TV broadcasters not pleased with popularity of no huddle offenses

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NFL: The Offense That's Ruining Television - WSJ.com

Since the 1970s, when the NFL began to take hold as one of TV's all-time darlings, games have mostly had a natural pace and progression that meshed perfectly with the medium. With plenty of time between plays, there was copious room for graphics and replays from various angles. If a broadcaster had a nugget of information or a nice anecdote to share about a player, there were lots of pauses to squeeze them into.

But today, the so-called "no-huddle" offense is not only becoming more widespread, it is the preferred strategy of many marquee teams ... Last week, 14% of NFL plays were run without a huddle, an increase of 56% from last season and 100% from five seasons ago.

As you might imagine, these up-tempo drives can put a fair bit of pressure on the TV production crew.

gee, whatever will we do without all that downtime for them to remind us to remember to tune in to some worthless new show

 

[yoyoyo1]

9% of football broadcasts include actual football, what's wrong with bumping that up to... 12%

 

[Plexxx]

who cares what they got to say, im trying to watch the game not listen to you talk about bullshyt

 

[Hunter S Trillson]

To hell with the swine. You give those red-faced, lumpy b*stards enough time to queue up a "nugget of information or a nice anecdote" and they'll spew some gibberish about Tim Tebow completing 9 of 14 passes to a garbage pail in practice. Or some arcane nonsense about Brett Favre being the only quarterback to average three enthusiastic fist pumps per touchdown. I don't need it and frankly, it's too much to take on a head full of acid and mescaline. I hope the NFL no-huddles these bums to the unemployment line.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Oh so they get to hear themselves talk less the agony

 

[Jacksonville Swaguar]

To hell with the swine. You give those red-faced, lumpy b*stards enough time to queue up a "nugget of information or a nice anecdote" and they'll spew some gibberish about Tim Tebow completing 9 of 14 passes to a garbage pail in practice. Or some arcane nonsense about Brett Favre being the only quarterback to average three enthusiastic fist pumps per touchdown. I don't need it and frankly, it's too much to take on a head full of acid and mescaline. I hope the NFL no-huddles these bums to the unemployment line.

You need somebody to talk to rather than sitting at a tv watching a game

 

[phillycavsfan]

There's a reason this article is in the Wall Street Journal. They're not expecting the average consumer to sympathize. It's just an article explaining how the evolution of football has affected business from a television perspective. Understandable.

 

[Pack2]

I'm upset about this too....I look forward to hearing Moose Johnson and Tony Siragusa spit nonsense in between plays

 

[NYC Rebel]

I'm upset about this too....I look forward to hearing Moose Johnson and Tony Siragusa spit nonsense in between plays

Or Mike Mayock to tell us how he met some kid while he was still in his mother's womb and how he knew he'd be special.

 

[Pack2]

Or Mike Mayock to tell us how he met some kid while he was still in his mother's womb and how he knew he'd be special.

 

[DuncanWebayama]

You need somebody to talk to rather than sitting at a tv watching a game

my dude you got da worst name on this site breh

 

[KiD WavE]

well ... here comes a rule change slowing down the no huddle this offseason will get blamed on concussions.... what the networks want they get $$$$$$$$

 

[KiD WavE]

my dude you got da worst name on this site breh

besides the dude named cockmeat sandwich

 

[phillycavsfan]

If this article were written by Mike Freeman, Dan Wetzel, or someone from NFL.com, I might agree with y'all complaints.

But this is a WSJ article; you and I are probably not the target audience. No consumer is gonna read this article, call up their nearest NFL franchise, and demand their team run less no huddle offense. But for the TV producer that's trying to produce the broadcast, or the advertising exec in a company that runs ads like "SafeAuto Play of the Day" or "Fantasy impact players brought to you by Progressive", the type of guys that actually read Wall Street Journal everyday, they probably care a lot about this shyt.

So, yeah, for the Coli this is a non-issue. Just something to bytch about because it's Friday and we're waiting for the weekend.

 

[jadillac]

Doesnt seem to be a problem in college football where it's way more prevalent. The announcers still get in what they need to say about Oregon, or Oklahoma/St., etc.

Truth be told, there arent THAT many plays that deserve multiple replay angles, breakdowns, etc.