Why does it seem like the NFL is in a race against time?

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Moving to London, dragging feet on investigations, both behavioral and related to injuries. It seems as if they see the end game and are trying to become as entrenched as they possibly can, in a way that they can be too big to fail. We don't see it now but in 15-20 years, the landscape of football is definitely going to look far different. Lots of kids are still playing, but in comparison to previous years, it's a far cry from that. The product is going to suffer as a result as top tier athletes will be playing other sports. I just want my Lions to win a Super Bowl before this happens.

 

[Detroit Wave]

 

[Rekkapryde]

don't end up like Earl Campbell brehs?

 

[mozichrome]

i think we should let the regulated nfl people worry about the future of the sport....all we need to do is just watch

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

i think we should let the regulated nfl people worry about the future of the sport....all we need to do is just watch

We have no choice but to do that. All we can do is watch though. I think that at least once in everyone's lives, they come into a situation where the writing is on the wall and what you do with it is what happens. It is what forced me to go back to school as I was witnessing the nation move from a land of manufacturing to a land of services, almost overnight. Given that I work in healthcare, it's interesting how all of this intertwines.

I was reading this yesterday.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11...t-to-warn-everyone-about-dangers-of-football/

While statistic-hungry sports fanatics love factoids and nuggets, I wonder if they digest these numbers: 1 in 6 Americans dies from heart disease; 1 in 7 Americans dies from cancer; 1 in 28 Americans dies from a stroke; 1 in 85 Americans dies in a land-vehicle accident;1 in 101,083 dies in a skydiving accident;1 in 153,597 Americans dies in an earthquake; and fewer than 10 percent of lifelong smokers die from lung cancer.

However, nearly 1 in 3 retired NFL players develops long-term cognitive diseases and illnesses linked to brain trauma like dementia, Alzheimer’s, CTE, ALS and severe depression, which may cause suicide.Playing in the NFL may also lead to violence off the field.

Question: If the first football you bought your son had a warning label attached that read: “THE SURGEON GENERAL HAS DETERMINED THAT PLAYING ORGANIZED TACKLE FOOTBALL IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH,” would you still tell your 9-year-old son to grab his helmet and pads and get in the car after you ripped the cigarette from his mouth?

Heavy handed and very melodramatic, but gave me pause.

 

[mastermind]

it took you this long to get this? :avbface:

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

@Malta running toward this thread with the quickness

 

[mozichrome]

We have no choice but to do that. All we can do is watch though. I think that at least once in everyone's lives, they come into a situation where the writing is on the wall and what you do with it is what happens. It is what forced me to go back to school as I was witnessing the nation move from a land of manufacturing to a land of services, almost overnight. Given that I work in healthcare, it's interesting how all of this intertwines.

I was reading this yesterday.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11...t-to-warn-everyone-about-dangers-of-football/



Heavy handed and very melodramatic, but gave me pause.

yeah i think there will be some big changes to football in the future
but while i know its some parents that dont want their kids playing it will always be those that is great at it and see it as a money making opportunity and will play.

but like i said, i'll leave the nfl people to worry about their sport future
im just a watcher of it. whatever happens

 

[FTBS]

NFL is like a young thick bytch with no qualms about about taking nuts to the face. You just gotta enjoy it while it lasts breh because when it turns into Pinky circa 2014 all you will have is memories .

 

[DjMe]

Wrong.

Wrong on every level.

The physicality of the game isn't what makes the NFL the NFL, it's the fact that they play 1 game a week, and it's a single elimination tournament to determine the champion. Add in the fact that players are on non-guaranteed contracts (meaning they're willing to play through missing limbs to get their next pay day), and you have guaranteed drama and intensity no matter who's playing.

Surprise surprise--America's other sporting obsession--March Madness, follows a similar structure. Single elimination tournament with guys playing for that NBA pay day.

But for the rest of the sports landscape? With people having 1000 cable channels to chose from, the days are long gone of people sitting down to watch 162 baseball games, or even 82 nba/nhl games, for that matter.

