2018 NFL Week 2: The Browns Tied This Thread for Worst Thread Ever

[Weltall]

I read there were several record breaking lows for home openers last week and this week.

Also, I've personally never once thought the Pats were in for a rough patch, until today. Last year was more about Kansas City just blowing the fuck up early, unexpectedly. This loss today...just looked like they were outclasses all over the field.

Edit: Tidbit here - Rams tickets today were down to $4 before kickoff and were available for $3 after kickoff.

[tyven]

I’d be surprised if attendance turns around, short of stadiums having a Jumbotron dedicated to red zone, more and more people are realizing that going to football games fucking sucks, everything is expensive and you’re surrounded by drunk assholes.

[Mythe_Seraph]

I’d be surprised if attendance turns around, short of stadiums having a Jumbotron dedicated to red zone, more and more people are realizing that going to football games fucking sucks, everything is expensive and you’re surrounded by drunk assholes.

That and the whole protest the NFL thing.

[Weltall]

That and the whole protest the NFL thing.

This is one of the main reasons. Less people have been going to live games for awhile now, but TV ratings being down is the big shocker. Almost every single prim-time game has been down significantly so far this year, which are also down a higher % YOY than 2016~2017. Some 1PM EST kickoff games had higher ratings than the 2017 comparisons, but both were way down from 2016/2015. Their biggest sponsor in Nike did them no favors with the ad on the season opener lmao. I bet if Goodell had the power to do so, he would have contracted to Addidas or Reebok the very next morning.

[Buffy]

"This team is really much better coached...." really Collinsworth could have ended that sentence any way and have it be true compared to Garrett.

[Xno Kappa]

This is depressing.

[Buffy]

I mean it's the two worst teams in the NFC East that are only on prime time because of the size of the market/historical size of their fanbase. There was a 0% chance this game would be good. It might end up close but that isn't the same thing.

Also it's slightly more depressing as a NY fan than a general football fan, but only slightly.

[Weltall]

Jax/NE should have def been the prime-time game. Or KC/PIT. This is garbage.

[Krandor]

I’d be surprised if attendance turns around, short of stadiums having a Jumbotron dedicated to red zone, more and more people are realizing that going to football games fucking sucks, everything is expensive and you’re surrounded by drunk assholes.

Seriously.

College games can be fun because the atmosphere is in generally a bit more rowdy, but football is awful in person for the most part. I fucking love going to NBA or MLB games, but at most I'll go to like a football game a year.

Their biggest sponsor in Nike did them no favors with the ad on the season opener lmao.

The people who legitimately care about the Kaepernick ad were already refusing to watch the NFL.

[tyven]

I’ve watched way less the last two years. Likely due to Terrible reffing and catch rules and a million commercials. I just don’t enjoy the product anywhere near as much.

There’s also people not watching cuz of the CTE.

coupled with the MAGAs crying over the anthem it’s the perfect storm of terribleness for NFL

[Twixbars]

Quality of the game has gone down significantly the last 2 years, at least that's why myself and nearly everybody I know watch way less or don't watch at all anymore.

[Moss]

This game is mostly boring but watching Saquon break 2+ tackles every play is pretty cool

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[Moss]

Lol these idiots accepted the penalty for 1st and 20 instead of 2nd and 16

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[Dimmauk]

This game is mostly boring but watching Saquon break 2+ tackles every play is pretty cool

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Totally this. Horrible game of horrible teams

[Buffy]

Well I'm sure what the Giants needed to have a better offensive line was to lose their center.

[Tyche]

If the playoffs were today, Miami would be the 1 seed in the AFC.

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[Buffy]

CTE is a real thing as Tyven mentioned.

I've thought about not getting Red Zone because I'm basically paying to watch these guys kill themselves for my entertainment. Makes me feel uncomfortable a bit....like I'm watching Christians be eaten by Lions in the coliseum. Then I shrug and accept the dichotomy and watch football. But some people aren't shrugging...and as players I loved growing up start to shoot themselves and go insane like Junior Seau did and others have done...I can see the day coming when I don't shrug anymore.

[Cail]

At least this Thursday will be better when the Jets play the Browns

[Krandor]

Watching the Browns continually find ways to not win (even if they all involve missed kicks) is pretty entertaining tho.

[Xno Kappa]

Can’t even beat a fucking anemic cowboys offense that has their god damn QB as one of their leading rushers. Shurmur is getting outcoached by god damn Jason fucking Garrett.