CBA 2011 Thread

[The Saltman]

good

[CharlotteBeer.com]

awesome

[rayzor]

that means it's more necessary to keep all our RBs.

[HSCBandit07]

Would be a good idea. If the owners can't lower player salaries they can make them do more to earn it.

[MHS831]

With 2 more regular season games, is it safe to assume we are going to a 2-game preseason? If so, and since preseason tickets are the same as reg season tickets, then is it safe to assume that increased revenues would be from tv contracts? If so, would not an expanded playoff format offer the same benefits to the league and owners, since the only difference would be national vs regional telecasts? Finally, would this not provide more bang for the buck since (I assume) playoff games get better ratings than regular season games? I am sure it is not this simple. However, playoff games offer the players more money and it means that fewer games would be played, diminishing the overall risk of injury- the players' main beef, and a legitimate one. Enlighten me. I really don't follow this CBA stuff as closely as ANYBODYHOME or some of you others.

[Anybodyhome]

The issues being discussed in conjunction with the 18-game schedule:

* Increased roster size (2-3 game day actives)

* Increased practice squad size (2-3 more players)

* Changes in health coverage (apparently there's a difference in what is covered/paid during training camp and regular season)

No changes to current playoff structure, although I have read somewhere adding yet another wildcard team per conference (2 more total).

Anticipated start date would not be until 2012 earliest.

[1989]

Sounds very likely that we will have NFL football in 2011! Seems like as a majority owners really dont want to take off a year.

[rayzor]

The issues being discussed in conjunction with the 18-game schedule:

* Increased roster size (2-3 game day actives)

* Increased practice squad size (2-3 more players)

* Changes in health coverage (apparently there's a difference in what is covered/paid during training camp and regular season)

No changes to current playoff structure, although I have read somewhere adding yet another wildcard team per conference (2 more total).

Anticipated start date would not be until 2012 earliest.

a couple more issues being discussed is less practices (or at least mandatory offseason workouts) and less contact in practices.

[Cavscout]

I see it as progress that they are still talking...

[DR_DIGH]

a couple more issues being discussed is less practices (or at least mandatory offseason workouts) and less contact in practices.

I would be fine with less practices and less contact in practices.........just as long as they make up for it during the games.

[rayzor]

yeah, the things the players are asking for are pretty reasonable, imo.

[pantherj]

Sounds like Jeff Pash is doing a great job.

[panthers55]

With 2 more regular season games, is it safe to assume we are going to a 2-game preseason? If so, and since preseason tickets are the same as reg season tickets, then is it safe to assume that increased revenues would be from tv contracts? If so, would not an expanded playoff format offer the same benefits to the league and owners, since the only difference would be national vs regional telecasts? Finally, would this not provide more bang for the buck since (I assume) playoff games get better ratings than regular season games? I am sure it is not this simple. However, playoff games offer the players more money and it means that fewer games would be played, diminishing the overall risk of injury- the players' main beef, and a legitimate one. Enlighten me. I really don't follow this CBA stuff as closely as ANYBODYHOME or some of you others.

With PSls preseason games costing as much as regular season and with 60000 of the 72000 being PSl tickets for Richardson the money will be similar. But for many teams the preseason tickets are cheaper and few games are sold out. Plus most stadiums don't sell out juxury boxes for preseason.

But you are right that the TV revenues would be much bigger with national coverage and heavier advertising versus regional coverage and less advertising.

Expanding the playoff system could mean more revenue if you allowed 4 wildcards and no first round byes but it isn't something I have heard discussed much. It would be an interesting idea but would water down the importance of having the best records and getting first round byes. I am not sure the owners would support that given it allows the best 2 teams to rest and get healthy and make wildcards play another game.

[GRWatcher]

Not much new here. That article is one sided giving the owners' point of view. It doesn't say much about the players' point of view except that they expect a lockout. Still sounds like they're not close to an agreement at all.