luvyablue256 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/why-are-nfl-ratings-down-the-leagues-greed-has-finally-caught-up-to-it.html Edited October 11, 2016 by luvyablue256 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 The ratings have declined bc the NFL is oversaturated. The bubble popped when fantasy leagues disappeared for daily fantasy. Now people just go about their days, maybe check out "their team" while checking stats on phone throughout the day. Most people don't give a shit about a Thurs, Sun, Mon game + London. MNF used to be a holiday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, SleepingTitan said: MNF used to be a holiday. It was the game of the week. All the players watched along with the all football fans. It was an event. Now, it's just another game. If it's a marque matchup, then everybody watches. But a game between Winston vs Newton with Newton on the bench. MIKE75, luvyablue256, and SleepingTitan 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Number9 said: It was the game of the week. All the players watched along with the all football fans. It was an event. Now, it's just another game. If it's a marque matchup, then everybody watches. But a game between Winston vs Newton with Newton on the bench. Yeah, I remember asking and being asked, "what are you doing for MNF?" Now it's more like "did you watch that game?" Number9, Cajuntitan, and C_Train 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think all factors are in play and no question some people are tuning out because of the protests. Personally, I only really watch the Titans. I can catch moments of other teams but not the whole game. Stars are lacking- defense has been hammered with rule changes. In the process of increasing scoring to attract the casual fan and fantasy geeks, they changed the game for the worse. Cajuntitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekirts Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Nobody is tuning out because of a player taking a knee. Not a single person. 2016 election and some awful SNF/MNF games are the cause of it. scine09, luvyablue256, ctm, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 The NFL can look on the bright side like a Fortune 500 reporting a bad Q: once you have a downward slide in earnings you set the bar lower to overcome in the form of increased earnings next time around. Let's recall this in 2-3 years to see if the trend continues or if there is a bounce back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) I think the college football playoffs have hurt the NFL. I'm more interested in the college game than the NFL with the exception of the Titans. Kap's protest means nothing to me. It has absolutely no effect on which weekend games I target to watch. Edited October 11, 2016 by ctm EagleEye, XAEA12, and OILERMAN 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFTitans Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 1 hour ago, luvyablue256 said: http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/why-are-nfl-ratings-down-the-leagues-greed-has-finally-caught-up-to-it.html That article is for the simpletons who believe spoiled brat, racist, anti American protests have nothing to do with the decline. See? I can do that too simpleton. DrFlamehead, and HOTT 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bink Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Let's not forget locking team specific coverage behind a shitty deal with the Direct TV devil. I'm considering paypal-ing some streamer in Eastern Europe just so I can get decent coverage of the Tennessee Titans product. Coverage should not be attached to directTV. I agree with the London argument, the Thursday night football argument, and the point about the debates. luvyablue256 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titansurf32 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I said two years ago that the College Football playoffs will be the NFL's undoing and I think it has to be the #1 contributing factor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Peter King said today that ratings decline every 4 years when the election happens. People become more interested in the election and aren't as focused on the NFL. That's probably the biggest reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 20 minutes ago, scine09 said: Peter King said today that ratings decline every 4 years when the election happens. People become more interested in the election and aren't as focused on the NFL. That's probably the biggest reason. It is absolutely a major factor, and this race obviously has generated more mass market coverage than say Obama/Romney. scine09 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamesedinasour Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 What's a bit ironic is that I am watching more football this year because I want to get away from the doomsday political jabber. In normal years, I'd watch debates, read articles, and follow the daily news cycle. In 2016, I'm trying to forget there is an election this year. C_Train, luvyablue256, and EagleEye 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big2033 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 There has just been a lot of bad QB play and good defense. The NFL did it's best to create of league of Tom Bradys. ie. exciting, elite passing attacks and movie-star quarterbacks. But defenses have adapted and now it's a league that's regressing again. And that's hurting the fair-weather fantasy fan. I just hope the league lets the rules breath and allow offenses to adapt for once. XAEA12, and OILERMAN 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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