The NFL Is Beginning to Get It Wrong

There is nothing like the National Football League.  When July nears, the excitement that I feel for training camp is like that felt by a kid entering a candy store.  When September comes, I jump up and down with excitement and anticipation.  And when February comes, I mope around the house, wondering what to do with myself. It's the only sport where the amateur draft necessitates two full days of non-stop coverage. The NFL has gotten it right for so long.  It's been nearly a perfect league.  Parity has much to do with the success.  The salary cap has made it possible for every team to compete for a title.  Except, of course, for the Lions.  They are the hot mess of the NFL. With all that is good in this world, I fear that the league is taking a dangerous turn under the new commissioner, Roger Goodell. The collective bargaining agreement, or CBA, is set to expire in 2011.  This seems far away to most of us.  But it is important to realize ... (link)