I've always liked courtroom dramas on TV, but the NFL lockout never appealed to me. Maybe it's because I never considered it much more than a ploy by the owners to grab a few extra dollars. I didn't think we'd lose any games over the squabble. Sorry, Canton, I don't consider the Hall of Fame game a loss. And I don't think the players mind missing this past week of intense heat and high heat indexes sweating off a few pounds during training camp. For me, nothing of substance was missed. We had a draft and we'll have an uninterrupted season. And it looks like the real NFL talk will soon kick into high gear. The players and owners are on a path to an official, signed-and-sealed deal which will lead to a free-agent frenzy unlike any we've seen. Soon enough, the season will be here and the weeks and weeks of legalese will all be a thing of the past. And that's what we all wanted anyway.
My take on what's happening on the Pittsburgh sports scene and beyond.