CBA: Is fear and intimidation being used by the NFL, and is the media helping?

I don't think so. The NFL is only trying to hold power, not necessarily strike the fear into the players as it regards the CBA. Think about it. When the players (in the beginning of the lawsuit) won and the lockout at that time was declared over, the NFL automatically appealed. Why is that? Well the NFL and the owners did not want to lose the lawsuit which would mean losing power. The players gained a great deal of momentum when the lockout was over at that time when the judge ruled agianst the owners. But the NFL appealed because they did not want the the players union to gain power which would mean they would be the one's calling the shots. So quite the contrary, there isn't fear and intimidation regarding this lockout. As far as the media, they are just capitalizing off of any transaction that happens because it gets more press and more money.