Originally Posted by
bwilliams
OK, that doesn't make sense. The owners opt out of the CBA. That means the first move is theirs. So far, they haven't conceded anything. All they've done is demand that players work 12% more for less pay. They opted out because they're greedy. That's the only reason. Every owner except for Wayne Weaver is making tens of millions of dallars a year.
And your economy argument isn't accurate. The NFL is making more money than any time than ever in its history.
Again, they don't make that much. See my earlier post on the economics of being a football player.
And they don't get their own insurance because companies won't cover them. You know, because of the massive injury risks associated with being a NFL player.
Finally, they're so special because they work harder and have more specialized skills than 99.99% of the population. You can't do what they do. Neither can I. Neither can 99.99% of people.
OK, that isn't true. Every company of any size spend more on labor than they get in profits. That's the fact of modern corproate life.
With all respect, you don't remotely have the skills of even the worst football player. Does it bother you when other skilled professionals negotiate contracts? Lawyers, surgeons, programmers, and engineers negotiate contacts in which they make 10x what you or I do. If that doesn't bother you, why not? What's the difference?
Huh? You can get a bunch of guys off the street to play for $30,000 if you want. But you can't get NFL quality players for that. No one will risk life and limb, condition, work, train, and play at a NFL level for that money.
You have to decide what you want, the NFL or the XFL. The difference is the quality of player.