Why is the NFL So BAD

Pete Rozelle looked down from heaven yesterday and asked, "What happened to my empire?" That would be a tough question to answer. The man died on top of the sporting world. Now the NFL is mired in mediocracy and floundering ratings. Even the most die-hard football fans would have a hard time naming off the last 3 Super Bowl champs. ESPN, which took on the failing Monday Night Football, spends all year trying to cram the NFL down our throats with draft previews and trade possibilities. When these come on, I change the channel. Who cares? When you watch a game, its three and out, punt, commercials, three and out, punt commercials, three and out, punt commercials, get a couple of first downs, kick a field goal, commercials, kickoff,commercials. Could they cram a couple of more commercials in there? The league's salary cap implemented to create parody did just that; there is barely any difference in the worst team and the best team. This year's Super Bowl featured the worst team ever to make the Super Bowl, and the worst quarterback ever to make the playoffs. Do you even remember the Super Bowl? No. It was raining and that's about it. If the league does nothing to rectify the slumping rating pro football will go the way of the NHL: to the outdoor channel. The NFL means nothing to people that live outside the 32 cities that play host to the NFL. Ask what's more important to an Pheonix resident: Arizona State football or Arizona Cardinals? They will tell you Arizona State, and ASU has been atrocious of late. I heard an interesting theory on why there is no playoff in college football. Because the NFL does not want one. Ask yourself: what's bigger the NBA playoffs or March Madness? Answer: March Madness by longshot. The same would happen in the NFL. They would be playing second fiddle to the NCAA, which they are in danger of anyway because of the BCS championship. Bottom line the NFL is boring; soon to be exposed for the fraud that it is. The diehard fans in the big cities keep holding on to the glimmer of hope, the pax romana, they enjoyed in the '80s and '90s will return. The New England Patriots tried to establish dominance and were by far the best thing going for the NFL but were squashed by the salary cap limitations. The NFL is in trouble, and the sooner the fans admit it, the sooner the they fix the problem. But with fans holding out hoping see a reastablishment of the glory days it won't happen. We have to hit them where it hurts, and just don't watch it. You won't miss anything. Even if the game is close you won't miss greatness. There is no John Elway's "The Drive", or Montana and the 49ers marching 93 yards to the endzone to win the Super Bowl. No Clark's catch in the endzone, or Buffalo's come-back from 32 down. No Barry Sanders, Aikman, Young, Marino, or Kelly. Instead we've got Ben Rothlesburger bumbling his way to a Lombardi Trophy. The League should be embarrassed. I don't know what happened to your empire Mr. Rozelle. All I can tell you is I don't like it.