This Changes Everything!

[Urrymonster]

Most business models have 45% to 55% of revenue going to employee salaries. This includes the portion that the employer pays towards payroll taxes, retirement, insurance, ect. The closer the business gets to 45% the more profitable, or for non-profit organizations like the one I work for the more sustainable the business is.

Any business that has 60% to 70% of its revenue going towards salaries is going to go out of business very quickly. And lets not forget that when the NFLPA is asking for 70% that doesn't include the salaries of non-player employees.

If the NFLPA was really looking out for the best interest of the players they would be looking for better benefits for the players and not higher salary caps or contracts.

Good post.

Surely the players and the guys in charge of the NFLPA can see that demanding too much of the teams revenue will quickly cause teams to go bust, or simply stick as close to the cap floor as possible.

Like you said they should be focusing on after career care. Still, a guy who players 5 years and earns $5 million 'should' be able to live off that provided he is sensible. Problem is, most of the big bucks are going to the young guys who can't handle that life changing money and their style of life changes with each paycheck. To maintain those lifestyles they need more and more, hence why they ask for more.

I think everyone agrees the NFL needs to do more for the guys who need medical care after retirement. That is the big issue most players seem to have.

[KBRed]

You've see the shape that some former nfl players are in right? Brain damaged, battered, some can barely walk, some can't remember what they ate for breakfast. Trust me, the life of an nfl player is not an easy one.

Let's all go on strike for police officers, firefighters, and military if this is the case. These guys don't make 6 figures, much less 7.

[panthers55]

I hear rumblings that the players could go on a mini strike through training camp. Many of the RFA wouldn't have to sign their tenders until then anyway.

Look for the owners to use this offer to try and get a new CBA in place by March 5.

They will be picketing after they get locked out. Can't exactly strike when they don't have a job or a contract. I don't expect this to get resolved until the Fall of 2011.

[FelineFANatic]

The NFL owners will likely reject it. They don't want a cap (floor) and will use the opportunity to unload big contracts with no cap consequence and sign a lot of guys to RFA tenders for 1 year so they aren't obligated to pay them in 2011 if there is a lockout.

:iagree: Spot on.

[mountainpantherfan]

They will be picketing after they get locked out. Can't exactly strike when they don't have a job or a contract. I don't expect this to get resolved until the Fall of 2011.

What's been discussed is that the RFA and the Franshised/Trasition Tagged players would hold of on signing their tenders as long as possible. But if so many players don't show up for offseason programs there would be a possible no show from many of the contracted players. Not exactly a strike but similar. It might not happen but like I said there are rumbles from contracted players that don't like the situation as much as those RFA that were suppose to be UFA.

[panthers55]

What's been discussed is that the RFA and the Franshised/Trasition Tagged players would hold of on signing their tenders as long as possible. But if so many players don't show up for offseason programs there would be a possible no show from many of the contracted players. Not exactly a strike but similar. It might not happen but like I said there are rumbles from contracted players that don't like the situation as much as those RFA that were suppose to be UFA.

If you are talking about this year, I can see them not signing the tender until late as a protest. It is a little like pissing into the wind. Doesn't really hurt anyone but yourself and doesn't make things any different but whatever.

If players who are tendered don't show up for OTAs the teams will just move on without them. Most of them have been in the league several years so unless they are installing a new system it won't really matter. It might put them further down the depth chart until they get up to speed. They are well within their rights to sign it as late as they choose up to the deadline.

If players who are under contract decide to not show they can expect to get fined for each day they miss. As long as they don't mind losing money to make a useless point, they should go for it.

At this point the players would be stupid to do anything that makes them appear to be at fault. Right now the owners are the bad guys and the players need to play off that. Millions of fans and ticket holders can exert the pressure of the wallet on the owners and will do so if they think the players are getting the raw deal. Players would be smart to paint themselves as the victims here which a strike never does.

[mountainpantherfan]

If you are talking about this year, I can see them not signing the tender until late as a protest. It is a little like pissing into the wind. Doesn't really hurt anyone but yourself and doesn't make things any different but whatever.

If players who are tendered don't show up for OTAs the teams will just move on without them. Most of them have been in the league several years so unless they are installing a new system it won't really matter. It might put them further down the depth chart until they get up to speed. They are well within their rights to sign it as late as they choose up to the deadline.

If players who are under contract decide to not show they can expect to get fined for each day they miss. As long as they don't mind losing money to make a useless point, they should go for it.

At this point the players would be stupid to do anything that makes them appear to be at fault. Right now the owners are the bad guys and the players need to play off that. Millions of fans and ticket holders can exert the pressure of the wallet on the owners and will do so if they think the players are getting the raw deal. Players would be smart to paint themselves as the victims here which a strike never does.

Aha, but thats never stopped them before. I just saw a program on NFL Network where they were talking to Boomer about him laying down in front of a bus during the 87 strike. Most of these guys just don't get it even the smarter ones. What I thought was funny is how Boomer said he didn't regret any of his actions but looking back he felt he acted in a foolish way.

[Snake]

Boy the Skins and the Raiders will be paying the price if there is a cap.