Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Originally posted by dj43:
Originally posted by captveg:
Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
German soccer league is coming back. Still 3 months until training camp. 
no spectators
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Which may be the case for the NFL, too.
NFL owners will not let that happen. It will cost them million$$$$ of on-site ad revenue. Perhaps they could renegotiate those contracts but that means the revenue stream to pay player salaries is cut...which means CBA is no longer valid.
So I am coming from a place of ignorance, not a place of challenging you here dj....
But dont other sports leagues have contracts and CBA type deals too? There are leagues operating now (or soon) that will be playing with no fans. Why is the NFL different than these sports? Is it just the amount of money that the NFL deals with in regards to the other leagues? Because the other leagues dont seem to be having issues getting around the idea that on-site revenue will be lost.
What? You challenge me? May it never happen!!!
I'm not sure I have THE answer but I have AN answer.
Other leagues, with many more home games, are betting that fans will be allowed back into their home venue in time to make up for the lost revenue of a few games at the beginning of the season. The NFL, OTOH, with only 8 real games (plus two throwaway PS games that few people attend) in which to promote the product of their numerous on-site sponsors, do not have that leeway. Every single game is critical to their business plan and revenue stream. Yes, they would still have their share of the TV market but that is largely operating capital. The profit is in the stuff they show and sell in their home venue.
Last week I read on NFL.com that two owners had anonymously stated that to give up fans at two home games would cost them $100,000,000! That sounds high and it may be smoke to protect their position, however, I bet it is closer to reality than we might think. The NFL is a HUGE enterprise. I just checked one site that claims the NFL grossed over $16BILLION in 2018. Owners are not going to give up any of that willingly. They have ginormous investments in their franchise and they will have to be drug kicking and screaming to unlock the gates if there are no fans allowed. Just my opinion...