Lockout: Owners Breaking Point ?

[SkinsandTerps]

Just curious what points people feel strong enough about for them personally to support a lockout as a hypothetical owner ?

What specific issues would force you to get to the point to say, "I have to step away from this situation and let this lockout happen", because you feel so strongly about these debating points ?

Looking forward to your opinions. Thanks.

 

[RS12]

Congress gets involved and takes away their anti trust.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

Congress gets involved and takes away their anti trust.

They have already walked away from the table at this point.

I am asking for you as an owner...What makes you get up from the table and say no more, we are going forward with this idea of a lockout ?

I don't know that I could have made this question any easier.

 

[Hoofbite]

Congress gets involved and takes away their anti trust.

First off, this thread is confusing as all hell.

Secondly, what would congress involvement do for you?

 

[Hostile]

As an owner I would not show my employees my books. I find that to be a line no man should cross.

 

[BrassCowboy]

As an owner I would not show my employees my books. I find that to be a line no man should cross.

really? cuz I was thinking of going to my bosses and asking them for a valid reason why they pay me so little, full disclosure man, full disclosure!

 

[Hoofbite]

really? cuz I was thinking of going to my bosses and asking them for a valid reason why they pay me so little, full disclosure man, full disclosure!

Except they don't pay you so little and you have increases in the future.

 

[BrassCowboy]

Except they don't pay you so little and you have increases in the future.

no, but millions less than these guys do and for a lot more work

 

[SkinsandTerps]

I dont want this to become an owner vs. players type of deal. There are plenty of those threads already.

I want you guys to throw on your Owners glasses and say where your breaking point would be.

 

[Hoofbite]

no, but millions less than these guys do and for a lot more work

I guess that's the perk of owning the team.........or just about any business.

 

[Gadfly22]

As an owner, I do nothing that's going to cost me money in the long run. That's a business decision. It's not about punishing the union or keeping my books to myself. I do what needs to be done to maximize my investment, whatever that is.

The problem is getting 32 different businessmen to decide as a whole how best to do that. No MBA or CPA is going to be able to give a number or a strategy that will get to the right result. Some owners were said to be ready to open their books. Others are going to be hurt more if there's any loss of revenue or cash flow because they don't have the cushion other owners do.

These guys are going to have to play poker for a while and see who has the better cards and who's bluffing, with the NFLPA and with each other.