I was a Steelers fan. Was watching a game on TV a few years ago (long before the kneelers drove the last stake in) when it hit me: this was no longer fun. Between the 5 minutes of commercials for every minute of actual action, the numerous penalties seemingly called at whim when the same thing happened on every other play, and the grandstanding happening after every play by some guy that just did his job, I suddenly realized that I was no longer enjoying the game. So I stopped watching and even stopped following - don't know what the Steelers' record is, didn't even realize that Roethlisberger was hurt until the incident with the backup made the news. My Sundays have been freed up for more interesting pursuits. Not going back.
The NFL started downhill when it started listening to the media. It stepped on the gas to go downhill faster when it started listening to media, SJWs and lefties complain about every little thing.
In many ways the NFL is like the Democrat Party: ostensibly in charge but really at the mercy of malcontent media types.
“My Sundays have been freed up for more interesting pursuits. Not going back.”
Yep. The gun club we belong to has skeet, trap, and clays with local HS kids as pullers on Sundays. Way more fun.
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