I Think I'm Done With The NFL After This!

[TheDan]

I read that FOX has decided not to air the National Anthem as they have been.

That might be a really good idea. Deny them television coverage of their shenanigans.

 

[TAZ]

That might be a really good idea. Deny them television coverage of their shenanigans.

Better to keep denying those clowns money.

 

[pronstar]

Better to keep denying those clowns money.

That's the key.
These shenanigans garner ratings, that's all the league cares about...that's all any commercial-driven enterprise cares about.

 

[Moonpie]

What is an NFL?

 

[JeepFiend]

What is an NFL?

Neo-Fascist Liberal

 

[robertc1024]

No Free Lunch?

 

[AustinN4]

No f-ing love

 

[Vaquero]

Not For Long

 

[busykngt]

You guys:

 

[easy rider]

Now Forgotten League

 

[busykngt]

ARLINGTON -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Sunday that any of his players who disrespect the flag during the national anthem won't play in games.

Said the man who desperately tried to keep his balance while STRADDLING the fence!

 

[Davetex]

No f*cking longer.

 

[karlac]

ESPN and Sling TV subscriptions expired today and won't be renewed.
Tired of watching the damned NFL referee's playing the game anyway ...

 

[busykngt]

“We’ve got a late flag on the play...”
—
And as someone already pointed out, with all the recent safety rules imposed over the last few years, by 2025, it’ll be a ‘non-contact’ sport (ah al “soccer”)!

 

[easy rider]

“We’ve got a late flag on the play...”
—
And as someone already pointed out, with all the recent safety rules imposed over the last few years, by 2025, it’ll be a ‘non-contact’ sport (ah al “soccer”)!

Now that would be entertaining if all the players took a knee when a ref threw a flag.

 

[Vaquero]

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59dd1036e4b04fc4e1e92d41/amp

Must be affecting the bank balance.
**** them.

 

[pronstar]

v

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59dd1036e4b04fc4e1e92d41/amp

Must be affecting the bank balance.
**** them.

Yup.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22109/anthem-fallout-continues-latest-nfls-tanking-james-barrett#

Anthem Fallout Continues: The Latest On The NFL's Ratings Crisis
Not even Star Wars could save Monday Night Football.

ESPN's coverage of Monday Night Football pulled out all the stops, including an epic buildup complete with Storm Troopers, to the premiere of the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi — but it wasn't enough to halt the dramatic decline in viewers that the NFL has suffered as of late. In fact, the fifth week of MNF brought in its lowest numbers of the season, suggesting that the backlash over the league's embrace of the national anthem protests isn't letting up anytime soon.

Over the first three weeks of the season, Nielsen found that the NFL's ratings were down 11%overall, declining by about 2 million viewers average from the first three weeks of 2016. This week has seen some more troubling numbers for the NFL, including a regular season low for an ESPN-broadcast game and a stunning reversal in the league's favorability.

Monday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears saw an even more precipitous drop in viewers than average, down a devastating 17% from last week and matching a low for any game this season.

"Snaring a 7.0 in metered market results, last night’s MNF was down double digits from last week’s Kansas Chiefs’ 29-20 victory over the Washington Redskins," reports Deadline. "Down 17% in the ratings, that’s actually a regular game season low for the ESPN broadcast game and matches the MM result of the second game of the doubleheader MNF opener on September 11."

While the ratings collapse on Monday can be in part explained by the sub-par matchup, as analysts have acknowledged over the weeks, the anthem protests are undoubtedly playing a major role. A Winston Group survey published over the weekend found that the league's favorability among core fans (males ages 34-54) collapsed 31% from the end of August to the end of September. Among that key group, the league's favorability fell to just 42% from 73% over the span of a few weeks following #TakeTheKnee Sunday. Among all male fans, the NFL's favorables fell 23%, from 68% to 45%.

And it's not just men that are souring on the league. The downward trend is evident among all the fans of the NFL, 13% of whom now view the league less favorably. Overall, the league's favorability has fallen from 57% to 44% since late August. But even more significantly, the NFL's unfavorability rating rose during that time to 40% — the highest unfavorability rating of all college and professional sports.

On Monday, ESPN and the NFL chose not to air the playing of the national anthem. The rather dire numbers streaming in suggest that was a good move.

 

[Younggun]

Somehow I doubt "not airing" the national anthem will draw the patriotic viewers back in.

 

[busykngt]

I’ve come to the conclusion “the league” ain’t too bright. Whether it’s a case of stubbornness or true lack of collective grey matter, they still equivocate while watching their true source of revenue dry up (and potentially disappear forever). I’m kinda deriving a perverse sense of pleasure observing their incredibly poor business decisions.

 

[Younggun]

For the most part, those in the MSM can't comprehend that the majority of Americans are sick and tired of the SJW bullshit.

They still believe they can convince those who aren't on board by broadcasting a false narrative despite their viewership dropping across the board while alternative media viewership continues to rise.

They still believe the majority of Americans support the narrative despite every attempt at the left to go mainstream failing.

They still believe they can bully those who don't tow the line in to submission and willingly attack their own foundation. (Gamergate is a great example and worth looking up even if you aren't in to gaming)

The left simply can't come to terms with reality and the media arm of the progressive left is killing itself in an attempt to bring their alternate reality in to the real world.