*Sigh* The #NFL...

Ok time to weigh in on the silliness the NFL has brought about on itself...

After a week of trying to figure out WHY...  which I have given up on...

I have struggled to determine who is right and wrong in this and the obvious conclusion is everyone is wrong BUT the Fans...

However I am really really struggling to figure out the players side here..

First the players are just Employees and sure don't act like they are...

As far as I can tell the facts are...

Owners asked for 1 Billion additional off the top of revenue for infrastructure expenses ...
The Owners negotiated downward their extra 1 billion request off the top ... 
Owners Plus 1

The Players demanded 10 years of access to each teams financials
The Owners offered to allow a mutually agreeable Accountant to review the books for five years and present a report... 
Owners Plus 2

The owners wanted 18 games...
The owners agreed no 18 games until at least 2014 and then only with the agreement of the players...
Owners plus 3

So far looks to me like the Owners have tried and the Players haven't...

Not to mention the Players have no expectation of access to the books, no other group of Employees of a Private business would even get a whiff of the books...

Ohhh that reminds me The Players also want to share in any Financial Gains if revenues are over expectation however I have not seen any player indicate they should also share any pain if the revenues fall below expectations...

Bottom line unless the Players start providing some information that I haven't seen so far, other then simply throwing mud and innuendo, then I guess I will have to side with the Owners, who are not blameless here BUT they sure are presenting a better case so far...

Just the way I see it...

Bob