Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
Too true. The NFL is a very different beast. I can't imagine a punter or kicker buying in to a mantra that makes any difference to the way he plays as well as the reality that they are so structured and specialised and the coaches are active role players on the day that there is more "I" in the team than most other football codes. And so many are playing for a pay cheque rather than any affiliation to their employer.........they are a commodity.
Just like the difference between chasing a common vision (union) or running from the gun or you get fired (NFL) it may also point to why college gridiron is so well followed since the players are playing for an ideal and even the punter is an active participant in the teams vision.
There is more talk about the NFL losing ratings whereby college football is growing. There is a major disconnect that could one day come to a head. The NFL and their unbridled greed and hypocritical stance on social issues could come back to bite them.
The NFL want the Pacific Islanders but they are a tribal people and warm to Union and more recently League. Of course the money has already lured a decent amount to NFL but mostly the Hawaii college kids so far.
There has been talk of increasing the NFL roster to 80 players from the player union so it may open the door but it will be even less of a team with that many trying to see the field.
NFL is still top dog in America by a long shot... Its dominance is tough to comprehend by comparison to anything in OZ or NZ.
Down south & in the far west AFL dominates. RL dominates in NSW / QLD & in NZ it's RU.
The ratings may be down, but it is still kicking ass over everything else.
The ratings slump is a new thing, only this year. Recently (Years prior) the NFL had been breaking all kinds of ratings records.
It is also a unique year due to the Election & protesting of social issues.
However the key thing that has been noticeable this year & last has been the extremely poor quality of the primetime games. These are the games that are broadcast nationally in the States.
The other games in the Sunday block (Which have been of a much higher standard) are only broadcast to certain regions. They are also played at the same time.
I feel this is a huge contributor to the ratings slump.
Also our sports aren't immune to drops in ratings or crowd figures. AFL & RL have experienced abysmal crowd numbers at times recently & RU in OZ & a number of other places is struggling both in the crowd & TV figures department.
Once again the quality of the on field product the OZ Super Rugby teams & the Wallabies have produced recently has seen rugby in the country hit an all time low.
This is where the NFL is failing in PT.
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As for PI's there have been plenty who have succeeded in the NFL... Recently the late Junior Seau became the first Polynesian to be inducted into the PFBHOF & in a few years time Troy Polamalu will become the second. Marcus Mariota also became the first Polynesian to win the Hesiman Trophy (College football's top prize) two years ago.
[ Edited by SportOvaFilmTV on Oct 25, 2016 at 4:53 AM ]
... No Rabbits, you're making me blush.
). Rather there seems to be some frustration with aspects of the pro game, which can always be rectified.
I also saw Locky there too.
