BgMc31 - CBA talks...

[Tigershark]

It will be interesting to see what happens at the draft this year. I know the players are asking the rookies to not participate, but damn...how can already millionaires ask guys who want to be millionaires not to go? If you want to support the vets you sit out, but may loose tens of millions as a top pick. If you do go you could be labeled as a scab. Either way as a rookie this year you could get screwed.

[BgMc31]

It will be interesting to see what happens at the draft this year. I know the players are asking the rookies to not participate, but damn...how can already millionaires ask guys who want to be millionaires not to go? If you want to support the vets you sit out, but may loose tens of millions as a top pick. If you do go you could be labeled as a scab. Either way as a rookie this year you could get screwed.

While I understand what you are saying Tigershark. There absolutely needs to be a rookie wage scale. Ray Lewis said it best when Flacco came to Baltimore. He said something to the effect that he's a 11 time pro bowler (at the time) and one of the NFL's top 75 players of all time and Flacco comes in and makes twice as much as him...not fair. That is why the NFLPA agreed with owners that there should be a rookie cap, but I'm on the fence about this draft day thing. Its the biggest moment in most of these kids lives. BUT, the draft day experience benefits the owners and NFL more than the rookies. The networks pay the NFL to cover the draft and the players see none of that money. The teams can't sign the rookies anyway after they are drafted. So I can see why the NFLPA would want the rookies not to show up.

DSM, pretty much nuthin you can do will make me want to sleep with you. I'm sure you're good, but d*cks aren't my thing. Sorry!