N. F. L. --Nasty Fight Looms........
by King Kaine
No matter whose side you take in the NFL's labor war, one thing is for certain, we all may be in for a very huge disappointment. If you have been under a rock, and would like to follow the latest story lines in pro football, you may have to visit a District Court in Minnesota, that or follow Ocho Cinco on twitter (he may be more popular without playing football, than when actually playing). It seems that both sides have dug in their heels, with no end in sight. June 3rd is the next major court date, with a decision coming in the days after. I won't bore you with the details, but lets just say that even that date does little to attain the supposed goal of both sides, which is to play football. I even heard today about the possibility of thousands of individual lawsuits against the NFL (as each individual player has a contract with his employer). Where is this headed????? I understand leverage as much as anyone, but at some point, the wealthy & the rich, must come to their senses & realize that the GAME that has given them the ability to fight over 9 billion dollars, is in serious jeopardy. I tend to side with the players (as I never understood the concept of accepting less of a previously agreed upon percentage based on your business partners' word that they are struggling to feed their children...Open the Books!), but even the rhetoric of the head of the organization, formerly known as the NFLPA, Demaurice Smith, is getting old, and that's being kind. So consider this my open letter to Demaurice and Roger....Look, it's really time to stop all the posturing and trying to gain support of the public, lawmakers, etc. If you really wanted the support of the public, then you wouldn't have your fans wondering when football season is going to start. Most of whom will never see a tenth of what you guys make in their lifetime, to play a GAME, that you all supposedly love so much. In the end you are banking that one side or the other will cave, and that us fans will be waiting with open arms, WHENEVER you decide to play big boy ball again. The only problem is that you should never give people a taste of what they can live without. You may find that they realize that they really don't need you at all. Oh well, there's always the NBA......Right?
Person of The Month:
All of the volunteers & people who have donated time, money & prayers to those who were affected by the tornadoes in Alabama 3 weeks ago.
Worst Person Of The Month:
The Donald, for whole HEAP of things, among those saying that he has always been cool with 'The Blacks'...really now? Bring me those who co-signed him & bring me their 'The Blacks' Membership Card.
As time has passed, I've gone from deeply concerned to nonchalantly numb over a financial debate on which millionaires and billionaires struggle with a way to split $9 billion. Especially when the rest of the country is beginning to come together in crisis, for the most portion. As Herm Edwards said, it seems to be evident that the owners could be more concerned with one another from knowing exactly which figures are on the 'books' than the players. In my opinion, the true sufferers are stadium parking attendants, concession clerks, ticket booth attendants, local and small market vendors, and the guy with the chrome hot dog cart raising two boys alone, who has a fanatic passion about his team. In a nutshell, King Kaine, wake me when the gavel falls on a final decision on a labor agreement.
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