POLL: Is Ekeler Right to Organize RB's For More $? - Ekeler Discussion

[dmac_bolt]

Put to bed a few days ago chief! Don't need to be banned.Watching some live day three Chargers TC on NFL Channel

Agree, dead and buried.

You’re watching live day 3 today?

[Fleet 1]

Put to bed a few days ago chief! Don't need to be banned.Watching some live day three Chargers TC on NFL Channel

Banning usually comes with multiple warnings. Im pretty loose my man. Its all good. I didnt even see your comments. Just browsed over things. Numerous reported posts etc. Thats the only way i see this stuff.

[colorado]

Banning usually comes with multiple warnings. Im pretty loose my man. Its all good. I didnt even see your comments. Just browsed over things. Numerous reported posts etc. Thats the only way i see this stuff.

Ok...

[Budsman]

Does anyone else think that this Colts strong arm tactics is essentially the only way that the NFL can blow handling this issue? If you agree or disagree with the RBs they are making a lot of noise. And it could be handled by just letting it play out and it will readjust itself and the new norm will be here in about 3-5 years when the OG RBs who know what it’s like are gone.

But if you have strong arm tactics from front offices and owners threatening NFI and withholding paychecks etc, then I can see the Union getting involved and blowing this thing up. If this becomes a pissing contest in public between owners and players then this is going to get ugly. It could get to work stoppage levels of crazy if the owners dig in and the union sees this as an opportunity to get concessions from the owners.

[dmac_bolt]

Does anyone else think that this Colts strong arm tactics is essentially the only way that the NFL can blow handling this issue? If you agree or disagree with the RBs they are making a lot of noise. And it could be handled by just letting it play out and it will readjust itself and the new norm will be here in about 3-5 years when the OG RBs who know what it’s like are gone.

But if you have strong arm tactics from front offices and owners threatening NFI and withholding paychecks etc, then I can see the Union getting involved and blowing this thing up. If this becomes a pissing contest in public between owners and players then this is going to get ugly. It could get to work stoppage levels of crazy if the owners dig in and the union sees this as an opportunity to get concessions from the owners.

Did Taylor a hold out, or is he in camp? Did Colts designate him unable to participate NFI before he demanded a trade or after? Some legal technicalities could turn it one way or another, I think. But then again, I’m not a lawyer lol.

[colorado]

Agree, dead and buried.

You’re watching live day 3 today?

Yes, this wknd they were going to all the training camps and they spent a good half hour or so of each camp. They also were showing Colts, rams, Ravens. This was the wknd. They might do some more today, day 4 it's called inside Training camp live

[Budsman]

Did Taylor a hold out, or is he in camp? Did Colts designate him unable to participate NFI before he demanded a trade or after? Some legal technicalities could turn it one way or another, I think. But then again, I’m not a lawyer lol.

Yeah I can’t say I know all the ins and outs of this situation but threatening a tag that can withhold money and or make him miss the league year is pretty ham fisted.

I think there was a report that he said his back hurt from working out in the off-season and the colts went in with the nuclear card.

my prediction this gets uglier before it gets better.

[dmac_bolt]

Yes, this wknd they were going to all the training camps and they spent a good half hour or so of each camp. They also were showing Colts, rams, Ravens. This was the wknd. They might do some more today, day 4 it's called inside Training camp live

I thought Chargers had Sunday off.

[dmac_bolt]

Yeah I can’t say I know all the ins and outs of this situation but threatening a tag that can withhold money and or make him miss the league year is pretty ham fisted.

I think there was a report that he said his back hurt from working out in the off-season and the colts went in with the nuclear card.

my prediction this gets uglier before it gets better.

could be a big fact. Telling your employer you got hurt before you show up for work eviscerates many of your rights in normal jobs. no idea what the CBA says on this, but its definitely hardball. If its short term, it may stop them from issuing TC fines. If he comes in later and says he's 100% fine and they try to pull an "our doctor says you're not" game - thats where you'd expect NFLPA to be all over it. Players union will fight hard to not let that contract dispute tactic by teams become a precedent. I suspect they would win too.

[richpjr]

I'm honestly kind of bored with the RB are underpaid talk, TBH.

[Lefty2SLO]

I'm honestly kind of bored with the RB are underpaid talk, TBH.

Get used to it . . . . . . . . . . it'll be with us all season (at least).

The Colt saga with Taylor and Irsay is going to get uglier. Team says he said he had back pain, but now Taylor says he never said anything of the sort. Each party essentially calling the other a liar - in public - is never good.

For all of us bummed about the way Eckler handled HIS business, remember; It can ALWAYS get worse . . . . . . . . . see above. As Dmac noted in an earlier post the Chargers handled the Eckler situation to perfection. Irsay should have paid attention. One wonders just what was said in his trailer that day . . . . . . . . . cause up to that point Taylor had been a good soldier . . . . . . . . .

[colorado]

I thought Chargers had Sunday off.

It could have been recorded from Saturday. Like I said they were bouncing around and I just by bum luck stumbled on it. They're doing the same thing all this week, going from TC to TC.