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Originally Posted by Oakland Red

The point I'm trying to make is that they cannot ever make as much money as the Redskins due to inherent disadvantages of the wealth of the area they are in, original ownership wealth, etc.

Sorry but I don't buy this argument that much. It is true that a competive market analysis would show the DC metro area as having a more affluent fan base but GB isn't hurting for fans. And while a more afluent fan base MIGHT mean they will spend less I'd love to see some empirical data to support this. I would venture a guess that with stronger and more innovative marketing GB and other teams in this like could generate comparable revenues to the top teams. Maybe not totally equal but not disparate enough to be of any true consequence. I don't think the differences between the tops teams and most other teams right now have any real consequences anyways. There are SOME teams at the bottom of the rung that simply can't generate revenues that are competitive but mostly these are teams that are either weak on a yearly basis causing a disinterested fan base or simply have bad owners. They only way for these teams to make more money for themselves is to focus on the on-field product and stop dicking the team arond. NE is a great example of having done this. I believe in the early 90s they weren't setting the world on fire in terms of revenues. But a nice run and some good mamangement by Kraft has put this team at the top in terms of revenues. And they didn't get to the top by spending vast amounts of money. They worked hard and got the job done. Other teams ought to take notice. Including the Skins.