Am I the only one who does not want an uncapped season in the NFL? The league introduced the salary cap for a reason and it should be kept that way. I do not want the NFL to turn into MLB.
I respect your opinion about not wanting "the NFL to turn into MLB," which is shared by many. However, I disagree as follows.
First of all, in general, I think that Free Markets are superior to managed Markets. But, that's philosophy.
Second, I think that teams like the Sawx and Yankees are good for the game. People like to see them play and love to watch them lose.
Third, there are some high salary teams who have made a lot of bad decisions and are fielding a lousy or mediocre product (Dodgers, Tigers), so having money doesn't translate into winning.
Finally, if we look at the 2007 Playoff teams as ranked by Total Salaries, the Indians were 24th, the Diamondbacks were 26th, the Phillies were 13th and the Rockies were 25th. To everyone's delight, the Indians ousted the Yankees from the Playoffs while paying their players less than ONE THIRD the money. This year the Rays are leading the AL East and clock in at 29th, the Marlins are leading the NL East and they're 30th, the Diamondbacks are ahead in the West and are 23rd. So, low salary teams more than hold their own.