It is both. I haven't totally boycotted the NFL, but every time I tune in, the level of play is just awful. I watch maybe 10% of what I watched when I was a kid.
Boy, I don't know what you're looking at, but I see a level of physical capability, in strength and in speed, far beyond what had been familiar to me. Perhaps what you are reacting to is "stalemate". Everybody is so good, nobody can win ... that sort of thing.