? Not a good idea?I'm thinking that this is going to get a lot more complicated than it appears on the surface, such as additional law suites filed and court proceedings ahead of the draft.
You seriously think ESPN, a broadcast partner to the NFL, will have the first question to the #1 pick be about alienating his future teammates?
So any one person can say whatever he wants, but without a union, and a statement from the union rep, whatever this one person says means 'Not Very Much'... He's only speaking for himself.. "The Source" who speaks like he's in the hood.. "This is going down"
Exactly SHAM!Rouse! Shennanigans!!!Lets jsut play ballAnd let these kids have their brief moment in the sun without the union agenda getting involved.
Not only no, but #### no. Miller is and has generally regarded as being the top LB and will be a top 10 pick.
No, you are bass ackward here. It is the beginning of their career. If you're Vernon Golston, it's the highlight of your career. Highlight would be a member of a SB winning team or membership in the HOF.
Not yet, but they soon will be.
They the owners or they the NFLPA? I'm assuming that you are in favor of the continuation of $50M bonus' for rookies then? You can't have every aspect in your favor during this process.
Their choice, right?
ROTFL! OMG!
Name calling to wrap it up, stay classy.
FYI "The this is going down" Statement came via Adam Schefter. And all you have to do is turn on ESPN or go to their website and it's all over the place
The players, in their continued quest to make the business decisions, have decided that Chimdi Chekwa is the best CB in the draft and would be invited to NYC.
While it's unlikely to happen, this could be the best way to get a deal done. If the owners and players see low ratings for football related activities they may start to believe that the pie may actually shrink. Now, this would require the players to holds their own event and for both events to have very low ratings. currently, the threat of A significant number of fans leaving football is not realistic to either side (especially of no games are missed), I think.
