Shows the opposite.
XFL is coming back... maybe - NFL screwed up large
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Shows the opposite.
Wrong again.
leading or early indicators.
If the fans came back for the playoffs... I would be more inclined to agree these are temporary issues.
We already know ratings are down . These few paragraphs sum it up pretty well.
http://deadline.com/2017/12/nfl-ant...on-ends-but-problems-still-linger-1202234030/
Former New York Giants football coach Bill Parcells had a maxim that he used when people would talk about how losing teams were actually better than they appeared: “You are what your record says you are.”
In this final weekend of the 2017 regular season for the National Football League, we should remember those words as we head into the post-season. For no matter how the hoopla of the playoffs and the Super Bowl may disguise it, the league is in trouble, based on its track record of negativity for the season.
TV ratings are down, sponsors and advertisers are worried, player concerns are largely unmollified, and attendance in many cities is spotty. The NFL is a league that relies on ever-increasing numbers and television ratings for its momentum. No matter how they dress up the situation, every key indicator of fan interest – which is the true driver of the league – has an arrow pointing down.
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If the fans came back for the playoffs... I would be more inclined to agree these are temporary issues.
We already know ratings are down . These few paragraphs sum it up pretty well.
http://deadline.com/2017/12/nfl-ant...on-ends-but-problems-still-linger-1202234030/
Former New York Giants football coach Bill Parcells had a maxim that he used when people would talk about how losing teams were actually better than they appeared: “You are what your record says you are.”
In this final weekend of the 2017 regular season for the National Football League, we should remember those words as we head into the post-season. For no matter how the hoopla of the playoffs and the Super Bowl may disguise it, the league is in trouble, based on its track record of negativity for the season.
TV ratings are down, sponsors and advertisers are worried, player concerns are largely unmollified, and attendance in many cities is spotty. The NFL is a league that relies on ever-increasing numbers and television ratings for its momentum. No matter how they dress up the situation, every key indicator of fan interest – which is the true driver of the league – has an arrow pointing down.
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Intellectually dishonest again. The last team sold (Buffalo Bills), was the lowest valued team in the NFL. They still are the lowest valued team ($1.6 billion). Every other team in the league will sell for a higher price.