[sportscurmudgeon]

Just so everyone gets a sense of time scale here, the NFLPA's request for an injunction against a lockout will not be heard by District Court until 6 April.

Allowing for various motions to come forth before then and just after whatever ruling is handed down, count on an appeal of any ruling that comes down. The chances that appeal will be heard before May 1 are only 50/50.

AND, the injunction request is only one of a bunch of legal skirmishes that will be on tap in the next few months - - as long as there are no serious negotiations going on.

No matter which side you think is right or wrong here, both sides are on a course to keep this away from anything resembling a settlement enviornment until at least the summer (June 21st) and probably until mid-July...