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I’m sure you had joy writing this article.hcghttp://www.cheaphcgdiet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-15790484230151059432011-05-04T03:12:03.667-04:002011-05-04T03:12:03.667-04:00I'm an economist, not a lawyer, and I'm no...I'm an economist, not a lawyer, and I'm not up on the precedents that led to the current absurd application of antirust laws to the NFL. <br /><br />The teams do not compete for revenue--they share TV revenue and their stadium businesses do not compete due to a) geographical distance and b) playing in each other's stadiums. About the only competitive venue on the revenue side is merchandising, a fairly small piece of the pie. More to the point, if they had their druthers they WOULDN'T compete with each other for anything except wins. Using their accommodation to the antirust laws as a justification for applying antitrust reaches new levels of pretzel logic. Also, I still don't see why my hypothetical about the Anonymous Anteaters isn't on point if we are to treat the league as an industry rather than a coop. <br /><br />As for the MLS angle, my point is that a legal technicality like that ought to have no impact on antitrust policy because it has no effect on customer welfare or total economic efficiency. In what way does the NFL have more monopoly or monopsony power over football than MLS has over soccer? And if the NFL were to adopt the MLS structure (sort of like the NFLPAs opportunistic decertification), then it seems odd that the evil they were supposedly engaging in would suddenly become perfectly OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-11333072662682879442011-05-03T22:50:23.303-04:002011-05-03T22:50:23.303-04:00@6:34 -- You point has some intuitive appeal -- &q...@6:34 -- You point has some intuitive appeal -- "obviously the teams are acting as one unit to promote the NFL!" but then again, they clearly compete -- for wins, for market share, for revenue, for players, for sponsors, etc. I don't think the point is obvious, and it's hard to characterize American Needle v. NFL (which I assume you have in mind?) as a "charade" when it was unanimous (though, clearly, one can criticize the decision).<br /><br />With regard to MLS -- with which I am not really that familiar -- this post http://www.nutmegradio.com/single-entity-time-american-needle-and-what-it-means-for-mls/ suggests that MLS took pains to structure itself in a way that was distinct from the NFL. So the leagues would be distinguishable on that basis.<br /><br />@6:41, then shouldn't you prefer SILVER and black? PS, whatever happened with JaMarcus Russell?Goutam Joishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691585566720871473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-92224219081312135822011-05-03T18:41:40.558-04:002011-05-03T18:41:40.558-04:00I actually like the white on black. But I'm a ...I actually like the white on black. But I'm a raiders fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-88171697644089306602011-05-03T18:34:58.614-04:002011-05-03T18:34:58.614-04:001) I concur with Anonymous 3:47--light print on a ...1) I concur with Anonymous 3:47--light print on a dark background inhales vigorously.<br /><br />2) What bugs me is the application of antitrust laws here. The 32 teams are NOT economic competitors, merely athletic one. It's absurd that Major League Soccer can adopt a "single-entity" structure to avoid all this--"no collusion here, we're just one big company"--but a league of separately owned franchises is treated like an industry rather than a cooperative firm. Maybe scheduling games only with each other should also be restraint of trade, so I should be able to form the Anonymous Anteaters, challenge NFL teams on the gridiron, and if they all refuse to play me sue them for antitrust violations. I'm sorry, but this charade is nuts, and the calm way all the commentators (everywhere) pass over the absurdity is doubly nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-16139592869551242862011-05-03T13:11:33.912-04:002011-05-03T13:11:33.912-04:00@12:36, 12:55 -- the District Court "enjoined...@12:36, 12:55 -- the District Court "enjoined" the lockout, meaning that the lockout was lifted. This was on the basis of the players' showing of irreparable harm as a result of the lockout (what the players called a "group boycott"), and their showing of a fair chance of succeeding on their claim that the lockout constituted an antitrust violation. In other words (@12:36), it is irrelevant to this aspect of the legal analysis whether or not the owners (or the NFLPA) had the right to opt out of the CBA. Thus, the order means that the lockout must be lifted and that the league must reopen for business. But it does not specify any particular rules that must be in place. (The owners countered that the new rules themselves might violate antitrust laws, but Judge Nelson essentially said that the owners had to take that risk.)<br /><br />The owners have won a temporary stay, meaning that the Judge Nelson's order is not yet in effect (and the lockout is back on) while the appeals court decides whether to grant a longer stay while it hears the actual appeal. The longer stay will last until the Eighth Circuit decides the appeal, which could take weeks or even months.Goutam Joishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691585566720871473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-72335744460589724282011-05-03T12:55:51.982-04:002011-05-03T12:55:51.982-04:00On what basis did the district court lift the lock...On what basis did the district court lift the lockout? The owners had the right to opt out of the CBA. Not only that, the second party to the contract (NFLPA) no longer exists. I don't understand how the district court figures it can force the NFL to continue to pay the players.kwohttp://blackbooklegal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-52713624945579940482011-05-03T12:52:29.230-04:002011-05-03T12:52:29.230-04:00Thanks for providing such great coverage of this i...Thanks for providing such great coverage of this issue. Your analysis has been much appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-16036396881103476162011-05-03T12:43:47.475-04:002011-05-03T12:43:47.475-04:00Anon 12:36
