Posts tagged NFL
Mark Murphy’s Words Do Not Inspire Confidence
Mar 15th
No one really seems to be happy about the lockout/lawsuit festival the NFL and the players are going through at the moment, and Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy hasn’t done much to inspire confidence it’s going to end anytime soon. “Having been on both sides of this, this is really disappointing,” said Murphy, who [...]
Packers Have Prepared Well For Work Stoppage
Mar 13th
While most NFL teams are making moves to cut costs because of the lockout, the Green Bay Packers look just fine. The Packers have virtually no debt and have been building a franchise preservation fund, which was worth $127.5 million at the end of the last fiscal year, that will keep the organization operating fairly [...]
NFL Labor Fight Will Resume In Court
Mar 11th
The NFLPA decertified on Friday, dissolving itself as a union. That means the players can now sue the NFL under antitrust laws. The NFLPA and NFL had spent 17 days with a federal mediator to try to work out a new collective bargaining agreement, but things finally reached an impasse. “After carefully reviewing all the [...]
No 18-Game Season
Mar 11th
As the hope for a new labor deal dwindles, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith says the potential for an 18-game NFL season, one of the league’s proposals, is off the table. “First of all, the league has never presented a formal proposal for 18 games,” he told SI.com. “But more importantly, it’s something that our players [...]
Lockout Avoided?
Mar 4th
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to extend the collective bargaining agreement for seven days, so negotiations on a new labor deal can continue. The current drop-dead date for a deal is March 11 at 4 p.m. CT and the two sides will continue negotiations on Monday, avoiding a lockout, at least for now. Although [...]
No NFL Lockout For At Least One More Day
Mar 3rd
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to try to hash out a new collective bargaining agreement for at least one more day. With the current CBA expiring at 11 p.m. CT tonight, a lockout was expected, which would eliminate any contact between players and teams, bar players from team facilities, and result in salary cuts [...]
With Lockout Seeming Likely, Owners Take A Blow
Mar 2nd
The owners and players’ union are continuing to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement and I heard it was actually going well today, as opposed to just about every other day, where little was accomplished. I figured with tomorrow being the official start of the league year things were picking up, but then I came [...]
How Greedy Is The NFL? This Greedy, Apparently
Jan 28th
Ah, the Super Bowl — the NFL’s one last cash grab of the year. It’s the one game of the year where normal fans are normally priced right out. We didn’t know it was quite this bad, though. If you have an infant, you’ll have to buy them a ticket, too. How do I know [...]
Can You Help Block An NFL Lockout?
Nov 12th
To answer the question honestly, I don’t know. In fact, I’d probably say I doubt it. NFL owners seem intent on locking out the players prior to next season if they don’t get what they want in a new collective bargaining agreement. What that potentially means for you and I is no NFL games to [...]
Jared Allen Will No Longer Be Able To Rope Calves
Oct 7th
We’re going to take a break from telling you everyone on the Green Bay Packers is injured to deliver some good news. Minnesota Vikings defensive end/sheep fucker Jared Allen will no longer be able to perform the traditional version of his sack celebration. You know, the one where he drops to one knee and pretends [...]
NFL Could Be Headed To London Full Time
Jul 19th
The NFL has been playing one game each season in London for several years now. That isn’t likely to affect the Green Bay Packers under it’s current format because Packers fans and the team would go bat shit if the league proposed moving a home game out of Lambeau Field, particularly to another country. Somewhat [...]
NFL RedZone Coming To Lambeau Field
Jun 1st
There might be a reason for you to hold off on buying another beer between quarters when you’re in Lambeau Field this season. That’s because the NFL RedZone, which broadcasts real time look-ins and highlights from NFL games, will be available in all 32 NFL stadiums this season. Previously, NFL teams could only broadcast NFL [...]
NFL Regular Season May Expand
May 27th
If you like NFL football, then you should start preparing yourself for more of it. Word is, the next round of collective bargaining agreement negotiations will focus on expanding the regular season to 18 games. That’s two more weeks of meaningful Green Bay Packers’ games, two more weeks where we don’t have to pay attention [...]
Week 17 Will Feature Only Divisional Games
Apr 20th
The full NFL schedule will be released later today, but ESPN has already reported one significant development – week 17 will feature only divisional games. As we’ve discussed before, the move will hopefully eliminate some meaningless late-season contests where teams play their B team, something which takes away from both the integrity of the playoffs [...]
New Umpire Rule May Have Changed Packers’ Playoff Fate
Mar 31st
Earlier this month the NFL announced they are moving umpires from the defensive side of the ball to the offensive backfield in 2010. The move was made to protect umpires, but it’s a move Green Bay Packers’ coach Mike McCarthy thinks could have affected the outcome of the Packers playoff game with the Arizona Cardinals, [...]
No More Meaningless Late-Season Games?
Mar 24th
The NFL is considering scheduling divisional matchups in the final two weeks of the season to try to avoid something we’ve railed on before – teams that have clinched playoff berths sitting their starters. Is it a foolproof plan? No, but it’s a step in the right direction. Such a plan is unlikely to eliminate [...]
New Overtime Rules In NFL Playoffs
Mar 23rd
The league owners voted 28-4 to change overtime rules in the NFL playoffs, Tuesday. The new rule states that the team that loses the coin toss will get a possession if the team that wins the coin toss only scores a field goal. If the team that wins the coin toss scores a touchdown, the [...]