What's the point, of attack?! 

Flash-back... Mostly takes place around what’s best viewed as the line of skirmish, while…more traditionally called that of "scrimmage" - it sure resembled that...as in "a confused struggle or fight". A game within a game, as it's called. The ones that take place in where else, but the "trenches" where the "push" gives way to "shove", and even if you can get away with it, pull on the other player's jersey... with tear away jerseys getting ripped off by who else, but the officials. And while I'm at it, what's the point of having extra points, if the whole outcome being decided by what got invented, initially introduced as a "drop kick" variety. Which, of course, along with the goals posts, and the line where the ball is placed to attempt the "point after" keeps getting moved around. Which, I surmise, is what explains why a so-called "fast paced, high scoring affair" has come to resemble the "hurry up and wait" military culture of the 1940's. What has been re-imagined by the offense and defense rushing to the line only to be told "hold on for one more commercial". We're talking, of course, about experiencing nostalgia.