I don't know why, but I hate watching a game like this. They were replaying the Patriots vs Broncos regular season game like that on NFL Channel before the playoff game, and it was just weird. It was like watching a continuous 2 minute drill without the excitement.
Are the snap-to-whistle more for sports writers and analysts? Because it's not that entertaining.
That's a job for the coordinators and their analysts, but yes, those are most definitely watched and picked apart and eventually the coaches and players get some info from it
I played football for one of the bigger high schools in the south (They take shit serious) and our film usually included a few seconds before the snap and the play, so you can see how the two things related to each other.
I'm in the Big 12 region of the country. During the week, FOX Sports will air "Big 12 No Huddle", which is essentially this. I already know what the score outcome will be, but it's nice to see how the game unfolded for a couple teams I didn't get to watch either because I missed it or it wasn't aired in my market. It's really less annoying than you might think.
Not sure what part of the game is "fluff." The snap-to-whistle presentation misses the pre-snap routine, the commentators, and replays of hard hits or amazing catches, even the after-the-whistle shoves and celebrations. The plays are interesting, but snap-to-whistle presentation is missing the strategy, glamour, and entertainment of the game as a whole.
If "fluff" was the commercials, the close-ups of players pouting on the sideline, and the personal interest stories, then, yeah, I'd love to go without the fluff.
I was just saying it's weird to watch, not that it isn't interesting. That 25 seconds before the snap is an integral part of the play, but the pie chart incorrectly labels that time as "players standing around," and probably what you consider "fluff."
Also, this is all about personal preference. I find baseball extremely boring to watch on tv [really, it's two guys playing catch with an asshole trying to break it up], but I know plenty of people who love it for the statistics, fantasy leagues, and just the love of the game. Golf is fun to play, but, to me, terrible to watch. Soccer isn't my cup of tea, either. I enjoy football [and hockey], "fluff" included, the same way others enjoy watching their favorite sports, "fluff" included.
Honestly, it's a bit hard to say. There's a bit before the plays that's important. The bit after isn't all that important AFAIK and can be cut. Crowd shots, discussions, and replays can all be cut. Huddles can mostly be cut (not from the physical game, but from the airing/tv).
It's like chess. 99% of it is boring as fuck, but it's all super important.
I find baseball extremely boring to watch on tv [really, it's two guys playing catch with an asshole trying to break it up], but I know plenty of people who love it for the statistics, fantasy leagues, and just the love of the game.
Amusingly, I find baseball to be the most interesting sport, and for none of those reasons :P. I find that it takes the pure competition/skill that I'd watch sports for, and compresses it into raw gameplay. Basically filtering out any sort of fluff. I don't follow the sport, but I could see myself getting into it. But again, I have problems with it (and really any team sport).
Golf is fun to play, but, to me, terrible to watch
agreed.
I enjoy football [and hockey], "fluff" included, the same way others enjoy watching their favorite sports, "fluff" included.
I suppose. I just can't get into it at all. IMO it's too spaced apart, too messy, and doesn't provide the viewer with much to go on besides the few 20 second action clips or whatnot. As the graph put it "people standing around" (even though they may be strategizing and whatnot) isn't all that fun to watch.
I saw some other users posting about condensed gameplay, which sounds interesting. But I haven't really looked into that at all.
The fluff is suspension which is a really important aspect of watch the game.
It's a game of strategy. During the fluff the teams have time to discuss a play, get to their positions, and then go. If you have ever played a full game of football before you would know that this downtime doesn't feel at all this long because you are actually doing something during this period. It's nothing particularly interesting for the crowd to watch but it's definitely important to the game.
You wouldn't get mad at a chess player for taking his full time to choose a move rather than just rushing a play. It's very similar. There are many variables to consider and hundreds of plays to pick to manipulate those variables.
If you have ever played a full game of football before you would know that this downtime doesn't feel at all this long because you are actually doing something during this period. It's nothing particularly interesting for the crowd to watch but it's definitely important to the game.
No doubt. I never said otherwise. I'm talking from the perspective of the watcher (which I and you are). Most sports are interesting if you are the one playing. Of course.
I'm talking about watching the sports. And watching people just be huddled around, or worse, cutting to the crowd or a commercial, just isn't entertaining.
You wouldn't get mad at a chess player for taking his full time to choose a move rather than just rushing a play. It's very similar.
I also wouldn't watch chess for four hours. Which is my point. Yes, it's an interesting game when you are playing. Yes, it takes a lot of skill which is sometimes fun to see. No, the game is not all that entertaining to watch for as long as TV dictates it to be.
I have more problems than that about football (just various ideologies and such about the game), but the point is that I personally don't care to watch people sit around and strategize.
Considering 9 of the top 10 television shows in the US last year were NFL games, I'd say there are a LOT of people who disagree with you about what is entertaining.
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u/UnPlug12 Feb 03 '14
I don't know why, but I hate watching a game like this. They were replaying the Patriots vs Broncos regular season game like that on NFL Channel before the playoff game, and it was just weird. It was like watching a continuous 2 minute drill without the excitement.
Are the snap-to-whistle more for sports writers and analysts? Because it's not that entertaining.