[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I think it would be in the players best interest to make concessions. They are not going to bring the NFL to their knees IMO and with their salaries they won't get any public support. Baseball was hit bigtime with this sort of thing and the players were portrayed as ungrateful, money-hungry prima-donnas. They may have some legitimate gripes but you don't want to kill the goose that layed the golden egg. In this economy it's hard to feel for players (especially rookies) who are guaranteed millions of dollars, no matter what the conditions.

The ironic thing is that the general public will often show sympathy for billionaires (the owners) over the millionaires (players) by calling the players selfish, greedy, etc.. In no other industry does public perception favor management/ownership over labor so greatly.