Thursday night flexing and the Panthers

[Mr. Scot]

Florio reports that the Panthers and Broncos abstained from the vote. He thinks either of them could use the leverage of agreeing to vote yes to get something from Goodell.

With the Broncos, it's wanting to host the Draft. As to the Panthers...he doesn't know.

For the record, I absolutely hate this idea and even if it would mean getting something from the league (not sure what) I'd prefer they vote 'no'.

[thefuzz]

That's a "NO" for me.

[The Huddler]

i wana host the draft

[LinvilleGorge]

5 minutes ago, The Huddler said:

i wana host the draft

This. I'd like to go to the draft if it was local and convenient but it's honestly not something I'm willing to travel to do.

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, The Huddler said:

i wana host the draft

So would I, but this idea is an abomination.

John Mara said it well in explaining his 'no' vote...

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by Mr. Scot

[Cullenator]

Its bad enough that if you buy a ticket for a 1PM kick and make those plans you could find yourself holding tickets to 4:25 or worse yet an 8:15 kickoff.

 

The idea that you game changes days?  F that.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Cullenator said:

Its bad enough that if you buy a ticket for a 1PM kick and make those plans you could find yourself holding tickets to 4:25 or worse yet an 8:15 kickoff.

The idea that you game changes days?  F that.

Mara called it "abusive"

The reason this is being looked at is because Amazon got a lot of sh-tty games last year and they were none too happy about it.

So the question comes down to whether the NFL cares more about pleasing a streaming partner or their loyal fans.

Sadly, I think we all know the answer to that question

[SmokinwithWilly]

Yet another example of why Roger Goodell is the worst commissioner the NFL has ever had. 

[thefuzz]

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

Yet another example of why Roger Goodell is the worst commissioner the NFL has ever had. 

And yet, it's The King right now.  This is not me taking up for him, more of a, no wonder the owners are cool with his paycheck.

 

And IMO, it's just wrong to do that to fans.  If I had booked tickets to fly to Green Bay and rented hotel rooms so I could show my son Lambeau....and they Flexed it two weeks prior......boy, I'd be HOT.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, thefuzz said:

And IMO, it's just wrong to do that to fans.  If I had booked tickets to fly to Green Bay and rented hotel rooms so I could show my son Lambeau....and they Flexed it two weeks prior......boy, I'd be HOT.

This is something that should be obvious to anybody with a brain.

And yet most NFL owners either seem to not know about it or not care enough about it to weigh it into their consideration.

Kudos to Mara at least for thinking of the fans. 

[Smithers]

Thursday games suck - the league is chasing revenue at the expense of players health and fans enjoyment.  Want to add another game?  Fine, do it on Saturday and compete with college football.  If your brand is so great, ratings will surely be fine, right?  

[Mr. Scot]

Well if you hate the Thursday night idea, you're gonna be really pissed if Florio is right...

 

[cookinbrak]

I Googles it- flexing only pertains to week 14-17. Just don't schedule those games until week 12.

[LinvilleGorge]

37 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

So would I, but this idea is an abomination.

John Mara said it well in explaining his 'no' vote...

 

He's not wrong. But "what they're thinking about" is very obvious. Viewer ratings.