NFL greed and when will you turn it off?

[Rocky Landing]

6 minutes ago, I am the egg man said:

…..and, along with N.Y.S. cooperation, for easily refueling my dormant gambling addiction.

 

Anyone know the roughly the cut the NFL gets from gambling sites?

They don't get a cut, but they do get plenty of revenue from sponsorship-- ads, and such.

 

Pretty good article right here: https://www.ridgedevilsadvocate.com/sports/2022/11/27/does-the-nfl-have-a-gambling-problem/

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by Rocky Landing

[jaybee]

6 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

The amount of commercials and the length of commercial breaks is so ridiculous at this point, it has killed the game.  An NFL game should never be 4 hours.  You are talking about 1 hour of clock time, and maybe 11 mins of actual game play.

 

The NFL knows there will be breaks for injuries and reviews, they should not be taking 5 mins commercials after a 1 min drive.  Over and over again, 1 min will come off the clock, and after a punt, there is 5 mins of commercials.

 

I rarely watch prime time NFL games because I hate all the stoppages.  On Sundays they have red zone and you pretty much avoid this nonsense.

 

It has become a chore to watch the Bills play exclusively, and at some point, it's just too boring to continue.

 

At least you have players making over 40 million a year.  Props to the NFL for continuing to increase the cash flow, while selling a worse product.

Couldn't agree more.  100% unwatchable.  Over-produced commercials and high audio volume makes it even worse.  The answer as has been already mentioned is to DVR the game, and join it 1 hour (1:15 for prime time) and FF thru the nonsense.  The game flows this way.  Its how I've watched for the last decade or so. 

 

The NFL is a highly addictive (successful) product despite the idiots that run it. 

 

When it goes to all PPV I'm out. 

[Buffalo03]

The NFL can steal money out of my bank account every day and I would still watch it forever

[Success]

You may as well ask when we'll turn off America.  

 

The dollar rules here. I'm okay w/ it.

 

[SinceThe70s]

4 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

My 86 year old MiL was complaining how long the game was. She was done in!

 

Small world. I had my MIL (her birthday brunch). FIL and mother over  yesterday. They are all 86 and expected to get back much sooner than they did. 

[Big Turk]

6 hours ago, KDIGGZ said:

Go watch soccer. Little to no commercials and you can see guys flop around like a dead fish if someone brushes up against them

 

And then have 10 minutes of "stoppage" time added on each half.

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by Big Turk

[Sierra Foothills]

5 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Speaking of that, did anyone notice how long it was taking for the Dolphins QB to read the play to his teammates in the huddle? If people want to know why the play clock kept running out, there’s their answer. It looked like each play was a full paragraph. 

 

I was wondering if this was because they were playing a 3rd string QB or whether the fish really needs to fundamentally change their play calling system.

 

4 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

 

Maybe, but teens these days have a way shorter attention span than the older generation, and in a general manner, are not into sports like the older generation, especially football where there are so many breaks.

 

If more people of my generation tune out the game, it's going to hurt because the younger generation just doesn't watch sports as much as other generations. 

 

I always say, vote with your dollars or in this case with your viewership. Boycotting is a legit action.

 

4 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

My 86 year old MiL was complaining how long the game was. She was done in!

 

You have an 86 year old MILF? Pics?

 

4 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

People keep bringing up recording the game and scrolling through commercials, or finding another TV show.

 

You people realize that there are people in the crowd, standing in 30 degree weather, waiting for commercials to end, correct?

 

Regardless this is definitely a first world problem.

 

3 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

It's DEFINITELY not a worse product. The parity and talent and drama are MILES better than in the 80s and 90s because of training, nutrition, and rules changes.

 

I would say that the early season games are not as good because of the restrictions in the CBA (which I'm in favor of). Fewer OTAs, fewer padded practices, etc. But once mid-season rolls along it seems that the teams are hitting on all cylinders and that the product is per usual.

 

[WhoTom]

I'll stop watching when the annoyance factor exceeds the entertainment value.

 

I don't know if or when that line will be crossed, but we're not there yet.

 

[boater]

Surprised this thread made it to 4+ pages without being moved to Off the Wall or PPP.

[Back2Buff]

1 hour ago, teef said:

i had no idea the kids today aren't watching sports anymore.  is that a thing?

 

 

edit:  i looked it up and apparently it is!  i had no idea. 

 

There is a pretty large research being done about Generation Z and their lack of interests in sports.

 

I think Generation Alpha will be even worse in terms of interest, with them growing up in the tiktok generation.  Very short attention spans.

[IronyAbounds]

At least there is a DVR solution for commercials, although you run the risk of seeing the score from IMs on your phone or inadvertently seeing the score elsewhere. My biggest gripe with the NFL greed are the Thursday night games and the additional regular season game. The Thursday games truly put players at risk given the lack of recuperation time, and I think the crappy quality of the games on Thursday reflect it. Expecting players to go full bore for 17 games is also hard on the players (and creates an imbalance in home/away games, but that's another story). The only reason for Thursday games and an extra regular season game is the $$$$$ brought it. Both diminish the quality of play and are detrimental to health of athletes.

[Seventeen]

37 minutes ago, Success said:

You may as well ask when we'll turn off America.  

 

The dollar rules here. I'm okay w/ it.

 

 

Same, show me a television program with less than 10 minutes of commercials per hour. The only one I can think of is the final round of the Masters golf tournament.

[Scott7975]

The commercial breaks are when I usually skim read through the GDT.  Im much too stupid to be able to follow the thread and enjoy the game at the same time, so thats when I try and participate in it.

 

Sometimes when there is a play review they kind of split the screen with the game in one square and the commercial in the other.  I wish they would do that more often.  At the end of the day the NFL is a business.  They are here to make money just like any other business. They use to cut to commercial after a score and then again after the kickoff.  At least now they just do one break after the kickoff.

Edited January 16, 2023 by Scott7975

[Freak-O]

4 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

that's because there  are ads on every flat surface in sight.. including the players' jerseys.  A novice viewer could not be faulted for thinking they are watch "Qatar" playing "Etihad", for example---the team's actual logo being present as a postage stamp on the chest.

 

 

True, but you’re still watching sports. You’re still watching the team you care about trying to beat another team. Your NOT watching celebrities selling insurance or bad skits about mobile phones, things you really don’t want to watch at all. 

[Pete]

***** commercials!  All they do is try and make viewers feel inadequate unless they buy the commercials ***** product

[Rocky Landing]

1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

Small world. I had my MIL (her birthday brunch). FIL and mother over  yesterday. They are all 86 and expected to get back much sooner than they did. 

My MiL, and FiL are Patriots* fans...😕

[Mr. WEO]

12 minutes ago, Freak-O said:

True, but you’re still watching sports. You’re still watching the team you care about trying to beat another team. Your NOT watching celebrities selling insurance or bad skits about mobile phones, things you really don’t want to watch at all. 

 

yeah, kinda...

 

anyway, where you live, do they force you to watch all of the commercials?  even if you don't want to watch them at all?

[Shortchaz]

I completely stopped watching notre dame because their games routinely run 4 hours. 

[Boatdrinks]

14 minutes ago, Pete said:

***** commercials!  All they do is try and make viewers feel inadequate unless they buy the commercials ***** product

The commercials themselves have become unbearable , for reasons probably best discussed on PPP. They are the reason we can watch for (mostly) free, but I’d be interested what the cost would be for a fully PPV business model with minimal if any commercial breaks. 

[iccrewman112]

6 hours ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

I don't remember what the station is but there's a radio broadcast that is delayed a bit to match the TV broadcast

please tell me more. You are my hero of it is the Westwood one broadcast.