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Originally Posted by Cbrenthus
Simply put, my feelings are that, especially in this economy, I don't want to here a bunch of babies whine that millions a year isn't enough money to play a freaking game. I don't care how much the owners make, the Players make more than enough as it is, so who cares. I don't care if they are sacrifing their bodies, the ones that play that much make enough in a year to retire on comfortably the rest of their life. Besides, no one is holding a gun to their head and forcing them to play; if they don't like it, they can go get a different job.
I love football, but I think I'm done. I have better things to do on a Sunday than watch these spoiled brats throw a ball around. I also think the next few years will be interesting, as I suspect more people are going to feel like me and stop watching altogether, especially if there are any missed games due to a strike. Heck, the bucs were blacked out all last season because they couldn't sell enough tickets. If there's a strike, they may really go down.
Basically, if the played don't quit their whining, this may be the beginning of an end for NFL as we know it, and in a few years the players may be wishing they had their pre '11 salaries back!
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i don't think there's enough people that think the way you do. This has happened before, and the NFL didn't skip a beat after they came back from missing 9 games.
Also, I understand the dislike of the high priced players, but this really isn't about them. this is about the players as a whole, vs the owners. Believe it or not, the average player doesn't make millions. And the average player lasts about 3 or 4 years in the league. So I can understand them trying to get as much as possible in the small time frame they have. There is a VERY select few that make it to the NFL. IMO, those select few are very talented individuals.