Updated Title: 8th Circuit Court Grants Stay, Lockout Reinstated

Wow, I got about half way throught that and wondered how much he had to drink? I honestly can't finish reading his diatribe.

I give you credit for making it to the halfway point.

I give you credit for making it to the halfway point.

I don't. Was it emotional yes, but the point he made should be one that all of us can agree with, Get past the symbolic stuff, take the position of Commisioner to heart, and get both sides back to reality. To tint it with a throwaway line about Cowboys fans was a foolish snide remark, and that is why I prefaced it to say this wasn't a wannabe politico or simpleton, this is a man that is as respected on their board as Matty is here. Also, he definitely has contacts in the league that has given him the ability for his words to be mean something in insider circles.

I hate the cowboys as much as anyone, but this issue isn't about watching dallas fans whine, or about arguing amongst ourselves over who is more at fault, it's about both sides rolling up their sleeves, locking themselves in a room and hammering out a real and stable deal, like Hostile said.

If you can't read an emotional response from an intelligent man and fan, then that is your loss, not his.

Here is a link to a Colts fan who received a direct call from Goodell, this is after the Colts group call last week. just another read:
A Conversation with Roger Goodell (http://18to88.com/2011-archives/may/roger-goodell-called-me-today.html)

Intelligent fan I can read, rambling fan I can not. I'm almost betting the commish will get as far as I did and put it in the pile of other letters.

Rule #1- You want to be heard, make your point, and make it short and sweet.

I'm all for sticking together, but again there are a lot of us who can't decide which side to pick. I'm actually leaning towards the owners a little. I don't like everything they have done but I understand their situation. Just like I'm sure there are fans who don't and only want to understand the players side of things and think that owners are unreasonable.

But we as fans can all stick together and pick the players side, put pressure on the owners to get something done, give up the money issue, and later down the road when the piss poor markets start complaining that they can't afford to stay in their market and want to move..... don't be the first fan to scream foul. Let the owner move his team to a more lucrative market so there will be less revinue sharing and teams can keep more of their income.

Intelligent fan I can read, rambling fan I can not. I'm almost betting the commish will get as far as I did and put it in the pile of other letters.

Rule #1- You want to be heard, make your point, and make it short and sweet.

I'm all for sticking together, but again there are a lot of us who can't decide which side to pick. I'm actually leaning towards the owners a little. I don't like everything they have done but I understand their situation. Just like I'm sure there are fans who don't and only want to understand the players side of things and think that owners are unreasonable.

But we as fans can all stick together and pick the players side, put pressure on the owners to get something done, give up the money issue, and later down the road when the piss poor markets start complaining that they can't afford to stay in their market and want to move..... don't be the first fan to scream foul. Let the owner move his team to a more lucrative market so there will be less revinue sharing and teams can keep more of their income.

I don't think any fans here are going to scream foul if any team owners moves their team to another city. Ironically thought some of the teams that are in danger of being moved by their owners , are probably going to have sh*tty seasons because of this lockout, resulting in a more prompt move.

Intelligent fan I can read, rambling fan I can not. I'm almost betting the commish will get as far as I did and put it in the pile of other letters.

Rule #1- You want to be heard, make your point, and make it short and sweet.

I'm all for sticking together, but again there are a lot of us who can't decide which side to pick. I'm actually leaning towards the owners a little. I don't like everything they have done but I understand their situation. Just like I'm sure there are fans who don't and only want to understand the players side of things and think that owners are unreasonable.

But we as fans can all stick together and pick the players side, put pressure on the owners to get something done, give up the money issue, and later down the road when the piss poor markets start complaining that they can't afford to stay in their market and want to move..... don't be the first fan to scream foul. Let the owner move his team to a more lucrative market so there will be less revinue sharing and teams can keep more of their income.

The secret to good communication is brevity.

^ I should practice what I preach... short and sweet. lol. But honestly no big wig is going to read something that will take too long to read.

^ I should practice what I preach... short and sweet. lol. But honestly no big wig is going to read something that will take too long to read.

Isn't Goodell a lawyer, I'm sure he's used to reading boring repetitive stuff.

Anyway, back to lockout stuff. I find it interesting that the NFL is making contingency plans for free agency rules if the 8th Circuit Court rules against them.

Report: NFL crafting alternative to 2010 rules | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/09/report-nfl-crafting-alternative-to-2011-rules/)

The secret to good communication is brevity.

Kurt Schmoke - - former mayor of Baltimore - - once said:


A speech, to be immortal, need not be eternal.

Words to live by...

Funny thing about all of this is even though the players are granted 53% of total revenue the fact remains that the owners don't have to pay guaranteed contracts like the NHL, NBA, and MLB not to mention the fact that unlike the MLB and NHL the NFL doesn't have to assemble farm teams.