Football is one of the most boring sports to ever exist, amirite?

I like football. I don't like 45 minutes of commercials and 15 minutes of football. I just watch highlights of games now on YouTube.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Highlights or game in 40

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Where do you access game in 40

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They have it on the NFL app, otherwise YT can put up a game in 40' recap

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I have NFL gamepass there you can watch every game in 40 minutes.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That sounds like how the game was intended to be played

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's probably how it was originally. But the league makes more money the way things are now. But also, taking timeouts for injuries is more about player safety than the game was originally, and sometimes reviews are necessary. I just watch passively while I do something else nowadays.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Red zone baby. No commercials and they show every important play.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Redzone is like football crack

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You've clearly not watched Redzone on a Sunday afternoon.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Once you go RedZone, you never go back.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

fantasy football + red zone. could be considered a narcotic it's so powerful

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Gambling addictions are very strong.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

While fantasy football is technically gambling, the buy ins for the leagues I'm in are pretty low. It's very addictive because of the competition and friendly rivalry. Couldn't care less about the payout, rubbing it on your buddies' face when you win is the real award.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

This. I compare the entry fee to that of paying to play a sport or join a club...or hell, buying a videogame. It's a super fun activity to do with my friends that lasts 17 weeks. It's something I look forward to every week. While potentially winning money is nice, it's not at all what I'm here for.   Now, those who are in 20 different leagues are definitely coming at this from a gambling perspective because at that point all you care about is winning money. In 1 or 2 leagues you care about watching and cheering on your players.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

In other words, death is the only escape from RedZone, you poor bastard.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

7 hours of commercial free football baby. Also the witching hour is classic, must watch

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Scott Hansen's excitement over the octobox!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

"When wins become losses and losses become wins" Never gets old

by Anonymous 2 years ago

When all your fantasy teams have a 50% shot of winning going into witching hour 😯

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Redzone is about the best thing to happen to football in a long time.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's the most dopamine I've ever received in such a short period of time from anything besides drugs

by Anonymous 2 years ago

But have you ever watched RedZone.. *on drugs*.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yes. Yes I have. And it's glorious.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Best thing since the forward pass

by Anonymous 2 years ago

The witching hour is magical

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Football crack

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Mountain Dew Redzone or Old Spice Redzone?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Redzone is the only thing that makes watching football tolerable and it makes you realize how much the sport actually does kind of suck 95% of the time when you go back to watching just a single game.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I need to force myself to do other stuff just so I don't sit down for like 10+ hours on Sunday

by Anonymous 2 years ago

He is playing video games. Doesn't know what red zone is

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I find any sport is much more enjoyable when you truly understand how it works and functions. Makes everything a lot more interesting. I know A LOT about football, the players, defensive coverage, offensive plays which translates to a more enjoyable experience.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I've always found the front lines very interesting, especially when it's a 1 yard play at the goal line. A lot goes on in a very short time.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

But you'll only really care to learn if you already have some interest in it. It's cyclic

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Glad someone said it. No one's learning all that information without enjoying the game in the first place.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Facts. I played football so I know it well and don't have to research as much. Baseball, basketball (I've played it in street but I don't really know about zoning or what certain plays are called, nor all the positions) Soccer I went to a game had no idea what the rules are , positions, but I enjoyed the food! Same with hockey. I like Yugioh some don't. It's because I know the rules and actually enjoy the back and forth and strategy of it. Same with Chess. I'm a nerd

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I love watching rugby too and still can't wrap my head around the rules. Player emerges from giant mass, tosses ball, eventually another giant mass, player emerges.... fun though.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My mother-in-law LOVES football and has known tons about it since she was a kid. One night we were at her house with my husband's brothers and they decided to turn on a professional League of Legends game (eSports). I tried to quickly explain a few things that were going on to my mother-in-law and she seemed so lost. After a little while she turned to me and said "I finally understand all those wifes who don't understand football. This is totally overwhelming and I have absolutely no idea what's going on." She worded it that way partially because I am a wife who doesn't understand football haha. But it's true that the more you understand what's going on and all the intricacies of the game, then it's so much more enjoyable to watch.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's even more exciting when you have money on the game 💰

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Makes everything more exciting ha

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That says nothing though. Snail racing is ok to watch if you've got money riding on it.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Pretty much everything this guy said ^^ But I also record the games and watch them when I can, being able to zip through commercials

by Anonymous 2 years ago

If you're watching American football simply to see the ball in action you're going to have a bad time. American football is more or less a game of chess where each player has a specific job and can only perform specific actions to help their side achieve the goal of winning the game. The majority of the game is about the strategies and tactics each team uses to utilize their players the best to win the game.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You also get to participate. Every play you get to play prognosticator as to what you think a team should do offensively or defensively and see it come to fruition. "Based on 3rd and 7 with 4 minutes left down by 5 on the -25 and no timeouts my team on offense, based on the defense cover 2 robber look where my team is playing 2x2 the x receiver should be open on the corner route. Let's see if that happens." The play happens and you're right or it doesn't because your team is the Broncos are god awful dumpster fire lmao

by Anonymous 2 years ago

steelers fans feel this rn

by Anonymous 2 years ago

As a Browns fan... Welcome to the club! We have pity parades.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They merely adopted the pain. We Browns fans were born in the misery, molded by it.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I feel personally attacked!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Run run pass brother if you don't like that you don't like Canada-ball ... It's me I don't like Canada-ball

by Anonymous 2 years ago

yeah exactly.. i personally don't like football. it's really very boring play and i like to watch cricket

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I miss Troy :(

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Okay you're gonna have to explain cover 2 robber. I'm assuming you just mean, like, a 2 high shell pre-snap with a rotation to single high man? I've never actually seen that referred to as "cover 2 robber", but then again I had never seen 2 man under as "cover 5" before but it's apparently super common.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Same concept. Cover 3 look and the safety rolls to the middle from mfc to mfo. Benefit is it looks like cover 3 zone but can turn into cover 2 man with a hook defender or spy (depending how you play it)

by Anonymous 2 years ago

If only most fans were this familiar with the game, you've left a *high mark* to match.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Where can I go to learn these things?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Better have a competent free safety to run a scheme like this or else you're susceptible to getting burned in the seam.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Broncos country… Let's ride

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Bronco country, let's cry

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Unless you're the Falcons and you just run the ball no matter what.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

NFL: has forward pass Falcons: "I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it."

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Angry Kyle Pitts owner?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Someone described it to me this same way when I complained like OP, its basically a strategy game. That's when it clicked for me I actually found it a bit more enjoyable after that.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

> [X] is more or less a game of chess where each player has a specific job and can only perform specific actions to help their side achieve the goal of winning the game. The majority of the game is about the strategies and tactics each team uses to utilize their players the best to win the game. I feel you can say that about almost all sports and games.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Golf is way more boring

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Golf is great because no one cares if you drink while you play

by Anonymous 2 years ago

This is 90% the reason why I used to go bowling every week. And way cheaper than either golf or a bar.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm a golf professional and even I find golf boring to watch at times (I mostly only watch the majors) but, baseball is more boring and I think even curling is not only boring but annoying AF. Golf is not the worst to watch.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I also only watch the majors but baseball is a lot of fun to watch and curling is AWESOME to watch.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Still boring but it's cool to watch the best be the best from time to time. Baseball is exciting because of the potential of each pitch and it being the only game where it's truly never over til it's over.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Nothing is more boring than baseball

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How did you forget about golf already?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I love baseball, but even many of the guys I played with in college couldn't sit through a game on TV without being bored.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I quite enjoy playing baseball. I even like watching my local semi-pro team play. But watching it on TV? I would rather watch…you know what? I keep trying think of something hyperbolic to say here, but I literally can't think of *anything* more boring that baseball on TV. No joke, I would rather watch paint dry for 3 hours. At least I can see things in the random shapes that the texture makes.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

NASCAR?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Like all things the more you know about it the more entertaining it will be

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's pretty exciting when somebody accidentally makes a right turn

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Got into baseball recently with this Phillies run and I couldn't agree less.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Baseball is awesome. Every pitch there's potential for action and that's either exciting because your team is batting, or worrying because your team is pitching. I love baseball

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You misspelled GOLG , Happens to all of us.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Like any other sport, golf is way more interesting if you actually understand it.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I find it boring but If your not interested in something your going to find it boring. There's many people out there that would say the things you enjoy are boring.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I know people who get excited over math lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Does it fill a stadium

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah with a bunch of babes

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I know people who get excited over meth lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

As a Canadian who is not a big football fan, the one thing that is exciting about the NFL is that there are only 16 games in a season. That means every game is 5x more important than an NBA game and 10x more important than an MLB game. The other thing that impresses me about the NFL is that there are some small cities where practically everyone you meet is a season ticket holder to their NFL team. Being a Leafs fans I was sitting thinking "how could everybody have $20k to drop on season tickets… then I realized there's only 8 home games in a season and that you can get a cheap pair of season tickets for like $1200. You add in the tailgating, etc. and what a great past time to bring a community closer together for 16-20 weeks of the year.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Football is a great sport to have on in the background when you have house guests. You can be chatting, snacking, doing other things, and when a play happens you watch, then while all the commercials and analysis and replays are happening you do other things and socialize with your friends. Other sports you have to watch from beginning to end otherwise you miss the action, which is fine if you're alone and you want to watch for a few hours straight. I think this is why people have football parties a lot more than they have hockey or basketball parties.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

"Football is great if you don't pay attention to it"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

