Thursday, June 9, 2011
2011/2012 NFL Season?
Will there be an NFL season? The way things are looking it doesn’t appear to be happening. And even if they did somehow figure this thing out, say within the next month, it will have already been to late.
All of the rookies drafted this year are losing months and months of valuable practice and conditioning. And it’s not just the rookies, any NFL player has to stay in peek physical condition to keep ahead of the steady influx of talent into the NFL. Manly veterans like Ronde Barber, who is entering his 16th season and is still regarded as one of the best DB in football. Or Daren Sharper who I believe to be the greatest safety of all time, but both of them have a tremendous work ethic!! And I’m sorry but I just don’t see Cam Newton hitting the gym everyday or studying playbooks on his own accord. But maybe he does. And then I make the "Bret Favre" argument, I doubt that he was training during his retirements, and besides last year was pretty successful upon his return. But he is not human!! Let me know what you think or if you care. No NFL could make the MLB huge this fall.
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It looks like there may be an 8 game season. With that in mind its up to the rookies and the Cam Newtons of the world to take advantage of the lock out and hopefully continue studing and training. They have mor eto prove than the "Ronde Barbers" of the league. With or without the season before we know it there will be another draft next year and there will be a new set of rookies to have something to prove. This years rookies have the potienal of being has-beens before they even play a game in big leagues! As far as MLB/NFL.... your either a baseball fan, a football fan, or an overall sports fan. With things heating up ( Yes, Jeremy, Im talking about the back to back sweep in NY!) unless its good baseball ( big city baseball markets) I dont think its going to matter. My concern is when baseball is over and there is no NFL or NBA..... Nascar anyone??
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty dumb, I think there will be a season, there is just too much money to be lost. Maybe there will be a shorter season. There are trying to divide up like 9 billion per year, how much to players, how much to owners, and then the veteran players, restrictions on rookies; lots of stuff. Just too much money will be lost if no games, including a lot of support jobs, parking lots, food vendors, etc.
ReplyDeleteThey will get it done.
If there is no NFL season this year then that means that playoff baseball will not be distracted and will flourish. The NBA is also set to go on strike which means that this winter will be only hockey until the WBC next spring. An undisturbed WBC this spring could be huge and could maybe convince American baseball naysayers to wake up and love the best sport around. And then maybe pretentious communist players who don't play for USA because they don't want to get hurt will start playing because everyone is watching.
ReplyDeleteI think there'll be an NFL season. Maybe miss one or two games[at most]. Like Father Steven said, too much money right now in the NFL. THis is definitely the PEAK of NFL success. Thank you HDTV.
ReplyDeleteLike the players give a crap if they miss their preseason games... And they don't actually start missing money until the Friday of Week One anyway...
As far as the rookies go, that could make it really interesting. I assume at this point, one way or another, they all have the playbook at least...most teams are doing player run workouts now too. Some of them with 40+ players. Cam Newton isn't doing anything to prep. I'm sure he thinks he's already the best QB in the NFL...douche.
NBA is, without a doubt, headed into a lock out. Probably for all of 2011-12 season.
The date to watch out for is: December 11, 2011. Baseball's CBA expires. look out. Ideas to fix that disaster of an "agreement" could create pages on this blog!!
One great potential aspect of a new CBA agreement would be the ability to trade draft picks, something that cannot be done right now. Also, they may do away with conpensation picks for Type A, Type B, and Type C free agents that sign elsewhere. Either way, baseball will not strike again over it. They worked out the last agreement fairly easily. This one will include the changes to alignment and playoffs though so we'll hear some bickering soon enough.
ReplyDeleteThere will be an NFL season. Too much tv revenue to be made if there isn't. if they don't reach an agreement, I'm all for replacements. Bring on Keanu Reeves as the new AZ Cards QB.
ReplyDeleteDec 11? Please..... there is always an extension clause. trust me, i write contracts for a living.