Do you miss football when it was football?

[RetroReviews]

As my username suggest I do have a fondness for the things in the past and how things were. It's not just being stuck in the past or being nostalgic but it's I just remember things being better than they are now. Football is one of them. Do you remember the NFL before it became its candy ass scripted circus clown show that it is now. When the outcome of the game was actually decided on the field. Do you see a difference in today's NFL versus retro NFL. To me the Golden age is past and it's never kind of come back this includes sports, movies, concerts. People aren't just there to be in the moment and enjoy it with each other it's all about looking through the screen of your smartphone. And promoting your cell phone social media. How many views and likes do I have. I just do not see the genuine love and competitive drive and the modern day athletes. I miss the grittiness and toughness that was displayed not afraid to get grass stains or dirt on your uniform today we want to be clean and pretty so we look good for the cameras it's sickening I haven't watched a full NFL game in 8 years.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

“It’s not nostalgia, I just remember things being better than they are.” Yeah, that’s nostalgia, first off.


And if you haven’t watched a game in 8 years — that’s enough time for a new generation of players to replace the ones you knew in 2016. How do you know it sucks if you haven’t seen any?

[RetroReviews]

I said I haven't watched a full game I never said I never watched highlights so I'm aware of the current state of the NFL it started in 2016 when I got uninterested I've kept up on it but it just keeps getting worse and more fake.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

So you watch curated highlights meant to show exactly whatever the network wants, which in your opinion is not ruff and tuff big boys getting down and dirty in the mud like you want but rather prissy clean mama boy types that keep their uniforms clean as they avoid brain damage, and you call it worse? It almost sounds like consuming propaganda in a roundabout way

[ApplePie409]

I think it's one of the dumbest sports ever invented. But now they have magic headsets.

Coach Bob: Let's have our team crash into their team. Then we can show 14 beer commercials.

Coach John: Great plan.

Coach Fred: I was thinking the same thing!

Coach Tim: Great idea, Bob!

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I don't care for if the players do antics with their phones etc.

But I seriously hate how soft the NFL has become.

Lord forbid you hit or sack a QB hard even to his rips or back and not get flagged. 🙄

[OddBeMe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVpOAWa0pE

[jahaims]

Armchair quarterback over here