<span style="color:#993399">Mean Gene gets owned here. i find a lot of truth in what Birk is saying too.</span><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Vikings center Matt Birk isn't a big fan of the players union in general and of Gene Upshaw, its executive director, in particular."Don't put this in the paper ... no, wait, go ahead and put it in," Birk said. "Gene Upshaw is a piece of" well, you know.</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"It's a joke, it really is," Birk said. "Everyone is making money. A lot of money. You think anyone wants to hear about the money problems of the NFL owners or players? It's bad pub for the league. It's bad for all of us."Birk was the Vikings' union rep until he couldn't stomach Upshaw's "propaganda and poor leadership" any longer. He has fought Upshaw on other fronts over the years, speaking out against the inordinate distribution of money to unproven rookies and Upshaw's refusal to fight for guaranteed contracts that players in other sports enjoy.</div>Minneapolis Star Tribune
Birk should be the head. He's hit it all on the nail and everything he says is right.Hopefully he can get the other reps thinking and we'll get a better executive director hopefully. Geting part of the TV / Radio / Stadium on top of what they're geting? Sure. If they buy stocks in the team. Just being on the roster? What a joke.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaroonNGold @ Mar 3 2006, 07:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Birk should be the head. He's hit it all on the nail and everything he says is right.</div>Word. Upshaw blows.
birk is dead right....all of the Players Union Heads in all the sports get toomuch power....its so dumb....them going on "strike" and losing the cap hurts the players and teams
