ot: nfl's waning interest (nypost article)...

[redwine65]

Im not sure how you make the jump from Christians frowning on pagan group murder to the average American frowning on the nfl?

 

[huskerfan830]

IMO NFL is simply a low quality product. QB play is just the most abysmal it's been in a very long time. You have teams with near a losing record leading their division, I don't think that's the type of parity people want. Flags galore, and as mentioned the games last forever. The protests don't mean much to me because my interest has been waning for years, so can't say that's the straw that broke the camel's back. By far it's watching the piss poor QBs in this league. Goodness!!

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

IMO NFL is simply a low quality product. QB play is just the most abysmal it's been in a very long time. You have teams with near a losing record leading their division, I don't think that's the type of parity people want. Flags galore, and as mentioned the games last forever. The protests don't mean much to me because my interest has been waning for years, so can't say that's the straw that broke the camel's back. By far it's watching the piss poor QBs in this league. Goodness!!

Direct reflection of spread offenses with dual threat QBs in college football. Coaches reading the defenses from the booth, relay the audible and execute the play. There is not much teaching, just get the ball to the open receiver even if you have to shot put it.

 

[jteten]

Its cyclical. The NFL is fine. Baseball is experiencing a bit of a renaissance right now and it doesnt compare to the NFL. DFS has seen a decline, which has an effect too.

 

[Mr.Scary13]

Direct reflection of spread offenses with dual threat QBs in college football. Coaches reading the defenses from the booth, relay the audible and execute the play. There is not much teaching, just get the ball to the open receiver even if you have to shot put it.

That's the problem, and to take it deeper most NFL franchises are drafting these guys over guys that would actually develop into really good qb's down the road and instead teams are left with the garbage we see today.

 

[ridge22]

That's the problem, and to take it deeper most NFL franchises are drafting these guys over guys that would actually develop into really good qb's down the road and instead teams are left with the garbage we see today.

No doubt!
Johnny Manzel
Blake Bortles
Geno Smith
EJ Manuel
Branden Weeden
Christian Ponder
Blaine Gabbert
Jake Locker
Jimmy Claussen
Pat White
Mark Sanchez
Josh Freeman
JaMarcus Russell
Vince Young
Tavaris Jackson
Kellen Clemens
Matt Leinart
Jason Campbell

These are just a few from the last 10 years.

 

[SLOHusker]

never thought i would see the day that writers would even be commenting on such a thing. for me, much of it has been the "hollywood-ization" of the nfl.

http://nypost.com/2016/12/03/american-football-could-fall-like-the-gladiators-of-ancient-rome/

I think that its a combination of over-saturation (people do get tired of things when it's nonstop), the anthem protests, a lack of stars that people genuinely like (Cam Newton's antics annoy a lot of people), the resurgence of MLB with the Cubs winning the WS, and the election and it's aftermath.

 

[Blackshirt30]

I could care less about standing for the anthem, but this is the first time in 20 years I cancelled my NFL Sunday Ticket. The NFL game is nowhere near as exciting as the college game. Plus way too many commercials and ads for my liking. The league and it's media partners overkill everything. Throw in the "TMZ" aspect that ESPN and the NFL Network has become, and I'm more than happy to stay away from the product. Plus, from what I hear, the games suck. Watch these Thursday & Monday Night games, the quality of play is really piss poor and not entertaining to a lot of people.