10-04-2021, 05:00 PM
(10-04-2021, 04:52 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I agree with you Shake. I personally would like to see something that gives a bump to defensive play. Maybe extend the physical contact to first 10 yards instead of 5? Genuinely have no idea. I enjoy a more offensive oriented football but a strong defense can be enjoyable as well.
That being said, I do expect these numbers to even out as the season goes on.
I'm not asking for 1980s type of defensive play, but the game starts to feel a bit cheap when fantastic offensive output is so common. Everyone is playing like the 99 Rams now.
(10-04-2021, 04:55 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: The rules and the game have changed to put more exciting products on the field to raise viewership and incoming cash.
Great Defenses are extremely rare now.
They want to lure in Gen Z with tons of offense. That's why they're allowing zany celebrations now, too. I guess I'm just an old head that misses old style football. All sports are falling victim to this mentality, so the NFL is not alone. The NBA has changed a ton as well, and all rule changes over the last 20 years have favored offense.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
