10-21-2016, 05:47 PM
(10-21-2016, 04:36 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: All these flags are a huge part of the viewership decline. I've had co-workers tell me that they watch less football simply because any exciting play is called back.
This is ridiculous. There were actually more penalties called in 2005 than in the last couple of years.
And even at the highest point there were still pnealties on fewer than 10% of the plays.
No one has stopped watching football because of penalties.