09-13-2023, 05:42 PM
(09-13-2023, 05:26 PM)Marlon23 Wrote: I understand what you are stating but eventually where is it going? 275 Million for one player and in the next 5 years? Half a billion? this does seem to be problematic, I thought it was a problem with Rodgers contract (way to much money) and he is one of the greatest of all time. I think eventually it will start to erode the simplicity of the game, and the market will become saturated and the fan base will start to realize that paying 400 dollars to watch games, and the cost of supporting a team in the end is just not worth it. I think it is starting to show a bit more in the past few years. Especially with the big execs changing viewing options for viewers. All it takes is for a few boring/seasons and the value will decrease quickly in my view.
Mbappe just got a contract paying him $128 million per year. No one in soccer is worried about his money or the game or whatever.
How does it erode the simplicity, how does it saturate the market? That doesn't really make any sense. How is it showing in the past few years? Attendance is up, revenue is up, viewership is up. These all feel like weird personally held views backed by nothing other than your own thoughts. This was the same thing people said back when QB's got 10 million, it wasn't true then and isn't true now.
How people view content in general is changing. They aren't doing it for the sake of change the demographics of emerging markets are changing. The NFL is still the most watched thing on television period. The hall of fame game, a game that is so awful by exhibition standards, still rates higher than other leagues championship games. There is nothing showing any sort of slowdown in the NFL.
This also doesn't acknowledge that the NFL, will move international in the next decade. Their TV deal with Europe has been super cheap because they have been trying to expand interest in the game. They just signed a new 100 Million dollar per year deal to do global distribution. That deal will be come more lucrative as they eventually place a division in Europe.
Look at it this way, a bunch of really smart people just paid 6 Billion dollars for the Commanders with full league and team financials. They didn't do so because there were "signs" of it slowing down. This thing is a rocket ship and the most lucrative investment in the world right now as everyone wants in the club and the NFL is super selective of who can get in.
