My boycott bout to morph into a lifestyle change.

this would be the 17th season of the league

I cannot bring myself to give a shit.

then the following year it just... died. Nary a peep, whisper or whimper.

And it felt glorious.

I tried to get back in here and there, whether just generally or through work fantasy pools, but I just never fully got there. Same thing happened to me with baseball; after Griffey, A-Rod, Edgar, Buhner, Randy, Moyer, Wilson and the rest got traded or fell off I almost immediately stopped caring about baseball and became one of those "god Sportscenter sucks in the summer" people. Before 2001, I LIVED for baseball highlights and the boxscore section of the newspaper.


I've got back into baseball via the video game and the wonkiness of advanced stats in the past three years finally, but the combination of increasingly frequent player churn, labor strife for my favorite position (RB) and everything to do with CTE and the politics of seemingly every single owner in the league...I might stumble across a game and get stuck there once or twice a month, but I haven't intentionally watched football other than the Super Bowl and Husker games since Steve McNair was killed to be honest.


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I might tune in for a few important games, but this is the least excited for a new season I've been coming off a Vikings playoff run ever. It feels similar to when I was just done with wrestling a while ago and nothing was going to get me to care about it.

I'm sure I'll probably watch a little more when I'm sitting at home bored on a Sunday afternoon, but it all just seems so shitty.

Plus the NFL continues to get it wrong. I'll pass.


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Even if the kneeling ban doesn't go through I'm just too disgusted at this point. Difficult enough to root for the Pats as it is.

I will probably go to a Super Bowl party cause I don't know what else to do on that day.

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I watch less each year. They're losing me with 4+ hour games, plus the fact that I can only dedicate so much of my time to football viewing, and I would much rather attend a Fresno State game or go to the local JC game.
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piece of shit

fuck the joneses.

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ive been wanting to embrace the new players and have been thinking of getting a jersey. im sure ill find something better to do with my money.

the fam is organizing a trip and part of it would be to see the cowboys in a preseason game. this would be the first time i pay to see an nfl game. i will probably go through with it.

as a cowboys fan i have always only watched their games. nfl is honestly pretty boring if youre not rooting for a specific team. the playoffs are different but regular season games are usually pretty boring. jerry is pushing me very close to giving up on the cowboys which would mean on the nfl.

its been talked about on here before but if both sides are protesting the nfl then whats the impact? how is it distinguishable between people protesting because they support the players vs people protesting because the nfl wont punish the players for kneeling?

to be clear, i think players should be allowed to protest. kap not being in the league is messed up. the argument that players should protest in a more convenient matter is so stupid.

i would like to see the players protest by refusing to play until....what are the concrete results we are looking for? maybe refuse to play if the nfl doesnt allow players to protest during the anthem? i do feel there is a lack of a plan, raise awareness, great. next step?

precisely because of the signal issue you mentioned

it's obvious most nfl owners are inclined to read drops in ratings/sales as further proof that they need to work harder for their "base"

changing the nfl is going to have to come from somewhere else.

but i think most of us aren't in boycott mode...we're just done with the bullshit.

I'm finally giving up Fantasy Football, which is the first step in me abandoning the NFL. We'll see how much effort I put into catching the games this year when I don't have to keep up with random players I normally wouldn't care at all about.

then I won some $ and I'm back at it again.

You are right, once this part is done my actual interest would really be cut. I can like the Steelers from afar - once I quit fantasy baseball it was real easy to stop watching real baseball.

In my big money league I won the league for the 2nd straight year. So I was like, welp, either go out on top or go for the 3peat. My season was basically over before it started when 3 of my starters went down Week 1. So needless to say, I did not 3peat and now I am content to walk away.

On every level of fandom and viewership, the NFL's been a remarkably easy league to fall out of love with. At this point it's sunk even lower in terms of personal interest than the NHL post '05, which I really didn't think was possible.

Shit is gross. The end.

Browns are pushing for the playoffs this year.

there's just so much to dislike about the league, the players, the owners, the broadcasts, etc.

fuck em.

i did miss my FFL league the first year (i was commissioner of a league of HS/college buddies for 10+ yrs) but i got over it.

i will watch the super bowl. but that about it © hov, i'm pretty much strictly NBA and EPL these days.

one of the better decisions I've made in recent memory.

would rather watch a full match replay of Barca vs SD Eibar then sit through three hours of NFL/commercials.

