I highly doubt that a deal will be agreed upon before the current deal expires. I hope a deal can be worked out as quickly as possible to avoid the lockout.
No. They are so far apart on how they want this to go down. I don't see them getting a deal done anytime soon. They will get one done by time the next season starts and there will be football though I think. Both sides know that there is too much money to be lost if there isn't football and that they HAVE to get a deal done.