There are a lot of jobs which deserve better pay than a kids sport.I don't want to sound like an insensitive prick, bet there are all kinds of jobs that are way more dangerous than playing in the NFL and for a **** ton less money. These players are millionaires and for what playing a kids game, if you don't want to take the risk don't play.
I can understand and support that, get your free college education and move on with your life's work but as a fan we shouldn't have to endure a watered down version of the sport we love while also being bent over hard financially so the league and players get richer for a inferior product.
The penalty's in general are killing the game because of the rules to "protect the players" but to have to watch the flags fly on a judgment call of "he tackled to hard" is getting old.
Maybe I'm just getting old but between the **** that we are dealing with as Steeler fans and the fact that the game in and of itself is a week and a half away from being two hand touch (although that might be to rough for some of today's players} My interest in the game is about 25% of what it use to be. I spent the better half of this seasons games playing with my grandkids and as much as I hate to say it I would have never done that ten years ago. My kids even make comments about how much I have changed when it comes to the games.
The nfl is all marketing. It’s a corporation which relies on commercials and a selling point to the casual fan.
I watch out of “entertainment”. I’m not an emotional fan much anymore. I feel more connected to UGA cause I graduated there. Aside, I don’t dwell on millionaires wins or losses. Like you said it’s a game. The product caters to the current generation. That’s just an acceptance by me