Whom do you side with in the CBA negotiations

[Blitzkrieg Panther]

The owners don't make as much as some players most years... I am missing why they are prepared to sit out over wanting more money with no additional work, oh and btw owners still have to pay all the other expenses. I play demaurice smith for this, and his name doesn't deserve to be capitalized....but with that being said

I just want football!

[GritsRgreat]

with the owners, players come and go.

[Guild]

highlandfire wastes no time

fails hard and early

I'm going the opposite of Highlandfire because the past couple times I've logged on to the Huddle this is the trend I've been noticing.

Shape up brah.

[fitty76]

I just think it's funny the players think they're entitled to 50% of the income.

Go ahead and name me one successful business where the employees make equal or more than the employers. Players are being greedy and think they have leverage when they don't. Owners are already filthy rich and have been preparing for this exact situation for years. I'd bet that more than half the players will be broke a month into the season and will end up taking a deal much worse than what they're being offered now.

With that said, I don't side with either. It's difficult to side with billionaire owners who are going to make us go without football for a while, and the millionaire players certainly aren't helping. Both sides need to realize they're making more money than 99% of the population and move on.

You can't equate real life business with sports business. Totally different animal. Contracts mean nothing in the NFL. An owner can cut you at anytime and a player can hold out for more money. Where else in real world business does that happen?

[DC Amp]

I side with the owners. The title speaks for itself.

[Ricky Spanish]

to paraphrase Cromartie:

They're both assholes

[panthers55]

I side with the players and owners who want to get a deal done and play football this year. Both sides have points and issues. A good negotiation is when both sides don't get everything they want but they both get what they need.

I want a deal done so I can watch football in 2011. I am on the side of whoever wants to get that done as well.

[PeteRozelle]

Owners all the way....

[Blitzkrieg Panther]

Who pays who's paycheck???

[Kakarot]

both sides are being a bit unreasonable at the moment. trying to hard to play hardball.

i don't mind the owners for trying to level things out after they got beat up in the last CBA, but this time they (and i'm more referring to JR's comments in the press conference) are being obstinate. the owners are saying that the players are trying to get paid more and asking to work less, while it is the owners who are looking at the situation and trying to get the players to work more and take less money.

the problem are the guys who are at the top for both parties. sadly, that means our owner is one of the problems. i respect the man, but i think he's doing more harm than good with the negotiations.

the players have only asked for a couple things that i don't think are unreasonable and then they would be fine with the plans the owners have. it should be easy to come to a point of agreement. they just need to quit being pissy.

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I side with the players and owners who want to get a deal done and play football this year. Both sides have points and issues. A good negotiation is when both sides don't get everything they want but they both get what they need.

I want a deal done so I can watch football in 2011. I am on the side of whoever wants to get that done as well.

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[rico6]

Smith ain't helping. That is all.

[rodeo]

lol @ the dumbasses on the side of the people who opted out of the CBA in the first place.