Roger has stepped in it.

Joe Posnanski makes a good point about Roger Goodall looking the part, but being totally over his head during the NFL lockout.

For the newcomers, let's review.

The owners and players agreed to a deal in 2006. The owners decided they weren't making enough money and tore up the deal. The players said "open your books and prove your claims are true." The owners said "Kiss our collective asses." Then they locked the players out.

Now Goodall has written an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that's the biggest load of shit this side of Jim Tressel.

"For many years, the collectively bargained system—which has given the players union enhanced free agency and capped the amount that owners spend on salaries—has worked enormously well for the NFL, for NFL players, and for NFL fans.

For players, the system allowed player compensation to skyrocket—pay and benefits doubled in the last 10 years alone. The system also offered players comparable economic opportunities throughout the league, from Green Bay and New Orleans to San Francisco and New York. In addition, it fostered conditions that allowed the NFL to expand by four teams, extending careers and creating jobs for hundreds of additional players.

For clubs and fans, the trade-off afforded each team a genuine opportunity to compete for the Super Bowl, greater cost certainty, and incentives to invest in the game. Those incentives translated into two dozen new and renovated stadiums and technological innovations such as the NFL Network and nfl.com."

So, I have one question Roger. If they collective bargaining deal was so great, why did the owners tear it up?