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THE NFL TV RATINGS PAGE (Week 5 down again)
sportsmediawatch.com ^ | 11 Oct 2016

Posted on 10/11/2016 3:03:40 PM PDT by 11th_VA



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Player salaries were 3.7 billion in 2015. By my calculation, if this ratings drop continues, the pool of salary dollars in 2017 will be reduced by 400-800 million.
1 posted on 10/11/2016 3:03:40 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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Yes, I think agents need to be grabbing their clients and telling them to shut up, stand up and salute the flag unless they feel so strongly about it that they want to donate $5M in future salary to it. Or more, because guys like Kaepernick ought to be radioactive, who needs the drama he’s bringing?


2 posted on 10/11/2016 3:06:58 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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Patriotic Americans are fed up with elites, be they politicians, actors, athletes, or other celebrities.

The elites are beginning to notice how fed up we are when we boycott sports events and pick non-GOPe candidates. It’s all part of the same trend.


3 posted on 10/11/2016 3:07:32 PM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch.

(Pardon my Schadenfreude.)


4 posted on 10/11/2016 3:11:47 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: 11th_VA

Sweet—money is a message even the dumbest big corporation understands.


5 posted on 10/11/2016 3:13:27 PM PDT by cgbg
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To: 11th_VA

Why are you wasting valuable bandwidth hawking an organization that stomps on the American flag?


6 posted on 10/11/2016 3:19:07 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: 11th_VA

Sorry I thought this was another stupid NFL fan thread.


7 posted on 10/11/2016 3:20:15 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: 11th_VA

Krapernick is starting next game, that should help


8 posted on 10/11/2016 3:20:16 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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I’ve only watched one game thus far this season. Colts vs. Jags in England. Boring game, my team lost.

Otherwise, I won’t be watching anymore. I’ll read a book, or fire up the bike and go for a ride while the weather holds before winter sets in.

Not missing the NFL.


9 posted on 10/11/2016 3:21:15 PM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: Donglalinger

Watch the nfl...player ingrates and overpaid? You gotta be kiddin’ me. There is much more to life.


10 posted on 10/11/2016 3:21:41 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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I'm not 'Hawking' the NFL - I'm trying to kill their bottom line. I'm putting TV audience ratings up to encourage people to continue the boycott - see post #1; we are on track to reduce NFL revenue by $400-800 million this year.

Also, the data also suggests people are watching their own teams play, but not other teams. Personally, I went cold turkey.

11 posted on 10/11/2016 3:24:07 PM PDT by 11th_VA (No Quarter for 'NeverTrumpers')
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$3.7 billion in salaries?

How much of that goes to their buddies in Chicago or LA? How much finds its way to various mosks?


12 posted on 10/11/2016 3:24:33 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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Did they televise the Patriots game this past weekend? I suspect with Brady returning there would be a large bump in the TV audience. Once the Patriots continue to win games, the national TV audience should drop back.


13 posted on 10/11/2016 3:24:41 PM PDT by CatOwner
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Krapernick is starting next game, that should help

Hoping for a Lawerence Taylor-Joe Theismann Redux.

14 posted on 10/11/2016 3:26:54 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Divided by 32 (teams) I get $115 million per team - that’s called the salary cap - how much each team can spend on player salaries. (Wiki says salary cap is 132 million) my math is slightly off.


15 posted on 10/11/2016 3:31:01 PM PDT by 11th_VA (No Quarter for 'NeverTrumpers')
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............LOL, Hey Roger!!!................do you need some help on the MATH !!!????

If this trend keeps trending buddy, you won’t have your job much longer!


16 posted on 10/11/2016 3:32:18 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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I wonder what LT’s position is on this crap. I was a die hard skins fan, but always respected LT.


17 posted on 10/11/2016 3:35:50 PM PDT by 11th_VA (No Quarter for 'NeverTrumpers')
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Patriotic Americans are fed up with elites, be they politicians, actors, athletes, or other celebrities.

For sure!

18 posted on 10/11/2016 3:37:49 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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These guys make millions of dollars .. and our high school football teams play better football.

How about lobbing the ball almost the entire length of the field .. and another player is there to catch the ball in the end zone.

I’ve never, ever seen a pro team do that .. something is very wrong if they can’t play better than teenagers.

Maybe the coaches should make them watch out teenagers play football and they’ll figure out they need to step up the game just a bit.


19 posted on 10/11/2016 3:39:02 PM PDT by CyberAnt (Peace through Strength)
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NFL may go the way of MLB.

I watched most of the Texas Rangers home and away games, and until the last couple of weeks of the season, the stadiums were 1/3 to 2/3 empty, game after game, week after week. Apparently, the MLB no longer cares about ballpark attendance and instead rely on TV broadcasting as their main revenue source.

Of course, the prices of the extras — food, caps, etc. — don’t help entice attendance.

With over 160 games per season, one would have to be a very dedicated and financially well-off fan to attend a large number of games.


20 posted on 10/11/2016 3:40:13 PM PDT by TomGuy
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