saundena Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another that the lockout will be over this afternoon. Apparently all sides are in agreement and the announcement will be at 4:00 PM EST. Take it for what it's worth... which is the word of a guy you don't even know
Ghost of Rob Johnson Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Arthur Blank may agree: Falcons owner Arthur Blank indicated Thursday morning he believes owners had the votes necessary to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement later in the day, and he is hopeful players will do the same. "I'm optimistic we'll get their approval, hopefully today," Blank said of the NFLPA. "If not today, the league has the ability to ratify the agreement [from] the owners' perspective subject to the players obviously approving it as well." http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AlguyPj_AcNiIad.O0NfeopDubYF?slug=pfw-20110721_blank_optimistic_owners_will_ratify_cba_holds_hope
Nanker Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I have a hunch that at 4:00 EST today, it'll be 5 o'clock somewhere!
Armchair GM Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Say this holds true and the lockout does, in fact, end today...when does free agency begin? Midnight? Or will there be a lag? Anyone...anyone...?
Ghost of Rob Johnson Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Say this holds true and the lockout does, in fact, end today...when does free agency begin? Midnight? Or will there be a lag? Anyone...anyone...? Talk has been there'd be a 3 or so day period for teams to sign their own free agents.
Mr. WEO Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Players struggling to make sense of it all.... Tuesday was the first day that players representing all 32 teams got a chance to see the settlement proposal, and sources said the discussion among them was emotional at times. The players are expected to take a 3 percent to 4 percent annual cut in their share of the revenues, and representatives wanted to know specific details about what players were getting in return. Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/07/20/labor.lockout.players.owners/index.html#ixzz1SlIc1TvO
Cookiemonster Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I have a hunch that at 4:00 EST today, it'll be 5 o'clock somewhere! Try Buenos Aires!
Delete This Account Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) i would bet -- heavily -- against that. jw (edited to add the word "heavily") Edited July 21, 2011 by john wawrow
PromoTheRobot Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Your friend isn't in REO Speedwagon by any chance? PTR
Stussy109 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 expected that teams will have 3 days to negotiate with their in house free agents b4 open free agency begins
FluffHead Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Player's conference call is reportedly scheduled for 8pm. I bet it doesn't go down until at least tomorrow, if not later.
Haven Moses Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Probably just some stupid macho posturing to make the owners go first.
Roger Goodell Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I have a hunch that at 4:00 EST today, it'll be 5 o'clock somewhere! And some of us will need a bunch of drinks.
Delete This Account Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Probably just some stupid macho posturing to make the owners go first. no, players weren't presented with an entire deal yesterday. as Mawae has noted, they are not tied to the NFL owners timetable. what happens during the conference call is anybody's guess. and if owners send players a now-or-never ultimatum, well, all bets are off as to what happens. still many issues on the table, and complicated by competing lawsuits. lots of moving parts to be resolved here, yet. jw
billsfreak Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Say this holds true and the lockout does, in fact, end today...when does free agency begin? Midnight? Or will there be a lag? Anyone...anyone...? I have heard monday the free agency will start, with a few days in between for teams to resing their own free agents.
buffaloboyinATL Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) May have been a coincidence but Jim Overdorf was on my flight this morning at 6:40 am from Buffalo to Atlanta. I assumed he was coming for the final day of negotiations. Edited July 21, 2011 by buffaloboyinATL
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 May have been a coincidence but John Overdorf was on my flight this morning at 6:40 am from Buffalo to Atlanta. I assumed he was coming for the final day of negotiations. Did he happen to mention how his brother, Jim, is doing?
buffaloboyinATL Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Did he happen to mention how his brother, Jim, is doing? haha. typo.
Spiderweb Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Your friend isn't in REO Speedwagon by any chance? PTR dag....I immediately thought the same thing...
1B4IDie Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) No way its done. It doesn't seem that the NFLPA wants to unionize again. This is going to drag out for a couple more weeks. I'm going with 4pm on August 4th. People like to lump this in with UAW vs GM buts its different than that. The players are the ones that want a free market for player salaries. The Owners are the ones that want a union regulated pay structure. Edited July 21, 2011 by Why So Serious?
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