Does the NFL have a point of over-saturation?
by Rev. Slappy on Jul 23, 2009 5:36 PM CDT
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I was just commenting about the NFL expanding the Draft to three days and broadcasting it in prime time and it makes me wonder if there is a point where fans start to get sick of it. For years the league has exploited its popularity to increase its cash flow. There's absolutely nothing inherently wrong with that. But, is there a point where the league abuses the cash cow and starts to become so omni-present that fans start to get bored? Or is the league so popular that no amount of over-coverage will start to turn fans off? The Superbowl pre-game show starts at nearly 7:00 in the morning. There are games on nearly every day of the week now, few of which are marquee match-ups. The combine is on TV now. The schedule will likely expand to 18 regular season games. The league may expand with more teams, possibly in Canada. The jury is out on Roger Gooddell, but it always seemed like Paul Tagliabue was way more interested in now much coin he could squeeze out of the league than protecting the integrity of the game. We were told that big banks and corporations were too big to fail and we all know how well that worked out. Is the NFL too popular to fail?
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It hasn't reached that point yet
Twitter, blogs, ESPN….24/7. And those things wouldn’t be happening if fans weren’t eating it up.
I’ll tell you this though, after three years of blogging, our traffic increases in the offseason when MSM coverage slows and more and more people are looking for their Chiefs fix.
17 Weeks of the year.....thats it.....out of 52.
We get 17 weeks of NFL regular season action per year. Your favorite team gets 16 games to play per year. So when you look at it that way its kinda like American Idol. They are the most popular show on to date…why….because they are on one season at a time. If it was a regular running series it wouldnt be nearly as popular. Look at Baseball 162 games a year….whoa…that is a lot for baseball fans. NBA has 82 games a year…also a lot. 162 to 82 to 16……big big difference.
Take your favorite food for example….Pizza maybe….ok you love to eat Pizza but what if you had to eat it every single day. You would grow tired of it….ok what if you got to eat it during a 17 week stretch of a certain part of the year but only one day a week….then no more for the rest of the year. You would be craving it bad during the time you couldnt have it….just as NFL fans crave the sport during the off season.
Adding an extra day of Draft coverage or an extra week of games will not be over exposing the NFL at all….not even close.
"You can live for Nothing or die for Something, it's your call" - John Rambo
by Matt_Grbac on Jul 23, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's why I think the 16 game schedule shouldn't be expanded to 18.
I think the 18 game season is pretty much a foregone conclusion for the near future, but it’s perfect the way it is — not too long (like MLB and NBA seasons) and not too short. And every game matters.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Americans & and their addictions
Consume, consume, consume
by KansasCityShuffle on Jul 23, 2009 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
bankrupt, bankrupt, bankrupt, forclose, forclose, forclose....but still consume, consume, consume....go figure.
"You can live for Nothing or die for Something, it's your call" - John Rambo
Evidence
Micheal Jackson
The NFL has not even tapped out on what can be exploited.
Think Rollerball with James Caan.
August 14th Baby! Can't wait! 4 Fridays away!
Rule 49. " Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
I cant tell
if the poster is complaining or just simply pointing this out..
but IMO, I cant get enough football. In my spare time, I’m scouring the internet for the smallest tidbit of information on SOMETHING and HOPEFULLY if I hit something, it will have something to do with the chiefs. The offseason is..well..terrible. I hate the offeseason. Especially the end of june through july. Football is DEAD. Basketball..also dead. Plus basketball doesnt seem to have a sense of urgency like football does.
Oh no! I have a LeBron James to carry the team, Big Z down low and Mo Williams to run the offense. Big Z cant play all game. oh noooo..what am I going to do? Oh well..bring in shaq and that fixes everything.
Football has so many positions, so many strategies, so many possibilities…the debates are endless. I cant get enough football…who’da thought? I played basketball all my life yet I’ve always loved the NFL more than the NBA. NBA=disgrace to basketball.
BTW
No offense on asking if you are complaining. It just seems that way due to the fact that youre talking about all the different ways the NFL is expanding. I love the idea of less preseason, longer regular season, more teams and the like
by Petey14 on Jul 23, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not complaining at all.
There are times when I wonder if there is a point where the league goes too far trying to squeeze every available penny they can out of the game.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
The NFL is a business
Sure, it maybe a business to provide you entertainment. But we as people provide the fanbase to keep the NFL popular. Sure, if you expand the NFL to 25 games a season, or 2 games a week, then yes the quality will go down because there will not be a sense of urgency since games wont matter as much. But a move from 16 to 18 games is not that dramatic. Plus, it’ll make the offseason a couple of weeks shorter. That stretch from the end of june to the start of training camp is god awful and if that timeframe was reduced by 2 weeks, I’m all for it.
