DrDawkinstein Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Stole this topic from /r/nfl. Hey, it's the offseason... Would NFL fans tolerate on-field/on-uniform advertising in exchange for a 100% un-interrupted broadcast and shorter games? One of the biggest complaints NFL fans have is the sheer amount of commercial breaks during a standard NFL broadcast, so much so that the league is actively searching for ways to shorten commercial breaks and length of and streamlining games.... My question to you all is would you be okay if the NFL went full FIFA and changed their attitude towards advertising when it came to broadcasting games altogether?... 0 commercial breaks (excluding halftime), but have ads on the field of play (physical and through ads placed through computer graphics on the broadcast), and on player uniforms? Where there used to be commercial breaks (Timeouts, stoppages of play..etc) will be filled with normal play review/game analysis/highlights from other games..etc) with the standard "brought to you by (x) advertiser". Would you want that as a fan to avoid commercial interruptions? Do you think this is an actual course of action the NFL might ever consider? And if it were something that were to happen what would be the best and least-obtrusive way you think or would want to see it implemented? Edited February 19, 2017 by DrDareustein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 That's a trade worth making. European soccer teams have corporate logos right on their chests and it doesn't take away from the sport. Just as long as unis don't turn into stock cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 How bout we just get rid of advertising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 How bout we just get rid of advertising? What are you? A commie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Stole this topic from /r/nfl. Hey, it's the offseason... Would NFL fans tolerate on-field/on-uniform advertising in exchange for a 100% un-interrupted broadcast and shorter games? One of the biggest complaints NFL fans have is the sheer amount of commercial breaks during a standard NFL broadcast, so much so that the league is actively searching for ways to shorten commercial breaks and length of and streamlining games.... My question to you all is would you be okay if the NFL went full FIFA and changed their attitude towards advertising when it came to broadcasting games altogether?... 0 commercial breaks (excluding halftime), but have ads on the field of play (physical and through ads placed through computer graphics on the broadcast), and on player uniforms? Where there used to be commercial breaks (Timeouts, stoppages of play..etc) will be filled with normal play review/game analysis/highlights from other games..etc) with the standard "brought to you by (x) advertiser". Would you want that as a fan to avoid commercial interruptions? Do you think this is an actual course of action the NFL might ever consider? And if it were something that were to happen what would be the best and least-obtrusive way you think or would want to see it implemented? I'd be okay with a hybrid of shorter breaks and on-field as the announcers are awful enough to give us a break of a beer commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) What are you? A commie? Errr.... yes. At least by American standards. Edited February 19, 2017 by GunnerBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I have been saying this for years. Commercials have ruined the game for the fan and need to be reined in. Will it change? Probably not. The owners are getting richer off of tv money and probably wouldn't dream of hurting the cash cow. Could you live with the New Era Bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 But when would you get a beer, or get rid of the previous beers? In the end, they'll add the advertising, but not subtract any advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Boy, would that be a sight to behold... Living , breathing Wheaties boxes running up and down the field.. Human billboards hawking everything from fishing gear to cancer meds... For the moment, I'm against it.... If you want to put ads between the goalposts, (like Allstate) and on sidelines, I'm fine with it.. Wearable ads, however, should be restricted to charitable organizations like UNICEF, St.Judes, etc... Call me a pinko, but it seems like overkill. -I'll live with the commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Boy, would that be a sight to behold... Living , breathing Wheaties boxes running up and down the field.. Human billboards hawking everything from fishing gear to cancer meds... For the moment, I'm against it.... If you want to put ads between the goalposts, (like Allstate) and on sidelines, I'm fine with it.. Wearable ads, however, should be restricted to charitable organizations like UNICEF, St.Judes, etc... Call me a pinko, but it seems like overkill. -I'll live with the commercials. As nicely as possible... I don't understand this opinion at all. I don't care if they have 50 adverts on jerseys. European soccer has it and it is no big deal, Nascar has it and it is no big deal, the NBA is about to add it to jerseys. I'm all for almost anything that limits commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonabb Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Sadly, I think advertising is one of the reasons for the beginning of a slow decline for the NFL. I can't watch a single NFL game in TV unless its the Bills. It's maddening and I don't have the patience for TD, commercial, extra point, commercial, kickoff, commercial. It's nauseating. I've come to love EPL soccer, watch an entire match commercial free in one hour, forty-five minutes. I think the NFL only cares about the fans insomuch as the fans are its collective ATM. Look at relocation. The NFL and its teams basically said "Fans need to invest in our money-making model and build us a stadium or we're leaving." Socialized debt, privatized profit. As a STH, I wouldn't lose a minute's sleep if the Bills left or if the NFL went backwards. I like the game, the game, but it's getting worse. I think the players become more unlikable every year, the owners greedier, and the product sh!ttier. And because it's a growth based business, it can't sustain itself on stable revenue, it needs practically impossible levels of new revenue annually. It's not sustainable with more advertising! So back to the original point... it won't matter, the NFL will advertising itself to death because ads, clicks, products, etc. drive the league, not tickets. If they went to no commercials, we'd be bombarded with changing graphics on the field during play, uniforms that do look like stock cars, and an 8 foot tall add ribbon at field level. It would like like a casino and b unwatchable. And when will they wake up and put the Super Bowl on Saturday? They want to increase viewing, stop putting it on at 6:30 on a Sunday on the east coast and ending it at 10:30. That's the dumbest thing ever, they've destroyed tradtion every year with more dumb rules and relocations but they stupidly sit on a Sunday Super Bowl. Moronic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Boy, would that be a sight to behold... Living , breathing Wheaties boxes running up and down the field.. Human billboards hawking everything from fishing gear to cancer meds... For the moment, I'm against it.... If you want to put ads between the goalposts, (like Allstate) and on sidelines, I'm fine with it.. Wearable ads, however, should be restricted to charitable organizations like UNICEF, St.Judes, etc... Call me a pinko, but it seems like overkill. -I'll live with the commercials. I'm with you sir. We started out with just a few commercials and they kept adding more. I don't trust them, if you start with just a few Uniform "decals", This is how you end up. . #section122 on 19 Feb 2017 - 12:53 PM, said: As nicely as possible... I don't understand this opinion at all. I don't care if they have 50 adverts on jerseys. European soccer has it and it is no big deal, Nascar has it and it is no big deal, the NBA is about to add it to jerseys. Thats all right.......I really don't understand your opinion either Edited February 19, 2017 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I'm with you sir. We started out with just a few commercials and they kept adding more. I don't trust them, if you start with just a few Uniform "decals", This is how you end up. . UGLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 As nicely as possible... I don't understand this opinion at all. I don't care if they have 50 adverts on jerseys. European soccer has it and it is no big deal, Nascar has it and it is no big deal, the NBA is about to add it to jerseys. I'm all for almost anything that limits commercials. I don't understand why you're trying to be nice? If you're a POS, why not show everyone by over-reacting to a general comment on an opinion thread? We'll know sooner or later, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 they'll keep the commercials and have start putting ads on the jerseys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 they'll keep the commercials and have start putting ads on the jerseys Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 If they cut the ads to a break at the end of each Quarter and the half time I would live with advertising on jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 At the super bowl presser Goody said that the league was going to make an all out attempt to reduce the amount of commercials this next season. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 When people predict the collapse of the NFL i ask: where is the sport and/or the league going? The sport has been around for a century. Football is woven into the fabric of american culture. The EPL isnt going under in the UK The NFL, MLB, and NBA arent going under in the US La Liga isnt going under in Spain Stop the drama. Pay your taxes. They arent going away either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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