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  • NEsnake12
    NEsnake12 Member Posts: 3,795
    My 2 cents on this:

    Think of the NFL like Chris Brown or United Airlines. He beats the shit out of women and had probably the worst PR from that of any musician in recent memory... but that didn't end up hurting his record sales at all because at the end of the day, he was still putting out music that his fans liked. United had the dragging the guy of the plane PR disaster and barely took a pinch from that in the long run even though everyone was saying they'd boycott United.

    It's the same shit with the NFL. At the end of the day it's still football, and the amount of people who'd legitimately stop watching it entirely just because of protests isn't enough to hurt it at all.

    So I don't think the protests have anything to do with NFL ratings being slightly down. I think it has everything to do with the product becoming overly corporatized and less exciting than it once was. I think ratings spiked in the last few years because of the surging popularity of fantasy football (which brought in more casual fans as viewers), but it feels like fantasy hit it's plateau as a marketing tool. Also, college football has much more passion and excitement than the NFL, and it's showing now more than ever.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    NEsnake12 said:

    My 2 cents on this:

    Think of the NFL like Chris Brown or United Airlines. He beats the shit out of women and had probably the worst PR from that of any musician in recent memory... but that didn't end up hurting his record sales at all because at the end of the day, he was still putting out music that his fans liked. United had the dragging the guy of the plane PR disaster and barely took a pinch from that in the long run even though everyone was saying they'd boycott United.

    It's the same shit with the NFL. At the end of the day it's still football, and the amount of people who'd legitimately stop watching it entirely just because of protests isn't enough to hurt it at all.

    So I don't think the protests have anything to do with NFL ratings being slightly down. I think it has everything to do with the product becoming overly corporatized and less exciting than it once was. I think ratings spiked in the last few years because of the surging popularity of fantasy football (which brought in more casual fans as viewers), but it feels like fantasy hit it's plateau as a marketing tool. Also, college football has much more passion and excitement than the NFL, and it's showing now more than ever.

    This guy gets it.
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  • NEsnake12
    NEsnake12 Member Posts: 3,795
    Also this just happened...

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  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    edited September 2017
    The protesting may have started because of racism in police departments issues, but now it's just turned into a silly PC protest against Trump. Maybe they should hire Hillary or Bernie to lead it. Can't wait to see them and Obama take a knee. It's going to happen. Also, poles show these protests are the primary reason more viewers have been tuning out.
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  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    If these clowns started donating say, half of their obscene salaries to the people they claim to be protesting for, they would gain some serious credibility. But they won't. Padding their own bottom line will always be the bottom line with them (and with people in general). If owners started fining them every game they continue to do this, the protesting would wind down quickly. Gotta get the latest Lamborghini or ferarri motherfucker. Nothing else matters.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    oregonblitzkrieg said:

    The protesting may have started because of racism in police departments issues, but now it's just turned into a silly PC protest against Trump. Maybe they should hire Hillary or Bernie to lead it. Can't wait to see them and Obama take a knee. It's going to happen. Also, poles show these protests are the primary reason more viewers have been tuning out.

    He called them sons of bitches.

    You call people out, you should expect a response.
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  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    No, he did not yet, you keep repeating this false narrative. Why?
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    doogie said:

    No, he did not yet, you keep repeating this false narrative. Why?

    He called NFL players sons of bitches.
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  • TurdBomber
    TurdBomber Member Posts: 20,051 Standard Supporter
    edited September 2017
    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    doogie said:

    I didn't read your bullshit link.

    Name one person standing up telling the world they're being oppressed and can't vote. That will be the motherfucker proud to be too stupid to sign their own name.

    Political Appointee US District judges say it happens.

    They know more about it than you and I do.
    NYBE
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  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    doogie said:

    No, he did not yet, you keep repeating this false narrative. Why?

    He called NFL players sons of bitches.
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