#LovetheNFL but not liking the owners right now. I’m tired of this BS about work-stoppage, court dates and disagreements. And I’m not seeing much from owners that impresses me. Here we have captains of industry looking for more millions to go with their other millions and it feels like they are taking us fans for granted.
They are sitting on a pile of gold because of us, the fans.
We love the game, we love our teams and we cheer for the players. We don’t do the same for the owners. Matter of fact, I’m not sure I know of any fantasy league where you draft an owner, coach maybe, but not an owner. These are the guys to drop a player if they drop a half-second in a 40, they cut you if you’re old, like 32, or they trade you because you ‘no longer fit’ their scheme. These are also the guys who demand so much effort, hard work and sacrifice just to be in their employ.
But the problem i’m having right now, is i’m not seeing the same hard work, effort and dedication on the part of the owners to keep their business, and our sport, going strong. We’re the ones who know the names of linemen, blocking schemes, cover-two, 3-4 vs 4-3 and watch endless hours of Sportscenter, NFL LIve, Redzone and friggin’ re-runs of Super Bowls over and over and over. We play fantasy in several leagues each year and we know their team line-up as well as they do. We work hard for them, the players bust their butts for them yet i’m not seeing the same from them to keep the league going.
And honestly, i don’t care if they make $15M or $18M each season, there is money to go around and they know it. And i’m not worried about Brees, Manning, Brady or other elites right now, no offense, because they’re not the ones who might have to give up the game they love to go work at UPS, Fedex or Home Depot. Everyone needs to pull together to get this done. It sounds like the players are giving it a shot and we need the owners to bust a gut, do better in the 40, stay after workout to do more reps or work the sled harder.
It takes effort to win the the NFL and we need all 32 owners to show they have what it takes to be in the league.
The Trench Guys
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