What makes people like sports? People like sports because it is inherent in our human nature to enjoy seeing someone approach a challenge and through their skill, their effort or sometimes just sheer luck, make it through the gauntlet. Football is a sport that presents plenty of challenge along its way, whether it’s passing over the heads of defenders to a wide receiver, running through a blockade of beefy strong linebackers or simply kicking the ball through the goalpost. Meeting the challenges is what football is all about. For the NFL there are three challenges that need to be met head-on.
The preseason
Long the bane of consistent fans and new prospects alike is the NFL’s long preseason coverage. For fans who have missed football from February foreword the preseason offers an exciting look at new teams, how they work together and how draft picks are coming along to form a consistent and solid year. Everyone from sports enthusiasts to predicting prophets wants to see what the teams look like. However, the four-week preseason before the regular season games begin is simply too long. Preseason games are played with less ardor and many of the star...