Posted on 12/26/2017 10:14:39 AM PST by Kaslin
I was in a Hallmark store on Saturday and paid for my purchase with a debit card that had an Ohio State Buckeye theme. The clerk asked if I was a football fan, I didn’t get it and then she pointed out my card. I said not NFL football and she agreed as she and husband have given it up also. There were two customers behind me and they both chimed in and refused to watch, one guy was still ranting as I walked out the store.
They pretty much already have. From what I've read, 75% of the players in the NFL are black.
That in itself wouldn't be an issue, were it not for the fact that so many of them buy into the notion that America is a racist country, and that so many of them harbor a grudge against the nation that has given them so much.
I’m out as long as Goodell is head of the league,
Once again, a years worth of games have transpired, and the average team has a .500 record.
Why do fans put up with this?
Amen!!!
Dump the thugs. Repopulate rosters with good players with good character.
Game attendance is down?
Dang; why don’t they come up with even MORE fancy ways of getting close-up video and overhead shots of the action into the STADIUMS?
I can see SO much more interesting stuff at HOME with out the hassle of overpriced tickets, food and drink; security feelups and scandoulous parking prices!
I also don’t get rained/snowed/bird pooped on and I can stay warm and have a VERY short line into the restroom; that is only a few feet away.
No beer gets spilled on me by the jerk behind me, and most of my popcorn will NOT get bumped out of my hand.
I can do my OWN ‘Kiss-Cam’ if I want; and even go FARTHER than THAT at half-time!!
How can the NFL claim they need to improve when they just re-hired Goodell for a mega contract.
He must be doing everything right! ;-)
I stopped watching NFL football for the first time in fifty years. I watched every NY Giants game for fifty years and watched none this season.
It takes a world-class f___-up by the NFL to make that happen.
Boycott the jerks—if they won’t see the light let them feel the heat!
re: excessive celebration.
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John ‘Diesel’ Riggins said it best (When asked why he didn’t ‘celebrate’)
‘You have to act like you have been there before and intend to get there again’.... (Or words to that effect)
Exactly. And this started in pre-season 2016 while Obama was still President. The 2015 to 2016 drop off was worse I think than 2016 to 2017. Anyway, two years of declining ratings and they still won't admit to the reason. Crazy.
I agree with you. Dump the thugs and SJW BS. Americans don’t pay a vast fortune to watch athletes disrespect the flag.
Excellent list. I’ll sign the letter.
Goodell is Baddell.
First, they have to get a clue.
Next, consult the Dixie Chicks.
Things changed, slowly and by degrees. Refs called more ticky-tacky penalties, and most long-yardage plays had flags come out. This, along with interminable "instant replay" delays" slowed the games down. The NFL added Sunday morning games in Europe, and Sunday night games to their schedule. Mondays were no longer locked-in from 9 to midnight, they added an extra game here and there. Thursdays (beyond Thanksgiving) were added in, and the games weren't broadcast on National TV. I began to lose interest.
Bob Costas insisted on lecturing us on his current political fad, and BO showed up on telecasts to pimp his latest thoughts. That really turned me off, never mind whether I agree or not, I want to see football, not more politics.
So, when Kapernick (and others) did his thing last season, I started to pull away from it. Kept a finger in, watched a few games, including one of the better Super Bowls of all time, but it was more out of habit than anything else.
This year, nada. The politics turned me off completely, and the fact that the players, owners, and top brass (Goodell) told me, and everyone like me, to "Kiss Off" when we complained, proved that it was the right decision. My old favorite team is probably going to make the playoffs, but I've not seen more than a few minutes of them playing.
Honestly? I thought that I'd miss it more.
I'm not Boycotting, that would imply that I might go back if their behavior changes. Nope, I'm "indifferent", which for the NFL is much, much worse. For instance, quite often this season I've completely forgotten about the Thurs/Mon night games. I can't even tell you the two teams that played last night, or the score, or even if they played - it was Christmas, after all. I don't even give the game a thought until just now, something that would have been totally inconceivable two years ago.
My indifference has been a while in coming. However, this year's political foolishness just proved that I made the correct decision.
I’m out as long as Goodell is head of the league,
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I agree. They could have disciplined Krappernick last year and ended this, but they didn’t. They could have not renewed Goodell’s contract, but they did. I think the NFL is finished.
“There is no cure to suicide.”
That really is the bottom line.
Political stands, including Susan G komens search for the dollar, Concussion protocols and rule changes, including extra points from the 60 yard line...just a little sarcasm there. Too high of pay, high ticket prices, the act of the league joining into the common cause of BLM and never Trump. Last and most importantly, the ripping away of the facade of “The game”. It is impossible to go back and be transformed from a week of responsibilities to that awe, wonder and purity of “THE GAME”. They destroyed a myth, like telling us Santa doesn’t exist every day of the year. Then telling us the Elves are oppressed.
I made a reply already, but I should have read yours first. I agree with every point.
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