Yearly earnings don't equal value. So CurtS doesn't exactly make his point with that statistic, but I get where he is coming from, I think.How is that possible - doesn't the NFL as a league make under $10B?
You have to remember they are new at this -- the league was a Non-Profit until just a couple years agoHow is that possible - doesn't the NFL as a league make under $10B?
Lose's answer is far more entertaining, but if you're asking for realsies: the league brought in $13.2B last season, which is ~$412M per team. Let's say the Patriots are a little better than average and come in at an even $500M. The salary cap was $155M. Operating costs and the league's socialism policies and overhead are significant, but let's assume Kraft is a decent businessman and has a 25% margin, so he's making $125M per year.How is that possible - doesn't the NFL as a league make under $10B?
Yeah, that's the speculative value I was (obliquely) talking about. How can you put a price tag on having the ability to push local politicians around, amirite?Plus, you have to use how damn cool it is to own an NFL team as a multiplier.
The league office was nonprofit. Actual team revenues always went to for-profit entities.You have to remember they are new at this -- the league was a Non-Profit until just a couple years ago
So my 13 yo self would have loved him, while my 45 yo self will think "He just told me nothing".CBS producer thinks Romo "will be the next Madden":
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/23/cbs-producer-believes-tony-romo-will-be-the-next-john-madden/
I don't normally root for people to fail – and Romo seems like a decent enough guy. But CBS sure seems to have handled this whole thing the wrong way from the start.
Yeah, but was he folksy enough?I watched most of that game, and Romo was terrific. The most impressive was him diagnosing plays in real time, as the above clip notes, but he also provided excellent analysis after plays. He provided more actual insight than any other NFL broadcast I can remember.
To nitpick, his delivery was a bit awkward, but I assume that's simply first game jitters and not having a rapport with Nance yet. I expect that to go away over time.
And, for his first game, he already surpassed Simms at Simms' best.
The former players/coaches can be great in the booth with this stuff (I forever have a mental block with him now but once upon a time I'd have used Collinsworth as an example here), or they can be a total Gruden and just rah-rah through the whole game with useless platitudes about grit. Good to add one of the former to the mix, even though he's not exactly replacing one of the latter—Simms was his own odd duck closer to the McCarver mold.I watched most of that game, and Romo was terrific. The most impressive was him diagnosing plays in real time, as the above clip notes, but he also provided excellent analysis after plays. He provided more actual insight than any other NFL broadcast I can remember.
To nitpick, his delivery was a bit awkward, but I assume that's simply first game jitters and not having a rapport with Nance yet. I expect that to go away over time.
And, for his first game, he already surpassed Simms at Simms' best.
In part, but I imagine he also spends particular time studying the two teams he's commentating on.Ironically his predictions take away a lot of the 'Football is rocket science complex and every team has its own set of masterminds" image they want to portray. His predictions indicate most teams do a lot of stuff the same way, and it is maybe not quite 4 dimensional chess
Think if Miami didn't take Culpepper instead??Brees has been in NO for 12 years and only played 5 in SD?? Thats wild
Brees would have sucked?Think if Miami didn't take Culpepper instead??
Wow, that's wild. I remember watching Drew Brees play his first game in the dome with my Saints fan roommate and I can't believe that was 11 years ago. In comparison, his Rose Bowl appearance was 16 years ago but that feels ancient.Brees has been in NO for 12 years and only played 5 in SD?? Thats wild
Nick Saban might still be in Miami.Think if Miami didn't take Culpepper instead??
Give him some time.To nitpick, his delivery was a bit awkward, but I assume that's simply first game jitters and not having a rapport with Nance yet. I expect that to go away over time.
I also have fond memories of the days when Simms and Collinsworth both seemed focused on the game and offered insights that were fresh or interesting. In baseball, we all saw a similar decline with McCarver.Exactly my thoughts on both Simms and Collinsworth. I really enjoyed Simms back in the early 2000s. Then he became a caricature. Same thing has happened with Collinsworth - he is still pretty good, but not close to the level as when he started. It seems like when these ex players first start, they spend a ton of time noticing the X's and O's, pointing out stuff we wouldn't notice, etc. And as their careers go along, they fall into more of the psychobabble type of analysis ("I looked Tom Brady in the eye").
I am on record in this very forum as a Romo hater. He is terrible. But you are right, he nailed some plays. But the “ here we go” shit has got to stopSo uh. Anyone want to talk about his Nostradamus predictions during the Patriots OT game?
Dude would make an amazing DC.
The ‘if this, then this’ aspect of it was really great.I am still stunned at how he called nearly every Brady pass from the 4th quarter onwards. He was incredible.
Yeah I think if he was DC for the Chiefs, we would have lost.I am still stunned at how he called nearly every Brady pass from the 4th quarter onwards. He was incredible.
Yeah. He's sometimes wrong, but he's by far the most interesting announcer in the game; I just don't understand how anyone hates him, after suffering through Buck, Simms, Aikmann, Nantz, Gruden, McFarland, Schlereth, Gannon*, etc—he's not perfect, but the bar is so low that it's tough not to view him as a breath of fresh air compared to the alternatives.Romo is my favorite national commentator for any sport outside of Nick Faldo for golf. His excitement for the game is so real. I feel like he’s in the living room watching the game with me while also providing a bunch of insightful analysis. The “here we go Jim” stuff is a feature not a bug for me.
Romo adds enjoyment to the game. I can’t think of anyone else who does this in football.