Quote Originally Posted by blackhawknj View Post
It's really no different from any other employer requiring his employees to follow rules and procedures on the job. Do players get to write the rules of the game ? What next, the players will demand the referees be chosen from their ranks at the start of the game ?
The players are there to do a job. As with any job, whether on field or in office, employees need to to the work they're paid to do.

They can bitch, moan, complain and protest unrelated social issues On Their Own Time.