I didn't think the Seahawks could still make me so sad and hopeless. Holy shit.
4. Thursday games and 17+ game schedule Make a dangerous game even worse. Players keep dropping like flies and we all put up with it.
3. Football podcasters There are a few people doing amazing work for the right reasons but the vast majority are rage merchants and galaxy brained folks who figured out how to use excel a few years prior. Nearly every coach and player dismisses this stuff, but surely you have the answer.
2. Legalized Gambling Predatory capitalism and I fucking love sports betting. These folks are out of pocket and ruining the sport.
1. Officiating It's horrible, beyond horrible even. Inconsistent star fuckers who get every benefit of the doubt and I'll never understand it. Broadcasts putting former rules analyst on to run cover for these guys is an incomprehensibly bad decision that they don't seem likely to change.
NFL specific problems on October 11, 2024. A thread: do people do that here?
Solutions I don't know.
5. Exhaustion To be quite honest, I'm tired. They don't suck, they are one of the best teams in the league over 2 decades, but from a vibes perspective it's all fucked up. Jody Allen was credibly accused of workplace harassment and nobody really likes Vulcan Sports from what I can tell.
4. Timing The haul from the Russ trade was legendary, but these players are going to be up for renewal soon. Hard to see franchise greats like DK and Geno walk but unfortunately they seemed to flourish at the "wrong" time. We couldn't put it all together or were 1-2 over performing rookies short.