NFL To Save Fans From Terrible Football

Good news, your local nightmare is over, or at least not readily available for viewing.

The NFL is set to blackout more games on local television this season than ever before.  If a team fails to sell-out a home game by 72 hours before kick-off, the NFL will not allow that game to be shown in the local market.  After 96-percent of the NFL’s games were shown locally in 2008, this season it appears that at least a dozen teams will face at least one blacked out game and the Jacksonville Jaguars are facing the prospect of every home game being unavailable locally.  Let me just be the first to say, thank you, NFL.

As someone who sat through at least two Jaguars games last season, I can tell you that it’s a nap-inducing experience.  Have you ever witnessed David Garrard trying to lead an offense without any talented receievers?  Eh, it’s not for me.  Now, fortunate Jacksonvillians will have the opportunity to instead witness the Patriots, Cowboys or Saints and their high-flying, adrenaline infused style.

The NFL’s rules are incredibly simple and don’t really seem to punish fans at all.  Obviously, if you don’t buy a ticket and attend the game in person, you don’t really want to see the game.  So, why would anyone waste the time to broadcast something that no one wants to watch?  Don’t answer that, FOX.  Do you really think fans in Detroit are going to riot if they can’t watch their precious Lions?  I think it’s a safer bet that they’ll riot if they’re made to watch the Lions.

Sure, there is a downside.  Apparently, San Diego fans will likely miss a couple of games this year unless ticket sales experience an unforeseen spike soon.  The Chargers are a fun team to watch and should easily make the playoffs in a terrible division.  But maybe the NFL knows something that the fans don’t.  Maybe there’s a reason that Chargers games need to be blacked out locally.  Maybe the fix is in and San Diego’s home schedule will include losses to division rivals Denver and Oakland.  Losing to those two poor excuses for football teams would likely be enough to burn San Diego to the ground.  But if the local fans don’t see the games, they’ll be too busy cheering on the Eagles to get caught up in their own team’s downfall.

Once again, thank you NFL.  Some people might condemn you for being uncaring in a harsh economic climate, but not this guy.  As long as you keep the Lions, Seahawks, Jaguars, 49ers, Buccaneers, Rams, Browns, Broncos and Texans off my TV, you’re alright with me.

Tags: David Garrard, football, Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL, San Diego Chargers

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