The extension agreed to by the owners and players seems to have only prolonged the inevitable. I see no reason to believe that there will be a new collective bargaining agreement and there will be a lockout. The thought of no NFL football when training camps open in late July is a scary thought. But the 2011 NFL Draft will go ahead as planned, and the draftees are put in a tough situation.
Every players dreams of hearing his name called on draft day, and standing up on stage at Radio City Music Hall with the commissioner with the #1 Jersey of the team that just selected him. But if there is a lockout will the draft picks be there, or will there be solidarity for the players union from the soon to be rookies?
In this situation, I'm on the side of the players. I have yet to see Jerry Jones, Daniel Snyder or any of the other owners take a snap on the field. The players generate the revenue and take the physical risks. Yes, the owners put up the money to place the product on the field, but it seems to me that they are asking for too big of a piece of pie that they did not spend all the time fixing in the kitchen.
I would like to see the potential draft picks not attend the draft in New York unless a new CBA has been agreed upon. I would very much like to see them hold there own draft celebration at another location. They could walk up onto a stage, and have the player reps of each team present them with a jersey. Fans could attend, and the only difference would be that they would not be on stage with the owners lead negotiator.
I believe there will be a lockout. I just hope that it is a short one. No point in killing the goose that has been laying the golden eggs. Let him spread his wings, take flight, and lay a few more of those precious eggs.
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