[Dave Lane]

I heard Nick Wright actually completely lay out what I'm talking about the other night. I was shocked I thought I was the only one. If the owners had come out and said the following:

You know the economy has changed, things are a little bit tougher right now. Our financial statements are fine. We are making money right now, but with the advent of HD TV and so many more people staying home we need to do something.

We need a portion of the revenue to reinvest in the game, to upgrade the stadiums to give the fans a reason to come there instead of staying home. With the economy and municipalities becoming increasingly unable to subsist themselves, we can no longer count on them to help us, so we have to turn to the players to help us invest in the long term of the game.

Now if they had just come clean and been truthful

A) the players may have looked at projections and said OK

B) I would understand where they are coming from and agree that maybe its time the players agree to a stadium upgrade slush fund.

But this crap Goodell is spreading round about player safety, fans demanding extra games blah blah blah is a sham and they expect everyone to just go "Duuup OK then"

Don't piss on my leg and tell me its raining.