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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin
I think it is our first step. I am sure the lawyers who make lots of money doing these things have mapped out a strategy - but it seems to me this is really a bad way to do it. By starting with the weakest argument, you are setting yourself up to lose out the gate AND you risk losing arguments that may be better presented in a different forum. (i.e. - a judicial court may say to certain arguements "Oh, that issue is within the range of those brought out in arbitration and you can't bring them now".)
Personally, I think they should have gone nuclear out of the gate and say "Fix it or let the chips fall where they may" (Call it the "Al Davis Approach"). Instead, it seems that they are trying to play nice and are at risk for losing some arguments that would be best made in a court of general jurisdiction.
But, hey, I guess its why their lawyers make the big bucks.
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I agree with you but in some cases there are rules to play by, Arbitration first then court, and there are gentleman's games... Arbitration first simply to not take it to the extreme and if it doesn't go your way then take it to court. We may lose the battle but I think if filed in a court of law the league will be scrambling and trying to come to some agreement. I don't think they want their colluding to stand before labor law judge whome might put punishements on them they might not want or pull them into the typical business areana. Right now I think the NFL reaps the benifits of not being overseen by labor law organizations and I'm sure they won't want to be in the future.