Possible Strike Next Season? (Updated ESPN Article-3/12/08)
 

I never knew that both sides have an opt out clause in the current CBA that can be exercised until November 2008:

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3224851&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines]ESPN - Upshaw ready for strike if NFL owners opt out of labor agreement - NFL[/url]

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I hope so...strikes tend to equal Redskins superbowls :)

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That would be horrendous. I just read that article myself and can't come up with a single thing I would do next Fall during the weekends.

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How the hell is any team in the NFL "cash strapped"? Isn't running an NFL team the most guaranteed investment in all of sports?

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[quote=AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace;415921]I hope so...strikes tend to equal Redskins superbowls :)[/quote]

If the Giants win and the league strikes I guarantee a Super Bowl next year!!!!!!!:woot::D :D :D :woot:

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F....n Greedy Bastards!! As if they didn't make enough money, I would love to see most of those guys work a regular job.

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I seriously doubt that there will be a strike next season or any other time. The league has got a great thing going right now and to mess it up with labor issues would be silly.

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[quote=Hijinx;415933]How the hell is any team in the NFL "cash strapped"? Isn't running an NFL team the most guaranteed investment in all of sports?[/quote]

I could see the small market teams like Cinn, Jack and Buff having a tough time making money. Buff is already trying to move to Toronto.

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[quote=skinsfan69;415955]I could see the small market teams like Cinn, Jack and Buff having a tough time making money. Buff is already trying to move to Toronto.[/quote]

Especially Jacksonville, they can't draw flies even with an up and coming team in their midst.

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this is very unlikely, no matter what.

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[quote=ncskinsfanec;415957]Especially Jacksonville, they can't draw flies even with an up and coming team in their midst.[/quote]

They are def losing money. If you watch one of their homes games they put a big black cover over 20,000 unsold seats. They put the cover over it so it looks like there are no empty seats. I remember hearing a story on ESPN about it.

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They're smarter than that. They aren't striking.

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[quote=skinsfan69;415959]They are def losing money. If you watch one of their homes games they put a big black cover over 20,000 unsold seats. They put the cover over it so it looks like there are no empty seats. I remember hearing a story on ESPN about it.[/quote]

There are a few other teams that have seating sections and say there sold out when there not,the seats are just to exspensive and people won't spend the money to go.

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I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the possibility of a strike. This will definitely be a story to keep an eye on next season.

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[quote]There are a few other teams that have seating sections and say there sold out when there not,the seats are just to exspensive and people won't spend the money to go.[/quote]

From what Ive heard Jacksonville isn't an expensive place to see a game. They're trying to get people in seats hard. It's not like going to any NFC East stadium, people in Florida are basically shitty sports fans. Probably because 1/4 of their population is on death's doorstep.