Chaos

The people running the NFL certainly are not stupid. They have created one of the most successful entertainment products in the world. This entertainment is built on the foundation of a very exciting sport, football. But the entertainment piece extends far past that; pre-game shows, post-game shows, gambling tie-ins, on field and off field political messaging, and even cross-promotions with Taylor Swift. I think nearly 100% of the people who post on this forum, actually are mostly interested in the games themselves, whether they are attending in person or watching on TV. Regarding the games themselves there seems to be increasingly legitimate concerns about competetive balance, particularly concerns with officiating, but including other areas like scheduling and opaque draft compensation formulas. If they NFL were to ask you what should we ask of fans, what would your survey questions be. Some of mine would be: do you think the officiating is fair? What, if any rules do you think should be eliminated? What, if any rules do you think should be added? what, if any rules do you think should be changed? Does legal NFL gambling make the games more enjoyable for you? How much does NFL gambling make you concerned about the games integrity? Do you prefer the traditional or dynamic kickoff rules? should the draft order rules be changed to avoid encouraging teams to "tank"? Should pre-season games be eliminated? How many teams should make the playoffs? Should the current unbalanced scheduling methodolgy be maintained, or should the schedules be more balanced? IE teams no longer play division opponents twice, removing the advantage of playing in a crappy division (arguably a key component of the patriots long run of success) NOTE: I would expect all questions have as a choice, "I don't care". I am hoping mostly to compile a giant list of questions, rather than get feedback on answers to specific questions. What questions would you like fans to be asked? Once we have a giant list of questions, we can wittle it down to a few key questions, and survey ourselves.

The seven on the field are open to interpretation too. I am just adding an 8th human official with a better viewing angle. Not someone to diagnose every play in replay in slow motion. The goal would be to avoid the situations where everyone watching the game moans simulataneously at some incrediblly absurd calls. Officials on the field discuss calls among themselves all the time. Let the eye in the sky help sort it out. Phanton facemasking for example. In real time, everyone but the guy who throws the flag watching on tv, typically knows it was not a facemask. Its not rocket science. On or off the field.

bills lead the league in points per drive. They are far further down the list on points allowed per drive. If the defense was average. If the defense as fully dependable the Bills should welcome track meets. it is clear it is to protect the defense.

Maybe the real upset should be "why can't the Bills TE's get this open?"

America chooses

The Ravens lost the game. The Bills on the other hand did not lose the game. This was not a classic battle of teams playing brilliant ball and one-upping each other.

Reasonable point on saving the time out (although I disagree, we should have been focused on ending the game on that drive). I am not sure McDermott did not have input on that third down play.

Not challenging the spot on 3rd and goal was nearly a fatal coaching blunder.

There is the alternative of simply maintaining "regardless of the talent on the roster, as long as you are competetive every year, and reach the playoffs, all is good"

5 NFL coaches have won 1/3 of all Super Bowls combined A total of 13 coaches account for 63% of all super bowl victories. Since the super bowl started, there have been 315 head coaches. 4 percent of all those coaches have 63% of the Super Bowl wins. Its not likely anyone mentioned in your post, will ever be added to that group of multiple super bowl winners. Four percent suggests about 1 to 2 at a time. Andy Reid is already occupying that spot. There might be one left.

This shows were the types of fans who post on fan forums are:

Harbaugh did a pretty weak job coaching yesterday. And can't advance further than the divisional round with a supposed 3 time MVP. At some point something has got to give.

Dan Quinn, Ron Rivera, Doug Pederson, and Dan Quinn all say hello.

Angry he did not get Zuckermans seat. a post truly worthy of the r word

I don't think you would know what a fact is if it bit you on your ass.