the nfl jumped the shark years ago. it’s far more spectacle than sport these days; more WWF than anything else. this is just the latest nail in a coffin that’s already full of nails.
the nfl just isn’t worth the time anymore.
I watched the “NFL is Family” spot, and was struck by how out of touch the league is with reality. I sat through my fantasy football draft, and all but one of us agreed that it was no longer worth it to watch the games. We just like the statistical game.
CJ Anderson got me 27 points, but without the spectacle of Denver beating up on Cam Newton, I would have turned off the game.
If Seattle does a mass demo on Sunday, that will probably be it for me.
It was intersecting to me that Denver got away with so many helmet-to-helmet hits on Cam Newton. The Refs clearly did not care. This kind of thing was exactly what the league is trying to avoid, and the Zebras were taking a blind eye in the first game of the year as one of their biggest stars was repeatedly concussed.
One revolution at a time, I guess. These days Black Lives Matter, but Cam Newton is on his own.
I tend to agree. But here is the mind blowing thing: After the modern product went all glitzy and celebration dancing/chest slapping became the norm, it only became even more popular. It’s bigger than all the other pro US sports combined, I think because it fits the culture so well.
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