The Money Crunch

MAYBE THE KC LINEMAN WHO HIT TOM BRADY SHOULD BE HELD FOR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IN LOSES TO THE NFL. AFTERALL ISN'T A HIT LIKE THAT A LITTLE LIKE CHEATING? TAKING AWAY THE BIG BOY'S [NFL] MONEY .

MAYBE THE KC LINEMAN WHO HIT TOM BRADY, SHOULD BE HELD FOR THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT WILL BE LOST TO THE NFL. AFTERALL ISN'T A HIT LIKE THIS A LITTLE LIKE CHEATING? PAPAMARKOTTO

Brady's injury is not going to cost the nfl one cent. Last year the Patriots games had high ratings cause they was undefeated and everyone other the Patriot fans wanted them to lose. Due to the cheating scandal they had became the most hated team in the nfl. Everyone was watching hoping to see them lose..

It's even worse than Obamba trying to get in the White House. McSame and Painlin are trying to do the same! It's to damn bad that one player can have this kind of impact on the whole NFL. And what were the Pats thinking? That Pretty Boy Tom is invincible? They must have since they backed him up with a QB that hasn't started a game since high school! Go Dallas!

i can't believe someone who uses a word like"quantify" would mispell lose (loose),go figure

Plus, why would you worry yourself with something as insignificant as an athlete's salary when there are real problems to be concerned with like Obama trying to get in the white house.

You people are just jealous because they make a lot of money and you don't. It is none of your business or concern that pro athletes make 10 million dollars a year. We are the ones who pay their salary. If you don't want them to make that much money then quit paying $60 for a ticket to the game and buying team jerseys and boosting the tv ratings by watching the game.

all the comments about overpaid sports figures are absolutely on target. Along with TV revenues. But no individual is bigger than the game...it was here before him and will be here after him...turn the page.

The networks might loose money........oh darn! But seriously, modern science has failed to design an instrument capable of quantifying my indifference to the "plight" of the networks

I dont understand how I hard working american trying to make a decent living compared to pro sports make millions a year for playing with a ball or a poker chip and whatever else they do. My question is why are they so much better then me what's so great about pro sports other then it's great entertanment yes i'll say its greeat are they worth that much to play a game, when i work and dont really make close to what they do and thats work i dont think thats right just becouse you play a game does that make you better then me? HELL NO

I was sorry to see Brady get injured, no one deserves to be injured, but if the NFL loses money, then it is poetic justice. Fixing the Super Bowl to make sure the Pats lost was as classless a thing that Greg Aiello could have orchestrated. (Read "Super Bowl 42: The NFL's Biggest Scam") Any team would look as if they played well if the refs never call offsides or encroachment on the defense, or if they never call offensive pass interference or holding, tripping or "too many men on the field" when it is blatantly obvious. It took a red challenge by the Pats to force them to call the 12th man. And let's not forget the clock management at the end of the game. More than a minute was kept from ticking off the clock, the Giants score with 59 secs left. Do the math. Some of the most basics fundamentals of officiating were totally ignored by the "professional" refs in the biggest game of the year. I know the Pats did not play well and the Giants had a good defensive game plan. Doesn't matter. The game was bagged by the refs and the only reason the Giants won was because of the refs. The networks sell ad space. I'm only one person, but I definitely won't pay to watch the NFL or spend any money on NFL licensed/sponsored products.

A little perspective here please. From 2001 to 2006 the NFL player with the highest overall media profile, the most endorsements and theface of the NFL like him or not was Michael Vick. He graced the cover of perhaps the most important marketing tool the NFL has, the Madden NFL football video game. Vick was endorsed by Nike and tons of other sponsor. Brady may have been on the cover of GQ and Vogue, which means a lot in terms of the fashion world and garnering the attention of the fickle Hollywood audience, but Vick was marketed in an NBA like fashion to a demotgraphic the NFL doesn't reach as well as the NBA; urban and under 30. My point is the league didn't miss a step. In the NFL the teams matter more than the individuals. While BRady was winning an MVP and setting the single season touchdown records, his teammate Randy Moss was setting the single season touchdown catch record. What was the story of last year 18-1, with the on loss in the Superbowl. The individual accomplishments played second fiddle and they should. This is the true strength of the NFL and whyit can lose it's Michael Jordan and rating won't dip a bit.

As far as the game; nobody had heard of Tom Brady until Bledsoe was injured. Now, nobody had given any attention to Matt Cassell until last week. So, who's to say that Cassell won't be great? Maybe he won't be, but he has been with the team, playing pre-season games, and learning from Brady for a few years. Gee, sounds like a quarterback-building plan to me.
As far as the money, I am also disgusted about these players making multiple millions a year. I get pretty irritated when they abandon the team they "loved" because a rival team offered an extra half million. If you're making 6 million a year, does it really make a difference if you can get 6.5 million? Too darn bad that the networks won't be able to charge a million dollars a minute for commercials. It would be nice to see them play for a little less money and live like more the fans who watch them. It would be nice not to be constantly bombarded by "news" about who they are dating.
Despite all my complaints, I still love football, and of course, the Patriots. And I'm not a new fan, I live in Maine, and have been a fan since they were the Boston Patriots. But all those rich people ought to get over themselves and think about the rest of us.

I agree the lose of Brady would affect the entire league,

But, I think that a easy way to increase interest in some of the games, the people who do the scheduling show give some kind of audience they should be trying reach. Example, today the NY Jets are playing the Pats. The game is not going to carried in Florida. If you meet someone in Florida and ask where they are from, they will tell you, New York, New Jersey, New England. and PA. What a audience that is and still the games we receive are for teams that the majority of fans have very little interest in.

While I agree the the loss of Brady will be costly, I think that the scheduling of games on TV is not very cost effective.

Example, today, the Patriots are playing the Jets and it is not available in the Florida area. Most of the people you talk to about where they come from and they usually answer, New York, New Jersey and New England. I think the market for this kind of a game would be hugh as compared to seeing a game that has very little interest in the area.

who do u think is going 2 stop watching the NFL because he got hurt?????/ no1!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a Pats fan, I'm actually more interested in the season now. Before Brady's injury, it was practically a foregone conclusion that the team would make it into the playoffs. I don't doubt that they'll make it, but it's going to be a better competition now.
As a football fan, and especially as a New England sports fan, I watch for love of the game. Losing a player doesn't change the fact that I watch the games. And I don't know a single New England fan who feels differently.

As a Pats fan, I'm actually more interested in the season now- to see how the team can overcome this. Before the injury, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that they would be in the playoffs. I don't doubt they'll make it now, but it'll be a better competition.