Not even the NFL is immune to the economic downturn, he said, but the league is still in much better shape than many other properties that have plummeted in value. Revenues aren't a problem, but the NFL needs to get costs under control, he said.

Aaaaand now we know why they're pushing for two more games so hard.

Would have been funnier headline if you had added the Step 2. ??? Step 3. Profit bit.

The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

too bad FedExField where the Redskins play is one of the worst "modern" stadiums in the league.

hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

Just out of curiosity, was there ever a time when this wasn't the case?

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I be investing in no time.

I see what you did there submittHERRR

When I came to this town I had nothing but a dream, and $6,000,000

Yanks_RSJ: hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

Just out of curiosity, was there ever a time when this wasn't the case?

I'd guess 15 to 20 years ago.

So, if I cannot afford the entire team and franchise, how much would it cost to buy one or two players?

I hope Albert Haynesworth eats Daniel Snyder, and then has a massive heart attack.

sports stopped being fun entertainment when players were making more than everyone in the audience combined

The Rams or the Raiders (or both!) should be moved back to LA. That is all.

I can see where a town could lose a baseball, hockey, or basketball team because of the number of games but what the hell Jacksonville? You can't sell out 8 games? Move the Rams back to LA, the Cardinals back to St. Louis, and put the Jaguars in Arizona.

The_Sponge: rebelyell2006: So, if I cannot afford the entire team and franchise, how much would it cost to buy one or two players?


You can't do that in the NFL, but college football is wide open.

OK. I need someone to paint my house, so how much would a runnning back from a low-ranking college cost? And do I have to buy him, or can I just rent one for a few days?

Lumber Jack Off: too bad FedExField where the Redskins play is one of the worst "modern" stadiums in the league.

Indeed. Spending the day in bumfark Maryland surrounded by thugs from PG County and rednecks from Stafford who are shiatfaced on $9 beers?

No Farking Thank You.

I'll stay home or watch it at pub.

hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

When was it not? Back when they didn't wear helmets?

Agatha Crispy: Move the Rams back to LA, the Cardinals back to St. Louis, and put the Jaguars in Arizona.

That's a hell of a lot of work when "Los Angeles Jaguars" is staring you straight in the face.

Qwigs: The Rams or the Raiders (or both!) should be moved back to LA. That is all.

Personally I liked the idea of moving the ownership and players of the Washington Redskins to LA, but keeping the name here and then giving them an expansion team (or Jacksonville when they fold). Snyder would be ideal as the owner of a flashy LA counter to the Jets.

hulk hogan meat shoes: I'd guess 15 to 20 years ago.

Are you kidding? Steroids were huge in the 80s, let alone the 90s. The second steroids were invented, athletes started using them.

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hulk hogan meat shoes: Yanks_RSJ: hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

Just out of curiosity, was there ever a time when this wasn't the case?

I'd guess 15 to 20 years ago.

Oh, so before the modern day 24/7 sports media saturation made every indiscretion public knowledge?

Steroids, illegitimate children and criminal behavior among NFL players isn't a recent phenomenon.

Ask LT. Or Lyle Alzado. Or any number of ex players.

nesler: hulk hogan meat shoes: I'd guess 15 to 20 years ago.

Are you kidding? Steroids were huge in the 80s, let alone the 90s. The second steroids were invented, athletes started using them.

Also, to continue my thought: Before steroids, they were using amphetamines. A LOT.

Yanks_RSJ: Agatha Crispy: Move the Rams back to LA, the Cardinals back to St. Louis, and put the Jaguars in Arizona.

That's a hell of a lot of work when "Los Angeles Jaguars" is staring you straight in the face.

Can't put a price on tradition.
Well, you could, but the Rams should be in LA.
(and I know they started in Cleveland).

What was it Richard Branson said? It was something about "how to be a millionaire. Step 1, start with a billion dollars. Step 2 open an airline."

Yanks_RSJ: hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

Just out of curiosity, was there ever a time when this wasn't the case?

In the '50s, all the players had jobs. It was impossible to live off an NFL salary.

hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

That's pretty much what built the NFL.

Or was Joe Namath a great family man living in the 'burbs?

rebelyell2006: The_Sponge: rebelyell2006: So, if I cannot afford the entire team and franchise, how much would it cost to buy one or two players?


You can't do that in the NFL, but college football is wide open.

OK. I need someone to paint my house, so how much would a runnning back from a low-ranking college cost? And do I have to buy him, or can I just rent one for a few days?

Hint: skip the players; buy a ref. Much more profitable.

Fark you dan snyder.

/I will now RTFA and comments

The_Sponge: /Wish I were a millionaire.


