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Originally Posted by tk13
The players really have no one to blame but themselves. They got run over last time by the owners. They'd just signed another bazillion dollars in TV deals, then turned around and locked the players out because the owners felt they weren't making enough money. And the players still caved. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they wanted some payback. They put themselves in a bad position.
On the other hand, the argument that "CEO's make a lot of money" doesn't really work here either. Yeah, they do... but the honest fact is most average people aren't the best in the world at their job. CEOs do make great money, but if you're an elite talent at your job you get paid too, or you go leave and go work somewhere that will pay you. And it's even more rare when you're talking about football players. There are barely 10-15 good QBs as it is. Imagine what it'll look like when you eliminate the 90 best QBs in the world. It won't be a good product to sell. If it was we'd all still be watching the XFL. So the players do have a little leverage.
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Agreed. It's one of the few markets where every single company can collude to cap the market. Not even close to a free market. I get why the nfl does it from a competitive balance standpoint. But in the last strike the owners refused to open the books after being challenged to prove that they were struggling to handle higher salaries. The owners refused.
I would rather pay players than owners