squire12 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 If the networks really want to improve their ratings, they need to allow viewers to watch a game that will interest them. Don't stick fans with a Cleveland vs Cincy game. Let those fans of those 2 teams watch, but allow them to switch to another game if they desire. Being locked into only 1 option on Fox and CBS, if the game is not interesting, viewers are going to move onto something else. If they could switch to another game, more would likely stay attracted to 1 of the options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footbull3196 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Playoff format is completely fine with one exception. Home field advantage should go to the team with higher record, not higher seeding. No excuse for 11-5 And 12-4 teams being forced to go on the road to play 8-8 and 9-7 teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjapirate Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 The NFL just needs an affordable live streaming service and those ratings come back. A lot of people don't have traditional tv anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcanadian Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 The NFL needs to get off the Fox Network, I will not watch a game on Fox who warps their news to favour Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Most people who watch NFL are men right? I'd say as much as 75-80% of recurring viewers are male? The answer is therefore simple.... Male Cheerleaders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisEagles Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 How does less teams in the playoffs affect ratings in the beginning of the season exactly? And it's too easy to win one fluke game in the NFL. People will be pissed when 8-8 teams are consistently making it far in the playoffs. Besides, I can tell you I like other sports but the NFL is the only league i watch. Why? The regular season has become meaningless in basketball and hockey. As long as you aren't a top ten draft pick you're most likely in the playoffs? That's stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 So we've been talking on this forum for years that the TNF product is usually bad, and consistent prime time flops may be a contributor to people (possibly) tuning in less. But a couple months into the season and what may be the two best games of the year so far have both come on Thursday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 hours ago, MemphisEagles said: How does less teams in the playoffs affect ratings in the beginning of the season exactly? And it's too easy to win one fluke game in the NFL. People will be pissed when 8-8 teams are consistently making it far in the playoffs. Besides, I can tell you I like other sports but the NFL is the only league i watch. Why? The regular season has become meaningless in basketball and hockey. As long as you aren't a top ten draft pick you're most likely in the playoffs? That's stupid And too many games. Most reg season games become diluted and attention spans close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisEagles Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Hunter2_1 said: And too many games. Most reg season games become diluted and attention spans close. Definitely. I lived in Pittsburgh, I could have had a great hockey team to be bandwagon. But it's just too many games for my team alone. How do people keep up with other teams except when you play them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 On 10/18/2017 at 10:06 AM, Kip Smithers said: Though the people who think ratings are down due to protests are funny though. Sure. That's why Directv was giving refunds for Sunday Ticket if people cited anthem protests as the reason. And why the owners and commissioner who were fine with the protests for a year are all of a sudden in full blown panic mode trying to end them. Or why some demographics that had a 2/3 positive opinion of the NFL a year ago are now down to 1/3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 IDK about a 16 team playoff. But I am for changing the playoffs. Mainly because since we went to 8 four team divisions, winning a division isn't that impressive of an accomplishment and we've ended up with some really undeserving teams getting a home game. Division games used to be half the schedule. Now you play as many division games as you play non-division conference opponents. We've seen a team go undefeated in their division and not win it. Division titles are meaningless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 hour ago, DontTazeMeBro said: IDK about a 16 team playoff. But I am for changing the playoffs. Mainly because since we went to 8 four team divisions, winning a division isn't that impressive of an accomplishment and we've ended up with some really undeserving teams getting a home game. Division games used to be half the schedule. Now you play as many division games as you play non-division conference opponents. We've seen a team go undefeated in their division and not win it. Division titles are meaningless Whens the last time a team went undefeated in their division and didn't win it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: Whens the last time a team went undefeated in their division and didn't win it? I want to say it was an AFC South team a few years ago (Texans?). Not that it happens often, at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 7 hours ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Sure. That's why Directv was giving refunds for Sunday Ticket if people cited anthem protests as the reason. And why the owners and commissioner who were fine with the protests for a year are all of a sudden in full blown panic mode trying to end them. Or why some demographics that had a 2/3 positive opinion of the NFL a year ago are now down to 1/3. Listen this isn't the place to discuss this but if you wanna be naive with that opinion then be my guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Kip Smithers said: Listen this isn't the place to discuss this but if you wanna be naive with that opinion then be my guest. lol...you brought it up. What's naive is thinking these billionaires who have tons of people analyzing and dissecting these ratings are just too stupid to account for new viewing methods. But if you wanna take little shots then hide behind the rules(which I'm pretty sure we're still inbounds) instead of telling me what part of that post was wrong then be my guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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