NFL, IS Professional Football In Trouble?

Did you watch the Giants & Vikings game last night?  Is it just me, or is the NFL in trouble?  What makes me say this?

The Monday Night Game between the the Vikings and the Giants was ugly! The caliber of play was questionable! And the decision making of the teams is strange!  For the Vikings, Freeman starting was borderline crazy!  He was not ready and he is not that good!  The Giants, are they really the Giants or a bunch of guys dressed up like the Giants?  Does a Super Bowl team lose it that quickly?

Injuries?  Is it me, or are players dropping like flies?  We know the Packers are having issues, but other teams!  Reggie Wayne, the Colts, for the season!  Sam Bradford, the Rams, for the season!  Jay Cutler, the Bears, 4-6 weeks!  Brian Cushing, the Texans, for the season!  Arian Foster, the Texans, for 2-3 weeks!  Leon Hall, Bengals, for the season!  Jermichael Finley, Packers, for an unknown length of time!  Doug Martin, Bucs, for an unknown length of time! That is just one week!  And thses are major players!!!  It would be nice to see stats comparing other seasons!

Expansion, playing in London?  Playing Sunday Nights?  Playing Monday nights?  Playing Thursday nights, this is the craziest!  I think all these whacky schedule changes are NOT good!

Have you been to a game lately?  The flow of play I think is not good for the athletes!  Kickoff, a 3-4 minute commercial break!  A Punt, a 3-4 minute time out!  A touchdown, a 3-4 minute time out!  2-minute warning, a 3-4 minute break!  A review of a play, a 3-4 minute time out!  An injury, a 3-4 minute time out!  Not good for the fans!  Not good for the players!  No good for the NFL!

And new rules!  Helmet to helmet?  It is a good idea, but the defense is not going lower!  Knee & lower leg injuries!  Hard to play defense!  And more fines!  More stopping play to review hits.  Tackling has evolved into trying to destroy someone, instead of a good tackle!

What do you think?  Is the NFL in trouble?