Mort on SC: Talks Regress, Owners Going "Retro" on Money Issue

[Proudiddy]

Says the players are saying the owners changed up terms to the "understanding" they had on the revenue/money issues... Owners saying they never had an "understanding," and it's called "negotiating" or something like that.

S. M. H.

[TruCatzFan]

:nopity::nopity:

The saga continues... I don't think anybody here is surprised...

[ickmule]

I hope they all go broke

[DevilCat]

I took the interview (Mort on ESPN-SC) as something that's pretty much expected as part of the talks, certainly nothing that would completetly derail negotiations.

[PantherBrew]

[Marguide]

Never thought I would say this, but I really just don`t care anymore. These guys are killing the proverbial golden goose.

Fug all of them.

[KintnerBoy]

Never thought I would say this, but I really just don`t care anymore. These guys are killing the proverbial golden goose.

Fug all of them.

I'm with you on this. Just to the point that i don't care either way. As fans we really don't need to know all the details of this on going saga. Just let us know when we need to show up for the game.

[Ja Rhule]

Well, soccer free agency starts tomorrow... something to look forward to :D

[SevenSixes]

I'm already picking my fantasy lingerie team for this year..

[Ja Rhule]

Funny thing is... there is so much hate toward players and the owners but after this thing gets done... 3 days and u will forget it like a bad nightmare.

If poo don't get done within 10 days, I expect full blown lockout again.

[Proudiddy]

UPDATED from the article on ESPN.com.

F*cking owners... Greedy SOBs.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6721798

Optimism is waning after four consecutive days of negotiations between NFL owners and players and was described as trending "backwards," player sources told ESPN.

Player sources said owners have reneged on a simplified formula that would have given players 48 percent of all revenue.

Player sources reaffirmed a setback in talks occurred when owners last week went "retro" on the formula that will divide the estimated $9.3 billion in annual revenue. The players believed the two sides had reached an understanding on a simplified formula in which they would receive 48 percent of revenue, sources say owners reintroduced their previous formula by asking for $400 million to $500 million in expenses as credit off the top.

Players calculate that under the owners' proposal, it would leave them with approximately with a 45 percent take on revenue, an "unacceptable" amount that one player source said "sets us back to March 11 ... before the lockout."

A management source said the owners have not reneged on any revenue split, claiming "it's a negotiation, which is always subject to change"

A league source said the owners were more flexible Thursday afternoon on the revenue-split formula and maintained the theme "negotiations are negotiations."

Player sources contend the owners' terms changed when the two sides convened a day after owners met June 21 in Chicago. A source said the players went into Thursday's negotiating session with owners at the table, hoping to "get them back on track. They wouldn't move. It's disappointing."

Unbelievable.

[Bj-Monster23]

If this poo isnt done by next week.The season is screwed and so is the rookies....

[Swarly]

becoming less interested in football every day. I can't be the only one feeling this way, they have to be losing some fans.

hockey and baseball have overtaken football as my favorite sports. I rarely even post in this section anymore.

[jamman]

im wondering if the fans can strike if deadline is not reached by a predetermined date we as fans say we will not support the remainging season i know it would take alot of us to do it but this is getting grazy