Everyone knows that the owners have already backed out of extending the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the players (NFLPA).
As it stands, 2009 will be "normal". There will be no salary cap (or bottom) in 2010 [there are new restrictions on the definition of free agency- more years of service for players to qualify - restrictions on how many FAs the playoff teams can sign away from others, etc]. By 2011, there would be no CBA extant, and the owners might likely lockout the players to break the NFLPA. The owners want the bigger slice of the revenue pie, not the smaller piece they get now.
Who knows the details? Who cares to speculate on the outcome(s)?
Which teams suffer most in a lockout? Teams paying off rich new stadiums, small market teams?
In other words where does it go after it hits the fan?
If this has already been picked apart, please excuse me. I'm a newbie here...