Comments on: Goodell says NFL has work to do to win back fans

By: Dave H

Dave H — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:05:03 +0000

It was already mentioned here but, no more blackouts, and a instant replay review that was officials only, without a a challenge system. That would help win me back. (I never left).

By: jcg23

jcg23 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:55:51 +0000

How about Free NFL network? On every Cable outlet. @#!$@#

By: thetwilightsown

thetwilightsown — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:48:41 +0000

There’s plenty of money to go around?

Yeah, we do tend to spend a lot on this game, don’t we?

WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT MONEY COMES FROM?

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:35:15 +0000

Blackout?! What’s that??

Signed,

Packer fan

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:08:08 +0000

ratbastardshanahandjob says: Jul 25, 2011 3:14 PM

Like a few others said. That worthless Puppet Adolf Goodell needs to just go away. The sooner the better………

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It would make no difference if his name was Joe Schmo.

Goodell speaks for the owners, as has all commissioners ahead of him.

The problems many have is not with the league’s front man, whoever that may be, but the owners. Tagliabue was also hated by many, as well as his predecessors..

Not the same situation with the players, IMO. Most players have no clue really what’s going on or care. As long as they can get big $ contracts, they could care less. 1900 Vs 32 – who do you think knows more details about what’s going on?.

The animosity against Goodell, the person, is not warranted. He’ doing what he’s told to do.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:53:31 +0000

Here is what NFL needs to do:
1. Give season ticket holders half their money back this season!
2. No blackouts this season!
3. Season ticket holders get a $20 voucher for food and drinks at every home game.
4. GOODEL QUITS AS COMMISH!

By: db105

db105 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:13:20 +0000

I want to thank the season ticket holders around the NFL that gave up their prime seats. Some of those seats are now in my accounts. Thanks!

By: jenga1115

jenga1115 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:05:33 +0000

I commented earlier that he doesnt need to do anything. to all the people that complain about the money, remember that is what makes this league the best. There is enough money for all teams, including small markets, to compete and still turn a profit, unlike the MLB or NBA. if you dont like the money then dont pay it. I for one will be, but i degress.

I think that to truly entertain the fans in a different way, may all these major figures in the lockout play in a fantasy league together, televise the draft, also televise a weekly teleconference with all the teams being mandatory.

Imagine Goodell, Smith, Manning, Kraft, Brees, Foxworth etc having to play a highly public fantasy league, show us you truly love the game the way us fans do. Wouldnt it be interesting to watch Goodell and Smith having to negotiate a trade for a Flex player for a starting defense and backup QB?

Priceless.

By: winkeroni

winkeroni — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:03:11 +0000

I’m sour about losing the Hall of Fame Game. That’s one less day this year I can drink guilt free. Throw some sort of exibition game together (maybe UFL or College or something or that lingerie football league) on NBC that day so I can suck down some cold ones and yell at my tv.

By: rcali

rcali — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:02:37 +0000

How about not letting felons back into the league?

By: stinkfingers

stinkfingers — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:33:03 +0000

I think NOT charging 10 bucks for a warm, flat beer at the stadium would be a good start.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:28:02 +0000

Biggest thing for the fans that the league could do it lift some blackouts-especially in those cities hit hard by the economy.

By: stonedwhitetrash

stonedwhitetrash — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:27:12 +0000

I may have got stoned and missed something Mr. Goodell but all I lost was the off season.

By: kane337

kane337 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:26:59 +0000

Lower prices of tickets and beer!!!!

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:26:50 +0000

YES YOU DO!!!!!!!!!! But we will all forget once training camps start. I for one am sticking to my guns and not buy one NFL item that has to do with any players. Now all the talk to individual players there has not been one that doe not say they are happy for the fans, they pay the bills etc etc. They know they showed their back sides the last few days, the fans saw it. Yes I’m happy we will have football but NFL players and their demands as if they owned the teams has left a sour taste in my mouth for now. The teams come on the field with name of team on the jersey, when the player leaves that players name is gone but the team name stays. Owners take a chance on each and every player and yet the players feel they are the game. Today they are puffing their chest instead of being a little more humble for what they have.

