I was on the fence when this started as I could care less which group beat the other into more money as long as the game wasnt effected.
But from the little I have followed of this I am leaning toward the owners as I am not a big fan of the NFLPAs tactics to decertify and sue. Seems to me like this should be done at a negotiating table and not in courts.
Not to mention it kind of annoys me as who the hell gets to sue their boss to be paid more or vice versa who gets to sue over potentially not having wage increase as much as it could have, would have, or should have. Also the Draft boycott is just stupid. As first they are declining one large commercial for themselves just to slightly effect the NFLs huge enormous self ad. But more importantly they are annoying the fan just to take a small dig at the owners.
You could argue that the owners took some ugly tactics too in the way they tried to create the nest egg with the TV deal but while that clearly benefited the owners it would in the end help the players too because it would allow the NFL to stay strong during the lockout and would allow it to have the ability to bounce right back. Of course a lot of that money would have stayed in the owners pockets but some of it would likely have been used to protect the game during the lockout.
In the end I think the players should have to take the owners deal and the owners should have to take the players deal and all the money left in the middle should go to me
err I mean the fans in the form of cheaper tickets and merchandise until the next CBA and they can try again to come up with a deal that works for both sides. Basically if %10 of past money is left on the table than there is a %10 sale of all NFL product for the life of the new CBA and no price increase allowed.