Comments on: UPSHAW DIGGING IN? http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/ The Best Pro Football Scoop on the Internet Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: RyanHarris http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10770 RyanHarris Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:09:29 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10770 JayPhilly, I bow my head, for I have been outed by a smarter man! JayPhilly,

I bow my head, for I have been outed by a smarter man!

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]]> By: JayPhilly http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10705 JayPhilly Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:47:25 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10705 I'm guessing John Doe's name is Ryan Harris ;) I’m guessing John Doe’s name is Ryan Harris ;)

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]]> By: screaming sheep http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10679 screaming sheep Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:06:05 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10679 O.K. Everyone nominate me for the head of the new Fan's Union. No more 4.5 % ticket increases for a bad Panthers team. I promise to put a cap on beers at $3 each per 16 oz. More urinals in every bathroom. The bickering is gonna cost us, the fans. Count on it. O.K.
Everyone nominate me for the head of the new Fan’s Union. No more 4.5 % ticket increases for a bad Panthers team. I promise to put a cap on beers at $3 each per 16 oz. More urinals in every bathroom.
The bickering is gonna cost us, the fans. Count on it.

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]]> By: blakedogg50 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10672 blakedogg50 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:57:36 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10672 P.S. Don't forget all the Jerseys and Hats and millions of other products that someone without t.v., internet, or enough money to go to a game can get. Whole lotta money goin round, it's funny everyone's pocket seems so small they way they talk. P.S. Don’t forget all the Jerseys and Hats and millions of other products that someone without t.v., internet, or enough money to go to a game can get. Whole lotta money goin round, it’s funny everyone’s pocket seems so small they way they talk.

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]]> By: blakedogg50 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10671 blakedogg50 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:56:12 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10671 Well said John Doe, I don't know what happened to Gene Upshaw. I met his dad when i was little because my Dad grew up in robstown just down the road from them. Everyone in his family i ever met were real nice people but i never met gene or his brother just his dad and a cousin. From what i hear though, when his mother died, it really took a toll on him. I wish they could get all this stuff figured out and just play ball. Oh well. I'm with John Doe. Well said John Doe, I don’t know what happened to Gene Upshaw. I met his dad when i was little because my Dad grew up in robstown just down the road from them. Everyone in his family i ever met were real nice people but i never met gene or his brother just his dad and a cousin. From what i hear though, when his mother died, it really took a toll on him. I wish they could get all this stuff figured out and just play ball. Oh well. I’m with John Doe.

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]]> By: spanky07 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10653 spanky07 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:14:10 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10653 Dear John Doe, Why wait? If you think the NFL is good now...wait until Goodell (a marketing guy) spreads the game all over the planet...has every players helmet hardwired with a transmitter so the coaches can sit in a cozy sky box and just run the game while sipping beer and munchin' on cheetos and the defense will not be allowed to even touch the QB's until they pass the line of scrimmage... Dear John Doe,

Why wait?

If you think the NFL is good now…wait until Goodell (a marketing guy) spreads the game all over the planet…has every players helmet hardwired with a transmitter so the coaches can sit in a cozy sky box and just run the game while sipping beer and munchin’ on cheetos and the defense will not be allowed to even touch the QB’s until they pass the line of scrimmage…

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]]> By: RyanHarris http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10614 RyanHarris Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:19:16 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10614 Dear NFL Players/Owners/Coaches etc... I am John Doe and I love the NFL. I love the NFL so much that even though I know the players/owners/coaches make 100 times the money that I will probably ever see in my life, I would jump at the chance to sit down and buy them a beer. Even though every year the tickets get more expensive along with the beer and pretzels I still fork over my cash for the NFL experience. I play in 2 fantasy football leagues which is the other cash cow for the NFL that nobody really knows about. I look forward to the draft, combine, camps and the regular season every year. I make the NFL as popular as it is today. I watch NFL network every day and I even talk on forums online about the NFL. Understand NFL that I am not alone, I represent 80% of your fan base. So believe me when I tell you that my distrust will be VERY EXPENSIVE. If there is a work stoppage or a uncapped season that makes the NFL into anything less than it is today you all can take a couple zeros off the end of your paychecks; to put im mildy, it will cost you huge. So NFL if I can make a suggestion, dont fall for your own popularity. Its nice to be on top and I hope you stay there, but if you turn your back on me dont think I will hesitate to do the same. Sincerly John Doe Dear NFL Players/Owners/Coaches etc…

I am John Doe and I love the NFL. I love the NFL so much that even though I know the players/owners/coaches make 100 times the money that I will probably ever see in my life, I would jump at the chance to sit down and buy them a beer.

Even though every year the tickets get more expensive along with the beer and pretzels I still fork over my cash for the NFL experience. I play in 2 fantasy football leagues which is the other cash cow for the NFL that nobody really knows about.

I look forward to the draft, combine, camps and the regular season every year. I make the NFL as popular as it is today. I watch NFL network every day and I even talk on forums online about the NFL.

