Sgt. Largent
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mrt144":3hg1zd4t said:Sgt. Largent":3hg1zd4t said:Twisted you act like the players had no control over playing on Thursdays.
The owners wanted to play a full 16 games on Thursday, so they negotiated it into the last CBA............and you know what? The players agreed to it, cause it meant splitting another 500M with the owners.
So cry me a river players, you certainly aren't complaining about the extra money in all your contracts due to the increased TNF revenue.
IMO this whole woe is me by the players, and we have a couple on our team that act like they're indentured servants or something.............is getting REALLY old.
You don't like it? Then next CBA bargain for it. But they won't tell you that part, they just want to get up on their soapboxes.
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And what if they try to bargain for it and fail? Are they not allowed to complain about it because it was a small part of an overall contract that when push came to shove didn't get play? Are they not able to lament their failures until the next CBA? You have a very binary view of how sausage gets made and how people come to agreements that while are mutually beneficial leave room for improvement from both counterparties.
There is a very pernicious cognitive lapse going on where mutually beneficial imperfect things are suddently thought of as immutable ideals to strive for. This is not like a 30 year mortgage or a 10 year car note, it's a dynamic process that leaves a lot to be desired by both sides but ultimately yields football the majority of the time.
Right, concessions on both sides. In 2011 the players wanted alleviations in the personal conduct policy that Goodell and the owners were lording over them with an iron fist..............so the owners decided to dangle out more money and to lighten up on personal conduct in exchange for a full slate of TNF.
So let's not pretend the players were helpless, they got what they wanted as well, and now they're crying about it.
Next CBA is in 2020, so we'll see again if they players are willing to make less or concede on other issues to get rid of TNF. My guess is................nah. But they sure as hell won't stop acting the victim.