erod
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First off, Rog, you are doing some things well. The draft coverage these days is cool. Many of the nuances of the broadcast add a lot. I personally support your strict behavior policies because this world is losing his soul day by day. I like a lot of what you do.
But we have to talk, bud. You're falling TV ratings should be of no surprise to you. They're not to us. Folks can only watch so much of this shadow league of its former self.
Here's 10 things to help you get back on track:
1. First, stop lecturing to us. Just stop, and try to control the media that broadcasts your games. You own those rights. Contract it. I don't need to be told how to feel about Michael Sam or Richie Incognito or Greg Hardy. Don't make it about anthems or breast cancer or the military or domestic violence. I don't need Uncle Costas spewing his version of life all over me and my kids before kickoff. Show me football, and shut up. We aren't in need of your social guidance, nor your hopes for society. Football, damn it!
2. Enough with the commercials already. After every kickoff, during replay, during every minute injury. That's why we're using our DVRs. There go your live ratings. We record it, and skip through your nonsense anyway, so stop it. Red Zone channel works wonders in that manner, so thanks for that, but that requires the NFL Ticket. Give us a much tighter viewing window because there are plenty of other things we can do. Technology has made sure of it.
3. Get your rules right. Stop calling illegal contact for almost nothing to keep your precious offenses going with weak automatic first downs. Learn what a catch is and define it for gawd's sake. Lighten up on the illegal hits and define that, too. This is football, and you've chased off a lot of viewers by overreacting to an agenda that aims to take the NFL down. Acknowledge the need for change, but don't overreach. It's gotten ridiculous with the flags. STOP CHANGING THE RULES SO MUCH EVERY YEAR. The game was fine with a few tweaks.
4. Either do replay, or don't, but this is dumb. Why can't a coach challenge a 60-yard interference penalty, but they can challenge a spot in a short yardage scrum? Stupid. More should be challengeable, or none of it, but stop with the half you know what.
5. Fire Dean Blandino now. He's never so much as refereed a game, but he's the head of referees? Are you kidding? Did he catch you naked with Mara's daughter or something? The man is a blithering dolt, and he serves no purpose in this league. It's never been so murky and confused. Or was that your goal? Again....you're running us off.
6. Stop with the stupid themes. Color Rush is for small children and simpletons. It looks dumb, and I turn it off the moment I see it. Enough with the throwback nonsense because it's gotten way out of control. Nobody wants to see the Packers in that. I don't want to see the Eagles in blue and yellow. Bumble bees don't make professional football uniforms. That ship sailed 10 years ago. Give me the traditional uniforms. AND MAKE THE JAGUARS GO BACK TO THEIR OLD UNIFORMS, WHICH WERE REALLY COOL. Those look like something a cat threw up.
7. Enough with London. Your dream of putting a team there won't happen, or you'll lose your league altogether if you do. Nobody wants it, least of which are the players who'll have to pay 70 percent taxes in that God-forsaken socialist hellhole. And if I want to get up that early, I'm going to church. You think the folks in Seattle want to watch their team at 6:30 in the morning? Are you that dense? In fact, no more expansion talk of any kind. This league is watered down enough as it is. The football is bad too often.
8. No more Thursday games. Enough already. The players hate it, the coaches hate it, we're not watching it, and your Rush jerseys are making it even worse. Thanksgiving only. Leave it be. You're oversaturating the market, and we've got other things to do than just watch NFL all the time. We're over it, so undo it.
9. Stop with the fantasty football gluttony. Those passers-by will leave you, just like they did Nascar. See those half-empty race tracks? It's because they catered to much to the casual fans, who always leave when they get bored because they aren't real fans. They're going to leave you, too, and if you keep messing with the fabric of the NFL, we'll leave with them.
10. Go back to the NFLPA and bring practice back. These guys are barely prepared. No two-a-days? Only 14 padded practices a season? So much mandatory time off and whatnot is killing the quality of this game. Guys are not prepared. Tackling is atrocious. Injuries are rampant because they're not ready to play. There's a lot of bad football, Roger, and much of it is attributable to this horrific NFLPA deal.
