Punching Bag Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Would you give a crap if by them doing it they were insulting your customers and losing you business? Some customers are crap and not worth the effort to keep. Worked a job where 5% of the customers took 95% of effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Some customers are crap and not worth the effort to keep. Worked a job where 5% of the customers took 95% of effort. Lol. The only " effort" involved here is NOT doing something. Pretty easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 howard and dandy don would boost the ratings. maybe they should consider doing a monday night virtual retro show? "Turn out the lights, the party's over!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 i dont get espn. i would watch on network tv but i am not willing to pay for espn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) good playoff baseball games are on..it will pick up again like it always does Edited October 22, 2017 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Demographic changes. My family brothers dad no longer go to games or watch football. This started around 2014. I think people are aging out. Its nice to blame other factors, but most fans are old now. Younger fans dont care about watching games, so much as they do about stats/fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I blame the Peyton Manning commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I blame the Peyton Manning commercials. They sure don't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrowingFitz Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 officiating and commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) officiating and commercials. I do think the officiating is a factor. You cant have a punt with a return without a flag. The catch rule cant be explained. The key breaks the better teams sure as hell seem to get at critical moments. Edited October 24, 2017 by billsfan714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I do think the officiating is a factor. You cant have a punt with a return without a flag. The catch rule cant be explained. The key breaks the better teams sure as hell seem to get at critical moments. There were a lot of flags last night but I have to say.... there were a lot of fouls. The standard of play, especially on offensive lines, is so sloppy. Either we tell refs to just allow holding for the benefit of a tv spectacle or we want the games refereed properly and they throw flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 There were a lot of flags last night but I have to say.... there were a lot of fouls. The standard of play, especially on offensive lines, is so sloppy. Either we tell refs to just allow holding for the benefit of a tv spectacle or we want the games refereed properly and they throw flags. Lot of tough injuries too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 For me it's overload. Thursday night and Sunday night games, plus I watch each Bills game on DirectTV. By the time Monday rolls around I'm done. Bingo! Take away the Thursday night games and watch the MNF resurgence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Bingo! Take away the Thursday night games and watch the MNF resurgence. After a tough day at the ratrace, I'm not sitting down to spend hours watching.... Browns at 49ers.... WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, thanks MNF!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreigner Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 People are watching on other devices, as there are are a lot more choices now that are not counted in the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Bingo! Take away the Thursday night games and watch the MNF resurgence. basically killing their own ratings. greedy bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 one issue is that Tony Romo doesn't call every game. Is there a way to make this happen? After listening to him call TNF the MNF crew is boring and disinterested sounding. Gruden needs to go back to coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Romo, for me, is destroying all the other puppetheads pretending to do anything calling a game. He explains the game in quick and useful detail, anticipates correctly what they are thinking for strategy. Makes Collinsworth and Gruden even worse to me, didn't think that was possible. C&G: "hyuck hyuck the refs were right again, they always are..." C&G: "the QB stood there and then threw it, catch of the century, wow!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Romo, for me, is destroying all the other puppetheads pretending to do anything calling a game. He explains the game in quick and useful detail, anticipates correctly what they are thinking for strategy. Makes Collinsworth and Gruden even worse to me, didn't think that was possible. C&G: "hyuck hyuck the refs were right again, they always are..." C&G: "the QB stood there and then threw it, catch of the century, wow!!" I hate Gruden but I have always liked Collinsworth. Think he is not afraid to criticise players or to disagree with his play by play guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I hate Gruden but I have always liked Collinsworth. Think he is not afraid to criticise players or to disagree with his play by play guy. Like Collinsworth isn't a dealbreaker, but he's too corny and moralistic as well. "I looked Tom in the eye, I looked Tom in the eye, and I said I DON"T KNOW!!!" repeat in a hillbilly whiny voice 35 friggin times already.