I had a discussion with coworkers about this today. If I had not already agreed to play FF in a couple of leagues I would not watch the NFL anymore. Right now I would have to say this will be my last.
My coworkers of course think I am making much ado about nothing. One tells me that even so, I can still watch and enjoy the games, even if the politics of the Gumbels and Tagliabues and the caste system grate on my nerves to no end. My response is: "Why should I bother wasting my time watching a sport that doesn't treat the athletes I want to watch fairly, is mainly comprised of over-paid crybabies who whine that they aren't paid $10 mil instead of $7, who use every excuse in the book to lounge around, take plays off during the game, and do as little as possible yet expect all manner of lavish praise and kudos for even the smallest of effort?"
These guys consider themselves sports fans but have never heard of guys like Mike Haas, Nick Hartigan, or Jesse Lumsden are, and hell they didn't even know who Matt Jones was til I started talking about him. But they know who all the black rookies are and what was happening at the combine and all about Young's six on the Wonderlic!
I already do not watch the NBA, and only watch boxing now when there is a white fighter involved. I know this is a puny and ineffective gesture on my part, but right now what else do I have but to spend my time else where?