[Alberta's Child]

You make a good point there. The players and fans can complain all they want, but this situation will persist until one or both of the following happens: (1) fans start tuning out of the NFL, and/or (2) people stop placing bets on NFL games.

Item (2) is particularly important because once that happens, the NFL has effectively become the equivalent of professional wrestling. Personally, I don't care all that much either way -- because I think the NFL game is so contrived that it may as well be WWF wrestling anyway.

[rdb3]

Personally, I don't care all that much either way -- because I think the NFL game is so contrived that it may as well be WWF wrestling anyway.

Yeah, but it's nowhere near as contrived as the NBA.

The pain you feel today is the strength you'll have tomorrow.