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Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

I know, but the whole point is making money. Why would the owners allow there to be replacement players, make a whole lot less money than if they would have made an agreement with the current players? That doesn't make any sense at all.

And the alternative is let the players have everything they want. It certainly beats a lockout that COST money. They would make much more money with scabs than no play at all. Sometimes you have to scale back. Profits have to get cut to grow. Or in this case, stay alive. I gaurantee they lose MANY less fans with scab players than with an all out strike.

Lets also not forget the league trying to add 2 more games. Why shouldn't the players be compensated for those two games? Raise the league minimum. Who gives a shit about the high paid guys. and if there is an increase of 2 games, i believe they will also have a larger roster, meaning the pot for the players is getting smaller. There will also be a rookie cap, so the league can reduce the salary cap to also increase revenue for the owners, or use that money to pay the players. That money could be used TO pay the expanded league minimum players.

edit: i think you are drastically underestimating the amount of revenue lost if there were replacement players. merchandise sales will be virtually nothing. Ticket sales will be pennies to the dollar, etc...

No. I don't underestimate. Like I said, the league would lose more money striking. And they have to draw a line in the sand somewhere.

Don't get me wrong, it's not as simple as I am explaining it, for either side.

But this time around, I will NOT budge from the owners side.

Again, all I need to know is there is no other business in our country that pays employees as well as the Pro Players.

I'd laugh my ass off if the owners were to successfully start anew with scabs. Dump those Players Union Leaders on their asses. In fact, I'd pay big money to see that.

Originally Posted by 2ndgenz28

And people will show up to play, like the draft will still go on as they are not union players yet.

If they could screw up the draft somehow, they could get some attention from owners.

But that would take the drafties to make some sort of drama and risk reprisel

And if they do, I'd hope they NEVER play. I'll have more respect ANY player who defies and tries to start a scab run.