Brick-By-Brick, the NFL Losing Me As A Fan

[pocoboy]

I hate to say it, but I don't feel that they want guys like me as consumers anymore. I don't tune in for theatrics, politics, or the type of pop music that litters this "spectacle."

 

And then, we finally get to the true reason that those who are their loyal, week-in and week-out customers tune in, and then they have systems in place which allow for 1 of 7 underpaid, part-time officials to ruin our primary focus. They take the game and turn it into a mockery.

 

All of this thrown together, and it gives me the feeling I have better ways to waste my Sunday afternoons. Goodell & the NFL are ruining something I've loved since childhood.

 

And I even wanted (ever so slightly) for the Chiefs to win.

Edited February 13, 2023 by pocoboy

[nucci]

1 minute ago, pocoboy said:

I hate to say it, but I don't feel that they want guys like me as consumers anymore. I don't tune in for theatrics, politics, or the type of pop music that litters this "spectacle."

 

And then, we finally get to the true reason that those who are their loyal, week-in and week-out customers tune in, and then they have systems in place which allow for 1 of 7 underpaid, part-time officials to ruin our primary focus. They take the game and turn it into a mockery.

 

All of this thrown together, and it gives me the feeling I have better ways to waste my Sunday afternoons. Goodell & the NFL are ruining something I've loved since childhood.

 

And I even wanted (ever so slightly) for the Chiefs to win.

Neither do I which is why I didn't start watching till 630pm

[pocoboy]

Just now, nucci said:

Neither do I which is why I didn't start watching till 630pm

 

I didn't either. And they still managed to ruin it for me.

 

I hate complaining about officiating, but they make it way too obvious.

[thenorthremembers]

You had me until you said underpaid.    NFL referees make around 200,000 per season.   Not bad for a part time gig.

[nucci]

7 minutes ago, pocoboy said:

 

I didn't either. And they still managed to ruin it for me.

 

I hate complaining about officiating, but they make it way too obvious.

Eagles player admitted to holding. If that was a Bills receiver and it wasn't called, this place would have gone nuts. If it  was still ruined for you then you probably should stop watching

Edited February 13, 2023 by nucci

[Drew21PA]

Look I know it can’t be scripted per se

 

but wow - everytime

 

eagkes blew the doors off the chiefs first half

 

second half?  How does a team fall that flat?  
 

then of course the TERRIBLE AND TIMELY flag thrown on something that happens every play…

[Rigotz]

"The NFL is losing me as a fan" I type on the message board of my favorite team's website, as I hit the refresh button and wait for responses.

[Buckets]

9 minutes ago, pocoboy said:

I hate to say it, but I don't feel that they want guys like me as consumers anymore. I don't tune in for theatrics, politics, or the type of pop music that litters this "spectacle."

 

And then, we finally get to the true reason that those who are their loyal, week-in and week-out customers tune in, and then they have systems in place which allow for 1 of 7 underpaid, part-time officials to ruin our primary focus. They take the game and turn it into a mockery.

 

All of this thrown together, and it gives me the feeling I have better ways to waste my Sunday afternoons. Goodell & the NFL are ruining something I've loved since childhood.

 

And I even wanted (ever so slightly) for the Chiefs to win.

I was afraid that I was the only one.  I don't get reved up about football like I used to.

[Whites Bay]

8 minutes ago, nucci said:

Neither do I which is why I didn't start watching till 630pm

I'm in the same boat, and I noticed that they actually pushed it out this year.  It was typically a 6:25 kickoff - foot actually meets ball.  Last night it was 6:43 EST.  18 extra minutes of chum and flotsam.  Wonder how many years it'll take before it kicks off at 7:00?

[nucci]

If you're a football fan that was a great game to watch. If you didn't like it then you should probably move on to another sport

[Beast]

1 minute ago, nucci said:

Eagles player admitted to holding. If that was a Bills receiver and it wasn't called, this place would have gone nuts

Let’s also be honest. If that was a Bills defender and it was called this place would go worse than nuts.

 

I thought it was a ticky-tack penalty AT BEST and one you certainly don’t want a league championship game decided on. I felt it was an awful look for the NFL for that to happen.

[nucci]

Just now, Beast said:

Let’s also be honest. If that was a Bills defender and it was called this place would go worse than nuts.

 

I thought it was a ticky-tack penalty AT BEST and one you certainly don’t want a league championship game decided on. I felt it was an awful look for the NFL for that to happen.

I kinda agree

[KDIGGZ]

That was a bad call. Even if he did hold a tiny bit it wouldn't have made a difference because the ball was already in the air and it was a bad throw that nobody was going to catch. The ref needs to understand the situation and take into account whether it was a catchable ball. Game shouldn't have ended like that

[pocoboy]

4 minutes ago, Rigotz said:

"The NFL is losing me as a fan" I type on the message board of my favorite team's website, as I hit the refresh button and wait for responses.