The 06 CBA was agreed to at the 11th h...Anon 12:36<br /><br />The 06 CBA was agreed to at the 11th hour before games would be canceled in th06 season. The owners caved because the proviso was included that they were permitted to opt out of the agreement after the '10 season, which they did. There is currently no CBA, no rules,no midical insurance, nothing. If the appeals court upholds lifting the lockout, they'll have to impose rules, most likely the 2010 rules.RPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311259585220720386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-20133162337941076502011-05-03T12:37:37.646-04:002011-05-03T12:37:37.646-04:00@Caseym54
This quickly leads to the situation wher...@Caseym54<br />This quickly leads to the situation where teams with more revenue sources outpace teams in payroll that don't have those resources.<br /><br />Much of the popularity of the NFL derives from the belief by fans that their team has a fair shot at the title in any given year. Thus the smallest market Packers can compete with the biggest market Giants/Jets, and face a midmarket Steelers in the championship game.RPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311259585220720386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-21084343219094478232011-05-03T12:36:34.659-04:002011-05-03T12:36:34.659-04:00The players are a bunch of crybabies.
Hard to fe...The players are a bunch of crybabies. <br /><br />Hard to feel pity for a group of guys that choose to play a game and get million dollar contracts. <br /><br />The owners, own the team and it's not like they're under-paying their labor. <br /><br />Why, exactly do football players need a union?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-20349810349906184022011-05-03T12:36:15.778-04:002011-05-03T12:36:15.778-04:00Maybe you could shed light on something. As I und...Maybe you could shed light on something. As I understand it, the last CBA has expired. The district court judge preliminarily enjoined the lockout. Without a CBA, exactly what rules apply to the relationship between the players and the owners? <br /><br />E.g., If under the CBA the NFL provides medical insurance for players and their families, does the NFL have to continue to provide that insurance under the preliminary injunction? Does the insurance policy have to remain the same? What if that is one of the terms that was in dispute--that is, the NFL wanted to players to make a larger contribution--under the preliminary injunction, who pays for the medical insurance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-34916148743634871592011-05-03T12:25:53.092-04:002011-05-03T12:25:53.092-04:00Since the NFLPA has decertified I would think the ...Since the NFLPA has decertified I would think the owners would get together and stipulate they are competitors and as such there is no salary cap and the owners are free to negotiate with any player for any salary they can agree to. Of course, it would mean no further contributions to player medical or pension funds but the players could fund that themselves.<br /><br />I've always wondered why the players thought they needed a union when they negotiate individual contracts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-58683442451946183012011-05-03T12:11:12.768-04:002011-05-03T12:11:12.768-04:00The USFL also won an anti-trust suit against the N...The USFL also won an anti-trust suit against the NFL. Fat lot of good it did them.caseym54https://www.blogger.com/profile/03452934303641667027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-57084333892124913182011-05-02T22:49:14.348-04:002011-05-02T22:49:14.348-04:00@7:07, no, James Quinn is with Weil Gotshal. (The...@7:07, no, James Quinn is with Weil Gotshal. (The players also have Ted Olson on board and he is signing all of the submissions on appeal.) <br /><br />@8:08, the draft went on because there is a bit of a quirk to this process. The undrafted players are now free agents; your player is in limbo because the lockout means no free agency. But the entering draft class is sort of sui generis; the players are not free agents BEFORE the draft. Thus, the players argue that they will face irreparable harm for precisely this reason: If post draft signings are curtailed, these players will lose out on opportunities. The owners counter that the harm is not really serious, because it doesn't matter if the signing period starts May 1st or, say, June 1. This much we know: There were about 1/3 fewer trades during the draft this year, compared to last.Goutam Joishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691585566720871473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-79413410903759287862011-05-02T20:08:10.059-04:002011-05-02T20:08:10.059-04:00Goutam, I am a college fball fan, and one of my mo...Goutam, I am a college fball fan, and one of my more favorite players did not get drafted. I am perplexed at why the draft was permitted to go on, but why teams were not permitted to sign undrafted players. In your opinion will this affect the post-draft signing process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-84412196370886742742011-05-02T19:07:20.777-04:002011-05-02T19:07:20.777-04:00Is Quinn of quinn emmanuel?Is Quinn of quinn emmanuel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com