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Why is the NFL such a terrible product?
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:10 pm
There's absolutley no incentive or draw for someone from a state without a NFL team to watch it. Even some cities have really bad teams that should be disbanded liked the Titans.
The overtime rules suck. Rigged games. Too many called penalities on defense. Teams don't run the ball anymore. The game is just a bore to watch now.
The overtime rules suck. Rigged games. Too many called penalities on defense. Teams don't run the ball anymore. The game is just a bore to watch now.
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Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:11 pm to SuperSunshine
Wish i could downvote this 10 times
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:11 pm to SuperSunshine
quote:So, what would your criteria be to have a team "disbanded"?
teams that should be disbanded liked the Titans.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:11 pm to SuperSunshine
Let me ask you. Have you watched at least one NFL game this year or purchased any NFL related merchandise. If so, you lose
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:12 pm to SuperSunshine
too much parity
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:12 pm to SuperSunshine
It's appalling. Back in 2003 you had over 15 RB's with 300 rushing attempts, last year you had 2. Fantasy football is also ruining the sport IMO.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:12 pm to SuperSunshine
The rules changes over the past 15 years have ruined the game.the officiating has gotten so much worse.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:13 pm to SuperSunshine
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It’s no coincidence that teams have moved toward this style of play. Quarterback accuracy, honed by years of passing-coach gurus and youth football leagues, has created a world in which a short pass is almost certain to be completed. Teams have begun to view short passes as “long handoffs” that can essentially replace their running games. The upshot is that in an era when the boring, old run-first offenses have all but disappeared, they’ve been replaced by something more frustrating to watch: a passing game that is now as dull as the running game.
Anecdotally, coaches and executives admit that offensive line play has never been worse. That is not backed up by much data—the league’s quarterback sack numbers haven’t risen dramatically this season—but simply watching on Sundays seems to confirm that something is amiss. Beyond doubt is the fact that referees think teams are more mistake-prone. Penalties have shot up from 12.6 per game in 2011 to 14.80 a game this season. This has created games with endless stops and starts, or worse, for the Buffalo Bills—whose 670 penalty yards are 137 more than anyone else in the league—games that are only stops, no starts.
Coaches point to the collective bargaining agreement that, when signed in 2011, limited practice time, which they say has hurt young players’ development. A movement for some sort of off-season league or changes to the practice structure is growing behind the scenes, but it would take more than a couple of extra practices to clean up all the errors seen this season.
If you ask people around the league why the quality of play has dropped so far, you’ll get enough answers to fill a playbook. One theory: the league is struggling to come to terms with a blitz of rapid rules changes. Laws to protect player safety have made building a team with “smash-mouth” tendencies harder than ever. This has created problems for hard-nosed coaches, whose physical approach no longer fits in an era where referees police illegal hits closer than ever.
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Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:13 pm to SuperSunshine
Slight possibility this is a troll.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:13 pm to SuperSunshine
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Teams don't run the ball anymore.
Yep, your credibility is shot if this is part of your argument for a terrible product.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:14 pm to SuperSunshine
I agree the game sucks now, but I still watch the prime time games. Just not into it like I was 5-10 years ago.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:15 pm to Paul Allen
quote:What part of this is appalling?
It's appalling. Back in 2003 you had over 15 RB's with 300 rushing attempts, last year you had 2.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:16 pm to SuperSunshine
quote:
Why is the NFL such a terrible product?
1) Concussion lawsuit changed the way they allowed the game to be played
2) The notion that fans desire points over defense thus a continuation of amended rules to allow for more prolific passing offenses.
3) Touchdown celebrations monitored like big ole bitches
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:17 pm to SuperSunshine
Very original thread
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:23 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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too much parity
That's not it. A team quarterbacked by Manning, Brady, or Big Ben will have represented the AFC in the Super Bowl 12 of the last 13 years. There's also been plenty of dominant teams in recent years like the Patriots, Seahawks, 2013 Broncos, Harbaugh's 49ers, and Packers/Saints in 2011. Yet the NFL product has been poor in a lot of ways.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:26 pm to SuperSunshine
I'm not sure about that but for me the ever growing prevalence of commercials are ruining game broadcasts. At times it feels like forever to get through a game with all of the commercial interruptions. CBS seems to be the worst.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:26 pm to RLDSC FAN
I disagree with your initial statement. IMO the NFL is not a terrible product.
Sure, there are things that could be improved (IMO rules favor QBs too much and there are too many commercials), but in general NFL games are exciting to watch and they have the audience to prove it. Each and every week millions and millions of people watch, and hundreds of thousands attend. NFL playoffs are my favorite in sports, and the Superbowl is the most watched event of the year most years.
Sure, there are things that could be improved (IMO rules favor QBs too much and there are too many commercials), but in general NFL games are exciting to watch and they have the audience to prove it. Each and every week millions and millions of people watch, and hundreds of thousands attend. NFL playoffs are my favorite in sports, and the Superbowl is the most watched event of the year most years.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:27 pm to SuperSunshine
1. The amount of commercials is so astounding. I read somewhere that in the 3 and a half hours of broadcast in a game, only 16 minutes of it is actual gameplay. The rest is huddling, setting the ball, etc. This could literally happen in a game:
Team A scores a Touchdown and kicks XP
*commercial*
Team A kicks off for touchback
*commercial*
Team B runs two plays and calls a timeout
*possible commercial*
next play Team B turns the ball over by fumble or INT but needs to be reviewed
*commercial*
Team A gains possession of the ball, runs two plays and its the two minute warning
*commercial*
That is beyond fricking ridiculous. If every commercial break ran 5 minutes (LOL yea right), that's 20 minutes (possibly 25 minutes) of commercials and MAYBE 20-30 seconds of actual game time.
Team A scores a Touchdown and kicks XP
*commercial*
Team A kicks off for touchback
*commercial*
Team B runs two plays and calls a timeout
*possible commercial*
next play Team B turns the ball over by fumble or INT but needs to be reviewed
*commercial*
Team A gains possession of the ball, runs two plays and its the two minute warning
*commercial*
That is beyond fricking ridiculous. If every commercial break ran 5 minutes (LOL yea right), that's 20 minutes (possibly 25 minutes) of commercials and MAYBE 20-30 seconds of actual game time.
This post was edited on 1/19/16 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:34 pm to SuperSunshine
quote:
Teams don't run the ball anymore.
Panthers were around 50%/50% in pass/run play selection in the regular season this year.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:36 pm to GetCocky11
quote:
Panthers were around 50%/50% in pass/run play selection in the regular season this year.
Thats the exception now, not the rule
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