>i will watch the super bowl. but that about it © hov, i'm
>pretty much strictly NBA and EPL these days.

i can't even take seriously.

TWELVE MINUTES of actual gameplay in a typical broadcast. 12!

in soccer there's always something happening, if you know what you're watching.

>i can't even take seriously.
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>TWELVE MINUTES of actual gameplay in a typical broadcast. 12!

>in soccer there's always something happening, if you know what
>you're watching.

That's crazy to me. I used to be the biggest fan. Every Sunday afternoon on front of the TV.

It wasn't the politics or social issues that got me off it. It just became boring to me.

I'm pretty much off college football too, except for my squad.

>It wasn't the politics or social issues that got me off it. It
>just became boring to me.

>>It wasn't the politics or social issues that got me off it.
>It
>>just became boring to me.
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Not hard to believe when you think about it, but like the circus, so many distractions you forget what the hell is going on. That's why commentators make money....make you forget shit ain't going on in between whistles.

What a drain of life productivity though.

usually spend 1 hr 30 min to get through a game. Would be even less if i skipped between plays.

years ago i had a Homer Simpson watching baseball sober type of moment and was suddenly done with it

skipping commercials and long stoppages.

Otherwise it's unwatchable.

I have to watch live

Personal taste, obviously. But the sport just doesn't hold my attention through the infinite number of commercial breaks.

My other sports are hockey and soccer, which have minimal commercial breaks (and I DVR hockey to skip intermissions).

If I was home more maybe I would but, I'm not home much anymore. If I catch a game its because I have nothing to do that day.

Its not just the kneeling saga that did it for me. Kirk Cousins shit as a Washington fan just made me apathetic.

I'm really stunned by this shit. And they KEEP doubling down on their stupidity

on Sunday it'll probably be on in the background but NFL football is not a major event that I plan my entire sundays around like it used to be.

Obviously I'm not going to any games or buying any merch, I don't pay for cable so I feel like they're not getting anything financially from me. I don't even do fantasy any more.

I'll probably watch a few playoff games and go to a super bowl party for the food.

4 of them were in the playoffs. 3 were because of the Eagles

I dont care about football

I definitely will be watching. I really enjoy football. A lot!

And I don't have any real reason NOT to watch. And since everyone seems convinced professional football is coming to an end, I need to watch as much as possible lol.


It's actually interesting to see liberals and conservatives all come together in agreement around something so besides the point.

Watching Americans separately band together to kill this insanely complicated, horrifically violent and more-than-occasionally beautiful game that only they like and understand, it will be both fitting and hilarious.



I'ma still miss it though.

it's like the various reasons people get mad at Facebook or CNN

I was being facetious. It is amusing to me that if the NFL were to tank both Trump and Colin Kaepernick could take a joint victory lap.


I got not problem with people not watching anymore. Certainly people in this thread have given many valid reasons they are not interested or have disengaged.


But as much as I enjoy the NBA and how much more palatable than announcers, the league and player relations, and media coverage are than the NFL…there is some much energy of all kinds packed into those few months of football season, I really, really enjoy it. The sheer, unpredictability of football, the amount of weight on every game, the strategic chess match with it's innumerable options and moveable pieces. I cannot get that anywhere else and I wouldn't miss it for the world.

I simply ENJOY watching football. The only sport I like watching more than the NFL is the NBA. Those are the only two sports where it doesn't matter who is playing or what point of the season it is.

The better question is how many of y’all gonna remind us all season that you aren’t watching? lol

>The better question is how many of y’all gonna remind us
>all season that you aren’t watching? lol
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>The better question is how many of y’all gonna remind us
>all season that you aren’t watching? lol
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>The better question is how many of y’all gonna remind us
>all season that you aren’t watching? lol
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while obviously following it is hilarious.

I had a friend on FB who is an Eagles fan boycott the season until they got hot.. shit was hilarious watching him slowly come back week after week while copping pleas.

Dude already made a “this is the last time I will speak on the flag” post in July.

Everyone is like “nigga... stop lying to yourself”

Hell naw I'm not watching 4 hours of one game but can get through 4 hours of all the games.

I respect everyone that pays for NFL redzone at full price. You are all very good people but as for me........................ *EDIT*

so lovely.