That's it. Do what you will, if you even care.
But we have to talk, bud. You're falling TV ratings should be of no surprise to you. They're not to us. Folks can only watch so much of this shadow league of its former self.
Here's 10 things to help you get back on track:
1. First, stop lecturing to us. Just stop, and try to control the media that broadcasts your games. You own those rights. Contract it. I don't need to be told how to feel about Michael Sam or Richie Incognito or Greg Hardy. Don't make it about anthems or breast cancer or the military or domestic violence. I don't need Uncle Costas spewing his version of life all over me and my kids before kickoff. Show me football, and shut up. We aren't in need of your social guidance, nor your hopes for society. Football, damn it!
2. Enough with the commercials already. After every kickoff, during replay, during every minute injury. That's why we're using our DVRs. There go your live ratings. We record it, and skip through your nonsense anyway, so stop it. Red Zone channel works wonders in that manner, so thanks for that, but that requires the NFL Ticket. Give us a much tighter viewing window because there are plenty of other things we can do. Technology has made sure of it.
3. Get your rules right. Stop calling illegal contact for almost nothing to keep your precious offenses going with weak automatic first downs. Learn what a catch is and define it for gawd's sake. Lighten up on the illegal hits and define that, too. This is football, and you've chased off a lot of viewers by overreacting to an agenda that aims to take the NFL down. Acknowledge the need for change, but don't overreach. It's gotten ridiculous with the flags. STOP CHANGING THE RULES SO MUCH EVERY YEAR. The game was fine with a few tweaks.
4. Either do replay, or don't, but this is dumb. Why can't a coach challenge a 60-yard interference penalty, but they can challenge a spot in a short yardage scrum? Stupid. More should be challengeable, or none of it, but stop with the half you know what.
5. Fire Dean Blandino now. He's never so much as refereed a game, but he's the head of referees? Are you kidding? Did he catch you naked with Mara's daughter or something? The man is a blithering dolt, and he serves no purpose in this league. It's never been so murky and confused. Or was that your goal? Again....you're running us off.
6. Stop with the stupid themes. Color Rush is for small children and simpletons. It looks dumb, and I turn it off the moment I see it. Enough with the throwback nonsense because it's gotten way out of control. Nobody wants to see the Packers in that. I don't want to see the Eagles in blue and yellow. Bumble bees don't make professional football uniforms. That ship sailed 10 years ago. Give me the traditional uniforms. AND MAKE THE JAGUARS GO BACK TO THEIR OLD UNIFORMS, WHICH WERE REALLY COOL. Those look like something a cat threw up.
7. Enough with London. Your dream of putting a team there won't happen, or you'll lose your league altogether if you do. Nobody wants it, least of which are the players who'll have to pay 70 percent taxes in that God-forsaken socialist hellhole. And if I want to get up that early, I'm going to church. You think the folks in Seattle want to watch their team at 6:30 in the morning? Are you that dense? In fact, no more expansion talk of any kind. This league is watered down enough as it is. The football is bad too often.
8. No more Thursday games. Enough already. The players hate it, the coaches hate it, we're not watching it, and your Rush jerseys are making it even worse. Thanksgiving only. Leave it be. You're oversaturating the market, and we've got other things to do than just watch NFL all the time. We're over it, so undo it.
9. Stop with the fantasty football gluttony. Those passers-by will leave you, just like they did Nascar. See those half-empty race tracks? It's because they catered to much to the casual fans, who always leave when they get bored because they aren't real fans. They're going to leave you, too, and if you keep messing with the fabric of the NFL, we'll leave with them.
10. Go back to the NFLPA and bring practice back. These guys are barely prepared. No two-a-days? Only 14 padded practices a season? So much mandatory time off and whatnot is killing the quality of this game. Guys are not prepared. Tackling is atrocious. Injuries are rampant because they're not ready to play. There's a lot of bad football, Roger, and much of it is attributable to this horrific NFLPA deal.
That's it. Do what you will, if you even care.
