Accountability

Accountability

I think as fans prepare for what could be a long and bitter lockout in the NFL, it might give us time to sit back and think of the many reason why the state of football has gotten to this point. With words like greed, selfishness, and arrogance being use to describe owners and players for their part in this fight over who's king of the hill. Both sides tying to hold the other accountable for the negotiation going sideways, fans also need to take some accountability for their part in this getting out of hand.

We as fans spend millions and millions of dollars a year on this sport and wonder how it has gotten so far removed from reality. ( accountability ) I'm not saying fans can't show their full support for their team, I love the game of football and I also support it with my time and money. What I am saying, we can't put that kind of money in the pot and expect greed, selfishness and arrogance won't come into play.

It's not only the money we spend a year that help's promote greed, it is the win at all cost mentality that fan have to see their team win. Yes I read a lot of the comments fans make on blogs, they want their team to pick up this guy or that guy knowing it could cost stupid money to get this guy. This go's on with every team in football, paid the money we want to win. The harsh reality is we are not talking about a few thousand dollars, we're talking millions. I think these guys ( Owners and Players ) have a right to make as much as they can get, that's what this country hang it's hat on free enterprise make as much you can how ever you can.

I'm not telling fans to not spend their money on football, tickets, concussion, parking, pay for view channels, and all the merchandise, (these are the things that has turn the NFL into a Muti billion dollar business.) just remember as we watch these preceding play out in a court room over the next few months, it's just not the Owners and Players who need to be held accountable for having a court decide how to spit a billion dollars ( because regardless of what they are saying on TV or in print, this has always been about the billion dollars ) We as fans need to take some accountability for the greed,selflessness and arrogance that going on in football.

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