Players didn't want to practice hard in August and the owners wanted an extra game so the entire league is rusty as fuck for the first month or so. [Reply]
This 1977 CBS NFL Today intro is fucking spectacular. The plays get progressively more illegal and fucked up to the point I was almost expecting some guy to get murdered on the field by the end. Do yourself a favor and watch this.
I made a point in a thread a couple of weeks ago that 2 high safety is akin to NBA centers camping in the lane and that is why the NBA instituted the illegal defense rule. That opened up the offense and more scoring but every team thinks they are Steph Curry and jack up alot of 3's now and that is now becoming boring.
Mahomes broke the NFL I think, like Curry did the NBA and all these QB's think they can be him and defenses said f that and let's play everyone 2 high. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
That era had a ton of massive hits and was entirely different.
You are conflating "down offensive numbers" with guys playing defense better when today they aren't making plays they are just praying for a penalty or a bad play to bail them out.
TV ratings for the NFL have never been better. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Patrick Mahomes the greatest QB of our time has been reduced to a game managing check down charlie.
I'll be honest, I think this is actually the root of why you made this thread. If I'm wrong let me know, but it seems like you're bored because Mahomes is playing like Alex Smith right now. [Reply]