[Elvis]

I wouldn't cry too hard for the owners.

GB reported $441 million in revenue for last year.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/201 ... 417355001/

And then there's the whole asset appreciation thing which is going pretty good...

[Hacksaw]

The reason everyone in the NFL makes so much money is because the NFL is popular and makes a ton of money. NFL stuff is expensive because it's so popular.

It seems like virtually every argument for why the NFL is maybe struggling right now boils down to this:

The NFL is losing popularity because it's so popular...

That last sentence is funny.

It's popular but too expensive for a lot of folks. The other reasons I mentioned before have a lot to do with it to. The combo effect is what we have.
It must not be as popular as it once was since the stadiums aren't filling up. Or is it just the live game day experience isn't as popular?

[Elvis]

That last sentence is funny.

It's popular but too expensive for a lot of folks. The other reasons I mentioned before have a lot to do with it to. The combo effect is what we have.
It must not be as popular as it once was since the stadiums aren't filling up. Or is it just the live game day experience isn't as popular?

The NFL has dominated a demographic and media that are both changing, hard to say how it shakes out, where it goes, if anywhere...

[BobCarl]

It's popular but too expensive for a lot of folks.

In Los Angeles, what is the average total cost for a man to take his son to the game?

[St. Loser Fan]

In Los Angeles, what is the average total cost for a man to take his son to the game?

$100 general parking is just insulting.

[Elvis]

In Los Angeles, what is the average total cost for a man to take his son to the game?

$6 for tickets on StubHub, $3.50 each (round trip) to ride the metro and free ice water at the concession stands. You can't afford not to go...

[aeneas1]

In Los Angeles, what is the average total cost for a man to take his son to the game?

not sure, but it's gotta be cheaper than taking a hooker.

[BobCarl]

$100 general parking is just insulting.

Per game?

[aeneas1]

The NFL is losing popularity because it's so popular...

is it losing popularity tho? again, no one has come up with a way to accurately measure web streaming eyeballs, and is the sunday ticket price driving folks to sports bars instead, i.e. the same number of tv eyeballs, or more, but tallied as a drop in viewership by nielsen's home viewing model, who knows... one that that does amaze me tho is how many more folks are into nfl football these days because of fantasy leagues and video games, at no other time in the history of the nfl have so many people known so much about the players, who they play for, their names, it's really truly amazing, which in itself is responsible for nfl eyeballs and revenue not measured by nielsen and the like.

anyway, attending an nfl game is indeed expensive, but what's not these days in terms of special events, which an nfl game certainly is imo? it costs an arm and a leg to go see the san francisco giants play, for decent seats, the nba is crazy expensive, hell taking the wife and two kids to the theater is a financial commitment.

[azramsfan93]

It's a real big pie and I agree it wouldn't be fair if the players slices were too thin. The salary part was more the difference between the common ticket buyer and what these elite few NFL'ers get. More so the owners actually. The cost of the game is part of the reason for lower ratings as well imo.

I don't get think the wealth of the owners has anything to do with it. Do people stop buying iPhones because Tim Cook is a billionaire? Do people stop using Google because Sergey Brin and Larry Page are super wealthy?

I also don't think that player salaries bother people. Sometimes in unique situations but not in general.

I think that the hyper partisan environment is exacerbated by certain individuals interjecting politics where it shouldn't belong. The same thing is happening to Hollywood right now. Look at their business which is also declining. Businesses can't take sides without understanding the impact on their revenue from the side they didn't pick. The NFL "hardcore" fans likely are mostly patriotic and don't appreciate the on field antics. The NFL, by allowing it, has taken a side.

Combine all of this with the fact that people cannot get their faces out of their mobile screens and you have a trend.

Just MHO.