Thursday, February 28, 2019

Entertainment is Good

For three weeks, I have been watching football games from the Alliance of American Football, the AAF. The games and league have been very entertaining, for a number of reasons. 

Rules
The AAF has some interesting rules - no point after touchdowns, no kickoffs, only five can rush the passer, and others. This makes for less predictable scores and more balanced teams.  Of course, each team wants to have as good an offense and defense as possible, but this format makes it prohibitive to be a specialist team. 

Personnel
Some players have NFL experience. Some coaches do, too.  Some don't. However, it is clear that the players and coaches are a notch above a good college program.  Add to it a less likelihood of game fixing, and the product has been more fun to watch. 

Side Dishes
Or rather, the lack thereof.  There haven't been players "taking a knee." The commercials are short and infrequent.  The refs have been equally fair / unfair. 

Summary
All in all, it's just been good football.  Not much else.  And that's why it is entertaining.


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