Comments on: The QB Blast: Bucs Employees Get Raw Deal

By: McBuc

McBuc — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:34:11 +0000

Eric, they actually give a great deal to charity. Good to see you back though.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:06:52 +0000

Glazers are internationally known for their altruism.

Such a swell group of guys – give you the shirt right off their back those Glazer boys will.

Salt of the earth.

By: Atrain WD40

Atrain WD40 — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:09:15 +0000

Macabee: no matter what Doty rules the NFL will apeal and have an excellent chance of reversal. This is a two way stupid game by both players and owners and as a loyal fan will be looking for new distractions if the players win theyre antitrust blackmail suit.

The NFL is great the way it is but two way greed is killing it and for some it may be forever.

Remember everyone why the are not negotiating right now…. It’s not the owners it’s the players who are litigating this to death. If they were willing to give even a little in a desperate economy we’d be talking about better things than this rat crap.

By: Mauha Deeb

Mauha Deeb — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:10:47 +0000

@Chris How does Jeff’s being an ex-player mean the Glazer’s finances are his business? That is ridiculous. We can liken that to me running my mouth about McDonald’s financial decisions because I worked there when I was 15.

By: Chris FWC :)

Chris FWC :) — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:15:41 +0000

@Mauha Deeb Ummm it’s his business to mind. He’s an ex-player.

By: Macabee

Macabee — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:27:05 +0000

Atrain, you are referring to the 9bil in TV revenues that the players got 59% of under the old CBA. I’m referring to the court case in April where the Owners were found guilty of trying to put away 4bil of the 2011 TV revenues as a rainy-day fund in case of a lockout. On June 17, they have to go back before Judge Doty to see what awards will be made to the players for the owners not acting in good faith.

By: Mauha Deeb

Mauha Deeb — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:10:18 +0000

Geez! Everyone is so concerned about someone else’s money. Mind your own business, Jeff.

By: Atrain WD40

Atrain WD40 — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:40:45 +0000

Macabee that 4 bil number is ficticous! The players get 59% of that money dont forget, That is if we have an agreement. If there was a CBA negotiated then the players would get theyre share.

By: Macabee

Macabee — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:16:02 +0000

This is a well-orchestrated move around the league to give weight to the owner’s court case that the lockout is justified because they have fallen on hard times because of an unfair previous CBA. And Creamscicle, the TV money they set aside for the lockout (4bil, not 2bil) was impounded by Judge Doty and placed into escrow until a hearing on June 17 before Doty to learn whether and how much the owners will be fined in compensatory and punitive damages. The owners were originally found guilty of collusion.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:14:30 +0000

Joe here,

@Atrain – The Bucs ticket staff, which is quite large, surely has lots of phones to pound selling group and season tickets. Same for their corporate sponsorship folks. Especially considering the Lightning reps are proabably working overtime trying capitalize on their team’s success. …So surely those folks have a lot of work to do. To say they have nothing to do is silly.

Is this office closing necessarily the biggest deal in the world? No. But it’s pretty lame on the whole when you factor everything in. Not unique to Tampa unfortunately.

By: Atrain WD40

Atrain WD40 — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:04:33 +0000

I love one sided articles or opinionated pieces…. The owners have pledged the money back if the season continues as planned. Also I am not a big advocate of paying people to do.. Well, nothing. There is no work for these employees to do right now and they are being allowed to use vacation pay to stay afloat right now. This is not as big a deal as people want to make it out to be.

You guys will blast me on this one but Jeff doesnt mention all the facts just the ones he thinks will get the most desired effect against the owners. Former player looking to sway people in favor of the current players. Report all the facts not just your hyped up version of the story.

By: Not A Rocket Surgeon

Not A Rocket Surgeon — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:52:04 +0000

It’s posturing – in this case on the back of the back office employees…

Not a very good PR move, to say the least.

I’m so sick of this crap.