Why Bills keep fighting NFL

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A successful businessman, Wilson doesn't like the math of the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement with its players. He figures small-market teams eventually might have to pay 70 percent of their revenues in salary, compared with 40 percent for the wealthiest clubs.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060408/SPORTS03/604080334

Isn't that the purpose? For the rich to get richer off the backs of the poorer and taxpayers? If an area can not afford a team, move it like they do jobs to an area which does! Completely bogus logic which fits in current political environment IMO.

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Ok Lets review facts. 1) Ralph is right the CBA Sucks. 2) it's already signed. Nothing is going to be done about it.

Look the NFL owners had an oportunity to stop this something like 3-4x and pussed out.

Unless Ralph can convince about 10 other owners to join him in a lawsuit of some sort in order to get the CBA put on hold, reviewed and redone....Nothing will happen until the CBA is up in 2011.

Even then, Ralph might be spry for 87, but he definately shows signs of being 87. We need a new owner. But there is a caviot to that. Apperantly this new CBA says new owners coming in don't get revenue sharing. To me I have to say there is some collusion going on with about 5-7 or the top teams. THAT, if proven, can be more than basis for them to be in jeopardy of getting the Feds involved.

Look Ralph can be praised for raising this issue the first time the day of the CBA Signing. We got it then. To call the PC yesterday and ***** and whine and esp. calling out other owners is flat stupid and embarrassing. It wasn't the right way to get support for his cause. It makes him look pathetic. Handle it more behind the scenes (Talk with the gov, other owners, Feds, Lawyers etc) until the time was right to actually announce you are going to do something.

Oh and BTW...if ralph is successful, We won't have proball for awhile anyway. The players will strike after having the CBA yanked on them.

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It is signed but not all of the details are worked out. Ralph is trying to pressure so revenue streams guarenteed by your idol Jerry Jones is actually paid to the smaller teams.

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He isn't my idol and we discussed that already. But ralph is wrong and needs to sell. He is more a liability these days than anything.