Dan Rooney Speaks...

[juskins]

Does anyone else, other than me, think that the NFL front office is trying to cause more player turn over by extending the 16 game schedule? Isn't it true that the NFL commissioner represents the views of the owners?

The bottom line is monetary profit and a diluted product on the field.

[Lotus]

I hope that Rooney gets more involved. His is a voice of intelligence and reason.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by juskins

Does anyone else, other than me, think that the NFL front office is trying to cause more player turn over by extending the 16 game schedule? Isn't it true that the NFL commissioner represents the views of the owners?

The bottom line is monetary profit and a diluted product on the field.

I agree, but the NFL is going to be one of those "too big to fail" entities in the not too distant future, so the owners are going for the gold. I was shocked last year when I found out the NFL asked the US Govt for a $2 billion bailout for operating costs in the summer of either '08 or '09. Think about it, they have their own TV network, NFL.com, shoot even a whole staff of frigging fantasy football writers. These idiot owners like Jerry Jones who build unnecessary stadiums with state of the art everything are in the red bigtime. They raise ticket prices too much in a quasi depression economy and they won't fill the seats, etc. Look for the NFL to get more bailouts in the future, and don't be surprised if sometime in the next decade we go to a 20 game schedule. The NFL simply needs to cut costs like every other corporation, but since it is probably the most popular diversion for America, they will get govt handouts. As for the players, just think of them as high paid gladiators, who can be replaced easily. When the bottom line is cash, people are usually low on the priority list, especially if they already are being highly compensated for just being entertainment for the masses.