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Originally Posted by jammies
Your bolded statement is why the NFL is popular, along with fantasy teams and a culture built around gameday, as the games aren't nearly exciting enough on their own to entice fans from other countries. NFL blows goats and has since the late 80s; I'd 1000X rather watch American college ball or the CFL.
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There wouldn't be fantasy or a "culture" built around it if the product didn't deliver. It's not like the NFL has a long history to fall back on like MLB. It's exploded in popularity because it's exciting.
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The one thing the league does excel at is hype and flash to cover up the fact that 95% of the game is sheer tedium and maybe 5% mildly entertaining. "Ooh, a fair catch!" "Wow, 2 yard run into the line!" "Look, he threw the ball 4 yards downfield!" "Another fair catch!" Now that's excitement!
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"Wow a ten yard out on a field the size of an acrage, how'd the DB not cover that?"
And a no yards penalty is so much more exciting than a fair catch.
"Hey, that guy missed a field goal. Oh well, give him a point for trying really hard."