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stillers4me
05-15-2011, 07:32 PM
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft expressed concern Sunday that the NFL's ongoing labor dispute is reaching a breaking point with fans according to Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston (http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=6554058).

"One of my concerns is that we not aggravate our fan base, and we have to be very careful. I think we're coming to that point now where we start to hurt ourselves collectively in the eyes of our fans," Kraft said. "In the end, the fans just want football. They don't want to hear about all this meaningless squabbling."............

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The Patriot
05-15-2011, 07:35 PM
Oh look, one figured it out.
zulater
05-15-2011, 07:57 PM
Oh look, one figured it out.

Yeah, that's because he can net around 50 million per year under the current CBA, if he were in the Bills shoes chances are he'd be singing a different tune.
ALLD
05-15-2011, 08:30 PM
They are about to destroy it like baseball. After the stinging loss in February, I am still in the "who cares" camp. Something like this could send me away to only the playoffs, IF the Steelers made it instead of eating and breathing football all the time up to last season.
SMR
05-15-2011, 08:47 PM
I'm just sick of Kraft anyway. He's just one of Goodell's lap dogs.
SMR
05-15-2011, 08:48 PM
They are about to destroy it like baseball. After the stinging loss in February, I am still in the "who cares" camp. Something like this could send me away to only the playoffs, IF the Steelers made it instead of eating and breathing football all the time up to last season.

I wouldn't be surprised if I end up the same way. I'm quite tired of this.
silver & black
05-15-2011, 10:02 PM
They are about to destroy it like baseball. After the stinging loss in February, I am still in the "who cares" camp. Something like this could send me away to only the playoffs, IF the Steelers made it instead of eating and breathing football all the time up to last season.

I hear ya. I'm not real concerned about football right now. Yeah, the Raiders suck, but I always get excited for the new season anyway. This is the first time in 40 years that I couldn't really care less about the NFL.
GBMelBlount
05-15-2011, 10:38 PM
Yeah, the Raiders suck, but I always get excited for the new season anyway. This is the first time in 40 years that I couldn't really care less about the NFL.

Hopefully Massillon will field a good team this year and give you something to get excited about. I wonder if they would give the Raiders a battle.

Just sayin....:chuckle:
X-Terminator
05-16-2011, 09:07 AM
You can put me in the "who cares" camp. This lockout and squabbling has sucked out what's left of my passion for football.
suitanim
05-16-2011, 10:10 AM
Aggravating fans? Like videotaping and cheating DON'T aggravate fans?
tube517
05-16-2011, 10:53 AM
And goat lovers too


Aggravating fans? Like videotaping and cheating DON'T aggravate fans?
steeldevil
05-16-2011, 11:52 AM
I don't give a damn what that guy is concerned about.
LLT
05-16-2011, 02:46 PM
"One of my concerns is that we not aggravate our fan base, and we have to be very careful. I think we're coming to that point now where we start to hurt ourselves collectively in the eyes of our fans," Kraft said.

Hmmmmm....

If he REALLY thought that way.....why is Belichick still his coach?

Just saying.
SteelerSal
05-16-2011, 03:41 PM
You can put me in the "who cares" camp. This lockout and squabbling has sucked out what's left of my passion for football.

Same here...at least we have college football.
silver & black
05-16-2011, 04:10 PM
Hopefully Massillon will field a good team this year and give you something to get excited about. I wonder if they would give the Raiders a battle.

Just sayin....:chuckle:

They should have a pretty good team this year.... and I hear ya about the Raiders. :wink02:
steeldevil
05-16-2011, 04:19 PM
Same here...at least we have college football.

But I don't care a whole lot about college football damn it....

Guess I will try to this year if there is no NFL...
vader29
05-16-2011, 05:07 PM
I'm going to be disappointed if they don't settle in time for training camp and it gets shortened or cancelled, will have some free time to go a few times again this year and it is a lot of fun so I hope they can figure a way to split up their billions of dollars and just play.
Iron Steeler
05-16-2011, 07:33 PM
Same here...at least we have college football.

Yup I have been trying to prepare myself and highlighting some future prospects to scout out through the year