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[Wa-Z]

On the main picture isn't that Lamar Hunt on the left??

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/index

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

I don't think so. Football is not susceptible to having one team like the Yankees. The Yankees make double, or more, than any other baseball team, so there's a huge, huge cliff between thema nd everyone else.

Football has several high powered, high revenue teams, so I don't think having ONE team dominate the league in terms of free agency dollars is likely. What is likely is a have/have-nots split like baseball. Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers etc. on the one hand and for football, Dallas, Giants, Redskins, Patriots, etc.

The current NFL model is soooo much better than the baseball model. You don't feel the heat because your team is in the "haves". I'd hope the fans would be united in keeping a competitive league.

[KCTitus]

Originally Posted by cdcox

The current NFL model is soooo much better than the baseball model. You don't feel the heat because your team is in the "haves". I'd hope the fans would be united in keeping a competitive league.

Ask yourself...if you were a large market fan, why would you care?

[Kclee]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

If the owners don't take THIS, then it's on to free agency, an uncapped year, labor strife in '08, and nuclear armageddon or whatever.

Not really. The next deadline would be March of next year to get something worked out.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by cdcox

It's do-or-die time. The NFL will either be saved today or we will get to see some years of labor uncertainty, that could change the sport forever.

melodramatic much?


the league and players still have a whole year before any real damage is done.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by KCTitus

Ask yourself...if you were a large market fan, why would you care?

The same reason I watch every minute of the playoffs even after the Chiefs have been eliminated. I'm a huge NFL fan who happens to be a Chiefs fan. A weaker league will make it worse for everybody. Revenues will go down, player salaries will go down, people will get interested in other things. Baseball is less than half the sport it was 30 years ago. Most kids don't even play little league anymore.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Laz

melodramatic much?


the league and players still have a whole year before any real damage is done.

If the league turns the players down today it is a declaration of war. It won't resolve itself in the next year. While no one is giving details, it is clear that Tags made an impression with his speech. Its very clear that he doesn't think this will resolve peacefully in the next year if the owners vote this down.

[KCTitus]

Originally Posted by cdcox

The same reason I watch every minute of the playoffs even after the Chiefs have been eliminated. I'm a huge NFL fan who happens to be a Chiefs fan. A weaker league will make it worse for everybody. Revenues will go down, player salaries will go down, people will get interested in other things. Baseball is less than half the sport it was 30 years ago. Most kids don't even play little league anymore.

The weaker league would impact everyone, yes, but as a large market fan, your team still has an advantage to advance and you would still be interested in the game. Which is my point. A large market fan doesnt have a horse in this race...they will have some advantage regardless.