 

Poor credibility-deficient Rigotz, the Bills don't own this site.

[streetkings01]

8 minutes ago, nucci said:

Eagles player admitted to holding. If that was a Bills receiver and it wasn't called, this place would have gone nuts. If it  was still ruined for you then you probably should stop watching

It looked like holding to me. People just mad because it’s the Chiefs. When you watched the game nobody on the Eagles was complaining…..they knew the call was legit.

[Wayne Cubed]

7 minutes ago, Beast said:

Let’s also be honest. If that was a Bills defender and it was called this place would go worse than nuts.

 

I thought it was a ticky-tack penalty AT BEST and one you certainly don’t want a league championship game decided on. I felt it was an awful look for the NFL for that to happen.

 

Yea I thought the same. At that point in the game, to determine the outcome, just felt wrong.

 

Thought there was a worse missed hold on Smith-Schuster earlier in the game, when they didn't call that... no reason to call the one to end the game.

[whorlnut]

23 minutes ago, pocoboy said:

I hate to say it, but I don't feel that they want guys like me as consumers anymore. I don't tune in for theatrics, politics, or the type of pop music that litters this "spectacle."

 

And then, we finally get to the true reason that those who are their loyal, week-in and week-out customers tune in, and then they have systems in place which allow for 1 of 7 underpaid, part-time officials to ruin our primary focus. They take the game and turn it into a mockery.

 

All of this thrown together, and it gives me the feeling I have better ways to waste my Sunday afternoons. Goodell & the NFL are ruining something I've loved since childhood.

 

And I even wanted (ever so slightly) for the Chiefs to win.

See you in the fall👍

[streetkings01]

3 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

That was a bad call. Even if he did hold a tiny bit it wouldn't have made a difference because the ball was already in the air and it was a bad throw that nobody was going to catch. The ref needs to understand the situation and take into account whether it was a catchable ball. Game shouldn't have ended like that

The ball wasn’t in the air. The WR ran a whip route(terrible one at that), the DB was holding before he even dropped his hips to explode back they other way…..the pass was in the air once he got loose. It was holding…..We’ve seen Tre White get flagged 4-5 times this season for the same thing.

[Gregg]

I don't like all the political stuff with the game either. That is the world we live in today. The game itself was fantastic. Many times, the game doesn't live up to the hype but this one did. What sucks is we now have a long offseason. Baseball (Yankee fan here) is around the corner. That helps but nothing beats football.

[BillsPride12]

I agree about the overall presentation of the game nowadays but unfortunately from a marketing standpoint those of us old school fans are no longer the demographic they are catering to.  Times change, things evolve, and we are getting older unfortunately.  But it's still football being played at the highest level and the game was great minus the holding BS at the end.  I miss the old NFL for sure and wish we could go back to those days but it's not how the world works unfortunately.  

[peterpan]

They showed the replay a few times .  I didn’t see any holding at all.  Are there other angles you guys saw that show it?  Otherwise idk how anyone could say it was a clear penalty.

 

I’m not biased against the chiefs either.  I was rooting for them to win just slightly.  
 

But I agree with the OP that the NFL isn’t what it used to be.  I had forgotten the SB was even coming up. And I spent a lot of the game reading news articles on my phone because it wasn’t holding my attention.   

[Beast]

I’m flashing back to last year when the refs didn’t call Diggs being molested in the endzone by a Tampa defender near the end of the game that would have probably gave the Bills a win. And THAT was a penalty for sure.

 

The one yesterday was a flat out joke and decided a championship.

[benderbender]

Love that this happens when the NFL is scripted meme hits its peak. The refs tainted their own script. Chiefs probably win anyway without the extra help but they couldn't just leave it to chance. 

[HOUSE]

I am willing to spend every penny I have on the NFL. 

$ 2.94 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, HOUSE said:

I am willing to spend every penny I have on the NFL. 

$ 2.94 

Who did you 'roll'? 🤨

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

54 minutes ago, pocoboy said:

I hate to say it, but I don't feel that they want guys like me as consumers anymore. I don't tune in for theatrics, politics, or the type of pop music that litters this "spectacle."

 

And then, we finally get to the true reason that those who are their loyal, week-in and week-out customers tune in, and then they have systems in place which allow for 1 of 7 underpaid, part-time officials to ruin our primary focus. They take the game and turn it into a mockery.

 

All of this thrown together, and it gives me the feeling I have better ways to waste my Sunday afternoons. Goodell & the NFL are ruining something I've loved since childhood.

 

And I even wanted (ever so slightly) for the Chiefs to win.

Puppy bowl was looping on animal planet. 

