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jeffduncantp Jeff Duncan Interesting. RT @Greg_A_Bedard: NFL source said Brees & Manning have requested to be exempt from franchise tag as part of the settlement GAAA!!!!! They're going to queer the deal!!

It seems at least one NFL player gets it. Breaston's awesome and heart-felt poem sums it up for us all. I've been pretty careful not to choose sides in this struggle, but Breaston makes an impassioned argument that should have the players side thinking about how bad their own PR campaign has been and what direction it should be going. And on a side note, Breaston is one hell of a poet.

I know it is the Bleacher Report but I thought it gave a good overview and history of the Labor Dispute. The author is actually a sports radio guy. It also has extensive footnotes. Give it a look.

This is dated. Just saw it, but I know many of you don't get to the fanshots section of the site so I imagine a number of you didn't see this. Outstanding read. Drew Brees for President. -Michael B.- *********** I know, I know, I loathe even mentioning the lockout these days as much as the next person. But it's hard to argue with Brees' analysis that there is a pattern of premeditated lockout actions dating back to 2008 on the part of the owners. And, as a former antitrust lawyer, I can tell you that it's exactly the kind of evidence of monopolization that a sympathetic judge would be looking for.