I like this passage from that link: The networks that televise the games barely mention the protests anymore. But the fans have not forgotten.
People haven't forgotten the heavy handed Michael Sam garbage either. What bothers me, but doesn't surprise me, is that it took a loss of ratings and a threat to the revenue for these networks to stop showing obnoxious, offensive behavior. They wouldn't purposefully keep showing someone grabbing their crotch after they score, or acting like they are defecating the football. These protests are just more uncivilized defiant behavior thinly disguised behind some stupid narrative.
How many times do you have to hear this? Just because you say something, doesn't make it so. Ratings are down. Polls show that the political bs has influenced people and they say they are less likely to watch. It's the best evidence you're going to get that it has had an effect unless you want to physically go to everyone's home and see if they are watching.
Why do you think that? I used to love ESPN. Used to have it on all day. Now unless there is a live game on I will not watch. If I am offended by a commercial for a product, I don't care how much I enjoy that product, I boycott that business. Just because principles don't mean that much to you doesn't mean they aren't important to many others.
And it isn't just that some athlete took a knee. The networks handled it awfully. Bunch of spineless PC schmucks treated it like it was an important issue or possibly some kind of noble revolution.
c'mon man, it's because they invented the internet in 2016, what else can it possibly be?
You guys may be right the same things/reasons happened with the NBA the last decade as we've seen interest in that league drop.
But i think the NFL ALSO has all of the additional problems others have mentioned which are contributing as well...
Yes. It's over. Reasons:
1. The people running it are not very competent, not out of the box thinkers, and are somewhat delusional.
2. The next generation of fans are coming of age with a crap product. Most of the people commenting are Gen X or older. Millennials are the last generation who observed even a scintilla of defensive play. Think about it, I grew up idolizing the Steel Curtain, now Aaron Rodgers (wildly overrated) and Andrew Luck are emphasized as “great”
3. In addition to above, tens of thousands of children being steered into participating in other sports due to “safety” reasons. Their interests 10-20 years from now simply won’t be in the NFL.
TV ratings for everything are down.
The entertainment landscape is far different now than it was even in 2012-2013. Anyone working in advertising/media will tell you this.
Id say protests are 4th or 5th reason behind the other stuff like penalties/commercials/declining attention spans/more entertainment options.
The entertainment landscape is far different now than it was even in 2012-2013. Anyone working in advertising/media will tell you this.
Id say protests are 4th or 5th reason behind the other stuff like penalties/commercials/declining attention spans/more entertainment options.
