The CBA/lockout won't be officially over for at least another week or longer, but, we may hear about an "agreement in principle" over the weekend. These things take time once the agreement is made. The owners have to officially vote on it (with all present, I believe), the Union has to officially ratify it, which takes another drawn-out process of getting a bunch of people in the same room at the same time.

This is how lawyers make their money.
- buffalofan19

I don't believe that all parties have to be in the same room to ratify the CBA. Maybe on the Owners side, but not the players.

He sure plays like a rookie

The Eagles suck ass.
- eichiefs9

They sure do.....Reid is out at the end of the season IMO

They sure do.....Reid is out at the end of the season IMO
- Symba007

Last year I said would of said give him more time but now Im praying he is GONE yesterday

OH MYYYY!!!

They sure do.....Reid is out at the end of the season IMO
- Symba007

He should be after trying to make Vick a pocket passer with the world's worst O-line.

He should be after trying to make Vick a pocket passer with the world's worst O-line.
- The-O-G

this

I don't believe that all parties have to be in the same room to ratify the CBA. Maybe on the Owners side, but not the players.
- MJL

I believe all the reps do, but not every single player. Sorry, if that's how it sounded. They still have to get a lot of bodies into one room.

They sure do.....Reid is out by Monday IMO
- Symba007

Fixed

I'm hearing Enron, Circuit City, Lehman Brothers, Blockbuster and KB Toys are interested.

More to come...
- mhp

He should be after trying to make Vick a pocket passer with the world's worst O-line.
- The-O-G

REALLY NO ONE CARES ABOUT NFL ON AN NHL SITE SOOOOO PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS CRAP

- Flyfreaky

This is particularly frightening.

REALLY NO ONE CARES ABOUT NFL ON AN NHL SITE SOOOOO PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS CRAP
- omgitspav

Some people do, the coversation has stuck. Every now and again someone says something about the talks that nobody knows anything about, but it gets derailed by other thing because, well, no one knows anything about the negotiations.

Some people do, the coversation has stuck. Every now and again someone says something about the talks that nobody knows anything about, but it gets derailed by other thing because, well, no one knows anything about the negotiations.
- trolleytracks

yeah i suppose i really hate football is all lol

@reporterchris: I'm told the NHLPA made offers yesterday on both revenue sharing and players' share/make whole. They expect a response from NHL today.

What the hell is going on...C'mon get a deal done already...or are the owners gonna come back today with their offer?

I'd rather they take a few extra days, or a week, to make sure all the loopholes are closed that caused a lot of problems with the last CBA, and ensure no new new are opened, so we don't go through all this poop next time.

US Thanksgiving, Dec 1st, Dec 15th... or no season - whatever, just don't cobble a last minute CBA to get games going that without proper due diligence.
- JDJ

Teams and agents will end up finding new loopholes...........and we will be going through this next time.

- Flyfreaky

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I'd rather they take a few extra days, or a week, to make sure all the loopholes are closed that caused a lot of problems with the last CBA, and ensure no new new are opened, so we don't go through all this poop next time.

US Thanksgiving, Dec 1st, Dec 15th... or no season - whatever, just don't cobble a last minute CBA to get games going that without proper due diligence.
- JDJ

Well they had a whole year last time and still got it wrong.

The structural problems with the CBA are not "loopholes". They stem from the whol cap/floor approach which don't work in a business with as much economic disparity as there is in the NHL. Teams can't keep up not matter how much you roll back salaries and even if you plug all the loopholes or improve revenue sharing.

We will be back at this at the end of this CBA

Well they had a whole year last time and still got it wrong.

The structural problems with the CBA are not "loopholes". They stem from the whol cap/floor approach which don't work in a business with as much economic disparity as there is in the NHL. Teams can't keep up not matter how much you roll back salaries and even if you plug all the loopholes or improve revenue sharing.

We will be back at this at the end of this CBA
- Canada Cup

and so will the NFL and NBA.

and so will the NFL and NBA.
- Jacob582

Absolutely -- caps and floors ---> lockouts

They sure do.....Reid is out at the end of the season IMO
- Symba007

I watched the game Monday night - I haven't seen pro players go through the motions with minimal effort like that since Vince Carter was winding down his tenure with the Raptors.

Funny thing is if you look at the Eagles' remaining schedule, it's Krispy Kreme soft. They could still put together a run for the playoffs.

But I sincerely doubt they will. They've already packed it in.

this
- Fountain-San

fist


and yes, the eagles offensive line is horrible!!! vick should be from starting out in shotgun formation for every play just to give him a split second more to see the field.

They sure do.....Reid is out at the end of the season IMO
- Symba007

eagles GM and reid have an excellent relationship, i know for a fact that he loves reid. firing him would NOT be easy.

eagles GM and reid have an excellent relationship, i know for a fact that he loves reid. firing him would NOT be easy.
- LetsGoIsles

Doesn't have to come from the GM, Owner has already said an 8-8 season or lower record would not save Andy Reid this year.

REALLY NO ONE CARES ABOUT NFL ON AN NHL SITE SOOOOO PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS CRAP
- omgitspav

i have 4 pages of people who think otherwise....

and what exactly are the options to talk about at this point?