Please don't take the opinions of the posters on here to be a cross section of American life--the NBA does not rule the sports landscape. It's a nice alternative to the NFL, but it's not like it's in a neck and neck race with them.

Now, the demise of the NFL will come when other sports realize that, and adjust their schedules accordingly. If the NBA stopped guaranteeing contracts, and the teams played 24 games a year, with a single elimination tournament to determine a champion--it would take over the NFL in popularity in 5 years. NBA cities would be building bigger arenas, putting 100,000 people in a gym to watch a wild card game.

If you disagree, that's fine, but all things considered--the NFL actually puts the worst product on the field of any of the 4 major sports. Everything is reviewed, there are too many commercial breaks, the officiating is way too inconsistent, injuries keep star players out of the game from the day mini camps open, teams are eliminated from playoff contention before Halloween because such a small subsection of teams make the playoffs, and those that do are often times inferior division winners who are making it at the expense of wild card teams that have more talent--like the Cardinals last year, or anyone from the AFC central or west this year (barring the raiders). The NFL itself has BEEN broken, but drama sells.

Once the other 4 major sports address the folly of best-of-sevens in this day and age, we can begin to discuss the downfall of the NFL

 

[DaddyTime]

NFL is like a young thick bytch with no qualms about about taking nuts to the face. You just gotta enjoy it while it lasts breh because when it turns into Pinky circa 2014 all you will have is memories .

Would still beat the breaks off of Pinky.

 

[FTBS]

Would still beat the breaks off of Pinky.

Spoiler

Wouldn't mind seeing what that mouth can still do though

 

[Real]

As long as there is a south....there will always be quality nfl product.

 

[DaddyTime]

Spoiler

Wouldn't mind seeing what that mouth can still do though

Can't get no head and not beat

 

[ThaRealness]

Wrong.

Wrong on every level.

The physicality of the game isn't what makes the NFL the NFL, it's the fact that they play 1 game a week, and it's a single elimination tournament to determine the champion. Add in the fact that players are on non-guaranteed contracts (meaning they're willing to play through missing limbs to get their next pay day), and you have guaranteed drama and intensity no matter who's playing.

Surprise surprise--America's other sporting obsession--March Madness, follows a similar structure. Single elimination tournament with guys playing for that NBA pay day.

But for the rest of the sports landscape? With people having 1000 cable channels to chose from, the days are long gone of people sitting down to watch 162 baseball games, or even 82 nba/nhl games, for that matter.

Please don't take the opinions of the posters on here to be a cross section of American life--the NBA does not rule the sports landscape. It's a nice alternative to the NFL, but it's not like it's in a neck and neck race with them.

Now, the demise of the NFL will come when other sports realize that, and adjust their schedules accordingly. If the NBA stopped guaranteeing contracts, and the teams played 24 games a year, with a single elimination tournament to determine a champion--it would take over the NFL in popularity in 5 years. NBA cities would be building bigger arenas, putting 100,000 people in a gym to watch a wild card game.

If you disagree, that's fine, but all things considered--the NFL actually puts the worst product on the field of any of the 4 major sports. Everything is reviewed, there are too many commercial breaks, the officiating is way too inconsistent, injuries keep star players out of the game from the day mini camps open, teams are eliminated from playoff contention before Halloween because such a small subsection of teams make the playoffs, and those that do are often times inferior division winners who are making it at the expense of wild card teams that have more talent--like the Cardinals last year, or anyone from the AFC central or west this year (barring the raiders). The NFL itself has BEEN broken, but drama sells.

Once the other 4 major sports address the folly of best-of-sevens in this day and age, we can begin to discuss the downfall of the NFL

Bruh with all due respect, you don't know what you're talking about. The NFL is taking pressure on all fronts. How are they going to keep the league going without the standard flow of talent? No rational person is letting their kid play football in this day and age.

The Romans loved the drama of gladiators fighting to the death, but that shyt had to die somewhere down the line, didn't it?