CBA passes by 60 votes

[c_hawkbob]

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-players-vo ... 28474.html

I really don't care that the rich kids didn't like it, I'm ecstatic about 10 more years of labor peace.

[RiverDog]

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-players-vote-to-ratify-new-cba-extending-labor-peace-through-2030-141728474.html

I really don't care that the rich kids didn't like it, I'm ecstatic about 10 more years of labor peace.

Great news! That margin of approval of 60 votes works out to be 3%, not exactly a rousing majority, but who cares.

I actually do care about the rich kids not liking it. I'm glad that they don't. The pay scale is way too skewed towards the stars of the game. Spread the wealth.

I'm also intrigued about the 17th game. I've been using road trips to see the country and in some cases, the world. My guess is that they'll expand the international series, although probably not China for awhile.

[NorthHawk]

I heard on NFL Radio this morning that about 500 players didn't vote.
With a margin of 60 in favor, that could have swayed it to the other way.
But it is what it is, so the next step is the opening of FA or not if the NFL
makes the decision not to proceed yet.

[RiverDog]

Most of the rule changes, as I understand, will be effective for the 2021 season with some actions in further years. The additional cap $ and salary stuff is more immediate.

When they go to 17 games, they will reduce the preseason games to 3, so there will still be the same number of games.

I don't much like the rule changes I know of, and I know nothing of the money stuff. I'm just glad its over.

From what I've read, the 17 game schedule won't come into being until 2022. I assume that they'll axe the 4th preseason game at the same time. Not sure when they'll add the two extra playoff teams/games, only that the earliest is 2021.

It will be interesting to see how they reconfigure the schedule when they add the 17th game. I've heard where they plan on adding a 2nd bye week per team, which if they extend the season on the back end, would push the Super Bowl to the 3rd Sunday in February. There's also been discussion about allowing teams to schedule intersquad scrimmages in lieu of the 4th preseason game, the implication being that they won't extend the season on the front side, ie first Sunday in September, which has been informally ceded to MLB.

I'm not necessarily thrilled with all the new terms, either, but like everyone else, I'm glad they got it done.

[Rambo2014]

The big names will sit out the 17th game in protest

[obiken]

They caved! As a Union man I have to say comparing the NFLPA to the NBA Union, is like comparing Pee Wee Herman to Arnold Schwarzenegger!!

[RiverDog]

They caved! As a Union man I have to say comparing the NFLPA to the NBA Union, is like comparing Pee Wee Herman to Arnold Schwarzenegger!!

The NFLPA is a little different than your run-of-the-mill Teamsters or AFL-CIO union, particularly those members that we assume voted for the agreement. Those guys realize that it's here today, gone tomorrow. They are more of a mindset to take the money and run vs. the veterans that can afford to risk a work stoppage.

[Aseahawkfan]

Some good news in these stressful times.

[RiverDog]

It looks like I was wrong about the new playoff format. According to this article, it starts this season:

The only change in schedule that will go into effect this year, will be in the playoff formatting. There will be one additional wild card playoff team in each division. That would be 7 teams from both the AFC and NFC (compared to 6 in the previous seasons).

https://12thmanrising.com/2020/03/15/se ... z883a9upR8

Then there's this little gem that might net us a Pro Bowl caliber wide receiver:

...under the new CBA the NFL can no longer suspend players who test positive for marijuana. Expect players like Josh Gordon to be reinstated in the next couple of weeks. With Gordon voicing how happy he was in Seattle and how different the organization is run compared to the other teams he has played for, I expect there to be a great amount of mutual interest.