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Oscar Goldman
Headbanger
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Posted - 12/12/2023 8:47:03 PM |
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officiating
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ok, ok, I know it's a hot topic of late but I have to say that I think the discussion is warranted. I haven't had a chance to watch a ton of football this year, but whenever I have watched games it's mind boggling how many flags are being thrown.
I get it: A penalty is a penalty is a penalty. But the reality is that every game that I have watched, without exception, is marred by flags. Whether it is bad flags being thrown or no flags being thrown, SOOOO many scoring plays are directly impacted by this. I'll see a score, remark to myself about the impact on the game, and 80% of the time it feels like there is a flag that gets thrown late. Even 10+ seconds after the play is over.
With the inconsistent penalties that are having a direct effect on the outcome of games, and all of the other TV timeouts and commercial breaks, it seems that it has become more challenging to simply sit down and enjoy a football game.
Maybe I'm just mis-remembering the way I used to watch football, but this seems jarring. I hope that the officiating can get smoothed out and our fan experience and confidence in the system can be improved. |
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Coach Cowher Tomlin
Football Freak
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Posted - 12/12/2023 10:18:52 PM |
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How times have changed
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I remember the first time I saw NFL Red Zone over at Keith's house. I thought it was terrible. It lacked the depth of experience vs. watching an entire game from start to finish. It felt schizophrenic and disjointed. I could not have imagined enjoying football that way.
Fast forward to the current day. I rarely watch entire games anymore. They are boring, overly commercialized and as Keith points out, marred by excessive penalties. I love my NFL Red Zone because it bypasses the shitty parts of football and gives you the fun stuff. I find it sad that the NFL has destroyed the spirit of what used to make football my favorite sport. Nowadays I am more likely to watch hockey games in their entirety. Go Canes! |
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