12-16-2017, 11:35 PM
(12-16-2017, 11:24 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Ok, now that the slap-fighting is over, let me discuss.
1) Agree. It's impossible to ignore that this is having an impact. Not on me, but I have a cousin who discussed his reasoning with me at Thanksgiving. I don't agree, but it's his right to feel that way, certainly.
2) Agree. NFL officiating is the worst. I don't follow baseball or basketball, but the NHL gets it done right and professionally, the NFL could learn form them.
3) Disagree. Dynasties are a constant in the NFL: Packers, Steelers, 49ers, Cowboys, Patriots, so that's nothing new. As a Bengal fan the post-season is usually all about rooting for the team you hate the least, and watching them lose in the first round.
4) Strongly agree. I don't drink, and I get a good reminder why every time I go to PBS. People act like adolescents getting their first taste nd people are always getting hauled out by security.
5) Agree, somewhat. The antics are tiresome, especially the off-field ones, but the good guys always greatly outnumber the bad.
6) Agree. You cant take a family to a game without spending hundreds of dollars.
7) Agree, though I might phrase it a bit differently. The NFL has always sold the violence, there are massive numbers of VHS and DVDs committed to nothing but celebrating the violence of the game. But, the science has caught up, so the NFL is caught trying to have its cake and eating it to, and it comes off as hypocritical. Thursday night football while ignoring injuries is a prime example.
8) Agree somewhat. I think Bfine and some others nailed it: the NFL is a victim of its on success. There are too many ways to watch without having to go to the games, or even watch, if you will.
Some things are fixable. Number seven is going to be tricky. Every year, bigger, stronger, faster. How do they manage this without damaging the spirit of game? It's worrisome.
