Bengals allowing "easy completions"

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(10-02-2018, 01:57 AM)I_C_DeadPeople Wrote: You guys have to see the big picture for the NFL - three main concepts. 

1. Viewership, young players playing the game and fans going to games is declining.
2. League about to get a huge financial windfall from legalized gambling.
3. More money flowing in from international markets , who have never seen the 13-10 defensive struggles and QB's getting killed. 

So, put the QB's in a bubble so they do not get hurt helps 2 and 3. The safety rules help 1. 

You guys have to look beyond your own personal experience on the changes in the league, it is much bigger than any of us and even bugger than the 'local' market. For every local fan that stops watching and longs for the old days, two new international fans start watching. 

All of the rules changes are designed to increase scoring, safety and excitement (as in scoring and big plays). The game as always evolved and it will continue to do so. 

Agree mostly but believe international markets whose football games usually end up 1-0, 2-1, or 3-2 regularly are going to be fine with 13-10 games. 

It is the young American microwave society that may want to see the high scores in every game. Think it will ultimately be the decline of the game. Fantasy football is already boring this year now that every team is scoring high.