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 'Sunday Night Football' takes a big hit as NFL ratings still struggle December 14, 2017 The NFL's premiere game of the week took a big hit in TV ratings on Sunday night, despite it being a close game. NBC wasn't the only one to see its NFL ratings take a dip. CBS' slate of games over the weekend were down 27% from last year, while ESPN was down 9%. Fox was the only network to see its ratings go up from last year with its numbers up 6%. Overall, the ratings for the NFL's season are down 9% from last year. http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/media/nfl-ratings-sunday-night-football/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Good. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I love the game of football. I hate the NFL. It's a vile organization that's built its billions on the backs of taxpayers, and it can't die a painful, convulsive death soon enough. Kind of like the mainstream media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Raleigh NC Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Crappy games and too late of a start I want to see games at 8pm latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, Fan in Raleigh NC said: Crappy games and too late of a start I want to see games at 8pm latest I've never understood why games have to start so late. I assume it's because people in the Pacific Time Zone don't want the game to start before they get out of work. With DVRs or streaming that doesn't seem necessary. Why don't they consider the people in the Eastern Time Zone who have to go to work in the morning? I haven't watched the second half of a night game in decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) On October 26, 2017 at 9:26 AM, row_33 said: Romo, for me, is destroying all the other puppetheads pretending to do anything calling a game. He explains the game in quick and useful detail, anticipates correctly what they are thinking for strategy. Makes Collinsworth and Gruden even worse to me, didn't think that was possible. C&G: "hyuck hyuck the refs were right again, they always are..." C&G: "the QB stood there and then threw it, catch of the century, wow!!" Great post and I agree entirely. Romo is the best color guy for football I think I have ever heard. Once you get familiar with him, it immediately becomes obvious what you are looking for in a color guy position... A really smart, good QB who has very recently left the game and is still very current in terms of what he knows and in his connections to the game and contacts around the league. The QB position is so important to football, you can talk about 1 team's QB or the other and what he is doing or thinking on every play and have it be relevant to what you are watching, and of course an ex-QB is probably going to understand more about tactical football than most players, b/c he has to. There are a lot of NFL QBs who would NOT make a good color guy; Tyrod Taylor is the poster child for that group. He is not smart enough, charismatic enough, and does not understand football enough, most likely to sound anything like Romo. But others would. And yes, he makes the way a traditional color guy sounds instantly obsolete, and that includes Gruden and Collinsworth. * * * * * * * * * * * Can't believe "Anthem Protests" scored over 30% in the poll. No way that is relevant; I realize some posters here hate the way those Americans are exercising their American right to voice their opinion, and wish we had more of a USSR or Nazi Germany approach to the whole thing, but no way in hell that has anything to do with declining viewership. The problem is way more macro than that. It's combination of the NFL being a little over-exposed right now, in a natural decline part of the cycle, too watered down, and not enough good QBs and good teams to go around. Most NFL games are third-party, neutral affairs for almost all fans. No way in hell someone is going to stay up to watch Crap team A play slightly less crappy team B on most nights, when neither team is the team you root for, and you have to get up the next morning. Edited December 15, 2017 by Fadingpain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 If they would just make so the owners of the 12 worst teams have to pay 40 million to the state budget it would make it way more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Espn app sucks and keeps freezing so I have to open and close it 40 times a game and that gets annoying so I watch something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW95 - JA17 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 ROMO sux big time. He talks to much. He calls the play and tells he viewer where the ball should go before the play even happens. As a viewer, I want to watch on my own and make my own decisions on what I see in front of me. After the play ROMO should come in and give us his knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaMilBill Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I've loved football for the longest time. But I honestly believe some of the biggest factors contributing to the decline in ratings have to be predictability. Every year everyone knows New England is going to be at the very least in the divisional round if not the Super Bowl. It's the same thing every year and I think people are generally sick of it. Also, the officiating is awful and biased. It pisses me off to a point where it's turned me off from the game. I used to sit on my couch all day Sunday to watch football now I only watch the Bills' games. I think, for a decent portion of people, that the anthem protests were the last straw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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