"It is no secret that the NFL has evolved into a pass-first league over the past 30 years. When Dan Marino became the first quarterback to throw for 5,000 yards in a season and added 48 touchdown passes for good measure (obliterating George Blanda’s then-record 36), the true age of the passing offense was ushered in. Despite the constant increase in passing attempts, Marino’s single-season records stood for years. Peyton Manning finally broke the single-season touchdown record in 2004, 20 years after Marino set it..."
"In the aftermath of the National Football League’s poor handling of multiple domestic violence cases, many have called for football fans to boycott the league. The argument is a fair one: Don’t support a league that doesn’t take violence against women and children seriously. It is also a difficult argument to rebut without sounding clueless and insensitive, but I will try to do just that.
Boycotting the NFL is the easy way out when it comes to taking the issue of domestic..."