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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 1088597, member: 204"]
I keep saying what?
 
That the games are too long?
 
That there are too many penalties?
 
That too many of the calls are too subjective - normal fans can't tell the difference between holding and non-holding for example or the difference between offensive and defensive pass interference?
 
I don't have raw statistical data if that's what you mean.
 
But I have lots of anecdotal evidence.
 
I live in Philly.
 
I have a number of football freak friends - lifetime fans - who now refuse to attend Eagles games - because the games are too long - there are too many time outs, etc. One friend, while we are at a Monday Night game two years ago, commented that we were simply part of the "studio audience" - that the game presentation was not for us but for the TV audience.  
 
And I have heard on talk radio - I think this AM - that the NFL has concerns about game attendance - fans prefer watching from home.
 
I have read posts I think on this board commending the World Cup because, in part, the games last only two hours - not four hours.
 
I have heard many football fans - and even announcers - complain that there are just too many calls during games.  
 
People watch on TV - no doubt about it.
 
But, its become more and more about various forms of gambling including fantasy leagues, and just the social event of watching every week. It's less and less about the game itself.
 
In the absence of data, obviously it's my opinion, but I think I'm right.
 
Sorry.
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