You, my friend, are the one kidding himself. You are projecting your personal wishes toward the outcome of the league, but in actuality, the economic future of the league is in great hands. The NFL is far and away the most financially stable league in the entire world and the case of raw ass from a tiny percentage of Americans is not going to affect that status one iota. Bring on the LGBTQ and such. The vast majority of the world (which is now a quickly growing segment of the league's stakeholders) do not have an issue with that at all.

And to hell with the "essence of the game" argument. The game I started watching almost 60 years ago was different than the game I was watching 40 years ago. And that game was different than the game I was watching 20 years ago. And the game I will be watching 20 years from now will be different and I don't care. It's entertainment. Nothing more and nothing less. There is nothing sacred about it. The league has continued to grow through all the changes and will continue to do the same long past when you have met your maker.

The best thing you can do is accept that fact and just enjoy it for what it is ... entertainment. If you can't then you have been in it for the wrong reason all along and won't be missed. Sorry, but that is the brutal fact.

By the way ...

19-0 Baby!

Hahahahahahahahaha. What an utterly typical and predictable response. Honestly I'm not sure why I, or anyone, tries with you. If you're happy ingesting the rainbows that supreme leader Goodell expels from his anus, more power to you. I won't try to reason with you anymore. Your blinders are on and your hands and pressed tightly over your ears. This will be the last time I interact with you at all, so as a courtesy I'll let you know now that you need not respond to anything I post from here on. I won't read it, won't respond to it, won't even so much as acknowledge its existence. Have a wonderful life and good day to you.

We are about to see a perfect storm of 1/2 empty stadiums (and maybe missed games) due to the Corona virus and angry fans that will no longer buy anything NFL related this season. The viewership will decline whether you want to believe it or not, Guido.

This will mean a large drop in income. The salary cap will be affected. Contracts will shrink. Players will be angry at the outcome and wonder how they got to that point. Who knows? Maybe that will bring the NFL back down to earth and the game and its players might be watchable again.

The NFL generates $11 billion of revenue annually. $3 billion of that comes from butts in the stands. That includes parking, concessions, game day merchandise, etc. The remaining $8 billion come from contracted revenues with broadcasting partners. The total revenue will absolutely be down. But $8 billion still places the product as a huge success. Sure, angry fans may not buy merchandise. But the vast majority of fans worldwide are not angry. As for viewership. Every person that would have normally been in the stands will now be tuning in instead. Viewership in one small demographic may indeed be down. But that will not offset the rest of the population that is starved for the distraction of the actual game itself.

And don't worry about the future earnings and contract implications. COVID-19 will have hundreds of times more effect on those than the supposed refusal of a small minority of fans that actually do decide to "tune out". Those concerns are already being addressed by the league and the NFLPA as we speak.

You keep saying a small portion of fans believe as I do while ignoring the fact that this very forum has MANY people saying that they're disgusted with the NFL's current state and will not watch it or are very close to tuning out all together.
It's ironic that just a few posts back you suggested that another poster had his head in the sand.

Who knows? Maybe that will bring the NFL back down to earth and the game and its players might be watchable again.

..you are going to be tremendously disappointed when those Nielsen numbers come rolling in at record levels come the start of the NFL season.

That would be great, Ice, Ice, Baby. Me and a group of Hou Dats
here were quite excited about Houston's XFL Team, and its players seemed very grateful, before our state succumbed to The Hoax.

I remember bubble gum cards with football players pictures, stats, history, and also on the back- Their off-season occupation.
I wont be disappointed, Guido. Nor will I be elated, if my predictions come true.
I wont be anything. Thats my whole point. I HAVE no emotional investment in this anymore. If they stay rich, if they crash, if the Saints with the SB, if Atlanta does, if they put on shiny pants and sing Pirates of Penzance.
I wont care.
My emotional investment, which motivated me to drive 6 hours each way, win or lose- They threw it out the window. If anyone else feels me, ok.
If im the only one, still ok.
I'm looking forward to the fun new stuff I'll be doing this Fall.
And having more money.

Hahahahahahahahaha. What an utterly typical and predictable response. Honestly I'm not sure why I, or anyone, tries with you. If you're happy ingesting the rainbows that supreme leader Goodell expels from his anus, more power to you. I won't try to reason with you anymore. Your blinders are on and your hands and pressed tightly over your ears. This will be the last time I interact with you at all, so as a courtesy I'll let you know now that you need not respond to anything I post from here on. I won't read it, won't respond to it, won't even so much as acknowledge its existence. Have a wonderful life and good day to you.

Kind of harsh, methinks. AsylumGuido has said things I don't agree with but also had some valid points. I think we all rub people up the wrong way sometimes because we all have different ideas about we think would be best for this team, that group or the other guys. What it boils down to is that we are all selfish, but what defines us is how we respond when we don't get our own way and even then we may be inconsistent with our reactions. Anyway, I'm the best so there's no point in anyone else even trying to do stuff.