Report: Rookie Wage Scale Agreed To

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

You are mistaken. He's the sole reason this lockout exists. He's the sole reason a deal hasn't been done yet. He's the sole reason the owners refused to negotiate over the past two years. He's the sole reason the US economy is in the toilet. He's the sole reason 9/11 happened. He's the sole reason Casey Anthony was acquitted. He's the.....ah **** it, I can't even say this shit with a straight face. Amazing how many idiots have been bashing this guy and making him the evil villian in this whole ordeal. He's done exactly what the players paid him to do.

Gotta disagree here. It takes two sides to forge a deal - - not one.

Neither side is "the sole reason" we do not have a deal yet.

Both sides have used intransignece and public posturing to try to get an upper hand in these negoiations.

Make no mistake; when the deal is finally done, you will be able to look at the final product and ask:

So how come they couldn't have gotten this done 4 months ago?

There will be nothing in the final deal that was "an impossibility" back in May 2011.

Nevertheless, the fault here lies at the feet of folks on BOTH sides of the table...