Potential NFL Lockout

[19braves77]

Junior college football players have been notified of a potential lockout next season while filing their papers for the N.F.L. Collegiate Advisory Committee. Owners are hinting that their main request to avoid a lockout is a manatory draft cap on rookie players. Ryan Mallet and Alabama's Kareem Jackson boths said this influenced their decision greatly to file for the 2010 NFL draft.

If the NFL lockout does occur, what could be the consequences? How worse would it be compared to the last MLB lockout in your opinion ? Would you cheer a playing like Peyton Manning laying down in the street to block the team bus from bringing in replacement players ?

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

I don't think it will happen.

But if it does, it will be a serious blow to the NFL. The NFL is without question #1 in sports in the US and any lockout (no matter the reason) will knock it off of the pedestal.

 

[gt2590]

Most "insiders" have said a lockout is unlikely, but certainly not impossible.

The commish and the players union head are both new to this, don't get along too well to start with, and think the other side is taking advantage of their own niceness. Smith, the Players new guy is worried about seeming to be too cuddly with Goodell, as Upshaw was seen to be and Goodell thinks (correctly) the Players expenses are getting too high too quickly.

One thing I think will keep this off the crisis mode is that the much needed TV revenue would almost certainly fall off, if there is a stoppage. Years ago, Rozelle convinced the owners to put aside their massive egos and created revenue-sharing. Some owners, like Jones and Snyder, are seeking to get out of that, at least to some extent. One uncapped year is a possibility, but a "rookie cap", like the NBA has, is very likely.

I personally think there will not be a stoppage, but it's at least a concern.

 

[19braves77]

The NFL has to decide beteween Adam Smith and Keynes. Do they subsidize smaller teams or do they let the market decide who will be sucessful ? NFL parity is dead but then you have a team like the Packers that do so much with nothing that the players use has an example.

A team like the Jaguars, Bucs, or Saints would not survive a lockout. I would really like to know what NFL group was responsible in thinking a city like Jackonsville could support a NFL team. The only thing to do in the city other then the beach is eat at a Waffel House and there is nothing to Jacksonville's stadium. The only thing going for the stadium is that is cheap to drink a beer and eat once you are inside. The city of Tampa is exploring a move to to Saint Petersburg with the goal being of keeping the team somewhat local just in case the Tampa economy flatlines. The state of LA had to borrow money to loan to the Saints this year in order from the Saints to pay its employees this year.

Moving a team to L.A will not work also. NFL reminds me of lemmings. How many professional football teams have left LA because they couldn’t make it? And still the NFL wants a team there? They are just a bad as NASCAR. Every track in Southern California has failed. First Riverside, then Ontario. Now they have the Auto Club Speedway and they are having trouble selling tickets.

 

[mstng99tim]

There won't be a lockout, the NFL isn't run by a bunch of morons like MLB is/was.

 

[bodiaz]

The players union needs to concede on this issue. EVERYONE is in agreement that there should be a cap on the rookies! It makes no sense that these kids that have done nothing come into the league making more money thab the established players! Well, maybe with baseball card prospectors it makes sense, but anyone with common sense can see this is not right! The whole reason the worst team is rewarded the top pick is to help them improve. If said team has to pay the top pick $60 Million, that is not helping them at all, it is hurting them. I believe that is why there is no parity anymore. Raiders have MILLIONS tied up in 4 players that are not helping them at all, Russell, McFadden, Heyward-Bey, and Gallary. Meanwhile the team has no depth, and suck more than ever. Another top pick will only hurt them more.

 

[mstng99tim]

The players union needs to concede on this issue. EVERYONE is in agreement that there should be a cap on the rookies! It makes no sense that these kids that have done nothing come into the league making more money thab the established players! Well, maybe with baseball card prospectors it makes sense, but anyone with common sense can see this is not right! The whole reason the worst team is rewarded the top pick is to help them improve. If said team has to pay the top pick $60 Million, that is not helping them at all, it is hurting them. I believe that is why there is no parity anymore. Raiders have MILLIONS tied up in 4 players that are not helping them at all, Russell, McFadden, Heyward-Bey, and Gallary. Meanwhile the team has no depth, and suck more than ever. Another top pick will only hurt them more.

I agree that there should be a cap and by paying a rookie too much, it can certainly handcuff that team, but it comes down to drafting the right players. When a team has top picks year after year, you HAVE to get the picks right. Drafting a bust at the QB position can set your franchise back 4-5 years. With the Raiders, that was just POOR DRAFTING on their part on 3 out of those 4 picks. Russell was ok in college but wasn't very accurate and still isn't, McFadden was injury prone in college and still is, DHB can't even catch a cold. Gallery is pretty good.

 

[kentuckyderby]

talk radio in Chicago mentioned that this is why Lovie might come back

they don't want to fire him and still pay him while having to pay for new head coach who isn't even earning his money (he'll be locked out)

I might have poorly worded that

 

[Rickzcards]

The players union needs to concede on this issue. EVERYONE is in agreement that there should be a cap on the rookies! It makes no sense that these kids that have done nothing come into the league making more money thab the established players! Well, maybe with baseball card prospectors it makes sense, but anyone with common sense can see this is not right! The whole reason the worst team is rewarded the top pick is to help them improve. If said team has to pay the top pick $60 Million, that is not helping them at all, it is hurting them. I believe that is why there is no parity anymore. Raiders have MILLIONS tied up in 4 players that are not helping them at all, Russell, McFadden, Heyward-Bey, and Gallary. Meanwhile the team has no depth, and suck more than ever. Another top pick will only hurt them more.

I agree that there should be a cap and by paying a rookie too much, it can certainly handcuff that team, but it comes down to drafting the right players. When a team has top picks year after year, you HAVE to get the picks right. Drafting a bust at the QB position can set your franchise back 4-5 years. With the Raiders, that was just POOR DRAFTING on their part on 3 out of those 4 picks. Russell was ok in college but wasn't very accurate and still isn't, McFadden was injury prone in college and still is, DHB can't even catch a cold. Gallery is pretty good.

You both have pretty good points. I think with the economy the way it is that a lockout would cripple the NFL for years to come. They need to come to a compromise or at least agree that it is a issue and put it on the back burner and sign a shorter agreement to keep the doors open. Then make it a sticking point on the new talks/agreement thereafter.