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08-19-2014 09:31 AM |
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
(Post 10831643)
Pretty much. The NFL wants their marque QBs to win every year, none of that "defense wins championships" deal anymore. They're tired of their star QBs getting thrashed in the big game and want to give Manning the best chance at winning a SB before he retires, that's all this really is.
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Because that's what the casual fans who watch winning teams want. They only know the names of the quarterbacks, so they get excited in the Super Bowl when they can name both of them, and then they go buy the jerseys. This is the revenue growth model the NFL has, because they're assuming that they'll never lose their core market.
I think they're wrong. Loyalty among their core market is eroding rapidly, and on their current course the NFL is going to end up with a product that can't sell out regular season games and becomes nothing but a bunch of exhibition games and a Super Bowl.
I'm really worried about the future of the sport. Between the marketing mistakes that are impacting the game and the financial stuff with the lawsuits, I think there's a strong chance that the sport as we know it will cease to exist within 20 years.
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