Category: Business of Football
Win/Win Situation For National Anthem Debate?
by Tony | Oct 17, 2017 | 2017 Season, Business of Football, NFL News | 0 |
As I was driving into work this morning, the topic of kneeling for the national anthem once again...
Read MoreAfter Objective Review…the Seahawks/Packers Call Stands
by Tony | Sep 25, 2012 | 2012 season, Business of Football, Zebras Are Human Too | 5 |
I watched last nights game and followed along on Twitter with much amusement. There’s seriously nothing funnier in the sports community than watching Twitter blow up after a questionable call. Unfortunately, less than...
Read MoreBuyer Beware: Polian tenures come with ups and downs
by Tony | Jan 3, 2012 | 2011 season, Business of Football, NFL Draft, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
I was shocked when I heard news yesterday about Bill Polian—not that he had been fired, but that apparently Twitter was blowing up with Vikings fans & local sports media wanting to quickly make a move to bring him in as the...
Read MoreBest argument I’ve read on players’ behalf
by Andy | Mar 17, 2011 | Business of Football, NFL Random Thoughts | 2 |
I still maintain that there is not a right side to the NFL lockout. I believe there is enough blame for this situation to go around and that the NFL and the NFL’s union, err, former-and-someday-to-be-again union, should...
Read MoreNeither owners, nor players sympathetic in bargaining breakdown
by Andy | Mar 15, 2011 | Business of Football, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
Since the NFL and NFLPA decided they could not come up with an agreement for how to split $9 billion on Friday afternoon I’ve checked in on the twittersphere from time to time and it’s not really helping either side win...
Read MoreReal or not, new uniform possibilities are hideous
by Andy | Nov 21, 2010 | Business of Football | 4 |
Soon after my wife and I moved into the same house I was watching an NFL game in front of the basement television when she sat down beside me. She watched silently for a few minutes, then said “Who designed those terrible...
Read MoreNFLPA bullies three fans over twitter handle
by Andy | Oct 19, 2010 | Business of Football | 1 |
It’s really annoying and stupefying to me that during a time when the country’s economy is teetering somewhere between stagnant and borderline recovery that the billionaire owners of NFL franchises and the NFL...
Read More1986 Van Note profile in SI shows that labor issues haven’t changed much
by Andy | Jul 20, 2010 | Business of Football, Hall of Fame, NFL Random Thoughts | 0 |
I stumbled across this old profile on former Atlanta Falcons center Jeff Van Note at sportsillustrated.cnn.com today. I often check that site but only occasionally actually click on the stories they have in their...
Read MoreLawmakers introducing Vikings stadium options
by Andy | May 3, 2010 | Business of Football | 0 |
There are budget deficits and education reform measures facing the Minnesota Legislature during its last two weeks before adjournment but the Minnesota Vikings and the team’s efforts to get approval for a new stadium will...
Read MoreHow to “Fix” Practice of Resting Starters
by Tony | Jan 3, 2010 | