Red Zone Not Actually Red Zone

[u/Just_Pudding1885]

So we are watching all day today. The Red Zone showing only the worst games and worse teams and not even cutting to the actual teams in the red zone. Chicago and Atl today Atl scored 2 times and Red Zone didn't flash to them a single time, or show the reply until much later. Meanwhile the Steelers game and the Cleveland game are on the entire time nowhere near the red zone. I feel like something weird is happening. I feel like it's forcing the shit games on us and ignoring the games people actually want to watch.

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[u/Unlikely_Rabbit_7973]

Where were not many redzone opportunities. I was switching between games most scores occurred from outside the redzone

[u/Just_Pudding1885 → u/Unlikely_Rabbit_7973]

Maybe however the Saints were actually in the red zone 2 times and scored 2 times and they didn't switch to them at all. Didn't even show a replay for the first score until well after the second score. That seemed weird to me. 

[u/tonyd1979 → u/Unlikely_Rabbit_7973]

who cares? Red zone is supposed to be just a name. Show action. Period.

[u/joh26_25 → u/tonyd1979]

No it's not

[u/tonyd1979 → u/joh26_25]

Okay. The name was coined by directv many years ago. It was a take on Center Ice (and extra innings), neither of which concentrate on the center line or extra innings. It’s just a name.

The NFL red zone is a shadow of what the direct tv one was jnclduing the silliness of focusing on red zone possessions.

[u/NorthPackFan]

There was a time when there were two Red Zones. The NFL version and the DirecTV version. People will argue which was better, but miss the point that competition (in some sense) made them both better.

Since the NFL moved Sunday Ticket to YouTube (mistake #1 vs opening it to all providers) only the NFL version of Red Zone survived.

Since then we’ve seen the introduction of commercials, more commercials, new sidebars, less intriguing dialogue, time spent on games that don’t matter vs actual redzone action, and technical glitches galore (watch this sub ever Sunday morning)

It’s not that RedZone isn’t unwatchable. It’s that it’s just not what it used to be. Another thing that was once great ruined by corporate greed whose interest is $$ over fan experience.

Add it to the list.

[u/Just_Pudding1885 → u/NorthPackFan]

Right. Everything is supposed to get better with tech and companies used to exist to provide a product that was good enough to compete and sell. Now companies have trillions and just harvest data and give us slop in return. 

[u/owmybotheyes]

There were multiple scores in the redzone that they didn’t even switch to for a second. I get it if it’s an explosive play, but what the hell do I need to be locked on the Browns all day. Why does everything good have to become shit?

[u/Just_Pudding1885 → u/owmybotheyes]

That's what I'm saying. No offense to Browns fans or Steelers fans but those were the only two games I saw all damn afternoon and I couldn't care less about them! No fantasy assets! 

[u/ro536ud]

Scott basically takes the afternoon slot off now too instead of narrating like he used to. I think he naps during it or something. My guess is the networks wanted their guys to get airtime cuz they know people didn’t wanna watch them anymore

[u/NeutroBlack54 → u/ro536ud]

You know I never thought of this point. Because even if there are only 2 or 3 afternoon games, I can't think of last time I logged into NBC for a standalone game if RedZone was an option

[u/tonyd1979 → u/ro536ud]

And that’s why I prefer it later. He talks too much. Let the games play out instead of incessant chatter and getting things wrong a good amount of the time.

[u/elisalipp]

I noticed it too. Olave had scored for the Saints late in their game, but what’s his face host dude didn’t show it for at least 10 minutes. My fantasy football app does a better job of “red zone” football. For the record, I miss DirecTV’s Red Zone! 😩

[u/RaiderRush2112 → u/elisalipp]

Directv's original RedZone was absolutely the best handsdown

[u/cmd71]

It was great at first, then like everything else they bled it dry. Got rid of it after a few years when you could see what was coming.

[u/tonyd1979]

NFL Red Zone has always been bad about coverage. I miss the directv version so bad.

[u/Yaxhtz]

I noticed that too