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Originally Posted by Valuist
On the downside, a number of games were penalty fests. Several teams were assessed over 100 yards in penalties. After every big play, one has to check for flags.
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There's certainly not much 'flow' to the game. There's enough rules that they can call something on almost every play.
Contrary to conspiracy theorists, -most games are not fixed. There are perhaps 1 a week where the betting public is obviously going to irrationally over-bet one side, and the line encourages it rather than adjusts for it, and those would be the ones guided as well as possible in a certain direction (but still susceptible to overwhelming victory and/or game breaking plays if they can't be called back). There's also occasionally a rare game whose outcome has moderate significance in revenue(usually regarding divisional standings later in the season) (and which is guided for the League, not the point spread). Most of the revenue-driving teams never need help, - they've got weak division rivals and they've got the best players and coaching.
I've never understood or sensed anything related to 'fantasy football stats', but that's funny to think of.
They've also got the TV timeouts.
They've now got 'POP-UP' ads in the middle of the screen during huddles and such like we're viewing a bad internet site.
I don't need to boycott the NFL, the NFL does just fine eliminating guys like Kaep. It's a powerful business, and if you disrupt or threaten it in the slightest you will be humbled.
The handful of attention-whore's like Kaep, and the onslaught of commercials (including the pharmaceutical onslaught), as well as our state's own patriotic propaganda; are the parts that fade out of focus.
Unless you have a big wager, or you are a super-fan, AND it's a key moment ... Football is just something to have on in the background and look up once in a while when something is happening.
"OH! There he goes!"