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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 462604" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The players were represented in CBA negotiations by their <em>elected</em> representatives in the NFLPA. All NFL players, no matter their level of compensation are able to vote for their representation. As far as I know, each player can only cast one vote. If their representation doesn’t represent the largest group (by definition) - those of “average” compensation - that’s on the players. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Regarding “rationalizing” how about some context? You posted in a somewhat snotty fashion, “</span><span style="color: #141414">If the fact that NFL players earn more than the average American helps you rationalize the fact that the NFL labor market subverts free market dynamics and promotes inefficient compensation, then so be it.” More recently you posted, “I appreciate the necessity of professional sports (and the NCAA) to operate in violation of antitrust laws in order to maintain competitive balance.” So it looks like you now “appreciate” the NFL “subverting free market dynamics”. Or you did before but were momentarily confused. (That too, was snotty.) </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Also, while you appreciate the need for competitive balance you missed the point of the portion of my post you quoted. Of course the Packers are currently competitive. And although some NFL franchises have apparently felt the need to relocate, I don’t recall one failing since the 50’s either. But those examples occurred while the league was violating free market principles. My point was small market teams like the Packers couldn’t be competitive without sharing equally in TV revenue and the “equalization” provided by the draft and salary cap. That Forbes article you cited reported last year the Cowboys generated $108M more in operating income than <em>any other NFL team</em>. Seattle’s owner Paul Allen is worth somewhere around 13<strong>B</strong>. In a pure free market environment how many of the top collegians could those two and the other ultra-rich owners grab before teams like the Packers would get their turn? And how long do you suppose the Packers relatively paltry cash reserve fund would last? Yes, it’s speculation but I don’t think it’s far-fetched. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">That’s it for me on this subject, you can have the last word on this if you’d like… </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 462604, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]The players were represented in CBA negotiations by their [I]elected[/I] representatives in the NFLPA. All NFL players, no matter their level of compensation are able to vote for their representation. As far as I know, each player can only cast one vote. If their representation doesn’t represent the largest group (by definition) - those of “average” compensation - that’s on the players. [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Regarding “rationalizing” how about some context? You posted in a somewhat snotty fashion, “[/COLOR][COLOR=#141414]If the fact that NFL players earn more than the average American helps you rationalize the fact that the NFL labor market subverts free market dynamics and promotes inefficient compensation, then so be it.” More recently you posted, “I appreciate the necessity of professional sports (and the NCAA) to operate in violation of antitrust laws in order to maintain competitive balance.” So it looks like you now “appreciate” the NFL “subverting free market dynamics”. Or you did before but were momentarily confused. (That too, was snotty.) [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]Also, while you appreciate the need for competitive balance you missed the point of the portion of my post you quoted. Of course the Packers are currently competitive. And although some NFL franchises have apparently felt the need to relocate, I don’t recall one failing since the 50’s either. But those examples occurred while the league was violating free market principles. My point was small market teams like the Packers couldn’t be competitive without sharing equally in TV revenue and the “equalization” provided by the draft and salary cap. That Forbes article you cited reported last year the Cowboys generated $108M more in operating income than [I]any other NFL team[/I]. Seattle’s owner Paul Allen is worth somewhere around 13[B]B[/B]. In a pure free market environment how many of the top collegians could those two and the other ultra-rich owners grab before teams like the Packers would get their turn? And how long do you suppose the Packers relatively paltry cash reserve fund would last? Yes, it’s speculation but I don’t think it’s far-fetched. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]That’s it for me on this subject, you can have the last word on this if you’d like… [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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