The NFL and the referees have made Football a QB’s game. That last “holding” call on the Pat’s Chung which gave Denver a first-and-goal, was a perfect example.
If a team has a top QB, then they have a chance. If they don’t have a top QB, there’s is no way a team can make an extended playoff run.
I have been watching or listening to football for 56 years, and yes the NFL is lost. I still watch, but now I DVR the game my team plays in and skip most of the in between plays, commercials and BS by the announcers. It is not that uncommon now for 4 hour games without overtime. Instant replay, throw that crap away, it slows down the game. In the 60’s games started at 10 am, and were over by 12:45 at the latest. A 2.5 hour game was very common. Pass interference meant you substantially hit a receiver the ball was coming toward, with the ball in the air, and if it was within a catchable radius. There was no such thing as illegal contact. Holding was holding, whether it was an O linemen, or a CB. Late hit, meant you took two steps after the play was over. Receivers were afraid of going “over the middle” because they were thumped hard. The QB could be hit in the exact same manner as a RB, as long as the ball was in his hands, or gone for only those two steps it took you to close on him. The salary cap is communist bs. Why not just allow a team to sign a player to any amount and time they can get him to sign for? When the contract is up, they can go elsewhere, like baseball. The league is making “the game” more about money by trying to control the money a team can spend. When a team builds a powerhouse, why punish them? Stupid stupid NFL, you have ruined a nearly perfect game, by turning it into a perfect product. In case you can’t tell, PRODUCT is an insult.