Why is the NFL the best pro sport in the USA?

[Darrell Green Fan]

you are correct in that first comment and it was me who first mentioned the 50 yarder. Unlike most here I'll simply own my mistake. My bad.

and, no, I'm not agreeing with you that a 50 yard completion holds great value if it does not become a score. some value? sure. I will also add a 50 yarder that does not become a score likely does not happen much in a game as I pointed out.

You clearly go out of your way to overvalue football and really no need. You like it better, maybe a lot better. so do I. No need to overvalue certain things about it.

I'm not overvaluing anythng. You are the one to argue that 50 yards in field position is comparable to a pitcher thowing a few more pitches in an inning he gets out of. I was simply pointing out it's far more valuable and I gave my reasons.

Would you rather start on the 5 or the opponent's 45? You honestly don't see that as a big difference and comparable to your starting pitcher throwing 5 additional pitches? Really? Again I was not the one to create this scenario but clearly you have seen a long completion from a team that is backed up but still didn't end up in field goal range.

Props for admitting an error. We all do it and few admit it.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

Yes, but when is the last time the Bengals, Lions or Commanders won anything? Before every season, you probably could have list 4-5 teams that have a chance to win the Super Bowl and you would almost always be right. It’s probably not much different in any of the major sports actually.

What is "anything? I said in the NFL you feel you have a chance. And when those teams made Super Bowls or Championship Games recemt;u well their fans obviously felt they had a chjance, because they did. Let me know when Maryland gets this far.

 

[dtgold88]

I'm not overvaluing anythng. You are the one to argue that 50 yards in field position is comparable to a pitcher thowing a few more pitches in an inning he gets out of. I was simply pointing out it's far more valuable and I gave my reasons.

Would you rather start on the 5 or the opponent's 45? You honestly don't see that as a big difference and comparable to your starting pitcher throwing 5 additional pitches? Really? Again I was not the one to create this scenario but clearly you have seen a long completion from a team that is backed up but still didn't end up in field goal range.

Props for admitting an error. We all do it and few admit it.

In fact, because I am an adult and will admit errors as already shown I do think the 50 yards matters more.....but how often do we see 50 yard pass plays that result in no points being scored?

as I keep saying I love football so much more. In fact, I wont even watch a baseball game if I don't care who wins (so pretty much as to be a Tribe game). I'll watch football if I don;t care who wins.

Just my opinion, but do think you are overvaluing the sport you like better.

 

[chappee11]

What is "anything? I said in the NFL you feel you have a chance. And when those teams made Super Bowls or Championship Games recemt;u well their fans obviously felt they had a chjance, because they did. Let me know when Maryland gets this far.

“Anything” in this context is defined as winning a Super Bowl. How many teams had a legit shot to do so before the season started? Chiefs, Bills, Eagles, Lions, Ravens maybe? Maybe you want to add another team to that list? Meanwhile, 3 of those teams are still playing. If Washington wins it all, that would be a huge upset. But those situations are very rare in the NFL.

As for Maryland, you are 100% right. They wouldn’t compete for a National Championship for 100 years.

 

[dtgold88]

“Anything” in this context is defined as winning a Super Bowl. How many teams had a legit shot to do so before the season started? Chiefs, Bills, Eagles, Lions, Ravens maybe? Maybe you want to add another team to that list? Meanwhile, 3 of those teams are still playing. If Washington wins it all, that would be a huge upset. But those situations are very rare in the NFL.

As for Maryland, you are 100% right. They wouldn’t compete for a National Championship for 100 years.

Before the season? Hell, you could add even the Browns to that list. Maybe Dallas (instead of Washington). I'd say for sure SF is on the list along with maybe TB and the Rams.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

“Anything” in this context is defined as winning a Super Bowl. How many teams had a legit shot to do so before the season started? Chiefs, Bills, Eagles, Lions, Ravens maybe? Maybe you want to add another team to that list? Meanwhile, 3 of those teams are still playing. If Washington wins it all, that would be a huge upset. But those situations are very rare in the NFL.

As for Maryland, you are 100% right. They wouldn’t compete for a National Championship for 100 years.

The NFL is very good at gaslighting people it has parity. It largely does not. MLB has *more parity* just because the sport is built more for that. Even despite the clowncar mockery of competition the MLB financial system is.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

“Anything” in this context is defined as winning a Super Bowl. How many teams had a legit shot to do so before the season started? Chiefs, Bills, Eagles, Lions, Ravens maybe? Maybe you want to add another team to that list? Meanwhile, 3 of those teams are still playing. If Washington wins it all, that would be a huge upset. But those situations are very rare in the NFL.

As for Maryland, you are 100% right. They wouldn’t compete for a National Championship for 100 years.

But I said if you were a fan of those teams you felt that you had a shot. And getting to the Super Bowl or the Championship Game means your team had a shot. Hell on draft day every fan of every team feels optimism. Can we really say that about a Maryland fan on national signing day?

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

The NFL is very good at gaslighting people it has parity. It largely does not. MLB has *more parity* just because the sport is built more for that. Even despite the clowncar mockery of competition the MLB financial system is.

When was the last time we saw a last place team in baseball or any other sport make a run the follow season, or at the least make the playoffs? We see it in the NFL quite often with Washington being the latest example.