Best in moderation. Last thing I want to see is weekly Arena Football scores.
I loved being there. I go to a lot of Rams games and it was the best game I have ever seen live.
Quote from Socksfly >> Quote from bowlerivory >> Should every game be like this? No. I do think it's fun to have one or two a year like this though.
Ya. Its good for the fans to have a wild game like this. Its bad for football if this was an indication of the future of the NFL.
I fear over the next couple of years there will be more games similar to this. The rules now in place make it very hard to play defense. PI calls are all over the place on the defense but pick plays happen all game on the offense with very few flags.
Quote from bowlerivory >> Should every game be like this? No. I do think it's fun to have one or two a year like this though.
Ya. Its good for the fans to have a wild game like this. Its bad for football if this was an indication of the future of the NFL.
Quote from taterman >> These games are called outliers. They're not the standard, the norm, or the future. This was the first time in NFL history that both teams scored 50+ point in a game. The experts that are calling this game a bad start of the future of football... That's just insane. It was one of the most wildly entertaining spectacles in years. There are plenty of games where teams couldn't score over 10 points this year. Defense is alive and well. To detract from how amazing last night's game was does the league, both teams, and the future of football a disservice.
The difference between a good and great team these days is the mad scientist that's designing and calling plays. It's how Bill Belicheck has been on top of his division for nearly two decades. It's how Sean McVay took the NFL by storm. It's how Andy Reid has turned the Chiefs offense into a juggernaut with a 2nd year QB. It's how Doug Pederson outwitted the aforementioned dominant coach. Motion, wild formations, players being out of their "natural position," options, trick plays, they are EVERYWHERE. Right now, the NFL is about innovation. Innovate or get left behind. it doesn't help that nearly every implemented rule in the past four or five years has been in favor of the safety of offensive players, making it easier to pick up easy yards by way of penalty. Defenses just have not caught up yet. Soon enough, defenses will become more advanced, geared to trap the offense into running more vanilla schemes and easy to stop plays, but until then, the NFL is a cat-and-mouse game, with the mouse commonly getting the cheese.
Quote from misk53 >> Quote from Solly583583 >> Fun to watch once in a while, and it’s what the league wants. But it basically negates any strategy involved in defense.
It would have been interesting to see if either team had a competent defenseive back. Sam shields on Hill? That’s hilarious. Both secondaries are so bad.
It was a classic battle of heavy weights going haymaker for haymaker. It was the best regular season game of all time in my opinion. People look at the score and want to complain about no defense but the defenses alone scored 21 points. If your defense scores at all it's a pretty good day. This game will go down as a classic.
I feel like it was good football as the defense still had a major impact including 2 Rams scores :( . It also was a fluke but I think the NFL will be more offensive in coming years but I'ts not the end of football as we know it.
Quote from misk53 >> Quote from Solly583583 >> Fun to watch once in a while, and it’s what the league wants. But it basically negates any strategy involved in defense.
It would have been interesting to see if either team had a competent defenseive back. Sam shields on Hill? That’s hilarious. Both secondaries are so bad.
Quote from Solly583583 >> Fun to watch once in a while, and it’s what the league wants. But it basically negates any strategy involved in defense.
It would have been interesting to see if either team had a competent defenseive back. Sam shields on Hill? That’s hilarious. Both secondaries are so bad.
These games are called outliers. They're not the standard, the norm, or the future. This was the first time in NFL history that both teams scored 50+ point in a game. The experts that are calling this game a bad start of the future of football... That's just insane. It was one of the most wildly entertaining spectacles in years. There are plenty of games where teams couldn't score over 10 points this year. Defense is alive and well. To detract from how amazing last night's game was does the league, both teams, and the future of football a disservice.
The difference between a good and great team these days is the mad scientist that's designing and calling plays. It's how Bill Belicheck has been on top of his division for nearly two decades. It's how Sean McVay took the NFL by storm. It's how Andy Reid has turned the Chiefs offense into a juggernaut with a 2nd year QB. It's how Doug Pederson outwitted the aforementioned dominant coach. Motion, wild formations, players being out of their "natural position," options, trick plays, they are EVERYWHERE. Right now, the NFL is about innovation. Innovate or get left behind. it doesn't help that nearly every implemented rule in the past four or five years has been in favor of the safety of offensive players, making it easier to pick up easy yards by way of penalty. Defenses just have not caught up yet. Soon enough, defenses will become more advanced, geared to trap the offense into running more vanilla schemes and easy to stop plays, but until then, the NFL is a cat-and-mouse game, with the mouse commonly getting the cheese.
I enjoyed watching 2 of the best teams of the season standing toe to toe, throwing haymakers.
If that were my Packers, against ANY team, I'd be puking. I find it almost impossible to believe you can win Championships that way, regardless of the Eagles having just done it.
Future of football? I'm sure the owners use hundred dollar bills to blow their noses or wipe their exit wounds. Football will be here long after "the experts" are gone. It's bigger than all of us.
It was fun to watch no doubt. Although it reminded me of a college game with little defense being played. It totally negates the ever popular “Defense wins championships” way. These were 2 of the NFL’s best offensive teams facing off, and 2 of the worst defenses, but real Super Bowl contenders.
With that being said, I did enjoy watching it, and it was entertaining. As for the future of the NFL, and how games are played, time will tell.
Fun to watch once in a while, and it’s what the league wants. But it basically negates any strategy involved in defense.
Should every game be like this? No. I do think it's fun to have one or two a year like this though.
It’s great, in my opinion. Your die hard fan will watch most games, but if you are trying to expand your market, you need games like these to draw in the casual fan or especially, the young fans.
Listened to ESPN on the way to work and was surprised by the mixed emotions I heard in reference to, what I thought, was a great game on MNF. Some experts loved the game and others didn't. What about you, did you enjoy the game? Or are you concerned about the future of football?
Listened to ESPN on the way to work and was surprised by the mixed emotions I heard in reference to, what I thought, was a great game on MNF. Some experts loved the game and others didn't. What about you, did you enjoy the game? Or are you concerned about the future of football?