Many believed the invent of free agency destroyed the National Football League years ago as true rivalries died. Why? Apparently if there is a chance that the guys standing across from you might be your teammate the following year then you are less likely to try to kill him this year. Sort of a silly argument. It is also believed that players that are on their last year of a contract may ease up a bit to ensure someone else signs them as they will be healthy at the end of the season. Who knows really.

Now we have a real industry changer: apparently the salary cap is being lifted in the NFL. What does that mean? The team with the most money can afford to buy the “best” players, thus possibly making even more money, and repeating the vicious cycle. So poor teams will continue to be that way. This is a problem in other sports that have no cap. The same wealthy teams stay on top, year after year.

Likewise you will also see absolutely ridiculous salaries now being handed out for players who are arguably not as game changing as in other sports. Football teams are HUGE whereas other sports teams are rather small, like the NBA. In the NBA an expensive player can have a HUGE impact, such as Michael Jordan, as it is only he and 4 other players on the court at a time, whereas a football team has 11 players on the field at once, and they are constantly swapped out.

Yes, occasionally you will find a clutch player worth spending a stupid amount of money on, like Peyton Manning, and moving forward he will go to the highest bidder, every time, and that bidder will be the team with the most money. Period.

Congrats guys, you managed to completely trash the game. At least you will make even more money! Maybe this is why so many people love college football.