Why do you think the NFL viewership is down this year
Tiredtraveler
Solo PL
Friday, February 3, 2017 5:11 AM
I stopped seriously watching NFL game a couple years ago. The overpaid egos and felons on the field drove me away. That coupled with the same teams always seeming to get an edge in the rulings both on and off the field to be able to win had be reaching for the remote.
Why do you think the NFL tv market is so far off?
Is it the Kaperneck antics of disrespecting the flag and turning the games political etc.? If I wanted to watch political debate I would turn on ANY news station!
Overall spoiled child attitude that is pervasive throughout the NFL players when the average player minimum more than most people make in 5 years and "star" players make more in a year than most will make in a lifetime?
The favoritism that allows star players like Ben Rothenburger to get away with rape and Brady whining about a wrist slap for cheating his way to the super game?
The Saints being severely punished (bounty hunting on the field) for doing what the Steelers had been doing for decades that gained accolades for their "tough" defense?(only difference was the Steelers are and old ownership big market team that could influence the commissioner versus the young upstart)
Is it that the outcome of the season seems to be predetermined and the officials always make sure the favored team has the edge.
Is it market saturation: The constant barrage of NFL this or NFL that.
Is it the extra taxes you have to pay to fund the stadiums and subsidize the players' and owners' lifestyles while not being able to afford to go to a game?
Why do you think the NFL tv market is so far off?
Is it the Kaperneck antics of disrespecting the flag and turning the games political etc.? If I wanted to watch political debate I would turn on ANY news station!
Overall spoiled child attitude that is pervasive throughout the NFL players when the average player minimum more than most people make in 5 years and "star" players make more in a year than most will make in a lifetime?
The favoritism that allows star players like Ben Rothenburger to get away with rape and Brady whining about a wrist slap for cheating his way to the super game?
The Saints being severely punished (bounty hunting on the field) for doing what the Steelers had been doing for decades that gained accolades for their "tough" defense?(only difference was the Steelers are and old ownership big market team that could influence the commissioner versus the young upstart)
Is it that the outcome of the season seems to be predetermined and the officials always make sure the favored team has the edge.
Is it market saturation: The constant barrage of NFL this or NFL that.
Is it the extra taxes you have to pay to fund the stadiums and subsidize the players' and owners' lifestyles while not being able to afford to go to a game?
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You would think with the explosion of Fantasy Football it would have helped attract viewership but it hasn't. They're lucky, fantasy sports hasn't caught on with any over sport. I mean, how many people do fantasy basketball? It's out there, and I only know one person that does it.
Maybe most people are watching something else? After all most people have over 200 TV channels or they're busy watching Netflix.
Another theory is millennials are pussies and just don't like football.
It has become boring with so many commercials
There are so many games on, most aren't interesting matchups.
The rule changes have changed the game a lot and has affected the entertainment factor
Although I do have to say while watching a game it's always so exciting to wait through the seemingly endless commercials. It's bad enough every time there is a score or change of possession you get to see multiple commercials, but the stoppages to review a play or pull some overpaid stud off the field, after he's laid there for way too long. It's fucking ridiculous the amount of time a game takes.
And the Super Bowl is even more crazy. Other than for the players the game is secondary to the commercials and entertainment. It must drive the players and coaches crazy to have to deal with all the extraneous crap during the week of, not to mention the actual game day surrounding this "championship game".
And while ESPN was a good idea, it is simply amazing to me how long so many people can talk about the same thing. And how long so many people can listen to people talk about the same thing.
I have other options than NFL football. F1 and NHL/AHL come to mind. And the wife and I can actually *go* to an AHL game, all costs included, for less than $75. (Two $20 tickets, $10 for mass transit, 1-2 beers for me, and a concession of something for her). Go Cleveland Monsters hockey! Or the art museum or the orchestra or the park.
We vote with our feet.
1. Frankly, with all the "safety" rules, it is not as exciting.
2 It is too expensive for the average fan to see a live game -- ever -- even preseason and especially post-season.
3. I don't know the players -- they move around too much.
4. Hey NFL, stop thinking that your celebrity and wealth entitles you to lecture me on politics or anything else (that goes for all sports and all entertainers from Hollywood to Broadway and everywhere in between).
I greatly prefer college!!
I like hockey. The seem to understand as a league / officials / players how to take a clean hit. :)
These days, football pitches to the mainstream, including a douche chill inducing politically correct and completely family safe Superbowl. NFL is now mild safe fun, though with some fun hits here and there. My buddies and I now get together to watch MMA when we need a testosterone boost.
SJG
They also need to do more to protect the star quarterbacks....who wants to watch third-rate QB's poor play?
Overall, I think the reduction in viewership is due to the new generation not being that into it.
First, the reduction in football as a contact sport. The product on the field today is similar to flag football I played in college. And all the BS about concussions makes me sick. If you want to pay me that kind of money to play 15 football games a year I will gladly accept the risk of brain damage from a concussion later in my life. I suspect if players were asked to sign a total release in exchange for their exorbitant salaries, all would immediately sign.
Second, I am not interested in Colin Kapernick's anntics on the field. If he wants to carry a protest sign on his off day that is fine. I am not interested in his (or any other player's) political agenda. I am trying to watch a football game, not a political debate.