NFL a Losing League

[sportsman]

Should the NFL be concern when 14 of 32 teams will finish the season with a losing record?

Why should the fans pay increasing ticket prices for the product that the NFL is assembling?

[Letemburn]

Cause we love Football.....

[vicjagger]

Should the NFL be concern when 14 of 32 teams will finish the season with a losing record?

Why should the fans pay increasing ticket prices for the product that the NFL is assembling?

You are right. It should be 16.

[CactusCowboy]

Football is life!

[theogt]

Should the NFL be concern when 14 of 32 teams will finish the season with a losing record?

Why should the fans pay increasing ticket prices for the product that the NFL is assembling?I can't tell if you're advocating fewer or more losing teams.

[Seven]

Football is life!

No kidding! That'd be like prohibition all over again!!

[demdcowboys#1]

I love football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[superpunk]

I think all the teams should have winning records. Aside from the fact that that is impossible, unless we allow all the teams to play an auxillary 16 game schedule against a secondary league of South African midgets, that sounds like a great idea.

[big dog cowboy]

Should the NFL be concern when 14 of 32 teams will finish the season with a losing record?

Why should the fans pay increasing ticket prices for the product that the NFL is assembling?
It's been like since day one.

I mean, you do realize there are 8 winners and 8 losers each week don't you?

[theogt]

It's been like since day one.

I mean, you do realize there are 8 winners and 8 losers each week don't you?And 12-16 ties?

[big dog cowboy]

What are you talking about?

[theogt]

What are you talking about?8 winners and 8 losers means only 16 teams play each week.

[big dog cowboy]

8 winners and 8 losers means only 16 teams play each week.
Sorry my bad. 16 winners and 16 losers. Getting kinda late ya know.........

[lwehlers]

well we might have more teams with losing records if the owners and players do not come to an agreement on new contract after next season. if we go back to the old system it will probaly twice as many teams that finish with losing records. many owners will not pay the salaries that players will want if there is not a cap. it will be like baseball. not that would be a bad thing for us. we have a owner who wants to spend to win. there are alot of owners light lamar hunt of the chiefs who does not want spend money to get good players.

[theogt]

well we might have more teams with losing records if the owners and players do not come to an agreement on new contract after next season. if we go back to the old system it will probaly twice as many teams that finish with losing records. many owners will not pay the salaries that players will want if there is not a cap. it will be like baseball. not that would be a bad thing for us. we have a owner who wants to spend to win. there are alot of owners light lamar hunt of the chiefs who does not want spend money to get good players.:pray2: :jackpot:

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Actually, with byes, there aren't 16 winners and losers every week ;)

[theogt]

Actually, with byes, there aren't 16 winners and losers every week ;)Which is why I originally said 12-16 ties.

[KingTuna]

Should the NFL be concern when 14 of 32 teams will finish the season with a losing record?

Why should the fans pay increasing ticket prices for the product that the NFL is assembling?

It's always been that way...IT always will be that way....The NFL post free agency...

It's what the NFL wanted....

:starspin :starspin

[Clove]

We're only concerned if our team wins the Superbowl. That's what pushes each fan or each team, is that they all think they have a shot to win the big one.

And if they don't, they truly look forward to the draft and free agency, it's like Christmas for a kid, you can't wait until the draft comes, and they FA, then, training camp, pre-season, and by the time the first real game comes, it's like a football climax.

[Deane62]

In 1985 only 11 of 31 teams had a winning record and one team made it to the playoffs at 8 and 8. It's always been this way and has nothing to do with parity or free agency.

Brilliant thread. :rolleyes:

[Cowchips]

What a moronic post. Every sport has an equal number of winners and losers. Otherwise everyone would play to .500. I bet every sport averages the same %.

[FLcowboy]

Should the NFL be concern when 14 of 32 teams will finish the season with a losing record?

Why should the fans pay increasing ticket prices for the product that the NFL is assembling?

18 of 32 teams have winning records. If parity were perfect, only 16 teams would have winning records. I say this means the glass if half full, not half empty.

[Sarge]

What a moronic post. Every sport has an equal number of winners and losers. Otherwise everyone would play to .500. I bet every sport averages the same %.

This is simply not true. I'd be careful labeling a post as 'moronic' when you're not even right.

[jterrell]

If there is apoint here I dont get it.

Less than half the teams are under 500.
I could see an argument if 60% of the teams were losing and 5 or 6 were going undefeated or suffering 1 loss but thats not the case.

The NFL is as popular and well selling as ever.