What do you think will happen for the 2011 season?

[Frimp]

The lockout has been ordered to be lifted...but the owners can still appeal.

[fyo]

^^^ I missed it other than seeing it run across the screen. Apparently they factored in things such as having those early season opponents having bye weeks in common, taking out the week before the SB, etc. Apparently they took the time to plan it out so it would work.

Before the ruling on the lockout injunction came down, I was going to say that "time" (in and of itself) isn't what's needed to solve this. The two sides could have another couple of YEARS of forced mediation or any other type of negotiation and it wouldn't make a difference... if it weren't for the fact that the season starts and both sides would start losing serious money. Adding 3 weeks of padding just means 3 more weeks of thumb-twiddling.

Without details of the ruling, I have no idea how hard the judge came down on the league. If it basically boils down to an "irreparable  harm" argument with the judge taking the "safe" path, nothing has changed and we'll have to wait for the appeal.

[fyo]

The lockout has been ordered lifted and the judge declined to stay the decision pending appeal. That last part is a biggie. How quickly can the league even be heard before the appellate court? Until such a time (and a favorable decision from the court), the league is *forced* to open for business. Now.

[MikeO]

^^^ I missed it other than seeing it run across the screen. Apparently they factored in things such as having those early season opponents having bye weeks in common, taking out the week before the SB, etc. Apparently they took the time to plan it out so it would work.

Week 3, every matchup on the schedule, both teams playing have the same bye weeks. (Example, Miami plays Cleveland Week 3, they both have the same bye week thsi eyar) And the NFL can remove the week before the Super Bowl and push the SB back 1 week since they have the hotle rooms stuff in place to do so, and you make up Weeks 1 and 2 at the END of the season after Week 17. And only push the Super Bowl back 1 week and still have a season.

So, the NFL in a month could announce the first 3 weeks are postponed, and still play a full 16 game season and playoffs, move the Super Bowl back a week and have a full season.

It woudl actually HELP the Dolphins. That means our final 3 games of the year would be at home, and 2 of which vs the Jets and Pats.  So we could make up ground big-time late. Final 3 games would be Jets, Pats, Houston all at home to end the season

[masterfins]

^^^ Why would the Dolphins have to make up ground when they stay in first place the entire season???

[Phishfan]

It woudl actually HELP the Dolphins. That means our final 3 games of the year would be at home, and 2 of which vs the Jets and Pats.  So we could make up ground big-time late. Final 3 games would be Jets, Pats, Houston all at home to end the season

I hate to point this out, but you are the one that is so emphatic about playing those games in the heat. Now you say playing them at home in December would help. Which way do you want it?

[MikeO]

I hate to point this out, but you are the one that is so emphatic about playing those games in the heat. Now you say playing them at home in December would help. Which way do you want it?

We aren't playing them in the heat. One is at night the other at 4pm!