To me, it depends on what your specific goals are. Probably what position you are playing.

If you want to be able to sprint as fast as possible for as long as possible then sprint drills are still the main way to accomplish that. Weight work, plyometics and such are good but to get better at sprinting you have to sprint. I would not actually recommend resistance running such as dragging a sled. It completely changes the biomechanics and at best would result in no improvement in speed if not a reduction. First of all, when your sprinting anything that slows you down is bad. For instance, by the same token, when your first start out it is best to try and sprint only 3 or 4 seconds at a time and increase the distance slowly. Sled training could defintitely improve you starting power but the problem is that the start must be translated into proper running posture and cadence. So if you use a sled or other resistance use it for explosive take-off training but then always try to use regular sprint drills in the same session.

In general, like everything, sprinting is very specific. Doing a certain thing mostly makes you better at doing that thing. So ultimate way to run faster is still to run fast. I agree, of course with Dave that sled dragging would be a fantastic workout and for overall fitness it would be great. It is just not a sprint specific workout.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.