Players appeals have been robbed

players can try to file for a court injunction on some type of "my boss is a dick head" argument.

And you know, more food for thought. Players and the player's union need to own up to some responsibility to all of this as well. I'm kind of putting in my own words what gabe was saying yesterday.

The players agreed to this CBA with Goodell, if these certain issues were big enough, they shouldn't have agreed to it, keep fighting it, and/or gave up other concessions to conceed these things back. A lot of players were very concerned about Goodell being judge,jury,and executioner and in the end, the player reps did not get what a lot of their players wanted. Goodell is being a dick by going by letter of the law on the cba but it is what it is.

And to note, I think its quite relevant to point out how involved Drew was with all this cba and how he possibly has this political career afterwards and how the rules of this CBA is completely blowing up in the union's face. D smith should be fired, then Goodell.

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Players appeals have been robbed

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the players agreed to make Goodell the sole arbiter of such off-field issues

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Meh.

^^^^^this*100^^^^^

I'd file a lawsuit in Federal Court saying that the way that the punishments were implimented violated due process in the fact that the process provided no notice or fair hearing and that the procedures are not spelled out and implimented in an arbitrary manner.

Make Goddell defend him process to the Courts!


IMHO

so essentially the lack of any egregious behavior on the field (which would be a prime indicator of such a program off the field) gives Goodell a pass in having to justify his actions by providing evidence to a nuetral party. this leads me to a couple possible conclusions:

1. the evidence is weak at best and Goodell doesn't think it will hold up to any scrutiny
2. Goodell is a count
3. 1 & 2

Actually, to the extent their is any ambiguity in a written instrument, those ambiguities are construed against the drafter. As I recall, the CBA was presented by the NFL to the NFLPA, who ratified it. Hence, under contract law principles, it would be construed against the NFL as the drafting party (or the party that furninshed the text).

so it is up to the NFL to define in which context article 64 refers?

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It will be up to the courts to determine if the manner by which the NFL is interpreting Article 46 was that contemplated and agreed to by the parties.

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As long as they can at least get this into court (if need be) that's a win for the NFLPA. I really don't think Rog wants this going into court.

drunkin bump