NFL Needs More Compelling Stories

March 21, 2009

Look the NFL is going to have to get its act together if it wants to keep fans in the seats. I know that a lot of people tuned into the Steelers verses Arizona game but it may not have been more than people think. If you believe that than you are seriously mistaken. I know because I watched the actual game.

I remember thinking during the playoffs watching the Tennessee Titans that this is a joke. They were the best team in the whole NFL and this is what was happening. What happened to Collins. Or Vince Young. You are telling me that this was the best storyline that the National Football League could come up with. I hope not.

I saw many teams in the league just die off. And then Arizona goes all the way to the Superbowl because they win nine games and are in one of the weakest divisions in football. I am going to tell you some. And you can believe it or not. This league rewards teams that are in a bad division. Remember the way the Sea hawks got into the playoffs before back in 2006. What did you think about that.

All I am saying is that it would be nice if we had some more compelling story lines to follow. Where are the bad guys like the Oakland Raiders of old times. Where are the teams that everyone loves to hate. I know some people hate the Patriots but they are really not that bad at all. Where is Luke Sky walker vs his father. Not happening any longer.

I was at a sports bar the other day called the Peanut Farm and we were watching some NFL sports highlights on their twenty big scene televisions when I noticed something. It popped into my mind like it had been there for years. The NFL sells more beer and liquor than anyone else in the country. Think how much money is made of sports but think about how much money is actually made off the NFL as far as food and beer and everything. Which is why we want to see more compelling story lines for our money. After spending $20 on beer and $20 on food I want to watch a good game. I do not want to watch two boring teams going head to head on the football field in a boring match up that does not matter. Its just not something I want to watch.

And all this is coming from a big fan. It is coming from a football fan who is crazy but knows what he is talking about. I have the authority and the knowledge because I have been around and seen a lot on the big screen. You have to have a good guy and a bad guy and then have them go head to head in an epic match up in which both sides have an equal chance to loose or win and the winner gets everything. That’s what people want to see. They do not want to see the Superbowl match up they saw. That was not popular. I think that I went to sleep.

I am nit picking but I do believe in what I am saying. The NFL is in charge but they have to tweak some things. People are in love in this country with football and we want to keep it that way. Otherwise kids are going to start playing soccer.

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