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Originally Posted by Mattyk
Semantics. Whatever you want to call it, they should still prove their revenues have decreased if that's the reason they are using to support their need for that money. Bad faith is saying trust us, we need the money but we're not going to show you why.
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Revenues don't have to decrease, it's profitability.
NFL.com news: Packers cite player costs in $10.3M drop in operating profit
From the link:
"Packers officials said Wednesday that the team posted an operating profit of $9.8 million in the fiscal year that ended March 31, down from $20.1 million the previous year. The team has been in a slide since posting an operating profit of $34 million four years ago."
"The team said player costs have increased 11.8 percent annually over the past four seasons, while revenue went up just 5.5 percent annually during the same timeframe. "It's not just this year," Murphy said. "We've seen these trends for a number of years now that really point out some of the issues that we have with the current agreement."
The Packers I'm sure are fairly typical in the NFL. If you look at it in terms of operating profit, the Packers are down over 50% in operating profit year over year and down approximately 74% from 2006. The 2006 CBA was a bad deal for owners that they are working to correct. The NFLPA says they're not taking ANY salary reduction without seeing the full books (again they know the owners will never do this). Doesn't seem like a "partner" negotiating in "good faith".