HIllenmeyer: Open the Books!

Former player Hunter Hillenmeyer served as a player representative for the Chicago Bears. He joined Grizzly Detail last month to provide his unique perspective on the NFL work stoppage and the fall out of the failed negotiations.Open the Books!You've heard this mantra from the players' camp enough that you are probably sick off it. Should the owners oblige? Should players expect them to? The back and forth in the court of public opinion about what the owners should share and why has been exhausting.Here's my take:The players wanted data to validate the need for such significant givebacks. What in past labor negotiations has been an argument over which way to move the cap one or two percentage points suddenly became about a dramatic shift involving 18 percent reductions in player costs.If paying players what they are making now is going to bankrupt the league (as was the case in hockey), then by all means, let's get a deal done, but just include us in the process.&...