Demorice Smith is going to ruin pro football

[Highlandfire]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5887475

All he is doing is further pissing off the owners and ruining any chance of a CBA being done. I have to think that is his intent all along. The guy won't negotiate in good faith, just wants to push his personal agenda's and demands.

If I am the NFL I send a letter saying that's it, you are going to be locked out as soon as the CBA officially ends in March and they are going with replacement players. Maybe then the players will wake up and can this idiot

[Cat'sGrowl]

How are replacement players going to solve the CBA?

[Jangler]

The owners are the ones threatening the shutdown, which means no replacement players which means no football.

[Highlandfire]

The owners are the ones threatening the shutdown, which means no replacement players which means no football.

the owners are saying lets sit down and hammer this out. Smith has been the one being a prick about it the entire time. He doesn't want to negotiate he wants to DEMAND and if his demands aren't met then he wont' even talk to the owners.

There is a way I read that the NFL can fire off a final offer and if the players don't accept then they can either play under it or strike which opens up the owners to being able to use replacement players. Either way the Billionares will always win over millionares. the players really need to get rid of smith and get someone with a friggin clue back to the negotiating table

[panthers55]

Smith is an attorney what else would he do. He is trying to find another avenue to gain leverage in this negotiation. It is what they do. It doesn't really change anything and his case based on the report seems pretty flimsy.

[countryboi]

man come on everyone knows the players have no leverage....he is just talking tough thats what attorneys do.....how about we wait to after the season and see what happens

[Anybodyhome]

the owners are saying lets sit down and hammer this out. Smith has been the one being a prick about it the entire time. He doesn't want to negotiate he wants to DEMAND and if his demands aren't met then he wont' even talk to the owners.

There is a way I read that the NFL can fire off a final offer and if the players don't accept then they can either play under it or strike which opens up the owners to being able to use replacement players. Either way the Billionares will always win over millionares. the players really need to get rid of smith and get someone with a friggin clue back to the negotiating table

DeMaurice Smith and the NFLPA are in no position to demand anything. The owners suspended the CBA under a clause in the CBA the NFLPA agreed to. The owners are making the demands and if they aren't met, they lock the gates- pretty simple. Who the $@#& is Smith to be making any demands? He has no bargaining chips, he's screwing with the players' money and he hasno room to do anything but reach.

[Seamonk]

Good thing we've got a bunch of rookies who still have us as their only source of income.. SUPERBOWL

[Highlandfire]

DeMaurice Smith and the NFLPA are in no position to demand anything. The owners suspended the CBA under a clause in the CBA the NFLPA agreed to. The owners are making the demands and if they aren't met, they lock the gates- pretty simple. Who the $@#& is Smith to be making any demands? He has no bargaining chips, he's screwing with the players' money and he hasno room to do anything but reach.

EXACTLY!!! Before getting appointed to the NFLPA Pres this guy has no real ties to the NFL at all. This is nothing but him and his ego trying to prove something and the facts are he has NOTHING.

The players really better fire his ass and get someone else in there or they are goning to get locked out and not get anything.

The players need to understand, no matter what they are still employees and they can't outlast the Owners.

[mmmbeans]

the 18 game schedule is going to ruin pro-football.

[Highlandfire]

the 18 game schedule is going to ruin pro-football.

Bull crap. They should play 20 for what they get paid. Hey if they dont' like it, go get a friggin job. just 16 is a friggin joke. It should be 18 regular AND 4 preseason games.

[mmmbeans]

you see all this flag/fine insanity that's going on right now?

Why do you think that's happening?

[Anybodyhome]

Yeah! Whaddya mean trying to take away those highly competitive, hard-fought, pre-season games?

I'll be writing letters to the league office if they get rid of those pre-season games. And I'll be even more pissed off if they try to reduce the ticket prices for those pre-season games...

[countryboi]

you think fans would be happy with playing more games and less pre season crap.....you guys are hard to understand