Don't Hate The Game, Hate The NFL Players Association

The NFL and it's players are going to court because both the union and it's leader DeMaurice Smith wanted to go to court.  The players know that in a battle between them and billionaires, the public is inclined to take their side. Which is why I'm writing this article about the truth...An educated public will understand that the players union's goal was not to negotiate, but to decertify.  All of these quotes are taken directly from nfllockout.com, the player's lockout website and  are taken from the post that is supposed to explain why the union had to decertify.

Lockout? No Chance - Why the NFL Will Have a New CBA By March 4th

There will be football next year. Neither side is willing to admit it, but both the NFL Owners and the NFAPA know that a deal is going to get done on time.  There is too much money on the table for this to not work out and the owners know that the players can't afford to not come to the negotiating table.  The players union knows that it is going to agree to the deal in the end, but the union also knows that it's better for them to wait until March 3rd to finally agree.

How can I say all of that with certainty?  I've done the research and connected the dots that no one is talking about.  Rather than harp over what the Union and Owners say every day, I've gone back and looked at the current expiring CBA to understand why the Owners opted out to begin with.  

People believe the NFL and the Union are fighting over stuff they really aren't as concerned with.  The eighteen game season is something the players aren't happy about, but it will add in the end add cash to their pockets.  It's not the line in the sand people would have you believe it is.  Also unimportant is the debate over the proposed rookie salary scale, as the players and owners alike agree that the rookie salaries are out of control.

So what is the arguing really about?  Cash, obviously.  The owners did a bad job negotiating the last agreement and haven't been making enough money.  The players, I'm sure, know that the last CBA doesn't work but aren't going to just freely give the money back to the owners.