only 2 out of NFLs 32 teams had less than 3200 yards passing in 2015

[Reality]

Why is it a good thing?

Football is a complex game that has many facets. This trend makes the NFL (football at highest level) more one-dimensional. It's bad enough way more emphasis is placed on scoring that the defenses are faced with a huge handicap, but now the passing is getting skewed. As a result football is pushing more and more about qb and the rest, when the game is a team game about 22 men vs 22 men.

Why would anyone want to play an ILB nowadays? The pay is shyt, you're at a disadvantage most of the time (being on defense is already a disadvantage because of its reactive nature) , you're less popular than the qb even if you're elite and be isn't, and teams think you're replaceable enough.

The game is becoming a finesse far cry from the game I love. Maybe if you view football as pure entertainment and storyline bullshyt, its ok to you. It's not ok to me, I don't watch football for entertainment or bullshyt stories. I want to see a game played fairly. What I see is instead is pussification and penalize toon of football plays.

The whole concussion thing is a joke. Football is a physical sport. You will get hit hard. So is boxing. You will get hit hard. I'm fine with a qb or a high stature player being out for the year - that's how shyt is, football is physical. I don't care for clowns who watch for entertainment factor not getting entertained as a result of talent getting injured. Talented players getting injured is a part of the game of football. Trying to turn it into flag football is despicable.

I was with you until riiiiiight here.

Brain damage be damned, huh?

 

[premier58]

Nah I was talking about titans and bucs defenses the year before against that historic offense. You're right about rams defense in 2001 though, I guess I remembered them more in playoffs when they weren't as good.

Nah I was talking about titans and bucs defenses the year before against that historic offense. You're right about rams defense in 2001 though, I guess I remembered them more in playoffs when they weren't as good.

How was the Rams defense not good in the 01 playoffs? They picked Fave off six times, made the game winning stop on prime McNabb and the Pats was ineffectual save for two drives.

 

[Trip]

I was with you until riiiiiight here.

Brain damage be damned, huh?

They pretty much had no choice but to take out safeties tee'ing off on receivers coming across the middle.

 

[Rigby.]

Better rusher than Vick???


I was with you til I saw that part.

Statistically, yeah

Depends on you want though. Vick was fast as hell but dude was 6'0, and not an even 220 lbs. Cam can take more hits and can get more tough yards. And Cam, at least based on his first 3 years, is more than fast enough to get those yards

 

[FS4LFE]

You can't even touch a WR these days. Guess you have to let them get a few steps on you before you can tackle them.

 

[Originalman]

in 2006 half the league (16 teams) had less than 3200 yards passing

13 teams in 2015 had over 4k yards passing
3 teams in 2006 had over 4k yards passing

national passing league

CFL on steroids......

 

[concise]

J/w how have kickoff returns been killed?

You serious?

You haven't noticed there are more touchbacks than there have ever been?
They moved up kickoffs from the 30 to the 35.
They basically eliminated wedges for kickoff returns.

Hell, they don't even do kickoffs at the Pro Bowl anymore.
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