[Captain Hindsight]

10 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

I am willing to spend every penny I have on the NFL. 

$ 2.94 

Who did you rob?

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 minutes ago, benderbender said:

The refs tainted their own script. Chiefs probably win anyway without the extra help but they couldn't just leave it to chance. 

"BUZZ!  CLICK!  OUR PLAN IS WORKING!  SOON HUMAN REFS ARE GONE, AND WE WILL REF THE GAMES!  BEEP!"

[Billsfan1972]

44 minutes ago, Drew21PA said:

Look I know it can’t be scripted per se

 

but wow - everytime

 

eagkes blew the doors off the chiefs first half

 

second half?  How does a team fall that flat?  
 

then of course the TERRIBLE AND TIMELY flag thrown on something that happens every play…

It was a 10 point game at half (missed KC FG) and yes Eagles controlled TOP, but a terrible fumble TD by Hurts really was actually part of the reason KC was flat as they were on the sidelines for so long.  They punted once the first half and then the Eagles had the Ball for almost 11 minutes and then KC forced it near the half and ran only 5 plays.  They just weren't on the field.

 

Eagles punted once the second half.  The difference was that KC got in a rhythm the second half.  Eagles were not that flat, just things evened out.   

[NoSaint]

43 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

That was a bad call. Even if he did hold a tiny bit it wouldn't have made a difference because the ball was already in the air and it was a bad throw that nobody was going to catch. The ref needs to understand the situation and take into account whether it was a catchable ball. Game shouldn't have ended like that

holding is before the hall is in the air and therefor not a catchability call 

[JerseyBills]

57 minutes ago, pocoboy said:

 

I didn't either. And they still managed to ruin it for me.

 

I hate complaining about officiating, but they make it way too obvious.

I would hate if Bif won in that fashion.  I'd take it but it still wouldn't feel right 

[Ga boy]

53 minutes ago, nucci said:

Eagles player admitted to holding. If that was a Bills receiver and it wasn't called, this place would have gone nuts. If it  was still ruined for you then you probably should stop watching

I can’t think of another sport where officiating plays a larger role. There were several catch plays that were confirmed or over ruled with review.  DPI and holding prolly requires the most judgement and can’t be reviewed.  I don’t think it should be.  Could you imagine it they were.  That game would still be going.  Questionable calls have been and will be part of the game.  However, that flag should’ve been picked up because the ball was uncatchable.  

Edited February 13, 2023 by Ga boy

[Matt_In_NH]

1 hour ago, pocoboy said:

I don't tune in for theatrics, politics, or the type of pop music that litters this "spectacle."

You should have thrown the towel in 30 years ago

[Captain Hindsight]

9 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

Puppy bowl was looping on animal planet. 

They had a dog named Josh Allenhound. I was laughing harder than i should have 

[JerseyBills]

2 minutes ago, Ga boy said:

I can’t think of another sport where officiating plays a larger role. There were several catch plays that were confirmed or over ruled with review.  DPI prolly requires the most judgement and can’t be reviewed.  I don’t think it should be.  Could you imagine it they were.  That game would still be going.  Questionable calls have been and will be part of the game.  However, that flag should’ve been picked up because the ball was uncatchable.  

And it was the first def holding penalty all day. Game on the line, uncatchable,  wasn't a clear hold. Just a terrible call

[Matt_In_NH]

4 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

holding is before the hall is in the air and therefor not a catchability call 

That was ticky tack, and should not have been called there. There is holding on offense and defense on most every play, it's subjective and that one was pretty weak.

[nucci]

4 minutes ago, Ga boy said:

I can’t think of another sport where officiating plays a larger role. There were several catch plays that were confirmed or over ruled with review.  DPI and holding prolly requires the most judgement and can’t be reviewed.  I don’t think it should be.  Could you imagine it they were.  That game would still be going.  Questionable calls have been and will be part of the game.  However, that flag should’ve been picked up because the ball was uncatchable.  

I thought Smith's play along sideline should have been a catch. Caught the ball, both feet in bounds . Also Sanders caught the ball and had it long enough. That should have been a fumble. The catch rules are dumb

[NoSaint]

1 minute ago, Matt_In_NH said:

That was ticky tack, and should not have been called there. There is holding on offense and defense on most every play, it's subjective and that one was pretty weak.

I’m fine with that take 

 

but calling it uncatchable isn’t a factor weighed in the decision was all I pointed out

[dpberr]

The NFL disappointed me with the crap field conditions.

 

I don't know if it was the sod they grew or the painted logos, but somebody screwed that field up..

 

[Ga boy]

2 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

I’m fine with that take 

 

but calling it uncatchable isn’t a factor weighed in the decision was all I pointed out

I think I see your point, but haven’t flags been picked up on the grounds of being uncatchable???