Larry Foote Thinks Lions' Furloughs Are 'Ridiculous'

I don’t fault the team for furloughing employees. There is nothing to do… Until a timetable is set up for the season to start, everyday operations are kinda at a standstill. No OTAs, No Free agency, No guys at Facilities to support and need the day to day workers around Allen Park.

I think it is crap that teams like the Packers get praised for saying that they will not cut employees pay or hours till games are missed next season. Then we get ripped for furloughing players for two weeks, but they will still be fully reimbursed provided that no games are lost from the 2011 season. Given the choice. I’d take the free 2 weeks off anytime…. And then stay optimistic that the season starts on time. If we start missing games next year, 2 weeks in June will be the least of the worries for Team employees.

After the BS when he left.

Seriously dude you wanted to be a steeler so damn bad than just shut the hell up. Let us be the Lions and you can be whatever the hell kind of backup you are.

why dont you just go ahead and pay them? I’m pretty sure you got a coupla bucks left over from your losers money from the last SB.

Seriously. You played one damn season here. Go back to talking about who Roethlisberger is going to rape next

For people that are struggling to make ends meet, a couple of weeks without pay is no freaking holiday.

I appreciate that the Lions are not just furloughing the lowest paid workers, that in fact it covers everyone, but it still stinks when the Lions ticket sales are way up and their costs are down due to the lockout and yet they still need to temporarily lay off “furlough” their staff.

This smells like some kind of PR scheme by the NFL.

is a moron stay gone

He comes to Detroit to “PROVE TO THE REST OF THE NFL THAT I CAN STILL PLAY FOOTBALL” and now he’s aloud to have a say on everything?? STFU! Really, who the hell is he to determine what goes on in a front office? Sorry, but players need to play, coaches need to coach and management needs to manage.

Not so much the the Lions owner specifically. Foote’s anger is just a reflection of the majority of NFL players’ feelings towards the owners. I don’t feel like people should bash his comments because if Suh commented on the Steelers doing that then people wouldn’t make nothing of it around here.

Foote isn’t wrong just not specific on what he truly meant by his comments. His reaction shouldn’t be a surprise considering the current cba situation right now. Tension is at an all time high lately.

he played one season for us and that was it..i mean ik he grew up here and all but jeez leave us alone man

   Whether he is right or wrong is irrelevant. He’s a Steeler now. Worry about your team and stfu.

if he played better, they would have

continues….Stay gone, like, forever. When your playing days are over find another hometown

True, I don’t like him that much after the BS when he left. And he sure does need to do some fact checking, but the main point he’s trying to make I agree with.

This freakin’ lockout has pissed me off so much, I just… don’t even know what to say anymore. Thank god I’ve had POD to serve as a psychiatrist’s couch! (Thanks, guys. Now if somebody can prescribe me some lithium…)
The fact that there was any sort of break in the NFL at all is ridiculous. What?! 2 years wasn’t enough time to plan for this, you selfish pricks? And now these people have to take freakin’ furloughs because these 2 groups of 3rd graders can’t decide on how to share the toys? The people affected by this BS aren’t even directly related to the damn negotiation!!
Screw that!
The owners should keep these workers employed FULL TIME so they don’t have to worry about paying their bills. ESPECIALLY with decreased expenses due to the lockout. If each player gets $1000 a day for workouts as Foote says, that’s a bunch of money going right into the damn owners’ pockets. I get progressively more and more pissed each day. It is obvious the NFL is not worthy of any respect. That’s is no longer the issue. The issue here is people being financially challenged as a direct result of this idiocy. I appreciate the fact that this money will be repaid if no games are missed, but when you’re living paycheck to paycheck, it’s not like you can “cover” that lost income until whenever they decide to actually give it to you.