Understand NFL that I am not alone, I represent 80% of your fan base. So believe me when I tell you that my distrust will be VERY EXPENSIVE. If there is a work stoppage or a uncapped season that makes the NFL into anything less than it is today you all can take a couple zeros off the end of your paychecks; to put im mildy, it will cost you huge.

So NFL if I can make a suggestion, dont fall for your own popularity. Its nice to be on top and I hope you stay there, but if you turn your back on me dont think I will hesitate to do the same.

Sincerly

John Doe

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]]> By: watchthisjack http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10590 watchthisjack Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:19:26 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10590 guys, guys, guys...aren't we missing the bigger picture here? "There is only one No. 1 and there will not be a No. 2. Number 2 is always trying to become No. 1 and never wants to wait." There has to be a joke in there somewhere. I'm thinking it involves Kenyatta Jones and Najeh Devenport, but I'll leave that up to you. guys, guys, guys…aren’t we missing the bigger picture here?

“There is only one No. 1 and there will not be a No. 2. Number 2 is always trying to become No. 1 and never wants to wait.”

There has to be a joke in there somewhere. I’m thinking it involves Kenyatta Jones and Najeh Devenport, but I’ll leave that up to you.

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]]> By: ParkerFly http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10585 ParkerFly Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:07:56 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10585 Change of leadership in the NFL has helped, I think it's time for a change with the union too. Change of leadership in the NFL has helped, I think it’s time for a change with the union too.

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]]> By: Old School http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10561 Old School Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:18:21 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10561 Having spent a lifetime working in a union and in management, it is very apparent to me that unions don't really represent the best interests of the workers. Their goal is their own self perpetuation and dominance. They fight for people who ought to be fired as evidence of their dedication, but will sacrifice other workers in exchange for something they want. They seek to dictate. all the company decisions regarding the workforce even though the business owner assumes all the risks with his investment, and care little about his just return on that investment. Should a company try to reward its workers with something that hasn't been negotiated by the union, the union objects in order to protect their line that the company is the enemy. Having spent a lifetime working in a union and in management, it is very apparent to me that unions don’t really represent the best interests of the workers. Their goal is their own self perpetuation and dominance. They fight for people who ought to be fired as evidence of their dedication, but will sacrifice other workers in exchange for something they want. They seek to dictate. all the company decisions regarding the workforce even though the business owner assumes all the risks with his investment, and care little about his just return on that investment. Should a company try to reward its workers with something that hasn’t been negotiated by the union, the union objects in order to protect their line that the company is the enemy.

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]]> By: yastreb http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10551 yastreb Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:33:24 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10551 May senility not hit me at age 63. May senility not hit me at age 63.

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]]> By: joepinion http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10544 joepinion Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:51:31 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10544 Of course Upshaw would like to dig in for the next 20 years.... where else will he get a job that pays the salary he receives now??? Of course Upshaw would like to dig in for the next 20 years…. where else will he get a job that pays the salary he receives now???

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]]> By: Jeremiah W http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10541 Jeremiah W Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:46:44 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10541 Wow. I nominate myself for heir to the king of the players union. I was all metro DE in 94 in HS, but a life long pro football fan. Of course I will keep up the tradition of iron fisted rule, I will allow input and suggestions from the actual players I represent. I will also represent retired players and improve the quality of life for those injured. I will have current and former players over for dinne and give them an open invitation to a seat at my table even if we disagree, I won't crack any heads or break anyone's neck. I won't even threaten to break anyones neck through the media or send goons in the night. I have a whole platform of reform and rule changes, but since this is more of an appointment, passing of the torch type of dynasty and not some sort of fair democratic electoral process, I may have to use the goons after all in order to pull off the coup. Wow. I nominate myself for heir to the king of the players union. I was all metro DE in 94 in HS, but a life long pro football fan. Of course I will keep up the tradition of iron fisted rule, I will allow input and suggestions from the actual players I represent. I will also represent retired players and improve the quality of life for those injured.

I will have current and former players over for dinne and give them an open invitation to a seat at my table even if we disagree, I won’t crack any heads or break anyone’s neck.
I won’t even threaten to break anyones neck through the media or send goons in the night.

I have a whole platform of reform and rule changes, but since this is more of an appointment, passing of the torch type of dynasty and not some sort of fair democratic electoral process, I may have to use the goons after all in order to pull off the coup.

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]]> By: Norseman http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10534 Norseman Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:21:26 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10534 It warms my heart to see how Mr. Upshaw, who represents the players, puts their interests first and foremost. Whatta guy. It warms my heart to see how Mr. Upshaw, who represents the players, puts their interests first and foremost. Whatta guy.

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]]> By: Stoogie http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10532 Stoogie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:07:16 +0000 http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/31/upshaw-digging-in/#comment-10532 "So this one could get very interesting. Especially if the players figure out what Upshaw is trying to do, and attempt to resist it." The players will never figure it out as long as Upshaw has the influential agents in his back pocket. “So this one could get very interesting. Especially if the players figure out what Upshaw is trying to do, and attempt to resist it.”

The players will never figure it out as long as Upshaw has the influential agents in his back pocket.

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