buying championships pretty much ended in the 90's for the NFL. Salary Cap.
Sadly, it still happens.
All you need is a few, key, bankable players.
I love football, but, l'm also realistic.
The Patriots are good, but there's also a reason they make the playoffs every year.
If the Browns made the SuperBowl, do you think they'd charge 5 million a commercial?
I sort of like Denver (John Elway, Peyton Manning), though the Cardinals are my team. I won't disagree with what you said, but I think the players work awfully hard.
Without a doubt, some do work very hard to achieve greatness.
Others, like D. Thomas, start off great, and once they become commodities, they end up becoming mediocre...at best.
Manning was a rare player.
Money came from performing and a love for the game.
...others (most) only perform enough in a game, out of the love of money.