Guest BackInDaDay Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showt...ndpost&p=596207 The above is a link to post from a month ago. It was one of many responding to Promo the Robot's topic, 'You want something to worry about.' I included it as a reference point to my post below. There's no need to view it before reading this. It seemed an obvious conclusion then, that the owners would have to resolve their issues with one another, prior to engaging in contract talks with the NFLPA. The short-sightedness of these men is incomprehensible. The finacial landscape of the league has been shifting as it's original investors age and sell their clubs for extrordinary amounts of money. The revenue sharing plans drawn up for owners on equal financial footing are no longer adequate. While one side seeks concessions that go beyond relieving their debt, the other clutches it's share tighter and closer to it's chest. As the league's commissioner, it was Tagliabue's responsibility to get all of the owners to the table and resolve the situation. Unpopular compromises would have been made, but a revised revenue sharing plan would have been in place. A plan that included the fore-sight to address the demands that the NFLPA was about to make, and how the league, on behalf of all owners, would respond. At this point, what's the NFLPA supposed to do, negotiate with each team individually? Absent an agreed upon internal structure, the NFLPA has to recognise the league's instablity and is forced into a negotiating position which hedges against worst case scenarios. How can they be expected to compromise on their position of entitlements to additional revenue streams, when those same sources may be siphoned off by a future league revenue sharing plan? They have to maintain their sites on a higher target, or risk losing aim as that shifting financial landscape swallows their compromises. It takes two to tango, but Tagliabue's lack of leadership has left the NFLPA with a spastic, convulsing partner that can't be approached at this time. We know the owners are going to vehemently protect their own interests. That's a given, but the man they pay to protect them from themselves, has dropped the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showt...ndpost&p=596207 The above is a link to post from a month ago. It was one of many responding to Promo the Robot's topic, 'You want something to worry about.' I included it as a reference point to my post below. There's no need to view it before reading this. It seemed an obvious conclusion then, that the owners would have to resolve their issues with one another, prior to engaging in contract talks with the NFLPA. The short-sightedness of these men is incomprehensible. The finacial landscape of the league has been shifting as it's original investors age and sell their clubs for extrordinary amounts of money. The revenue sharing plans drawn up for owners on equal financial footing are no longer adequate. While one side seeks concessions that go beyond relieving their debt, the other clutches it's share tighter and closer to it's chest. As the league's commissioner, it was Tagliabue's responsibility to get all of the owners to the table and resolve the situation. Unpopular compromises would have been made, but a revised revenue sharing plan would have been in place. A plan that included the fore-sight to address the demands that the NFLPA was about to make, and how the league, on behalf of all owners, would respond. At this point, what's the NFLPA supposed to do, negotiate with each team individually? Absent an agreed upon internal structure, the NFLPA has to recognise the league's instablity and is forced into a negotiating position which hedges against worst case scenarios. How can they be expected to compromise on their position of entitlements to additional revenue streams, when those same sources may be siphoned off by a future league revenue sharing plan? They have to maintain their sites on a higher target, or risk losing aim as that shifting financial landscape swallows their compromises. It takes two to tango, but Tagliabue's lack of leadership has left the NFLPA with a spastic, convulsing partner that can't be approached at this time. We know the owners are going to vehemently protect their own interests. That's a given, but the man they pay to protect them from themselves, has dropped the ball. 618755[/snapback] Excellent post with some very salient points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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