Just take my advice and stop at $200MM. Beyond that, you get in Fortune, all the crazies come out of the woodwork, ay yi yi. If I had to do it all over again...

rebelyell2006: The_Sponge: rebelyell2006: So, if I cannot afford the entire team and franchise, how much would it cost to buy one or two players?


You can't do that in the NFL, but college football is wide open.

OK. I need someone to paint my house, so how much would a runnning back from a low-ranking college cost? And do I have to buy him, or can I just rent one for a few days?

Look in the parking lot of Home Depot, you will save a bundle.

Big Al: sports stopped being fun entertainment when players were making more than everyone in the audience combined

"I can see they feel a certain connection with you as players. Baseketball, we can start fresh. Not allow teams to change cities or... players to be traded. And everybody will get paid the same! Just like when I was a kid, and players were treated like, like..."

"Indentured servants? "

The audience pays them. They're entertainers. They command those salaries because no one would buy a jersey or a giant sticker with their names on it.

Yanks_RSJ: hulk hogan meat shoes: Yanks_RSJ: hulk hogan meat shoes: The NFL used to be interesting. Now it's just a bunch of roided up meatheads and future ex-cons with more kids than brain cells.

Just out of curiosity, was there ever a time when this wasn't the case?

I'd guess 15 to 20 years ago.

Oh, so before the modern day 24/7 sports media saturation made every indiscretion public knowledge?

Steroids, illegitimate children and criminal behavior among NFL players isn't a recent phenomenon.

Ask LT. Or Lyle Alzado. Or any number of ex players.

Kinda tough to ask Lyle Alzado these days.

habitual_masticator: When I came to this town I had nothing but a dream, and $6,000,000

Hey, going from a mere six million to part-year profits of eighteen hundred billion billion, is some pretty serious growth.

yert: Fark you dan snyder.

Agreed - apparently putting a quality product on the field has nothing to do with it!

habitual_masticator: When I came to this town I had nothing but a dream, and $6,000,000

There's some men who want to talk to you about the pension program.....

hurdboy: Snyder's done a better job with the Redskins than he did with Six Flags

monoski: yert: Fark you dan snyder.

Agreed - apparently putting a quality product on the field has nothing to do with it!

I think Snyder runs the Redskins like an amusement park. His own personal amusement park. Where he can ride whatever ride he likes whenever he likes and the other people that go to the park can fark themselves. And the people that work for the park are scared he's going to fire them if they even question his self absorbed micromanaging ass. And treats the managers of the park like prostitutes. He is a terrible owner and should be drug by his pinkies into fedex field, tied to the goal post, pissed on by the hoggettes, and made to toss Joe Gibbs salad.

Agatha Crispy: I can see where a town could lose a baseball, hockey, or basketball team because of the number of games but what the hell Jacksonville? You can't sell out 8 games? Move the Rams back to LA, the Cardinals back to St. Louis, and put the Jaguars in Arizona.


part of the problem is that, while Jacksonville is a large city, it doesn't have a very large metropolitan area (the city itself is about 913,000 people while the area around it only brings that total up to 1,313,200). so it's not a huge market and a lot of the areas within driving distance care more about college football than pro, so a lot of people don't travel for the games. I always thought it a bit weird when Jacksonville first got the Jags, would have made more sense to start a team in Orlando even with Tampa so close by.

/Tallahassee resident.
//in this part of the state (North FL), it seems like everyone only cares about college football, pro takes a seat in the back.

Lumber Jack Off: Agatha Crispy: I can see where a town could lose a baseball, hockey, or basketball team because of the number of games but what the hell Jacksonville? You can't sell out 8 games? Move the Rams back to LA, the Cardinals back to St. Louis, and put the Jaguars in Arizona.


part of the problem is that, while Jacksonville is a large city, it doesn't have a very large metropolitan area (the city itself is about 913,000 people while the area around it only brings that total up to 1,313,200). so it's not a huge market and a lot of the areas within driving distance care more about college football than pro, so a lot of people don't travel for the games. I always thought it a bit weird when Jacksonville first got the Jags, would have made more sense to start a team in Orlando even with Tampa so close by.

/Tallahassee resident.
//in this part of the state (North FL), it seems like everyone only cares about college football, pro takes a seat in the back.

Go Gators!

Lumber Jack Off:

/Tallahassee resident.
//in this part of the state (North FL), it seems like everyone only cares about college football, pro takes a seat in the back.

Been to Jacksonville many times - I believe it's the largest city in the US in total square miles (it's like the LA of the south). I'm just saying there's no need for the NFL to be in such a market.

/Would rather watch Northwestern than Forte dropping the ball myself.

rebelyell2006: So, if I cannot afford the entire team and franchise, how much would it cost to buy one or two players?

ask Neil O'Donnell

/still bitter