The American Football Thread

[Mindy]

thanks for sharing ando here

[ando here]

Sure. Former Pros yakkin bout the Bears sneakin in -

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by ando here

quick guide to the playoffs

The bracket isn’t really applicable for the nfl playoffs like the ncaa tournament because they adjust each round by seeding. Just saying.

Also the 14 teams format sucks basically making the already too long regular season closer to the meaninglessness of the NBA regular season. With this format approximately 40% of the teams make the playoffs.

I mean whatever but it sucks to see the NFL go down the same lame paths as the NBA. Constant stoppages. Boring predictable endings. Ridiculous rules favoring the offense making scoring points less meaningful.

[OccultHawk]

Plus six wildcard games? That’s stupid as ****. Wildcard weekend used to be great with two games Saturday and two games Sunday. Now they’ve tacked on an extra 6-8 hours of viewing time. **** that.

[ando here]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

The bracket isn’t really applicable for the nfl playoffs like the ncaa tournament because they adjust each round by seeding. .

Yeah, but the matchups won't change.

[ando here]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Plus six wildcard games? That’s stupid as ****. Wildcard weekend used to be great with two games Saturday and two games Sunday. Now they’ve tacked on an extra 6-8 hours of viewing time. **** that.

All day football. No complaints here. Unless they're mostly terrible games, which, given these matchups, they shouldn't be.

[OccultHawk]

Idk

When I used to watch football I actually paid attention to the games not like milling around the apartment or doing chores and ****. That’s a 9 hour ask both Saturday and Sunday.

Who the **** really wants to watch that much football? I think they’re cheapening the product.

[The Batlord]

It's almost like watching football is a capitalist form of labor like using Facebook profiting off your sloth.

[ando here]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Who the **** really wants to watch that much football? I think they’re cheapening the product.

I like the option to watch a game or something else. And, half the time, I'm doing something else while watching, anyway.

And, well, the product is fairly flimsy, to begin with. And, let's face it, a beautifully run route or a Hopkins Hail Murray catch isn't art, it's mostly accident.

[ando here]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

It's almost like watching football is a capitalist form of labor like using Facebook profiting off your sloth.

Glorified cock-fight for the rich. Spectacle for everybody else. And while fumblers aren't being fed to lions I bet ratings would skyrocket.