QUOTE (Eagle-eye @ May 15 2009, 10:41:46 AM)

This does not bode well for the future of the NFL draft ... or even the NFL for that matter; how and who can get the two sides together, when it seems a Palestinian peace agreement has more 'common ground' potential than this issue?
That's definitely a worst case scenario. But, there is no doubt that the NFL has gotten to be a tad too big for its britches. I'd love to see another league benefit from their confusion/issues...especially if there is some form of lockout.
I doubt the NFL would be dumb enough to lockout for a whole season, because they would never again emerge the dominant monopoly of pro football they have always been.
It's one thing to be a benevolent monopoly that benefits everybody, but they have begun sliding towards being more of a malevolent monopoly in recent years.
NOTHING AND NOBODY is invincible, and the NFL better wake up to that fact before the pay dearly.