NFL Football discussion (2014/2015 season)

Season's over. Dolphins FTW next season!

Originally Posted by LordChabelo13

the funny thing is if they would have tried to pound the ball in and didnt everyone would be saying they should have thrown...and you know this man!

Originally Posted by Sith Rick

You pick Pete Carroll losing over Bellichick losing?

Originally Posted by Fshguy

Last one, they've been fun. Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by Buckswana

ROFL!!! That was so hilarious.

Originally Posted by Dvader83

The military reportedly paid 14 NFL teams to honor soldiers during football games.

Teams were paid $5.4 million over three years to salute troops, with a majority of the money coming from the National Guard.

The fourteen teams involved are:

Atlanta Falcons - $1.05 million
Baltimore Ravens - $884,500
Buffalo Bills - $679,000
Indianapolis Colts - $620,000
Minnesota Vikings - $605,000
Green Bay Packers - $600,000
New York Jets - $377,500
Kansas City Chiefs - $250,000
Cincinnati Bengals - $138,960
Dallas Cowboys - $62,500
St. Louis Rams - $60,000
Pittsburgh Steelers - $36,000
Cleveland Browns - $22,500
Miami Dolphins - $20,000
A NJ.com report focused on the Jets’ agreement with the Department of Defense and the New Jersey Guard.

NJ.com reported:

The agreement includes the Hometown Hero segment, in which the Jets feature a soldier or two on the big screen, announce their names and ask the crowd to thank them for their service. The soldiers and three friends also get seats in the Coaches Club for the game.

Aside from the Hometown Heroes segment, the agreements also included advertising and marketing services, including a kickoff video message from the Guard, digital advertising on stadium screens, online advertising and meeting space for a meeting or events.

Also, soldiers attended the annual kickoff lunch in New York City to meet and take pictures with the players for promotional use, and the Jets allowed soldiers to participate in a charity event in which coaches and players build or rebuild a playground or park.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) called this an egregious and unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars.

“They realize the public believes they’re doing it as a public service or a sense of patriotism,” he said. “It leaves a bad taste in your mouth.”

At this point, "news" regarding the Pats/Brady and shady acts is about the same as reporting that water is wet. This, on the other hand, blew my mind and pretty much sickened me to my core. I know this world is fueled by money but this is the friggin epitome of greed......

Military Paid NFL Teams $5.4M to Salute Troops*

Originally Posted by SG Steelhead

I actually agree with Hotdog. It's marketing and the services do run lots of ads during the games so this is far cheaper and more influential than running commercials.

Originally Posted by Kaens

I have a slightly different take on it. $5.4 million over 3 years is pretty cheap advertising to get the exposure the NFL provides (<$2 million/year). That money is likely from a large PR/ad budget and would have been spent on print or TV ads that would have been less effective. It also gave the participants an on the field experience they may not have otherwise been able to get, which might be a nice reward for serving our country. (The NFL should be providing a service such as that anyway.) They could certainly have charged a great deal more for that national spotlight, especially in the national TV broadcast world where time is definitely money.

If you want to be sickened, do some research into how much money the NFL gives the Komen foundation from the sales of all that pink gear they promote all October long.

Originally Posted by Hotdogmcgee