Lack of HGH testing. Thus 300 lb behemoths that can run like cheetahs and heal like wolverine over the course of a NFL season.
Lack of the cool players willing or able to self police the jerkwads. Thus 300lb behemoths doing fruity celebratory dances and chest slapping after mundane plays. Penalty system, modern officiating, multiple camera angles, 16 regular season games preclude them from being policed by fellow players. Instead they have actual dorky rules about ‘excessive celebration’ suitable for 2nd graders.
Lowest common denominator factor of fandom. A sizable majority of football fans seem to love the garbage about the NFL I can’t stand, in fact they can’t get enough of it.
FReegards
“300lb behemoths doing fruity celebratory dances and chest slapping after mundane plays”
yup, it’s disgusting. Down 3 TDs late in the 4th, losing team’s LB makes a tackle for a one yard loss and gets up dancing as if he saved the game.
It’s why I have gravitated over to hockey. Guys get beat up if they act like prima donnas.