With just days left on the old CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) in the NFL and no deal in sight, the National Football League Players Association and the owners are in the midst of a trial. It seems a lockout is almost imminent.

So why are the owners and NFLPA still up in the air about terms for the new CBA?

 The greed of the owners?

 The selfishness of the players?

The fans wanting more exciting play?

I think it is all of the above.

The NFLPA wants to keep the same amount of games in the regular season, while the owners would like to add two more regular season games and take away two of the pre season games. This is one of the main points of disagreement between the two parties.

The fans want more play, so the owners are trying to give them that, but without the consent of the players.

So you might wonder, are the players being selfish?

No, the NFLPA is trying to preserve the structure of the current NFL.

This might seem like a weak platform to stand on, but if you want to keep the Hall of Fame players happy, and keep the current and previous stats of the decades intact, this is the platform you want to stand on.

So now it comes to the owners, they want more money and to get more money you need to have more fans. To get more fans you need to have more games, or a better product.

To the owners, adding more games to the regular season and decreasing the amount preseason games is the answer. They’re hoping to put out a better product, the regular season games over the preseason, in hopes of getting more fans to the game, which in turn makes revenue.

“The Replacements,” a movie starring Keanu Reeves, comes to mind, I hope that’s not the case with the upcoming NFL season. The fans, owners and players all lose out.