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  • BR1986FB
    dazedconfused;810134 wrote:good to hear. that week and a half to two week free agency free-for-all before training camps start should be great entertainment

    That will be friggin nuts. I had it projected as being announced that they'd come to a deal over the July 4th weekend to show how "American" the NFL is. From there, 3 weeks of a free agency "free for all" followed by maybe a brief OTA then training camps at the end of July/early August. Sounds like I may not be too far off.
  • Ironman92
    ESPN with coverage of McNabb working out with the Eagles....all I got out of it was that he is quite chunky!

    Looks like he's gained 25-30 lbs
  • royal_k
    Looks like they will stay under the same FA rules....and the FA pool will be very deep.
  • coyotes22
    Will there still be a HoF game?
  • Writerbuckeye
    royal_k;811113 wrote:Looks like they will stay under the same FA rules....and the FA pool will be very deep.

    Saw on the OBR that if the 4 year rule is put in effect for free agency, there will be more than 400 players available.

    I hope Randy has his checkbook ready.
  • BR1986FB
    Writerbuckeye;811264 wrote:Saw on the OBR that if the 4 year rule is put in effect for free agency, there will be more than 400 players available.

    I hope Randy has his checkbook ready.

    I hope all of the "we won't be active in FA" crap coming from Heckert's mouth is a smokescreen. I'm not saying go all "Phil Savage" in FA but I also don't want them sitting on their hands like they have done with the WR position the last two years (in FA).
  • thavoice
    Word is the league had hoped to announce on July 4th of a deal that is in place. They were really gunning for that date, but a few small issues may delay it up to a week.

    I was also told that rookies would get 200k even if there was not a season. Relative of a rookie told me that...I thought it was kinda odd but he seemed to know alot. He also said this player knows other guys who were drafted who have pretty much spent all of what they woulda made this first season already! Banks and such line up to loan this guys money and many cannot help themselves.
  • like_that
    thavoice;818904 wrote:Word is the league had hoped to announce on July 4th of a deal that is in place. They were really gunning for that date, but a few small issues may delay it up to a week.

    I was also told that rookies would get 200k even if there was not a season. Relative of a rookie told me that...I thought it was kinda odd but he seemed to know alot. He also said this player knows other guys who were drafted who have pretty much spent all of what they woulda made this first season already! Banks and such line up to loan this guys money and many cannot help themselves.

    That's why these dumbasses end up going bankrupt.
  • thavoice
    Exactly. The league holds a symposium for the rookies to try and educate them......but many just do not listen and or do not care.
  • Heretic
    Ironman92;810766 wrote:ESPN with coverage of McNabb working out with the Eagles....all I got out of it was that he is quite chunky!

    Looks like he's gained 25-30 lbs

    Can't say I'm surprised. Just seems the last couple years, he's entered a "don't give a fuck; collecting paychecks" sort of zone.
  • Jughead
    It appears that the NBA joined the fun today by locking out. I can deal with that, the college game for both sports is 100 times better anyway.
  • LJ
    Looks like the NFLPA has hired monkeys for lawyers
    Silver confirms our report that Kessler and Quinn have tried to argue that sales tax on ticket sales also should be included in the “all revenue” formula, a patently ridiculous argument, given that the owners keep none of that money.


    *sigh*
  • royal_k
    Looks like they are regressing...SMDH
  • thavoice
    The lawyers want the taxes on the tickets?

    Depending on the city...but I think some places that may go to help pay for the stadium...or go to city.

    What a bunch of tools
  • BR1986FB
    Think this is about done. Heard they hammered out the percentages, rookie wage scale, etc. Expecting it to be announced by next Friday (7/15) with free agency (400+ FA's) starting that night/Saturday morning.
  • royal_k
    BR1986FB;822223 wrote:Think this is about done. Heard they hammered out the percentages, rookie wage scale, etc. Expecting it to be announced by next Friday (7/15) with free agency (400+ FA's) starting that night/Saturday morning.

    +100000000000000000
  • karen lotz
    http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7836326dd7/field-of-dreams-2-nfl-lockout-with-taylor-lautner?rel=player
  • like_that
    BR1986FB;822223 wrote:Think this is about done. Heard they hammered out the percentages, rookie wage scale, etc. Expecting it to be announced by next Friday (7/15) with free agency (400+ FA's) starting that night/Saturday morning.

    I wish they would just announce it THIS Friday.
  • bigdaddy2003
    Anyone see the top 100 current players list?
  • BR1986FB
    bigdaddy2003;822597 wrote:Anyone see the top 100 current players list?

    Yeah, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed are ranked WAY too high (4 & 5)? About 3-4 years ago that would've been spot on but not now. They're obviously giving them the benefit of the doubt for their past performance. I HATE Shitsburgh but there's NO way Reed should be rated ahead of Polamalu.
  • wildcats20

    Seeing this for the 2nd time now on ESPN.

    I thought it was funny, but I also think it's really dumb. Oh wait, that's Will Ferrell for ya.
  • bigdaddy2003
    BR1986FB;822708 wrote:Yeah, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed are ranked WAY too high (4 & 5)? About 3-4 years ago that would've been spot on but not now. They're obviously giving them the benefit of the doubt for their past performance. I HATE Shitsburgh but there's NO way Reed should be rated ahead of Polamalu.

    Well Ray Lewis may be ranked too high but Ed Reed is about right in my opinion. Ray is still a top 100 player to me but not top 5.
  • BR1986FB
    Lewis is definitely still top 100. Hell, they had McNabb at 100 and he doesn't deserve to be there. I have Reed lower just because he can't stay healthy. Polamalu can't either but he seems to have played a little more as of late.
  • bigdaddy2003
    BR1986FB;822819 wrote:Lewis is definitely still top 100. Hell, they had McNabb at 100 and he doesn't deserve to be there. I have Reed lower just because he can't stay healthy. Polamalu can't either but he seems to have played a little more as of late.

    Ha true about McNabb. Yeah, it's really sad when players like Reed and Polamalu can't stay healthy.
  • wildcats20
    At least Joe Flacco is spending the lockout doing all the right things...