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He's failed the players on a few levels

February 02, 2018 08:36AM
1. The gameday roster size. Why can't it be 50 or 53? More guys should dress especially with new concussion protocols and Thursday night football. It's ridiculous that only, what is it - 46 guys dress. It's a way for the owners to withhold game checks from back-ups.

2. The wage disparity. Talk about haves and have nots - you have a handful of players on each team making a large percent of the cap and most of the rest of the guys making close to minimums.

3. Goodell as judge, jury, and executioner. As Brady and Zeke found out the hard way - they signed over this power to Roger willingly. You mean they didn't read the part below the line about how much money they might make? Whaaat?

4. Unfortunately, the changes in the CBA generally effect players that aren't even in the league yet, or are under rookie contracts still. There's a time delay to it so that a lot of the guys who represented the players in the previous CBA are already gone or on their way out.


The negotiated agreements always sound good to the players in theory, but the consequences come back to bite them later. That is a leadership failure.
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  DeMaurice Smith: NFLPA will approach 2021 talks like 'war'

RFIP884February 01, 2018 03:46PM

  Re: DeMaurice Smith: NFLPA will approach 2021 talks like 'war'

den-the-coach266February 02, 2018 03:03AM

  Makes you wonder if ol' Vince McNahon planned it that way...

jemach199February 02, 2018 03:45PM

  Yep. Polarized and angry just like everything else.

RockRam256February 02, 2018 03:23AM

  Re: Yep. Polarized and angry just like everything else.

den-the-coach244February 02, 2018 03:47AM

  Re: Yep. Polarized and angry just like everything else.

RamsFanSinceLA234February 02, 2018 07:26AM

  Good grief - and to think he has power

RamUK284February 02, 2018 03:41AM

  Re: Good grief - and to think he has power

den-the-coach260February 02, 2018 03:50AM

  I hope they keep a salary cap

BigGame81262February 02, 2018 07:57AM

  I don't think that's on them

zn245February 02, 2018 08:19AM

  My Scenario

troublefree251February 02, 2018 08:21AM

  He's failed the players on a few levels

promomasterj216February 02, 2018 08:36AM

  Competitive balance

RFIP169February 03, 2018 10:36AM

  Way to go DeMaurice Smith!!! What a tool!!!

Rampage2K-218February 02, 2018 09:06AM

  Yada yada yada...

jemach340February 02, 2018 03:49PM

  I am not anti-union and not anti-player in this player/management thing

zn226February 02, 2018 03:53PM

  Re: DeMaurice Smith: NFLPA will approach 2021 talks like 'war'

headslapper203February 03, 2018 01:05AM

  Re: DeMaurice Smith: NFLPA will approach 2021 talks like 'war'

stlramz201February 03, 2018 02:04PM

  Re: DeMaurice Smith: NFLPA will approach 2021 talks like 'war'

RFIP152February 04, 2018 02:15AM

  Re: DeMaurice Smith: NFLPA will approach 2021 talks like 'war'

Rams43157February 04, 2018 07:04AM

  Re: IF that happens the owners will break them

merlin210February 03, 2018 09:11AM

  you're misreading

zn214February 03, 2018 11:14AM

  Re: when I say they'll break the union

merlin228February 03, 2018 04:30PM

  this time is no different

zn201February 03, 2018 04:45PM

  Re: you're misreading_loving your take on this

BumRap319February 03, 2018 04:41PM

  MLB preparing for a "war" also (nm)

waterfield235February 03, 2018 11:11AM

  Of course. Anger and polarization are the mood of our time.

RockRam151February 04, 2018 06:41AM