I was wondering, if there was a lockout and no nfl season the following year ... do we still draft the year that's locked out?

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The 2011 Draft will still go on as planned, beyond that there is nothing unless a new CBA is agreed upon.

anybody else mad that the NFLPA is playing jeckle/hyde saying there are "positive talks" then a week later "the deadline has passed prepare for a lockout!"

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I wonder if this will have an impact on who declares for the draft? Will players be more likely to stay in college for another year?

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Yes there will be a draft and yes the draft is going to suck because less underclassmen are going to come out and risk not playing for a year.

In the end, I think the deal will get done in time for the season, but I am thinking it will be about Training Camp so there is not going to be the offseason programs.

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I can't even start to think that the NFL or the PA will have a lock-out! The NFL is a billion dollar buisness, the owners(for the most part) are buisness men. The owners have all the leverage if they say prepare for a lock-out which is why i believe they said it. It's a chess game right now the PA will come back and say they are prepared for the lock-out and it will go back and forth like this until April but come that time they will both start to fall back in line and get a deal done(even if the deal only lasts a couple years) There Will Be Football Next Year!

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Both sides fail to realize that "we the fans" don't care about their negotiations, most don't want to hear about it.

Both sides will be releasing memos like the one sent out hoping the fans will back thier side.

Untill they realize that all us fans want is football, then they will sit down and get a deal done.

One thing that IMHO will get done is a pay scale for rookies and undrafted FA's. There will be no more paying a guy 20-40 million guaranteed money before he ever puts on an NFL uniform.
That may keep some guys in college longer, knowing they can only make so much as a rookie.

I also hope that the owners agree to use the money saved on rookies on veteran guys who deserve it, and also take care of the retired players.

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No offseason programs?! Count Favre in for another year!

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