For me the NFL did what MLB did and that is change the rules to have higher scoring games. You can barely touch the QB anymore, almost anything is illegal contact and the refs use holding calls to extend drives. It changed the game and for me made it worse.
The trend in the big three pro-sports is to make it easier to score. Because modern casual fans don’t grasp the enjoyment of watching well played defense, and they want the biggest audience. If it isn’t scoring, it’s boring to them— nothing exciting is happening for them. Both NFL and NBA have the offense in control of the ball, and it looks like someone is being mugged if they play well played defense to a casual fan. MLB is lucky that the defense having control of the ball looks good.
Freegards
Final score last night 18-12.