Why the NFL is losing fans

[SackExchange]

#fakenews when it comes to NFL losing it's fans. It was the highest rated Sunday night game of the year. Also, up 8% in ratings for the same week last year.


But on the real news note. Both the rule for the Pitts TD and the the Oak play at the end of their game need to change. James caught it, clearly had complete control, reached over the goaline to break the plain for the TD and the ground caused it to come lose. If he caught it on the 7 yard line took 2 steps and dove from the 4 or 5 yd line and the same thing happened its a TD. The rule is dumb.... And same with OAK... Like the play with ASJ a fumble through the end zone should not be a touchback and change of possession. Fumble with no recovery through the end zone should be the offense gets the ball back at the spot of the fumble.

I'm not sure the rule needs to be changed, but the interpretation does. It needs to be more clearly understood and applied what a football move is. When a football move is made to establish control, it needs to be universally applied. If he had fumbled before reaching the goal line, I have ZERO doubt it would have been called a reception and a fumble.

 

[lounap23]

I'm not sure the rule needs to be changed, but the interpretation does. It needs to be more clearly understood and applied what a football move is. When a football move is made to establish control, it needs to be universally applied. If he had fumbled before reaching the goal line, I have ZERO doubt it would have been called a reception and a fumble.

I can agree with that.

 

[cheaterhater]

I'm resigned to them being in it, the only thing that can stop them is a big hit on Brady that brings Hoyer in. I'm now coming round to the opinion that whoever qualifies from the NFC the Patrotz will be red-hot favourites. If Namath made a deal with the devil, the Hoodie has assumed a partnership. Whose name do you think is uppermost on the brass plaque on the office door, Bellichick or Beelzebub?

As an NFL fan I don't want to be prevented from watching the Superbowl. What I am considering this year is to go to bed after the third quarter (which remember is early morning UK time) then look up the result the next morning before watching the recorded fourth quarter, at fast forward if needs be. That way I won't get false hope before the 'amazing last-minute turnaround' BS.

It really is the worst division in football. Patriots have the AFC East sewn up for the next two years. Beyond that things get a bit foggier.

They'd still win with Hoyer. 14-6 without brady so far. That's still better then any other team pretty much.

After The Way They Just Ended The Steeler Game, And For That Matter The Seattle Superbowl, Its Hard To Come Up With Any Way That They Could Ever Losr Any Game. Even When They Play Poorly, The Ball Bounces Their Way As Does Every Call

 

[cheaterhater]

This type of play has, if I recall, decided three games this year, all involving the Patriots. Two of them, they were on defense, against the Jets and the Steelers. The third, they were on offense, against the Texans (Cooks). In all three cases, the Patriots got the call. So it's an incompletion when NE is on defense, and a catch when they are on offense.

I checked and that is exactly how it is stated in the rule book. Right next to the rule that states no one can get within 5 yards of Brady (whole game)or Gronkowski in the last 2 minutes of any game

 

[beresford]

....and now apparently New York has taken away ANOTHER perfectly good TD against the Patriots, this time by Buffalo.

 

[SackExchange]

It's not even the officials on the field. It's always - ALWAYS - the league offices that give reviews to the Pats. Every game. Every time.

All Patriots fans do is complain about Roger Goodell hating the Patriots. All Roger Goodell's league office ever does is give TDs to the Patriots and take TDs away from Patriots opponents.

 

[butterscotch]

Sorry Tony, but disagree. It might be the right call with the current rule - but the rule is ridiculous. At any of level of football, that's a catch and a TD. It's.a joke. And before the Calvin Johnson play, that;s a TD. The league has erased decades of football and what was great about the game by overdoing it with the rules and regs.

I agree