More like: football is great if you don't pay exclusive attention to it. The person you are responding to clearly pays some attention to football.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I think I'd rather have music on more than anything But of course there's multiple options 😃

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Have you ever tried to watch baseball?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Baseball is best on Radio while doing yard work.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Baseball is actually best in the stadium.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That makes total sense. I have some podcasts that are best enjoyed as background noise

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You obviously missed the Alabama - Tennessee game

by Anonymous 2 years ago

TN fan here. Still riding the emotional high.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm a 71 y/o Baylor grad. Most of our 7 children chose Texas A&M. We love college football, especially Big 12 and SEC. Saturdays are pretty awesome around here. I was the team doctor for a small Texas town high school football team for 14 years. Our boys were playing and a daughter cheerleading. These are fantastic memories.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I hope you guys find a way to get rid of Jimbo. Your poor boosters lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

He is Baylor grad though. He might be loving the Texas A&M drama. Given Baylor is a part of the Hateful 8. Source: an Iowa State fan.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

The problem is your clearly not watching Patrick Mahomes

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah I think OP would change their tune if they watched that Bills Chiefs game from last year

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Next time, please add the word "American" before that fake football, when you talk about this.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

dude. I was legit confused about all of these numbers haha

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah I had a stroke. Americans 🤦‍♂️ football and their weird measuring systems.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Pretty sure all people outside the US know that a sport should only be called football if you play a ball with a foot, and not some leathered egg with your hands

by Anonymous 2 years ago

One explanation for the common and apparently contradictory use of the word 'football', is that it's so called because it's a sport played when you're on your feet, as opposed to on a horse or something. Also might explain why (as others have pointed out) rugby is properly called _rugby football_, and many in the game still refer to a rugby player as a 'footballer'.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I really wanna see horse rugby.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

DaE hAnDeGg? lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Millions of people around the world agree with you. Ur opinion quite popular.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah that's why football is the most popular sport, not handegg

by Anonymous 2 years ago

What I find fascinating about American football (D1 and NFL) is the freakish amount of athletic talent that is on the field making the game look effortless; especially at the quarterback position in the NFL. I played football from the time I was 9 years old all the way up through junior college and let me assure you it is EXTREMELY rare for someone to have the natural ability that is needed to play QB in the NFL. It is probably one of the most difficult things to do in sports. You can coach someone up on throwing mechanics and you can teach someone how to read defenses but NFL caliber QBs have so many other traits that simply cannot be coached. I think Dan Marino said in an interview that he could "feel" where to go with the ball on any given play and he had a natural reaction to that feeling to throw the ball with a certain speed and a certain amount of finesse to get it to the right spot. How could you coach someone to do that? So I guess having an appreciation of the athletic prowess that is on the field doing super human things is what makes me enjoy watching.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

reading this at 3am while watching the Ravens - Bucs game haha

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I could easily agree with you, but then again i happily watch test match cricket so i don't want to be hypocritical 😅

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I see your football and I raise you NASCAR.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I mean, racing has been a sport since forever. I'm no historian, but I'd wager racing was the among the first sports or games in most, if not all, cultures. "I don't get the love of chariot races. It's horses going in circles, big woop." - guy in ancient Rome, probably

by Anonymous 2 years ago

NASCAR is one big turn

by Anonymous 2 years ago

The last ten years it's been one big turn for the worse.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oval Tracks are heavily banked. Its actually closer to a straight line race than any race with an actual turn that requires a brake point and significant slowdown. Its basically simulated long distance drag racing.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That's because football is a physical game of chess and you just don't understand it

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Do you like any sports?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Clearly someone has never watched baseball I don't think it's _the most boring_ but it's certainly more mid than most Americans think it is

by Anonymous 2 years ago

nah when you understand what's going on and you're truly rooting for a team it's so enjoyable

by Anonymous 2 years ago

11 minutes of actual gameplay? That's not even remotely accurate.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah there's at least 15 wtf.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oh this one again….

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Quit watching the Thursday night games, they've been a disaster

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Do you mean football or handegg?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I was wondering too, until I saw the game time not quite correct for football.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You mean kickball?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Opinion of a person that never played or learned the game of football.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

RedZone my friend. No commercials

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Wait until you watch baseball

by Anonymous 2 years ago

While I kind of like football, I can almost always find something to do I like more than watching football, particularly on weekends when Football is played.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I don't disagree with how religious americans are about football can seem exaggerated but, as others here have said, I think the more you understand it, the more you can enjoy it. I don't think someone who doesn't enjoy it actually understands the game.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Many American football fans would tell you soccer is the most boring sport to ever exist. Neither are boring. They are timeless classic sports that appeal to different demographics. If you take the time to learn one extremely well while ignoring the other, you're probably going to find the one you know less about extremely boring.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's fun if you can fill the downtime. Drinking, snacking, complaining about the refs.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's got a high activation energy to get into.

by Anonymous 2 years ago