On again, off again, ON AGAIN!

Thanks.

Collin,

It sure looks like one or more rumor pages, and or mainstream press, i.e., Washington Post, MAY have been putting out flyers, just in case they came true. That way they look like geniuses. Of course, as talkative as "sources" are, and as nervous as they are, someone probably said that. The mainstream press doesnt print/say everything they hear, because much of it does not turn out to be true, simply because, the sources may or may not know what they're talking about.

I read PFT because I enjoy it, not because I think its news. Sometimes they have good stuff. Sometimes it's flyers, or just silly stuff. Much of the times its sticking their tongues out, which I don't particularly enjoy, but it doesnt bother me that much either.

 

Looks like it's OFF again.:banginghe

 

Yep, NBC says talks broken off.

 

NFL | Labor talks break off again
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:41:49 -0800

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the NFL labor talks broke off once again about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5. Both sides left the meeting not being optimistic of getting a deal done. "Unless there's a miracle - right now we're going forward with the current collective bargaining agreement," Mortensen said.

Lets the cuts begin

 

Between now and 10 pm I asume.

 

Yep. Do something... This crap is killing me.

 

yup, unless suprise!!! we get another delay.

 

PFT's on it:

TALKS BREAK OFF AGAIN

Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that talks between the NFL and NFLPA have broken down again, just when it seemed that the two sides were closing in on a deal.

The most recent impasse was not accompanied by the usual gloom-and-doom pronouncement from NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw or one of his cronies. This could mean that the union doesn't want to risk pissing anyone off on the management side of the equation in case talks resume.

Or it could mean that Upshaw and company realize that the Chicken Little routine hasn't done much to shore up their credibility.

The next step will be for all teams to get in compliance with the 2006 salary cap by 10:00 p.m. EST Sunday. This means that teams currently over the limit of $94.53 million will have to reduce cap numbers and/or cut players within the next three hours.

As a result, things will be getting a little hectic.

Interestingly, the NFL wanted to extend the start of the league year until Wednesday, but the NFLPA refused.

This is all welcome news to the cap-rich teams like Arizona, Minnesota, Green Bay, and Cleveland. We're told that at least one of those teams was getting more than a little chafed about the fact that teams which hadn't properly planned for compliance with the $94.53 million salary cap were continuing to secure reprieves.

Even if the new league year begins without a deal, that doesn't mean that a deal won't get done soon. We've recently heard that, even after free agency begins, the point of no return won't arrive until late April or early May.

But if a new CBA is reached after guys start signing free agent contracts under the restrictive rules of the final capped year, there could be some rancor in locker rooms as guys get better deals later in the offseason.

If we were negotiating a player contract right now (and players everywhere should be glad we aren't), we'd insert language triggering a hefty roster bonus or an option bonus if there's eventually a CBA extension.

 

FIW I personally don't give a fat rats AZZ whether they get it done or not now. It's time to get down to business. Let's see who's still standing after the dust settles.

 

TALKS RESUME AT 8:30 EST

A league source tells us that talks between the NFL and the NFLPA will resume at 8:30 p.m. EST Sunday.

Maybe they were just hungry, or perhaps they're curious to see whether Jake Gyllenhaal wins the Oscar for best support actor in Brokeback.

Actually, we're hearing that the owner of one of the high-revenue teams is mucking up the efforts to strike a deal that will work for the union, the league, the low-revenue clubs, and the big-money clubs.

Stay tuned.

PFT