2 extra games wont take away the integrity of the game. Football players are more passionate about the sport than any other athlete and their respective sports. Its hard to love basketball when 1 superstar and a couple of supporters will win you a championship. We had a 4000+ yard passer, a 1200+ rusher, the best OL, the best TE in football, a top ranked offense for 3-4 years and didnt win a single playoff game.
Take a basketball player who scores 28+ppg, and youre a playoff contender. Throw in a couple of supporters and you have a Finals contender. Its too easy to predict who will be good and who wont be.
That is the sole reason that football is so popular. ANYTHING can happen, and NOTHING is predictable. Every prediction is just a lucky guess.
Man of few Words
oh not :)
August 14th Baby! Can't wait! 4 Fridays away!
Rule 49. " Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jul 23, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Another day in AP Paradise :)
August 14th Baby! Can't wait! 3 Fridays away!
Rule 49. " Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jul 23, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
So true
I wanted to tell you that I wasn’t ignoring you about a month ago when you were asking about a post, it was just that my hard drive crashed as I was about to reply! Anyway, I hope you didn’t think ill of me. It is good to be back up and running!
No problem
I dream of posting about Chiefs now. Much better than the Lost dreams from before :)
Did you see the 46 post w/diagrams in the fanshots.
I was thinking how awesome IF Dorsey, Tyler, and Jackson
were lined up heads up over LG, C, RG with Hali lurking way outside on LT and Pollard over LT 5 yrds deep and Vrabel and DJ off TE and Thomas over RT.
Even Rivers would puddle himself IMO :)
August 14th Baby! Can't wait! 3 Fridays away!
Rule 49. " Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jul 23, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think so
I think you have the starters pegged, except I am getting more and more skeptical of Hali making the transition. Babb’s article doesn’t make it sound good. That is why I am so surprised they didn’t go after another 3-4 OLB like Ellis when they had the chance. And besides, Rivers is too dumb to know to be scared!
The thing about that article is the original quote was dissected weeks ago.
It’s basically old news being re-reported, based on a small number of observations in OTAs. I was surprised at how much impact its reappearance has had on the AP conversations. If GB is any guide, they probably threw the entire book at Hali and McBride, and these two won’t be asked to do half of what got thrown at ‘em early. Both are good players, and the hybrid’s design will be predicated to a great extent on what these two guys can get done on the field.
McBride was a guy I was really pulling for last season
So I do hope he can make the transition, but I am just as doubtful with him as Hali. If either one had flashed more last season, I would be more optimistic. But if you look at Hali’s progression, he seems to be regressing. Athletically, they both have the most promise at the position, I just am not holding out thinking we have something in house, when we may not. As always in these discussions, I do hope we do, so we don’t have to go outside the organization to find it.
i love it give me more nfl the more the better
i just hate when nfl network starts playing these pointless nfl games that are boring to watch and these hall of fame type games so boring. and once jamie dukes comes on ohh god ill watch golden girls over hearing his crazy thoughts. and i still think the nfl ticket should expand to locker room cams interviews from the field or atleast like a onsite cam to just watch work outs and drills that would be awsome 1 channel for each team would be sick.
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
I dont think it has reached that point....
I think they drive certain stories into the ground all the time…Favre, Vick, etc…but not the game or the League itself…
I agree Woodman...
I also think if there were more actual games being played, that would be less time that the media would have to write bullshit stories like the one on here about Brian Waters. They could focus on what really matters which is what is going on on the field.
by Chiefsfan1970 on Jul 24, 2009 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions
My concern
I worry about players being able to handle 18 regular season games. The human body can only take so much pounding. IF they expand the season , do they expand the rosters?
David Logue
i still believe that the nfl
should have like a farm like type system. Where we can keep some players develop them like the practice squad type guys like bobby sip but i think the nfl should expand and get more guys out there. I mean wouldent it be nice to know you have an up and coming prospect that you are grooming to be on the o line or d line . without giving up his rights to other teams .
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
Begs the Question
Is there enough talent out there for a couple more franchises and/or expand the roster and
keep the quality play?
August 14th Baby! Can't wait! 3 Fridays away!
Rule 49. " Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
Let's Kick some ASS in 09 or Die trying
by Steve_Chiefs on Jul 24, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You guys, it's CALLED the NCAA.
You want a farm system, it’s pretty much in place, already. Convert Division I to semi-pro.
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