By: jefftalbert

jefftalbert — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:26:08 +0000

The NFL will thank the fans next year, buy telling us fans, to pay for the new CBA, we need to raise ticket and concessions prices since they are all greedy pigs..

By: 3octaveFart

3octaveFart — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:23:41 +0000

johnnycamparm says:
Jul 25, 2011 2:55 PM

“Free Sunday Ticket!!!”

It is, to new subscribers.
DirecTV is offering free NFL-ST right now…

By: 3octaveFart

3octaveFart — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:22:18 +0000

hey Roger, tendering your resignation would be a big step in the right direction.

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:17:59 +0000

Goodell was being politically correct in saying they need to win back the fans. It’s sort of ridiculous. Not a single game was missed, other than the most meaningless of preseason games. The owners and players managed to work out a 10 year agreement without losing a single meaningful game. Two of the four other major league team sports organizations have managed to not have a postseason once in the last couple of decades and a third seems headed in that direction. My opinion is the owners and players did a reasonably good job of working out a deal to keep this thing going.

By: ratbastardshanahandjob

ratbastardshanahandjob — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:14:02 +0000

Like a few others said. That worthless Puppet Adolf Goodell needs to just go away. The sooner the better………

By: imjinbrdgr

imjinbrdgr — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:12:31 +0000

In the future, please make the NFL Network available to more cable providers and come up with a Sunday Ticket option for cable or online watchers rather than limiting it to dish subscribers.

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I couldn’t agree with this more! I never understood the fact that they are actually freezing people out of NFL network and Sunday ticket. More subscribers = more money. DUH!!!

By: lowleadman

lowleadman — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:09:01 +0000

Two items, to my knowledge that weren’t brought up was whether to make officials full time employees of the NFL. Another was putting a microchip in the football to assure the ball crossed the goal line. Other than that, let’s get it on!!!!!

By: jenga1115

jenga1115 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:08:13 +0000

No matter which side i took during this lockout, i commend Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith on getting this done with nothing being lost. You dont owe me anything. What was really lost in this whole thing?

We had the draft, yeah we lost minicamps, but the players were holding their own. We now have 10 years not to worry about this, and though there hasn’t been free agency, it will be more exciting in the next few weeks than it ever has been in the past.

Roger if you still feel the need to win me back there is only one thing I ask, Please do not let Brett Favre back in the league.

Man it feels good to be sick of hearing about Brett Favre as opposed to the lockout.

By: mjke3041

mjke3041 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:05:53 +0000

Mr. Goodell,
Don’t worry about it! All is forgiven! I will trade missing one pre-season game for 10 years of peace! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t imagine having to deal with de smith, vonnie holliday and the chester pitts of the world PLUS have to keep 32 owners happy.

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:05:04 +0000

Not really……….

We’re addicted and you know it. You can do anything you want and we’ll come running back for our “fix”……….

By: jaymc1988

jaymc1988 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:04:40 +0000

its funny how out of all this CBA this n that.. n hearin were workin for the fans..no drops in ticket prices, no drops in merchandisinsgs.. i will NEVER buy another nfl ticket until it drops. idont got time 2 work 2 save up money to buy a 2 hr game. forget that. noone in my family is goin 2 a game for a long time i know plenty for friends who say the same..

By: deadeye

deadeye — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:03:39 +0000

Goodell doesn’t need fans to like him, he just needs to do a good job and have the owners like him.

By: mad5555

mad5555 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:02:40 +0000

the only way you win fans back is by making it less expensive to attend a game, buy merchandise, free TV programing, but that will never happen. The opposite will actually happen. Everything will get more expensive and less fan friendly. FU NFL.

By: jabberwock3

jabberwock3 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:01:49 +0000

Again, Goodell impresses me with his complete lack of awareness. This is not baseball. You don’t have to “win back” anybody: they never left. They just wanted the damn thing over with. Not one fan needs to be consideered – as usual.

By: tommyf15

tommyf15 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:01:39 +0000

Goodell is saying the right things, but no one should need to be “won over”.

When this deal expires the NFL will have missed a total of one pre-season game over a 35 year timespan (1987 – 2020). Anyone that’s upset over that track record is just expecting a little too much perfection from an iperfect world.