Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I think the argument the author makes is moronic. Football is dying because of the dimensions of the field?
Football is dying. But it has nothing to do with the dimensions of the field. And its a slow death, barely noticeable right now but it is noticeable.
The sport will eventually die (or cease to be the sport we once knew) because of head injuries. If Goodell sticks around long enough I think he'll outlaw tackling. I'm not trying to be funny.
But less and less young kids will play the sport. Parents are already wising up. So its going to have a massive influence on the NFL in 10-15 years.
Another thing that is killing the NFL is parity. It would have been interesting to see the Ravens defend their title. But because of NFL salary cap rules the Ravens couldn't keep their team together. They couldn't even come close to keeping their team together. Parity is probably the worst idea that the sports gods ever shat into civilization. "Hey, I have any idea, lets make the quality on the field worse all in the name of fairness!" No, lets not.
The day baseball gets a salary cap is the day I throw my Oakland A's cap in the trash. Screw parity, screw salary caps, screw socialism in sports.
Another thing that is killing the NFL is parity. It would have been interesting to see the Ravens defend their title. But because of NFL salary cap rules the Ravens couldn't keep their team together. They couldn't even come close to keeping their team together. Parity is probably the worst idea that the sports gods ever shat into civilization. "Hey, I have any idea, lets make the quality on the field worse all in the name of fairness!" No, lets not.
I think the exact opposite is true. Now fans of all teams (or at least most) know they have a shot at winning. Pretty much the only fans that want to see a dynasty are fans of that particular team. Not fans of other teams.
Football isn't dying look at just the amounts of money made from college to pros on television rights alone. College teams producing what pros did not that many years ago. Most other college sports depend on football and basketball to support other sports.Look at the salaries in pros.
I think there probably is something to the notion that injuries could have a big impact down the road. Like the OP said, are more parents going to read about all the concussions and not want their sons to play? My guess is it must have some impact. How big? Probably impossible to tell.
I think the argument the author makes is moronic. Football is dying because of the dimensions of the field?
Football is dying. But it has nothing to do with the dimensions of the field. And its a slow death, barely noticeable right now but it is noticeable.
The sport will eventually die (or cease to be the sport we once knew) because of head injuries. If Goodell sticks around long enough I think he'll outlaw tackling. I'm not trying to be funny.
But less and less young kids will play the sport. Parents are already wising up. So its going to have a massive influence on the NFL in 10-15 years.
Another thing that is killing the NFL is parity..
You don't seem to follow the sport too closely. Or if you do, you don't understand it.
I think the exact opposite is true. Now fans of all teams (or at least most) know they have a shot at winning. Pretty much the only fans that want to see a dynasty are fans of that particular team. Not fans of other teams.
The pro-parity/salary cap people like to frame the argument this way. That its either parity/salary cap or its the same team winning every year.
It's nonsense. In the NFL there are enough good players to go around. You don't have to weaken the quality to get parity. Some parity will exist organically. The NFL didn't have a salary cap until 1994. The quality before 94' was much higher. And every team had a chance. The bad teams drafted badly. Not much has changed in that regard.
The pro-parity/salary cap people like to frame the argument this way. That its either parity/salary cap or its the same team winning every year.
It's nonsense. In the NFL there are enough good players to go around. You don't have to weaken the quality to get parity. Some parity will exist organically. The NFL didn't have a salary cap until 1994. The quality before 94' was much higher. And every team had a chance. The bad teams drafted badly. Not much has changed in that regard.
Why exactly do you think the quality has gone down because of the salary cap?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
