the RIGHT direction

[chiefs27]

mr edwards made the playoffs in year #1. y r u complaining so much. give me a break. tamba hali was a great pick in the draft as was bernard pollard. the chiefs r heading upward. carl isnt trying to disappoint us year aftr year. he just cant win on the road. thats why he hired edwrds - herm had a great road record in ny.
if u disagree with me feel free to post but i may or may not reply for a while because i dont get on very often. but my goodnes give mr. edwards a year or two more. we may need Divine Intervention to get to the playoffs evry year but maybe we'll get to the Super Bowl soon
so long and long live the Chiefs :-(

[Coach]

Agents have had the same effect on the NFL that the Unions have had on the auto companies where I'm at. Someone has to pay these inflated salaries. It's nearly impossible for a family of four to go to a football game anymore.

[kenny1937]

If the league would get together and make each position a salary, with a starting and high end, then agents would no longer be needed, and the battle for athletes would end. At the draft people picked would slide into starting salary and those with experience would get a pay hike comensreate to their experience. Those who did not wish to play for their team at their present salary, could quit, set out the season, and come back to work with any one who would hire them at entry level pay. This would put an end to bidding wars, and all the other nonsense that plagues the game of Football.
This would bring the gate back down, give the owners a reasonable profit, and bring this form of entertainment back into the reach of the average fan. IMHO.

[Chiefster]

If the league would get together and make each position a salary, with a starting and high end, then agents would no longer be needed, and the battle for athletes would end. At the draft people picked would slide into starting salary and those with experience would get a pay hike comensreate to their experience. Those who did not wish to play for their team at their present salary, could quit, set out the season, and come back to work with any one who would hire them at entry level pay. This would put an end to bidding wars, and all the other nonsense that plagues the game of Football.
This would bring the gate back down, give the owners a reasonable profit, and bring this form of entertainment back into the reach of the average fan. IMHO.

Agreed! Good post! :)

[wolfpack]

this is a good idea. a set amount for each postion. then bonuses for for each postion. like so many good tackles,int`s,td`s yardage,blockes, or even keeping a team from throwing to your man. this then would keep dead beats,bell,hicks,hall,to many to name,from commanding hudge saleries and being a bust. rookie salaries need to be the same way. the only trouble is who will decide which is is a good hit,ect.

[Chiefster]

this is a good idea. a set amount for each postion. then bonuses for for each postion. like so many good tackles,int`s,td`s yardage,blockes, or even keeping a team from throwing to your man. this then would keep dead beats,bell,hicks,hall,to many to name,from commanding hudge saleries and being a bust. rookie salaries need to be the same way. the only trouble is who will decide which is is a good hit,ect.

Oh, I'm sure someone could come up with a standard.

[kenny1937]

Bonus could be payed for perfomances beyond the ordinary, ie game saving tackle, pass reception that went beyond the normal reception, in other words highlight reel stuff, all other play a player is paid to do, when I did my job well, I got a pat on the back, nothing showed up extra on the pay check. I think athletes expect more for their expected performances, and have been spoiled by an adoring public, which happens to be our fault. IMHO.

[wolfpack]

we usually go to the minicamp and try to hit 3 to 4 home games a year, but game wise probably only acouple this year. is a 5hr drive from house,we stay at my dads, and around $400 for tic`s alone. $6.00 beer,fighting the restrooms,getting up for people to get in and out,sometimes it isnt worth it. at home the beer is cheaper,food better,if i have to pee,tivo it. but noth`n beats the attmosphere. sooner or later the queen has to think the went to far for midwesterners.

[kenny1937]

Exactly right wolfpack, I like watching the games at the stadium, but enough is enough, I have a better seat in front on my big screen tv, better refreshments, (cheaper too), as you have stated in your post, and I see no reason to pay the big bucks at tne gate plus the super expensive food and drink at the stadium. In fact, all they would have to do to make me think that I was actually at the game would be to fire the play by play announcers, who talk about everything in the world but the game, and just pipe in the crowd, and it would be better than actually being there. I know football, I don't need some moron to tell me what is going on, and the atmospere would be like being there in person, give me the noise and the game, I would be happy, and they could keep their high priced ticket and food and drink.

[Chiefster]

Agents have had the same effect on the NFL that the Unions have had on the auto companies where I'm at. Someone has to pay these inflated salaries. It's nearly impossible for a family of four to go to a football game anymore.

I didn't see this earlier; good analogy.

[Chiefster]

we usually go to the minicamp and try to hit 3 to 4 home games a year, but game wise probably only acouple this year. is a 5hr drive from house,we stay at my dads, and around $400 for tic`s alone. $6.00 beer,fighting the restrooms,getting up for people to get in and out,sometimes it isnt worth it. at home the beer is cheaper,food better,if i have to pee,tivo it. but noth`n beats the attmosphere. sooner or later the queen has to think the went to far for midwesterners.

Yep; the downside will be that the owners answer to deminishing lines at the gate will be to go with pay per-view. I'll listen to the games on the radio before going with pay per-view.