2011 - Could there still be football?
Yes there could, but as This Write Up up from over at mockingthedraft puts it, we could be watching some piss poor football. From the sounds of it, any UFA and anyone coming out of the rookie draft class that year could still be eligible to play, but they'll have to do it at a much smaller salary. So are you ready for Scab Football? Maybe it'll end up like that movie The Replacements..........Heres a quick break down from his write up:
Typical owner/union stalemate. But what happens if the teams don't resolve this dispute by March 5 , 2011.
1) The owners will lock-out every player that has an existing contract under the current CBA.
2) The owners will get 5 Billion Dollars from the 2011 TV contract. Even if they don't play.
3) The owners will field teams from players that have been previously cut, the USFL, and the Arena league. It really shouldn't surprise anyone that the NFL was a big supporter of the USFL and that the NFL chanel just signed on to broadcast arena league football games. These players will probably get paid about 10% of the total cost teams pay now. Also there will be no pension payments and long term health cost afforded to these players.
4) The present players will be frozen out. Their pensions will be frozen. Future health care cost will be in Jeapordy.
5. Football fans will not be paying for the best football in the world. Instead they will be told to accept this rag tag football in order to "save the game". In the meantime each owner will reap the reward of $156,000,000 one time profit for their team. That is a bonus of 15% of the value of your business. Just for being that unkind to your customer, the football fan.
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i got $40 seasontix to arena ball one year
I found out bad football sucks. I went to one game and couldn’t give the other tickets away.
If the owners think a year of arena/ufl ball will make me forget real football, they are mistaken .
by ATL Lion on Feb 15, 2010 4:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I wouldnt hold my breath....
…..That new league starts up in 2011….Could be huge for that league becasue its not looking good for 2011 for the nfl……Id put it at 5-10% that there is football in 2011.
by BennieBladesFan on Feb 15, 2010 5:19 PM EST reply actions
Well there was a league that was suposed....
…..to have a Detroit team…..Mark Cuban was involved…..Thats the one I was talking about Sean….Also it will stil be good for UFL when the NFL isnt playing any games in 2011.
by BennieBladesFan on Feb 15, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's the same league
Originally they planned on more teams from the start but decided to start with only four.
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The Championship Game
for the league was in Vegas the last week of November. I can’t remember what teams played in it though.. but tickets were pretty cheap for it.
NCAA
Isn’t college ball great no contracts no CBA just playing ball! Thats my backup plan
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You might have something there
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by Hyperion Ecta on Feb 15, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
yea
but if theres no NFL that talent pool will drop no one will want to wast there time.. this is all if it dont come back
NHL,MLB,NFL
Lockouts happen but it always gets resolved its the damage afterwards you need to worry about not weather or not the NFL will dissapear
The best there is, The best there was, and the best there ever will be - Bret the Hitman hart
by The Profiler on Feb 15, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Damage!
Yes after the results of the recent NHL NBA and 90’s MLB lockout … the NFL would if following rececnt history would be severely damaged for a while.
Didn't ANYBODY have anything better to do that day?
“Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever.”
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