CPF, you forget to mention that our government already stepped in when they decided to "protect" the NFL from anti-trust laws. Although I'm glad they did this, don't act as if the government is over-bearing in one respect but fine in another. Either you are in favor of free markets or you are not.
If you are in favor of free markets, then the NFL can no longer be protected and it will crumble. If you call people who complained about the Pats/Giants game being exclusively on the NFL network, whiners, then you must call those who want the NFL to be protected from anti-trust laws Whiners too.