2011 NFL Season

[mrbrown2195]

So then, I suppose the question is, how long would your typical antitrust case take?  

I've never litigated an anti-trust case (and hope never to do so!)... but most of your normal civil cases can take up to a year or more just to get to trial, but could sometimes be much longer. I was actually a contract attorney on a simple credit card case that had been on the docket since 2007-ish a while back, actually.

It depends on where you file your suit, too. The Brees/Brady/Manning suit was filed in a federal court up in Minnesota... Don't know how busy that district usually is. For example, in my district (Western District of Missouri), we have so little action in the federal courts here that everything could done pretty quickly. Additionally, they filed there purely for strategic reasons -- Judge Doty, a judge in the district, has apparently been very friendly to the players in past negotiations & cases and Minnesota is a very union-friendly state... but Judge Doty hasn't been assigned to the case. I'm sure the NFLPA will likely try to get it reassigned, which of course adds time to the case.

Of course, remedial measures (i.e. preliminary injunction) will be ruled on before the case ever goes to trial. And finally, they're asking for class-action status, which is just going to add more time to the case.

They could be in the legal muck for a loooonnngggg while.

[rodroddyfan]

And I have read that NFL is officially in a lockout.  If this lockout does go well into the season, will you go to any games or watch any when play resume?

[tpirfan28]

A nearly five-month bump to say: the lockout is essentially over, finalizing votes with the 32 player reps from the NFLPA.

[GSB92]

YAY!!!! we got football. We're not gonna die

[jmenjes]

Put all of my Dolphins clothing into storage when the lockout started.

Looks like I can finally take them out again.

[rodroddyfan]

I just wonder if some fans will still walk away just because of the fact the lockout even happened.

[GSB92]

I just wonder if some fans will still walk away just because of the fact the lockout even happened.

Or maybe when the season starts, they'll boo the players and owners and possibly throw beer bottles onto the field

[rodroddyfan]

Or maybe when the season starts, they'll boo the players and owners and possibly throw beer bottles onto the field

The booing I could see, but throwing beer bottles, I doubt it. But you never know.

[Roadgeek Adam]

2 things I need to say about this:


- WATCH THE LIONS THIS YEAR. - They showed Hell is freezing over at the end of the last season with 4 straight wins. If this keeps up, I might expect a damn good team this year.


Also, as the only Jersey person you'll ever see probably say this:

GO PATRIOTS!!!

[estes24]

Panthers WILL win the Super Bowl this year!!! 

While I don't think I can top my absolutely tremendous and accurate prediction from last year  I think that the team to watch out for this year is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, look for them to surprise a lot of people with a possible Super Bowl run.

[GSB92]

I vote for the New York Giants but I don't expect them to win another Super Bowl. They need some much needed Cornerbacks.

I expect the cheaters (Patriots) to fail

[PriceFanArmadillo]

I take it this means the annual Golden-Road.net Fantasy Football League is on, after all?

No, I didn't forget about my threat promise to take it over this season.  I'm just biding my time, since last year's draft (and probably the ones before it, too) were held way too far in advance of the regular season.  If this draft goes, I'll probably hold it roughly two weeks before the start of the regular season.

Before I go setting anything up, is anyone still interested in playing this year?

[wildbill0962]

Time for Philly to sign Asomugha and leave everyone else in the dust haha. If they don't nab him, I'd say Ray Edwards and maybe someone like either Johnathan Joseph. And Armadillo, if there ends up being an opening in the league, I am interested. I know probably last year's players get first crack, but I'll get in if a spot opens up

[TheBigAK]

Repeat Repeat!!

[Superballer]

Time for Philly to sign Asomugha and leave everyone else in the dust haha. If they don't nab him, I'd say Ray Edwards and maybe someone like either Johnathan Joseph. And Armadillo, if there ends up being an opening in the league, I am interested. I know probably last year's players get first crack, but I'll get in if a spot opens up

Early buzz appears to have them leaning towards Edwards as of now.  The big question would be what they'd ask for in return for Kolb when he's inevitably traded at week's end (cornerback or safety would be my best bet, provided they're smart enough to hold on to Stewart Bradley; otherwise, go linebacker, I say).