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  • wwharton
    *ll St*r
    • Aug 2002
    • 26949

    #946
    Re: Official CBA Thread

    Originally posted by Marino
    Jackson and Mankins are still douchebags in the public eye, people don't want to hear millionaires hold up this deal to make more millions.
    The full demand is either $10 mil or unrestricted free agency though. They aren't just demanding more money. I'm as frustrated as the next guy about this thing not being over yet, but I don't think that's all that unreasonable, and we could just as easily be yelling at the owners for not letting these guys become UFAs... it's more out of the blue for Brees and Manning, but those aren't the ones pushing the issue. Jackson seems like an *** in general, but he does have a point here.

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    • shnuskis
      MVP
      • Aug 2008
      • 1172

      #947
      Re: Official CBA Thread

      Originally posted by TheMatrix31

      I'm not buying that blog. It doesn't make sense for the league and I am not hearing it reported anywhere else. But I have heard a possible $3 million dollar bubble over the $120 mil. cap to help keep current free agents, just for this year.
      When rookie Randall Cobb was told by this U.S. Marine that he was a big fan of the wide receiver, Cobb said, “I think I’m a bigger fan of yours.”

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      • OSUFan_88
        Outback Jesus
        • Jul 2004
        • 25642

        #948
        Re: Official CBA Thread

        Originally posted by TheMatrix31
        I'm for it:

        /Brownshavebillionaireowner
        Too Old To Game Club

        Urban Meyer is lol.

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        • TheMatrix31
          RF
          • Jul 2002
          • 52927

          #949
          Lance is pretty good with it all, so who knows.

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          • Marino
            Moderator
            • Jan 2008
            • 18113

            #950
            Originally posted by wwharton
            The full demand is either $10 mil or unrestricted free agency though. They aren't just demanding more money. I'm as frustrated as the next guy about this thing not being over yet, but I don't think that's all that unreasonable, and we could just as easily be yelling at the owners for not letting these guys become UFAs... it's more out of the blue for Brees and Manning, but those aren't the ones pushing the issue. Jackson seems like an *** in general, but he does have a point here.
            In the public eye people don't care if Jackson has a point, they just want football.

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            • celg35
              Banned
              • Jun 2008
              • 1329

              #951
              Re: Official CBA Thread

              If Mankins and Jackson hold up this deal, they could pass Lebron as the most hated athletes in the world. In the public eyes , they will be deemed as greedy mo fo's . They might even be outcasts to their own respected teams and players. No one is above the league and no one is below the league. These guys are not game changers and they will not leave thier legacy to the game except the fact that " they" held up a season and created financial ramifications to NFL employees , players and fans.

              I will hold my final opinion till after Thursday to see if these tools came to their senses

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              • shnuskis
                MVP
                • Aug 2008
                • 1172

                #952
                Re: Official CBA Thread

                LOL. I agree with the opinions they will be tools if games are lost due to these two. But you have to realize their lawyers are involved here right now more than they are. And the lawyers are trying to do best by their guy. These two guys do get screwed IMO if they get nothing and get franchised this year after getting the screw job last year.
                When rookie Randall Cobb was told by this U.S. Marine that he was a big fan of the wide receiver, Cobb said, “I think I’m a bigger fan of yours.”

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                • p_rushing
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 14514

                  #953
                  Re: Official CBA Thread

                  Originally posted by shnuskis
                  I'm not buying that blog. It doesn't make sense for the league and I am not hearing it reported anywhere else. But I have heard a possible $3 million dollar bubble over the $120 mil. cap to help keep current free agents, just for this year.
                  That is what I also heard. Nothing about ending the salary cap or not enforcing it.

                  Any player currently on a roster, could be included in the overage, but I don't think new players would be able to be counted.



                  As for the demands of the 2 players, the NFL should give them the free agency they want. Then offer them both league minimum contracts for the rest of their playing career.

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                  • wwharton
                    *ll St*r
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 26949

                    #954
                    Re: Official CBA Thread

                    Originally posted by Marino
                    In the public eye people don't care if Jackson has a point, they just want football.
                    I don't care about the public eye though. The public eye is usually far from rational and rarely considered all variables, and that's true in this case too. I want what's best for the public but not in the public eye. Honestly, it doesn't have to be about money. Make the guy an unrestricted free agent and all of this is over, so why not do it? The general public doesn't know his situation last year but we do. Taking the money out of the equation and he's just asking for what he would've gotten if there wasn't a lockout... freedom to go to another team. I'm not happy that these guys are bringing up something that may be holding up the process on the players side, but I also can't turn a blind eye to the fact the owners could easily squash it also and I'd say that would be doing the right thing.

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                    • Marino
                      Moderator
                      • Jan 2008
                      • 18113

                      #955
                      Trust me I could care less, just giving what the majorities opinion is. I want Mankins to become an FA, he would look pretty damn good between Long and Pouncey.

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                      • OSUFan_88
                        Outback Jesus
                        • Jul 2004
                        • 25642

                        #956
                        Re: Official CBA Thread

                        Jason LaCanfora:

                        DeMaurice Smith about to step in front of NFLPa headquarters to make a statement


                        Too Old To Game Club

                        Urban Meyer is lol.

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                        • Chaos81
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 17150

                          #957
                          Re: Official CBA Thread

                          Originally posted by OSUFan_88
                          I was excited, then I saw the next tweet.

                          I'm told De Smith will be speaking briefly to clear up a procedural issue. No major news expected

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                          • OSUFan_88
                            Outback Jesus
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 25642

                            #958
                            Re: Official CBA Thread

                            Originally posted by Chaos81
                            I was excited, then I saw the next tweet.
                            what he actually said was less exciting.

                            To give people the time line for the rest of the day:

                            NFL Owners are expected to hold a ratify vote today between 3:30 and 5:30.

                            NFLPA is having a conference call at 8 p.m. Mort said on ESPN, summary:

                            Players will probably agree to settlement tonight but not sure if they will re-certify yet.
                            Last edited by OSUFan_88; 07-21-2011, 01:57 PM.
                            Too Old To Game Club

                            Urban Meyer is lol.

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                            • mestevo
                              Gooney Goo Goo
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 19556

                              #959
                              Yeah, that was nothing but heel dragging/posturing. Another effort to curb public expectations before any more 'today here's how the players held things up' series of reports.

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                              • Bellsprout
                                Hard Times.
                                • Oct 2009
                                • 25652

                                #960
                                Re: Official CBA Thread

                                Owners voting in an hour. Now ESPN reporting that the Players will vote via conference call at 8 ET.

                                We may be down to the final few hours of this ****.
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