xsoldier54 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193420/regular-season-attendance-in-the-nfl-since-2006/ I don't think that's a concern. Clearly it is or the owners would not take any action at all. Today they will. If you choose not to acknowledge that the league lost millions of fans last year, then fine, but the league recognizes it and are taking action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, xsoldier54 said: Fans tune out and don't buy tickets. If the trend continues, then there is no more NFL. Those are the consequences. Yeah it's not all the concussions or domestic violence that will kill the NFL. It's people being offended over a flag. Despite all evidence to the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just now, xsoldier54 said: Clearly it is or the owners would not take any action at all. Today they will. If you choose not to acknowledge that the league lost millions of fans last year, then fine, but the league recognizes it and are taking action. No. The league doesn't like negative press or drama. They made their money. They will always make their money. Image is, and has been, very important to the NFL. The anti-kneelers didn't even put a dimple, let alone a dent, in NFL revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, xsoldier54 said: Clearly it is or the owners would not take any action at all. Today they will. If you choose not to acknowledge that the league lost millions of fans last year, then fine, but the league recognizes it and are taking action. This is true but to me it's mostly a PR thing. FOX just paid a record amount of money for Thursday Night Football. The league is still making billions of dollars....and most football fans fans who really enjoy the game don't care about this. I know I don't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, HappyDays said: Yeah it's not all the concussions or domestic violence that will kill the NFL. It's people being offended over a flag. Despite all evidence to the contrary. It's not gonna be this either. IDK if you heard, but this guy said the NFL isn't dying: 4 minutes ago, HappyDays said: For people who think the NFL is dying: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Yeah it's not all the concussions or domestic violence that will kill the NFL. It's people being offended over a flag. Despite all evidence to the contrary. The evidence is clear. The owners recognize they have a huge problem with these protests. Otherwise they would take no action at all. It's costing them money or they would not take the action they are taking today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeezus Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/sport/nfl-spring-league-meeting-national-anthem/index.html Wow. What a statement. and what a way to alienate all the younger generation fans. Glad they did this, as now I have an even better excuse not to watch this garbage league anymore except Bills games the NBA will surpass the NFL in about 10 years at this rate tbh, won't be surprised when it happens. Edited May 23, 2018 by Yeezus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, nucci said: How about the fans in the stands who turn around and talk with others and drink during the anthem? I like the ones that yell at others to take their hats off. Yelling during the anthem isn’t disrespectful as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, xsoldier54 said: The evidence is clear. What evidence would that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, nucci said: This is true but to me it's mostly a PR thing. FOX just paid a record amount of money for Thursday Night Football. The league is still making billions of dollars....and most football fans fans who really enjoy the game don't care about this. I know I don't It's not just PR. If they didn't recognize that eventually this was going to be a huge problem, owners would do nothing. Today they chose to take action because they are greedy. It's all about the money as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BringBackOrton Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Yeezus said: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/23/sport/nfl-spring-league-meeting-national-anthem/index.html Wow. What a statement. and what a way to alienate all the younger generation fans. Glad they did this, as now I have an even better excuse not to watch this garbage league anymore except Bills games the NBA will surpass the NFL in about 10 years at this rate tbh, won't be surprised when it happens. NBA has required players stand for the anthem since David Stern. Troll job on 100 thousand million. Edited May 23, 2018 by BringBackOrton 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, HappyDays said: What evidence would that be? The evidence is that owners essentially banned protests by their action today. If there was no problem, then they would take no action at all. 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: No. The league doesn't like negative press or drama. They made their money. They will always make their money. Image is, and has been, very important to the NFL. The anti-kneelers didn't even put a dimple, let alone a dent, in NFL revenue. Calling BS if this had zero effect on owners financially, then they would take zero action. Clearly they know this is hurting the bottom line. Yes the league made billions last year, but if owners felt it was no issue, then they would do absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxy312 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Good for the NFL. They're protecting the brand. NFL games are not a forum for individual players to air their political opinions or present their personal axes to grind. When you come to the game, play football. If you have a personal cause, do it on your own time. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corta765 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Probably the only thing they could've done to make this go away. It will pass off in the next bunch of months and become a relatively non-issue. The NFL could not afford another season of protests. (Disclaimer non of this represents my political view in anyway just my .02 on the leagues rational) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeezus Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, BringBackOrton said: NBA has required players stand for the anthem since David Stern. Troll job on 100 thousand million. it isn't about that the NFL is the most controlling professional sports league in the world. there is no freedom. 32 teams all run the same exact way. you step out of line you don't belong. NBA has done a 100x better job at marketing towards the youth and a wider range audience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Luxy312 said: Good for the NFL. They're protecting the brand. NFL games are not a forum for individual players to air their political opinions or present their personal axes to grind. When you come to the game, play football. If you have a personal cause, do it on your own time. All kneeling while the anthem was played happened before the games began with zero impact on the competition. Edited May 23, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I guess it could save time when announcing the starting players running out of the tunnel if they're in the locker room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 hour ago, LABillzFan said: Operational costs. I was gonna say russian uranium. But this works too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeezus Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Luxy312 said: Good for the NFL. They're protecting the brand. NFL games are not a forum for individual players to air their political opinions or present their personal axes to grind. When you come to the game, play football. If you have a personal cause, do it on your own time. what does forcing your players to stand for the national anthem have to do with "playing football" ? stop doing mental gymnastics to try and defend this. it's actually embarrassing Edited May 23, 2018 by Yeezus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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