Beerball Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 When it comes to the next CBA it looks like negotiations between the owners themselves may be more difficult than those with the NFLPA. Ralph sounded the clarion, and now this one continues to pick up speed. From Lenny P. linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 When it comes to the next CBA it looks like negotiations between the owners themselves may be more difficult than those with the NFLPA. Ralph sounded the clarion, and now this one continues to pick up speed. From Lenny P. linky 347049[/snapback] Unfortunately, what I think maybe shaking out here is a simple time crunch. One gets the best deal in negotiations simply by holding out until the last minute and forging a deal which your partner (and you) give up on things, but even a not perfect (or even a bad deal) is better than no deal at all (ex. NHL). However, as the owners move toward this last minute reality check on the issue of revenue sharing, the clock is also ticking on reaching agreement with the players who are an essential party to a CBA aggreement. It is setting up that by the time the owners hash out their issues and reach aggreement over whether it is going to be 52-48, or 53-47 on revenue sharing, there will simply not be enough time to reach a deal on their partnership with the players. I would not be surprised to see it com down to the NFL/NFLPA simply aggreeing to extend the CBA as is for 1 year cause they need the time rather than face the reality of an uncapped year or the brutality of the free market (where quite frankly the NFL cannot survive). Even an extension is going to be a hard deal to make because players whose short careers will be over may well get screwed by this process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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