[bigboydan]

it's looking more and more like there will be an NFL strike.

[Willie Bee]

Since I've sort of forgotten about pigskin the last couple of weeks, catch me up-to-date if you will, BBD. What makes you lean in the direction of a strike right now?

[isetcap]

This is one of the few times in professional sports that I might have to lean towards the players. The NFL is an extremely profitable league whose numbers show no signs of weakening. Every time the owners and the players redo the deal, the players keep getting screwed. Strict salary cap, no "guaranteed" deals, franchise tags, random drug tests, etc. There's not a lot more the players can give into, and based on the health of the league, the owners need to start giving a little more back.

If a deal doesn't get done, this is one time I will be yelling "Greedy Owners" as opposed to "Greedy Players".

[bigboydan]

Since I've sort of forgotten about pigskin the last couple of weeks, catch me up-to-date if you will, BBD. What makes you lean in the direction of a strike right now?

i feel this way because of what Gene Upshaw said in one of his press conferences a few weeks back.

Upshaw said that if the currently collective bargining agreement runs out before we reach an agreement, the players will not agree to any kind of salary cap.

[Willie Bee]

Never heard that Upshaw comment, BBD. Hopefully it won't come to that. Sure would like to see MLB with some sort of cap, but I might as well spend my time dreaming of a threesome with Ann Margaret and Katherine Ross, though that likely dates me a bit

[slacker00]

News to me. I heard that the cap might be greatly expanded. I didn't hear Upshaw's words. Then again, I get all of my info from sports radio and NFL.com. I wouldn't doubt if the NFL had a tight censor on what gets said about the NFL, especially any strike talk. Keep us posted, BBD.