Hawk ends holdout

[Rastak]

sorry Rastak, but my blood is starting to boil. Gotta keep up the fight.

I think the headline writers got it right by the dictionary. And even if they were wrong, they are still right, since common useage trumps Webster.

Is there an English teacher in the house?

Okay a fight it is....I demand Tank and waussau sit in judgement.


or not....

[pbmax]

I am going to old school it. Long before there was free agency, players would routinely miss large portions of training camp because of injury, retirement, etc. They were seeking sometimes to save themsleves the rigors of two-a-days or they might have been seeking an ungraded contract. Keith Jackson was the most recent, that comes to mind, who would always miss a week or two of camp while under contract. I think Ruettgers was known for this as well.

They were always referred to hold outs.

Common usage might use the same term for Jackson as for Hawk and Bush. I think it misleading.

If the company I am thinking of joining and I don't have an agreement for compensation, then I am not going to work.

Sit out works for me.

[PackerPro42]

How come if you got my point everyone kept ripping on me? I don't really care but I would like to know.

[Scott Campbell]

It really is a case of usage. And far as I can see on the web, "holdout" is used for players with and without contracts. Reggie Bush was referred to as a "holdout" in most of the headlines before he signed.

Sounds just like a Tank argument.

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How come if you got my point everyone kept ripping on me? I don't really care but I would like to know.

'cause you took cheapshots. It's all fun and games here, I don't think anyone meant any harm.

[PackerPro42]

What cheapshots?

[PackerPro42]

Look if it makes you feel better I'm sorry. I would just like if you refrained from the naked guys.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Beware, beware, beware of the Naked Man

[GBRulz]

LMAO