A few weeks ago, the guys at ProFootballTalk.com were writing almost daily about how talks were going well and a deal of some sort was imminent. Now, here we are, in some cases well passed the predicted conclusion of the lockout, and now we’re getting reports like this. So it’s safe to say that, regardless of their sources, nobody really knows anything. Excepting the fact that the negotiations are difficult. Breaking news that.
When the next prediction comes about, just keep this in mind.
I continue to believe that a deal will be in place for the regular season. I don’t particularly care about the preseason and my guess is more than a few of the players wouldn’t mind missing out a bit on the preseason. Yes, that’s some money lost, but it pales in comparison to the in-season money. I think they’d be fine with saving themselves a bit of wear and tear at this stage. It’s not like the quality of the game is going to suffer that much- these guys are professionals after all. The owners will suffer more from lost preseason revenue to my way of thinking.
That’s as close to a prediction as I’ll come.