09-27-2016, 03:50 AM
(09-26-2016, 04:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Doesn't contradict anything I said.
Home teams make money in the playoffs. So more wins means more money for Mike.
If Mike really was afraid of losing money by playing a road playoff game then we would not be making the playoffs every year.
So the argument that Mike wants to make the playoffs but not win because of money makes no sense at all.
Except that it does. It's right there in black and white. Teams that make the playoffs have higher expenses, since they have to pay stadium workers and more utilities for the game. They may get to keep a portion of the concessions and parking--depending on their lease (i don't know the facts of that situation). They also have to pay added contract incentives (ex: Dalton's contract with playoff escalators). If they're on the road, they have to pay travel expenses.
The playoff incentives alone are usually enough to offset any profit they might make from a home game.
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