The NFL can really hit it out of the park if they have a “gay day,” like the MLB did.
I never cared about krapnick much; I, and many of my friends, have tuned out the NFL because it’s not worth watching over 3 hours to see 60 minutes of game.
Too many replays, too many sissy penalties, too many jackass dances, not enough (good) football.
Oh, and lose the super sticky gloves.
Personally, I have spent pretty much every Sunday from Sept.-January of my adult life glued to NFL games. Last year I watched only a quarter of the number of games I would have watched (we have the NFL package so we watch a lot). It was also the first year we didn’t attend any live games. Between the anthem protests and the number of gays portrayed in commercials I am just not interested anymore.
They don’t have heros anymore. It’s simple as that. Who wants to watch a bunch of drug sniffing, wife beating, cheaters? Add in lack of patriotism and it seals the deal.
What kid wants to grow up and be like those losers?
Add to that the prohibitions of horsecollars, “targeting,” the announcers’ constantly telling all about what we just saw, and the over and over again commercial breaks, and god-awful replay delays, and you have a very unwatchable sport.
That’s why I “DVR” the games and then fast forward through all the constant delays. As soon as I hear the ref’s whistle, I fast forward counting to 12, and they’re lined up again. Zoom through the 15 minute half-times, and you might have a complete game done in, guess what, an hour.
Did ESPN finally discover journalism? Even if they are the only ones surprised, it’s nice that they noticed.
I don’t believe polls anymore. Besides, the national anthem isn’t typically broadcast on NFL games. Strange.
Football is in trouble.
Just like boxing used to be huge, and slowly slid away, the brain damage publicity will choke off the pipeline, and then the game.
Kaepernick non withstanding, what really did it for me was when the three Rams players (don’t remember who they were, it’s not really important) when upon introduction raised there hands up to mimic the Ferguson incident. Off went the TV and out the door I went.
Marketing 101: Antagonizing a large percentage of your customer base is not a strategy for success.
Pro football has turned into a sport where inbred gorillas draw 7-figure salaries for standing around either scratching their balls or strutting around like peacocks. I don’t need to watch either of those things.
I’ll never understand why the networks don’t refuse to show the sidelines during the nation anthem. That way we don’t have to watch the disgusting new millionaires show their contempt at a country that so honored them with such wealth.
I turned off the NFL last year, have not missed it.
Bite the hand that feeds you and see what you get.
The sphincter hole cost some people a lot of bucks.
Did not watch the women’s national soccer team play last night for the same reason . As long as Rapinoe is on the team, I will not watch.
I’ve said it numerous times over the past year; people just watch their NFL team and don’t watch anyone else now anymore.
The ratings for hometown teams likely have not suffered much market to market. What’s suffered is people’s willingness to watch any other NFL team.
Whoever the reporter was at ESPN had to be choking back the tears and vomit as he wrote that.
I’m surprised they put the national anthem protests on the survey.
I paid through the nose for the NFL Sunday Ticket for 10 or 12 years. Sunday afternoons were spent watching game after game. That ended when I cut the cable 4 years ago.
Now, I listen to the Chiefs’ games (and only the Chiefs’ games) on SiriusXM.
No more asinine TV commercials and I get things done around the house while listening to the game.
Beats sitting on my butt for 6 hours.