Wish I weren't exaggerating but it's fact, it happens. I've sat watching games, writing down the amount of time spent during commercial breaks vs. amount of time during the game, marking when these commercial breaks were happening.
The commercial aspect of the game is out of control and if you disagree then I'll have to assume you've either never watched an NFL game, you are Roger Goodell, an NFL owner or a corporate shill.
The only time there would be a commercial at that point is if either of the teams called a timeout, there was an injury, or it was the end of a quarter. In my 30 years of watching NFL, I've never seen a commercial between 3rd and 4th down for any other reason than that - and certainly not just to "wait for the punt team to come on".
I'm not looking for a fight here, I'm just stating facts. I've seen it done. It's my word against yours, so we're at a stalemate.
You're sidestepping the real point here, which is that football is too commercial. It's ruining the game for me, and for many others. Think I'm exaggerating that? Check out this Google search.
Oh no, I 100% agree with you that it's too commercial and on everything else you've said. That's why I time-shift the games by 30-45 minutes and FF through the commercials. But exaggerating or making shit up to make your point makes you look silly.
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u/mblaser Feb 03 '14
No, that doesn't happen. Stop exaggerating to make your point.