The Lockout

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With the upcoming NFL lockout in 2011 what does everyone think will happen? Will there be replacement players? Or is that even a possibility?
 
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we had a thread on it all here: http://www.volnation.com/forum/nfl-football/96116-odds-new-salary-cap-2011-season.html

so i guess merge maybe?

but your questions I remember talking about....oh here it is http://www.volnation.com/forum/3361173-post12.html

Originally Posted by milohimself
what about a scab season in 2011? maurice clarett vs he hate me = recipe for awesome.
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looks like they answered that question in the AFC south chat today:


(3:44 PM)

During a lockout there can't be scabs. A strike yes. But if the owners lock out some players, they lock out all players. So no reunion for us, chief.
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Chat: Chat with Paul Kuharsky - SportsNation - ESPN
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So yeah. If it were a strike, we could have scab (replacement) players, but a full-bown lockout means no players at all....so no football if they go through with a lockout, it's not really possible
 
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milohimself said:
Probably no scabs, there will just simply be no NFL games for a season.
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Hope that you are wrong.

Some riots are going to happen. I will be one of them!!

They have had alot of time to get this thing settled. I dont think it is going to happen either.
 
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It's been pretty apparent for a long time now that there's not going to be NFL football in 2011. That's what happens when both sides think they're holding all the cards... Which is strangely kind of the case.
 
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I'm wondering how much damage this is going to do to the NFL.

But don't worry...the UFL will be in season 3 by then and the return of the USFL will be on then :)
 
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milohimself said:
It's been pretty apparent for a long time now that there's not going to be NFL football in 2011. That's what happens when both sides think they're holding all the cards... Which is strangely kind of the case.
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Yep, I agree. Watched the NFL players Union press conference during SuperBowl weekend. It seemed apparent they were in it for the long haul. They were already instructing players this year (and last) to save at least 30% of their salary for the rainy day.
 
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VOLnVEGAS said:
Hope that you are wrong.

Some riots are going to happen. I will be one of them!!

They have had alot of time to get this thing settled. I dont think it is going to happen either.
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Lockouts = no scabs. unfortunately that's what the owners are going for at this point, so if things dont get fixed, that's going to be what we see

You'd think that with a whole year, they'd talk non-stop...but iirc, the way their setup works there's only a few meetings they have in offseason...I think they (owners, union, and commish) can't/don't talk again until next March

i dont think the owners are going to budge...I hear alot of talk about the league feels it will be just fine with a year or two of football not being played (a bit saying they (NFL) think that the fans will all come rushing back when a lock out would end as well)
 
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milohimself said:
It's been pretty apparent for a long time now that there's not going to be NFL football in 2011. That's what happens when both sides think they're holding all the cards... Which is strangely kind of the case.
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I've always seen this one a bit more as the owners want more and the commish has agreed/sided with them

I know they're the side (a handful of the owners at least) that wanted the salary cap done away with and turned down all the new offers the players union was making to keep it (i wonder now though too, i'm not sure the owners side made any of their own offers on keeping the salary cap either; i'd have to look that up)

But i think maybe the thing currently is they want the players union to take less of a percentage than they were previously (I have to look all this up again; I do think some owners weren't liking the revenue sharing)
 
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VOLnVEGAS said:
Yep, I agree. Watched the NFL players Union press conference during SuperBowl weekend. It seemed apparent they were in it for the long haul. They were already instructing players this year (and last) to save at least 30% of their salary for the rainy day.
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Yeah, after the salary cap fix attempts fell through so easily this offseason, it's been pretty much felt a given that an agreement on a new CBA isn't going to go too much better
 
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