Now that's some funny shit...Oh, gotta go, it's time for the Kickoff!

You keep leading with the phrase that you won't use name calling, while calling people here names, like fanatic, yet no one called you a name since your last post.

Sympathy card denied.

I do have to ask, though, are you SURE you're a lawyer?

The reason I ask is, NOTHING in your 2nd quote refutes your first quote, yet you act like its a victory.

Your repeated claim is that the NFL is losing money. Over, and over, that's been your mantra.

Then you march out your second quote, as if that's proof.

It's not.

Your first quote confirms MY statement that the NFL will be up over $900 Million this year, to bring in $14 Billion.

Thanks for confirming my statement.

You then try to use the phrase "it was reported that NFL partners are losing $500,000,000 this year..."

The NFL isn't losing anything, they are up nearly a billion...it's "NFL PARTNERS THAT ARE LOSING..."

That's NOT the NFL. That's NFL PARTNERS.

If you followed football, you would know that 5 and 10 years ago, all the networks tried to outbid ESPN for broadcast rights to NFL games. Everyone had to overpay to keep ESPN from exclusivity.

Since you don't know, I will tell you, that ESPN (now owned by ABC/Disney), has layed off nearly 500 people, including a lot of on air talent, even though they spent millions building new studios, due to their overbidding, and overpayment.

All networks failed to see the impact online viewing, cord-cutting, DVR, and Fantasy Leagues would have on monitored viewership.

When ESPN overpaid, all the networks claimed they were overpricing the market, and they were right. But, they also didn't want to be left out, so they overpaid, too.

Despite all the political crap going on, the financial impact FOR THE PARTNERS (networks, sponsors, etc.) is nothing more than a market adjustment, just like you would see on Wall Street, if something is overvalued.

And with negotiations currently ongoing for new TV deals, having networks 'float information' that they are losing money, is neither new, nor necessarily accurate.

So, if next year they make $13 Billion, instead of $14 Billion, they aren't losing money; they just aren't making as much as they did this year.

Thanks for fully supporting my point, though, you're 'da greatest

Go Hawks!

There may be a definition of terms dispute that is leading to a miscommunication and misunderstanding. Some are saying the NFL is "losing" money and some say they are pulling in more money than previous years.

So. Maybe it is that they HAVE lost potential dollars but are still pulling in an increase in revenue as compared to last, or previous years?

What was the big hallaballoo with the Pizza sponsor? Papa John's claims they are $70 million short on revenues which they claim are due to the Anthem Protests. I would be amazed, that if that is indeed true, that the NFL hasn't lost potential - potential earnings of a similar amount.

Whether this will kill the NFL (doubtful) is another issue.

And one other thing. I'm not sure using "fanatic" is as harsh an epithet as is being portrayed by you NWG; after all "fan" is derived from that term.


Go Trump!

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