NFL Considering Shutting Down Operations If Judge Nelson's Ruling Upheld?

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  1. BigBlueBruiser

    BigBlueBruiser Guest

    Pro Football Talk is hearing "initial rumblings" that the NFL would considering shutting down all operations if the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Judge Susan Nelson's ruling to lift the lockout. Under this scenario, the owners wouldn't be violating court orders because they would essentially be shutting down their business. The owners have backed themselves into a corner the past couple of months. This would be their last-ditch effort to force the players to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement rather than accepting supervision from the courts. As PFT points out, "there's a long way to go before things would ever get to that point."

    Source: Pro Football Talk: Twitter.com
     
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    BigBlueBruiser, May 8, 2011
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  2. BigBlueBruiser

    BigBlueBruiser Guest

    They should rot in hell if they actually did this.......
     
    BigBlueBruiser, May 8, 2011
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  3. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    They don't have the balls...
     
    86WARD, May 8, 2011
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  4. Omen

    Omen Speeling Be Champions Staff Member

    If they do this it shows thatbshey are wrong

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    Omen, May 8, 2011
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  5. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    U-F-L! U-F-L!
     
    86WARD, May 8, 2011
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  6. markaz

    markaz Resident Cards Fan Staff Member

    "the owners wouldn't be violating court orders because they would essentially be shutting down their business." And the second they reopened 'their businesses' they'd be hit with contempt as the closures would be rule a sham to avoid the initial order. But it sure would make for some cheap stock shares in Green Bay.
    And the article says the owners have backed themselves into a corner? Bullcrap. All the rulings to date by apparent pro-union judges are squeezing the owners' balls.
     
    markaz, May 8, 2011
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  7. AtlantaBlazer

    AtlantaBlazer Knuckles The Echidna's Brother

    This is such bullcrap, how stubborn are you that you are willing to go THAT far to ruin your business just to get a little bit more?
     
    AtlantaBlazer, May 8, 2011
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  8. cKlass

    cKlass Rookie

    These damn owner are nothing more than freaking parasites.
     
    cKlass, May 8, 2011
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  9. themush

    themush iDIOT sAVANT

    Complete horse crap. No freaking way do they make this move. Billions if not trillons would be lost between the owners, players, and networks.

    Ain't gonna happen.
     
    themush, May 8, 2011
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  10. mj1987us26

    mj1987us26 Super

    Yeah it would be extra dumb, because they would still be responsible for all those contracts.
     
    mj1987us26, May 8, 2011
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  11. Saintsfan1972

    Saintsfan1972 BREESUS SAVES

    Scare tactics....but if not, I'd still look good in a new orleans voodoo jesery
     
    Saintsfan1972, May 8, 2011
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  12. markaz

    markaz Resident Cards Fan Staff Member

    QFT.

    And even though the owners, players, and networks would stand to lose billions, you think for one minute the Feds would allow one of their large tax-generating machines to cease operations?

    Time for both sides to throw in the towel, give all these monies we're talking about to the retired player, heck the current greedy crapheads and play some ball.
     
    markaz, May 9, 2011
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  13. cover the spread

    cover the spread beastin'

    nothing would surprise me at this point. they'd probably be willing to go to court even if there was only $100,000 left to divide between both parties. it's a damn shame.
     
    cover the spread, May 9, 2011
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