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Football

Maxheader

(4,373 posts) Sun Oct 28, 2018, 09:49 AM Oct 2018

Have you heard, there's a lot of points being scored in the NFL! [View all]

Do you agree why?

It’s in part because of offensive innovations, in part because the league is legislating defense out of the game, and in part because there are a lot of really talented offensive players and not nearly as many talented defensive players.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/28/week-8-aaron-rodgers-los-angeles-rams-patrick-mahomes-andy-reid-leveon-bell-franchise-tag-steelers

It may be the defenses will get better at the back end of the season after adjusting to
rules limiting their aggressiveness..imho

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Have you heard, there's a lot of points being scored in the NFL! [View all] Maxheader Oct 2018 OP

People watch or go to games to see goals. Turbineguy Oct 2018 #1

NFL is a shell of the game it was... Moostache Oct 2018 #2

I have been wondering... JayhawkSD Oct 2018 #3

I'm not much of a fan, but I recall games in the '70s when PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #4