Originally Posted by Speigelau (Post 22032035)

Advertisers pay rates based on ratings and base their ROI on an expected number of eyeballs who view the ads. When ratings drop dramatically, as they have the first few weeks of this season, advertisers don't get the return they expect and many have pulled back on their spending.

Game ticket sales are only a small fraction of total NFL revenue, with the bulk of it coming from their TV rights deal with Espn and the major networks. When the TV networks can't sell advertising at the rates they need to get an ROI on the millions they are paying the NFL, they start complaining. Unsatisfied networks can have a severe impact on the NFL when it comes time to renegotiate a new TV deal.

4 months ago Espn laid off 100 employees. Many blamed the firings on their NFL deal as they had drastically overpaid and the big ratings dip of last year meant Espn had to lower it's advertising rates. I've never seen baseball ratings higher than the NFL, it happened last week.

Roger Goodell has said in the past players have a right to express their feelings during the national anthem. Now that it has affected the NFL's pocketbook, he's demanding they stand during the national anthem. Nice double standard.

Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 22032333)

are you a fucking communist??? there is no kickoff during the pledge numb nutz! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Originally Posted by Phoenix (Post 22032379)

I have no idea what you are talking about.
I take comfort in the fact that many people you engage with have no idea what you are talking about.

Originally Posted by Phoenix (Post 22032321)

it is part of the game if the people who own the game say it is.

it is not a right to be paid big money to play with a ball with your friends

it is a job...part of the job is being on stage and being role model..to help sell whatever the league wants to sell

puriod

Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 22032401)

really?? puriod??? <-------- wtf??? :helpme:helpme:helpme peaceful protest is not part of being a role model??? turning back on my filter jeezus

Originally Posted by Matt 26z (Post 22032487)

The media is now so desperate for an unjustified cop on black killing that they are blatantly lying about the killing of Patrick Harmon in Utah.

They are framing it out as police murder as Harmon was running away. The fact is that Harmon ran, pulled a knife and told cops that he was going to cut them with it and turned towards them with the knife.

This is the kind of thing that Thug Lives Matter supports now and what the libtard media is willing to lie about.

https://bluelivesmatter.blue/patrick...hooting-video/

Originally Posted by Paul Markham (Post 22032663)

So if half the team take the knee, they won't play?

What if they protest over their freedom of speech and all take the knee?

Originally Posted by NewNick (Post 22032639)

So the cop shoots him 3 times as he is running away.

I watched it, and that is what happened.