Updated Title: 8th Circuit Court Grants Stay, Lockout Reinstated

[CRedskinsRule]

All the teams are under the same disadvantage. The owners want to get this thing back to the negotiating table, not the courtroom. The quickest way to do that is for the courts to acknowledge that the union's decertification was a sham, and bring both back to the table under Federal labor mediation. The next quickest way is for the courts to say that the decertification was not a sham, and force the owners to mediate under the auspices of the court.

If the first way happens, we may see a long term deal quickly, if the 2nd one happens we most likely will see a shorter deal, with the owners opting out at the first possible moment.