Fans Will Fault NFL Owners for Lockout

Filed under: NFL Labor Negotiations

The NFL is headed for a lockout and the court of public perception is forming. For the first time in labor history, the jury is going to convict the guys in the $3,000 suits.

That's because they're acting like the guys in the $2,000 suits. NFL owners are emulating the players, which is the one sure way to infuriate an already fed-up jury pool.

That's me, you, your neighbor, your neighbor's hamster and everyone else who's being squeezed by the Great Recession. Even in the best of times, it's aggravating to see college dropouts making $8 million a year for playing a game.

For once, the dropouts seem to recognize this. Neither side is going to win this PR battle, but the NFLPA is at least trying not to look like a bunch of greedy buffoons.

Meanwhile, the owners are huffing and puffing and alienating any fan who is bothering to follow this nonsense. The actual issues don't matter to most people, though a few things should be noted:

The owners are the ones who opted out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. They won't open their books. They want this fight.

The players?

"Let us play," they're saying.

Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/15/fans-will-fault-nfl-owners-for-lockout/

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