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re: I'm an NFL owner. You be the player.
Posted on 3/12/11 at 12:05 pm to mes1100
Posted on 3/12/11 at 12:05 pm to mes1100
I agree. The owners take all the financial risk. All except the Packers are a private business. They don't have to open any books.
The problem is that this economy is bad. A lot of private business have had to make sacrifices in employee numbers and employee pay. I have had to take a pay cut and now the players should too. Owners are in business to make money.
The problem is, the old NFLPA rep Gene Upshaw has always told players never to give anything back. That is crazy. Economics dictates salary and benefits. And now w/ almost 4 dollar gas, inflation in food and commodities prices and higher cost all around, something has to give.
Owners are not in this business to break even or loose money. As long as fans will still pay obscene game prices for tickets, parking, and concessions, the league will be profitable. However, in cases like this, something is going to have to give and players are the biggest asset and expense for each team. Therefore, players will have to take a little less in my opinion.
The problem is that this economy is bad. A lot of private business have had to make sacrifices in employee numbers and employee pay. I have had to take a pay cut and now the players should too. Owners are in business to make money.
The problem is, the old NFLPA rep Gene Upshaw has always told players never to give anything back. That is crazy. Economics dictates salary and benefits. And now w/ almost 4 dollar gas, inflation in food and commodities prices and higher cost all around, something has to give.
Owners are not in this business to break even or loose money. As long as fans will still pay obscene game prices for tickets, parking, and concessions, the league will be profitable. However, in cases like this, something is going to have to give and players are the biggest asset and expense for each team. Therefore, players will have to take a little less in my opinion.
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Posted on 3/12/11 at 12:11 pm to LSUinHouston
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Nothing, the players are just saying, as a group "Have fun making money without us! I'm sure 80k will show up and 10 million tune in to see Tom Benson throw passes to Jerry Jones"
It would be equally funny to see the players try to organize some games on their own.
"Go sling around the football and shite and don't get anybody to help you line up the TV or get the facilities or provide the management or any of the other support you get."
That would be like a bunch of assembly line flunkies thinking they could do a better job running Ford Motor Company.
Posted on 3/12/11 at 12:17 pm to LSUinHouston
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The owners take all the financial risk. All except the Packers are a private business. They don't have to open any books.
The problem is that this economy is bad. A lot of private business have had to make sacrifices in employee numbers and employee pay. I have had to take a pay cut and now the players should too. Owners are in business to make money.
If the owners won't show the players that their profits are down why should they believe them? Would you trust Al Davis, Jerry Jones, Dan Synder, ...?
Posted on 3/12/11 at 1:43 pm to LSUinHouston
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The problem is that this economy is bad. A lot of private business have had to make sacrifices in employee numbers and employee pay. I have had to take a pay cut and now the players should too. Owners are in business to make money.
Yet the NFL has brought in record profits the past few years.
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Economics dictates salary and benefits. And now w/ almost 4 dollar gas, inflation in food and commodities prices and higher cost all around, something has to give.
What does 4 dollar gas and food prices have to do with the NFL and the business of football?
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Owners are not in this business to break even or loose money. As long as fans will still pay obscene game prices for tickets, parking, and concessions, the league will be profitable. However, in cases like this, something is going to have to give and players are the biggest asset and expense for each team. Therefore, players will have to take a little less in my opinion.
The NFL is not going through hard times. Most of their revenue comes from TV deals, not tickets or concessions. The NFL has been bringing in record amounts of revenue despite the economy over the past few years. Therefore, your argument holds no water.
This post was edited on 3/12/11 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 3/12/11 at 4:17 pm to LSUinHouston
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I agree. The owners take all the financial risk. All except the Packers are a private business. They don't have to open any books.
The problem is that this economy is bad. A lot of private business have had to make sacrifices in employee numbers and employee pay. I have had to take a pay cut and now the players should too. Owners are in business to make money.
The NFL is having record setting revenues,a nd the players are just supposed to take the owners' word for it that they're losing money or something?
No way.
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