10-28-2021, 09:14 AM
(10-28-2021, 07:38 AM)Kammrath Wrote: I just find the product to be pretty inferior. I am just shocked at how loyal Americans are to the NFL, that's all.
You are obviously in the minority. A big part of it is the difference in number of games in a season. An NFL game is rarer (once a week) and significantly more important to that teams success than an NBA game. That makes it more exciting. There is also no such thing as "rest" days for NFL players, especially the stars unless it is the very end of the season and the game has no meaning.
Other reasons you could argue the product is not inferior:
There is virtually no tanking in the NFL. Every team is desperately trying to win every game (until very late in season)
While there are plenty of issues with the refs in the NFL, there is much less talk of elite players getting special treatment. It does happen in the NFL, but not to the same degree.
Free agency is much less important in the NFL, and players tend to move based on contract rather than going to big markets and teaming up with other players. This allows smaller market teams to compete instead of having a significant disadvantage.
The draft is much more important in the NFL and is not nearly as lopsided. Its better to have earlier pick in the NFL, but nowhere to the degree it is in the NBA.
The NFL has a true salary cap, contributing to the overall competitiveness. You don't teams way in luxury tax spending way more than other (smaller market) teams.
I prefer the NFL contract method, which includes a guaranteed bonus, and non guaranteed money. When an NFL player turns into a total asshole, he gets cut relatively soon. He is not in the position to screw his team as much as an NBA player.
Because of the above, an NFL player does not have the power that an NBA player has. He can't hold his team completely hostage. There are many NBA players that are more important than their coach or GM. I think that can be an ugly dynamic.
Just some thoughts. I was NFL fan long before I became an NBA fan, so I am probably biased (as I would guess you are as well).
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