I hope the NFL is happy because I think it stinks. For years now fans have watched the salary cap and free agency rob of teams of stars and drain teams of their depth for the sake of the illusive parity. We gritted our teeth and put up with it under some silly delusion that parity would actually be a good thing. That is, after all, how the NFL has justified the salary cap and free agency. Well, it's finally arrived.
Parity is here.
The NFL has realized success. We have a league where injuries are the overwhelming factor in a team's season. And we now have a system where strength of schedule will be more important than ever. But first place and a good record don't necessarily make a good team. About the only people who actually like what's happening in the NFL this season are the St. Louis Rams and Indianapolis Colts.