Who should be blamed for the NFL games everyone will miss?
I don’t really care аbουt sports, bυt thіѕ caught mу attention.
It appears thаt thе NFL wіll οnlу allow thе broadcasting οf ѕοmе οf thе last (аnd therefore lаrgеѕt) games οf thе year οn thе NFL network thаt very few cable companies carry.
Fans аrе going tο bе very іn tears, especially іf thіѕ continues tο еνеrу game іn thе next season.
Thе NFL wаntѕ tο increase thеіr profits bу controlling whο hаѕ access tο watch аnd charging more. Thе cable companies don’t want tο pay fοr thе NFL channel іn view οf thе fact thаt іt dοеѕ nothing bυt play ancient games whеn thе NFL isn’t playing, аnd thе cost fοr thе channel іѕ high.
Whο mυѕt bе blamed bу thе fans fοr thіѕ debacle?
the NFL for airing games on a network not everyone has access to. Plain and simple. Shout at the cable carriers all you want, but this is the NFL’s small-sightedness that made this happen.
Might as well blame the Patriots, they’re getting the blame for all else, including the fake crowd noise in the Coltdome.
Not much Huge games are broadcast on cable, except for the Patriots vs the Colts. All it matters is the contest and the Superbowl, If you don’t have these on a local station then that’s a huge problem. NFL make tons of money from the 30-second commericals that is shown at the Superbowl.
Excellent question. I reflect it is mostly the NFL networks fault. It seems like they must wait until more cable companies carry the channel until they start showing games. Either that or they are trying to get more cable companies to subscribe on the thought that NFL fans with cable are going to request their cable company to carry it.
Until then, it really sucks for fans who don’t have the network.
the cable companys r in succession up the price some have it for free but i will look up the score on nfl.com
Not I because after last season after getting screwed by the NFL network , i resolute to get the NFL sunday ticket so i’ll be able to see the games. But it’s not only the NFL trying to fatten their pockets but the NBA as well with theirr own network as well. It’s just another example of a mega-corporation trying to squeeze out more money.
It is both sides that are to blame. They both don’t want to budge and it is screwing the fans. I am more pissed at the cable companies even if because they are passing the charges on to the consumer. Why can satellite companies make it work but cable can’t?
If you are referring to the Dallas Green Bay game
they made this schedule eons ago and it’s no ones fault.
The NFL network was given a bunch of sub-par game this year and it just so happens that the Green Bay Packers who were 8-8 last year turned out to be much surpass than people thought this year. They had no clue of that when they did the schedule.
Therefore no one is to blame here and the NFL Network simply lucked out on this one.
I infer the majority of the blame must go to the NFL but the cable companies deserve some of that too.
I’m blaming myself for paying for the NFL channels & Sunday ticket this year. As a Packers fan living in Texas, I thought I would use it a lot more. But, the only game they play this season that doesn’t come on local TV or ESPN is in Dallas & I have tickets for that game. What a waste of money.
Fans must be blamed for blind support that gives the NFL such muscle that they are allowed to take advantage of the demand made.
What needs to happen is a lack of support for such moves. One day the NFL will realize that the revenues are the way they are because the NFL was so reachable, and that demanding payment by making a pseudo-pay-per-view model IN ADDITION to all the money they make on sponsorships advertising TV revenues, etc. will only sour people on the NFL to the tune of reduced interest/exposure/support, and they will have to … ‘punt’… on this thought of reeling in extra dollars for their product.
The greed of professional sports seems inescapable, and will only grow worse until people choose enough is enough. If that is what the NFL wants, they will get it soon, at this rate. Sad, because I delight in being a sports fan, but the cost of it in proportion to how much money they are making off us is beginning to be just too much.
The NFL network. The people of America must boycott the network, because if this works, then it will change football as we know it. We already pay enough just to have cable or satellite, and to expect us to pay more is just too much!
What do you mean everyone? I most certainly get the NFL channel, as do all real football fans.
It’s not a debacle. Cable companies have been ripping people off like this for a long time. I went with Direct Tv the first chance I could and haven’t looked back at the cable companies in view of the fact that. I get the NFL Network without paying extra. And when I talk to people in my area about what they pay for the channel packages they have with their cable, they are always amazed to hear that what I pay is less than what they do and I get twice the channels they do.
Go with a satelite provider and just be done with the cable junk.
BAGOFSWAG,
It is ridiculous to blame the New England Patriots* for the cable companies greed which has caused this situation where some NFL fans who have stuck with their cable company for some unknown reason can’t see some games.
It is also ridiculous to blame the New England Patriots* for something that didn’t happen such as fake crowd noise in the RCA Dome.
I blame it on the NFL. Why are they airing games on a channel that so few get? There must be a rule that no network with less then 50% coverage can carry the games. Maybe on the next contract VS can carry MNF.
My HD cable package includes the NFL Network so I will not miss any games.
In view of the fact that I have DirectTV I get the NFL Network. I would blame it on the cable companies.
gw
Both sides. This is a classic case of a pissing contest. The NFL charges the cable companies 70 cents per subscriber per month to carry the NFL Network. In pure stipulations, Last year’s Thanksgiving game was worth about $100 million. The NFL is trying to force, the cable companies to place their network on basic cable by showing games.
The cable companies feel that NFL is screwing them by upping the price per subscriber in view of the fact that the network started. And have been moving the channel to Digital Plus or a Digital Sports Package where they can charge $5.00 more a month or so.
It is a high-stakes game of chicken. In which there will be no winner. Who knows maybe congress will get involved and pass a bill that opens the door to regulation that will require cable companies to pay for only the shows they watch rather than a package. This is something that the cable companies don’t want.