[TangledUpInBlue]

Really just two things: 1) Over saturation and 2) Parity. Parity=Mediocrity and that’s what many of the games have been. Mediocre to awful.

[colorado tanker]

I would also say the games have gotten boring. The rulebook is way too thick and there seems to be a penalty every other play. Then the penalty has to be reviewed . . . Plus, way too many commercial time outs.

There are a lot of things converging on the NFL right now, not just the disgusting anthem protests. Problem is, once a brand starts declining, it's really hard to reverse. Horse racing and boxing were major sports in the 1940's.