Posted on 10/19/2016 2:13:20 AM PDT by raccoonradio
I think the 24/7 saturation of The NFL Network and ESPN (the worst thing ever to happen to sports) plays a part, as well.
This Amoral generation is to busy on Xbox or other Vid games to be active. I’ve a 15 yr old grandson, who is over weight dare I say OBESE, 5’ and 230 lbs and lazy to boot. Only reason he gets good grades is his dad yanks the game box and phone for a month. His mother allowed this to happen, they are separated. No at 15 he can decide who he wants to live with, and it is NOT her crazy as a loon.
12. Too many long commercial breaks on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday games when the NFL (and the advertisers) think they have a captive audience. What should be a seamless change of possession, turns into a 4 minute commercial break. Many of us change channels and forget to turn back.
13. Pink shoes and other accessories. Football is still primarily a man’s sport, yet the league is constantly trying to shove health and social issues down our throats. Its not that we don’t care about breast cancer — we do, because we all have wives, daughters, girlfriends, and mothers who have died or suffered from the disease or are at risk. But we don’t need to be saturated with this every time we tune into an NFL game. I would feel the same about prostate awareness month, where all the players where brown shoes and accessories. (BTW - Why doesn’t the WNBA and the Women’s PGA show their support for the fight against prostate cancer?)
13. The salary cap. As a result of the salary cap, significant numbers of players are pushed out door each year, and in my opinion, the high turnover erodes fan loyalty.
“12” should read “Sunday, Monday, and Thursday night games.”
Thanks for sharing. You hear these stories, but I’m an Oldster like you but without any family, so I don’t know from first-hand experience.
When I was a kid (and probably you, too), post-WW II, I couldn’t wait to get outdoors for sports and general misbehavior (by today’s silly standards). Spent countless hours playing pick-up games of touch football (and even tackle, without pads) and pick-up baseball. Soccer? What the h*ll is that!
Camping out, too... and BB guns... had my first .22 as a teenager... wow, don’t even mention that sort of thing these days - you can get arrested!
The world has sure changed...
Lefty commentators and pink sneakers in October don’t help.
Sports should be an escape from the pukish PC world.
If it weren’t for getting the NFL Directv ticket free every year, there would be no other reason to watch the Dolphins lose.
I have a disgust for Roger Goodell and the October dressing of football players in bright sissy pink.
And now that Kappernick and his bull shit started, I have even less of a reason to watch it.
Boring kickoffs. They return from a commercial to watch a guy kick the ball 10 yards out of the end zone and then go back to a commercial. Ugh.
Any punt or kick that IS returned usually results in a “block in the back” or “holding” call.
DB’s can’t play. There is no such thing as “incidental contact” anymore. Plays on 3rd and 18 are specifically designed to try to draw the defensive penalty for crying out loud.
The Browns continue to suck. I mean c’mon how can you possibly suck for this long? The leaves are changing color, pumpkins are on sale, the apples are at the orchards. How can I continue to blow my Sunday afternoons watching a game where the end result is already known? Driving through the park listening to the postgame show on the radio is more entertaining than watching the game itself.
I stopped watching the NFL when the Rams moved to St Louis in the mid 90s. Before that, I was a 20 year season ticket holder and had been going to Rams’ games since I was a small child. The NFL almost had be back with the Rams moved back. Then Colin Kaepernick took a knee and my Sundays remain free.
I watch my football on Saturdays now.
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