it's so sad that people keep pointing the finger at De Smith like he's the only problem in this. Goodell and Pash are just as much to blame. The last deal sounded fair only to the owners, the players didn't like it, or else this wouldn't be going to court right now.
That last deal that came from the owners and the NFL before the lockout was put into action was a complete PR move... That's all De Smith and Goodell/Pash have been playing, a propaganda game with the fans to make one another seem like the real bad guys in this, and Goodell has somehow been winning. Even this email thing, it's all PR stuff to make one side seem like they are doing everything possible to get a deal done. The owners have known all along that nothing will probably happen until they show the books.
This whole thing is getting past ridiculous. The worst part about this is that none of the two sides seem to be able to come to an agreement. At all.