Lockout Losers

The media rarely surprises me anymore with their mind numbing stupidity. Every now and then they drop something like this. New Minnesota Vikings QB Christian Ponder was asked recently whether his last name implies that he can't make quick decisions on the field. Here was his reply...

"As crazy as it sounds, my Mom's maiden name is actually Superbowlwinner. All one word."

I really like this guy. He needs a playbook. He needs offseason workouts and practices. He needs to establish timing with Percy Harvin, hopefully Sidney Rice, Adrian Peterson, his linemen. It's not just Ponder. It's all the rookies, all the players. Coaches too. The kids that may be suffering the most are the nearly 400 players that went undrafted and can't be signed. They are stuck in this frustrating limbo. Unlike the drafted players, these kids have no idea if their dream continues. This lockout needs to end now. Both sides aren't doing enough. Just looking at the owners, seeing their actions makes it easy to still side with the players. It started in 1993 in the first collective bargaining agreement. In that deal the owners promised not to challenge any future decertification by the players association. The lockout is a clear indication that they had no intention of keeping that promise. The current labor situation is due entirely to the owners backing out of the most recent collectively bargained agreement. To insure continued riches in case of missed games, the owners illegally negotiated a four billion dollar safety net in the last TV contract. It's no wonder the players want to see the owners books. They can't trust anything the owners say or do.

It's so unfortunate that the rich players with contracts and the filthy rich owners are the only ones with a voice in this fiasco. The drafted players and especially the undrafted players are having the start of their dreams thrashed. They aren't being heard. As idiot owner extraordinaire Jerry Jones says "the owners aren't listening to the players". The fans certainly aren't being heard and have never had a voice. This had all better change soon.