>The better question is how many of y’all gonna remind us
>all season that you aren’t watching? lol
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has been for years

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It’s time.

Talk about a bust

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Absolute garbage football for longer and longer periods during the season. Offensive lines around the league that aren't serviceable. Pedestrian talent at skill positions. Defenses that aren't allowed to, you know, play defense. Non contact injuries galore. The practice restrictions in the last CBA combined with the state of college game really put the overall competition levels at a loss.

Plus, whatever happens in the ratings isn't hurting the league at all. They're pretty well insulated with the current TV deals (the carriers are who it hurts - look at ESPN) and whatever stadium deal they have in place, since most owners effectively own the municipality constructed facilities as well. In some years when the TV contracts expire and even further down the road when it comes time to replace some of these stadiums, we may start seeing change - but the Shield is financially good for the foreseeable future.

ain't been to a game nor copped merch in 2 years

definitely not a priority as it has been for abt....idk at least 30years of my life

the PLAYERS make it hard to rock wit em imo

I'll preface by saying, I do NOT rock wit the goofy coon Whitlock and he is exaggerating but ummmmmmm:

https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/02/whitlock-dak-prescott-speaks-97-percent-players-anthem-issue/

he ain't all the way wrong...


as far as the actual play...on the field...I don't have an issue with them....

He's making a statement that assumes players kneeling, are only kneeling, and that's it

Which is not true, but you knew that

LOL@unemployment being good for a 'brand'

SMH

What is Whitlock doing to battle systemic racism

Other than setting us back by being the token for breibart/fox news?

A lot of Mike Vick in him, ability wise

Flick of the wrist, elite speed

But I didn't see him go through progressions/reads

Stayed on the first option, 2nd option was scramble

Understandable for a rookie

But if he doesn't develop that skill, his career will be short (Bob)

= my hot take after 1 half of preseason football

I know I'll go over to one of my friend's house when he has his Sunday cookouts to watch, but other than that you can count me our for a while.

- Don't have the attention span for a 4 hour game
- Don't have the desire to pay for RedZone
- Don't have the desire to support the product itself

The political bs would make it harder if I still enjoyed the product, but I just don't care to watch it anymore besides SportsCenter highlights, if that.

Seriousl, besides my team, the days of watching four-five games per week for four months is over...it doesn't maintain my interest anymore. Poor officiating amd league agendas has killed the fun for me.

but i'd be lying if i don't follow, mostly because its fucking everywhere. this is going to be year 2 that i won't be sitting down and watching while i have control. but every sports show i consume talk about it all week to fill content, so i'm not out of what is going on with it.

then the freakin' Eagles did the impossible

Same as the last 5 or so years

lol @ people still playing fantasy football

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>lol @ people still playing fantasy football


and I’m still playing in several leagues solely because it’s pretty much the only connection I still have to those old friends in those leagues. Most of them are still all into it too. I can’t even pretend to care anymore.

And as I’m typing this post I just got a group text about what time we want to start the draft on 8/25......SMH. That’s the last thing I want to do on a summer Saturday.

I’ll watch the first half of a Monday night or Sunday night game if there’s nothing else to do.

... and turn RG3 into Doug Pederson. Give him a permanent backup role because he looked damn happy to be in the league in that game. He's just happy to be out there and looks content getting an NFL check without any of the pressure.

dicks?

Who is better they can trade him for?

If he has a solid year he’ll be right here

definitely want to see what the changes to the receiving group will look like.

https://twitter.com/keithbritton86/status/1030905424508268544?s=21

They’re losing fans daily.

Is tackling the QB now illegal?

both are some bullshit

Damn shame what’s going on with this game.

https://twitter.com/tylervesely/status/1033201054907879426?s=21

Three day old news, apparently, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere here in my quick skim.

How many competent black ex-NFL players are relegated to studio commentary...

While Aikman, Romo and now Witten just walk into the game day booth on day 1.

>How many competent black ex-NFL players are relegated to
>studio commentary...
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>While Aikman, Romo and now Witten just walk into the game day
>booth on day 1.

That' must be some skrong weeeeeeduh (c)

He didn't look great last night vs the Iggles

but he was thrown into action against our 1st team D

He made a zone read 2nd level throw to the far sideline after buying time in the pocket

in comparison to my Lamar Jackson impression above...he's way ahead

He might be good enough to get Hue fired for the way he's being handled