Seriously

I've never called for violent rioting in the streets before, and I'm not doing so now, but this is as close as I hope to ever get.

I think that people just assume there will be an NFL season in 2011, and that might not be the case. Ever since the negotiations started, people thought things would magically get better. Even when the CBA expired, things had to work out, right? And now, when it doesn't look good at all, there still hasn't been a massive, national freak out.

Why the heck not?

When will it finally set in that in February, we might have seen the last of pro football for more than a year? When will people start writing letters and picketing stadiums and sending threatening emails to the commissioner? What will it take to show people that neither the NFL nor the Player's Union is messing around. This is a real lockout; one that doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.

The fans have the real power here, it's time we stepped up and used it.


EDITOR'S NOTE: Be aware of three things as you finish reading this post and get ready to click off the page.
First, I was totally kidding about the rioting and the threatening letters. Violence is never the answer. Unless, of course, the question is "What is never the answer?" Then, and only then, is the answer violence.
Second, I am fully aware that as soon as I post this, the NFL and the Player's Union will come to an agreement. Just my luck.
Thirdly, I have a lot more good stuff on here. Go check it out now.