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**intisgunkas** · 10-16-2007, 12:58 AM

I put an addendum to my numbers.

If Ditka wants an annuity to cover it, we're talking $1.5 billion. What a bargain!

It certainly could be done. Who's gonna pay for it? The owners are going to point the fingers at the players, who earn these exorbitant salaries. The players are going to want to keep their share, and point at the moneybags owners.

Perhaps then the league itself should step in and say there needs to be equal contribution by all. The players contribute, the owners contribute, and the league who is responsible for managing the whole circus also contributes. This way, no one can say one or the other isn't pulling their weight in this. But of course, it isn't just that simple. There are many big egos involved who claim responsibility should not rest with him. And obviously deeper than that.

Also, in respons to the refs not being paid full-time, wtf? If it results in a half million saved each year, I'm certainly not seeing the benefit of those savings. I would think the savings would come from paying them full-time and getting the quality that which is expected from them and pay several fewer people to take phone calls from people bitching about the shoddy officiating in the games.

10-16-2007, 12:58 AM	#36
intisgunkas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	I put an addendum to my numbers. If Ditka wants an annuity to cover it, we're talking $1.5 billion. What a bargain! It certainly could be done. Who's gonna pay for it? The owners are going to point the fingers at the players, who earn these exorbitant salaries. The players are going to want to keep their share, and point at the moneybags owners. Perhaps then the league itself should step in and say there needs to be equal contribution by all. The players contribute, the owners contribute, and the league who is responsible for managing the whole circus also contributes. This way, no one can say one or the other isn't pulling their weight in this. But of course, it isn't just that simple. There are many big egos involved who claim responsibility should not rest with him. And obviously deeper than that. Also, in respons to the refs not being paid full-time, wtf? If it results in a half million saved each year, I'm certainly not seeing the benefit of those savings. I would think the savings would come from paying them full-time and getting the quality that which is expected from them and pay several fewer people to take phone calls from people bitching about the shoddy officiating in the games.
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