I watched the NHL do the same foolishness, they took off for a year, the NHL has never been the same since, and the players are stil getting inflated contracts just like they were before the lockout oh and the owners are still complaining.

NFL better realize that if they go on strike people will realize their is more to life than football and find other things to do with there time.

The MLB CBA is up in 2011
The NBA CBA is up in 2011
The NHL CBA is up in 2011
I highly doubt lockouts but you never know

In terms of fan-friendliness, Goodell is the worst commissioner of all time.

… not that there’s anything wrong with it. The NFL wants to control every aspect of the sport. They want input in everything from the broadcasters on TV to the players twitter feeds. They want to put a muzzle on loud players like TO and Ochocinco. They levy fines for uniform infractions and excessive celebrations.and I like it.
I mean the alternative is much worse. If the NFL was not so rigid on their policies and let players run the league like in Baseball, the sport would become unwatchable. There would be more players switching teams every year and nothing but negative news and over glorification of individual talents (not that there’s not enough of it now) on the air. Football is a sport that requires a totalitarian approach. Kinda like the Army. Here is your paycheck and this is what you are expected to do in return. All the organizations that follow this approach succeed. (Steelers, Giants, Patriots)
If a lockout is going to put the players in their place and preserve the integrity of a team sport, then Im fine with it. Call me old school, but i kinda liked when Parcells referred to a player by his number instead of his name.

the owners are all planning on it as a necessary evil. The players wont back down as far as they owners want the to. Hopefully its just a couple games before the fans start showing up in the lots on what would have been game day and setting fire to the cities.

What do you do if you are a season ticket holder in 2011? I don’t want to drop 2G’s in May for tix for a season that might not happen. I’m sure the GIants front office would repay me but what a pain in the ass

The owners CHOSE to opt out of the current deal, making 2010 uncapped. They didn’t have to – if I remember right, they could have continued with the agreement until 2012 (not sure though).
They’re getting a billion a year from DirecTV whether games are played or not. That oughta make up for the thousands of seats that the Giants can’t sell. It should also be a nice windfall for the other teams in smaller markets or markets where they can’t sell their seats.
Because of the owners choosing to opt out, and because of the money they will be making regardless, this is a very real possibility.
If the players choose to be too stubborn we may be in for a long journey through “replacement hell”. I sure hope not though. It would have a serious impact on my view of the NFL and whether or not I’d ever purchase a ticket again. With the growth they’ve seen recently it would be stupid to throw a wrench into it, but money talks. I just hope the fans don’t walk.

The players. These are dude getting concussions and having reduced quality of life at 45 years of age and who we tune it to watch. I read somewhere the owners want give backs to cover the cost of stadium building? Are they for real the players never pushed for that the onwers wanted the luxury box revenue for extorting the tax payers in many places. The owners, esp. the cheap ones who have crushed the American work in their day jobs for the last 25-30 years are hoping these same workers hate the players for what they make and the few that get into trouble off the field and side with them to screw them over.