Now that the owners and players have parted company, I wonder if they will use their time to truly reflect. Each side has a great deal at stake, as do we.
They need each other, for the whole is far greater than the parts alone. Together, they have created an amazing team, providing some of the most gifted individuals in the world with the ideal environment to be their best. Whether athlete, owner, coach, equipment manager or concessions worker, all rely on each other for success. All have an opportunity to shine in their own special way. The whole truly is greater than the parts.
Perhaps if they can find their way back to what binds them all together, they will reconnect with what brought them all there in the first place. Reconnect with the feeling that only comes with Friday nights each fall. The sense of community, the bond that brings us all together: the game.
