NFLPA director: likelihood of a strike/lockout in 2021 "almost a virtual certainty"

[notorious]

Originally Posted by oaklandhater

players really don't want to do 18 games

and the owners really want them too

I don't blame them, but if the owners will pay them the prorated extra two games more, they would be dumb not to take it.

They need to think about earning that extra 12% a year when your line of work and income is limited by age.


I will almost always side with the players when it comes to a dispute. The owners are some snake in the grass bastards.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by notorious

I don't blame them, but if the owners will pay them the prorated extra two games more, they would be dumb not to take it.

They need to think about earning that extra 12% a year when your line of work and income is limited by age.


I will almost always side with the players when it comes to a dispute. The owners are some snake in the grass bastards.

Even that, I still wouldn't want to play 18 games at all. It's a long season and adding two more games will more likely increase the odds of injuries, especially if the owners still keep it as the 53 man roster and still trotting out 4 pre-season games.

Plus, I want the NFL to get rid of the Thursday games. The quality of the game on Thursdays is very bad, considering a team just played on Sunday and have a 3 day turn-around. (This is unlikely to happen because they make money off of it anyways, but still...)

There's plenty more that I would go on, but these two would be a start.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Coach

Even that, I still wouldn't want to play 18 games at all. It's a long season and adding two more games will more likely increase the odds of injuries, especially if the owners still keep it as the 53 man roster and still trotting out 4 pre-season games.

Plus, I want the NFL to get rid of the Thursday games. The quality of the game on Thursdays is very bad, considering a team just played on Sunday and have a 3 day turn-around. (This is unlikely to happen because they make money off of it anyways, but still...)

There's plenty more that I would go on, but these two would be a start.

No international teams
No 18 games
No Thursday night football
Same number of playoff teams
Tighten up press rules and get rid of illegal screens
Create a standard off the field conduct penalty system
Let people celebrate for crying out loud
Get rid of arbitrary rules (like taunting) that have no business impacting games

Our only hope is that by 2021 there's still an NFL worth saving since the owners are intent on running it into the ground and cashing in the winnings

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

No international teams
No 18 games
No Thursday night football
Same number of playoff teams
Tighten up press rules and get rid of illegal screens
Create a standard off the field conduct penalty system
Let people celebrate for crying out loud
Get rid of arbitrary rules (like taunting) that have no business impacting games

Our only hope is that by 2021 there's still an NFL worth saving since the owners are intent on running it into the ground and cashing in the winnings

Competition committee rules are not part of the CBA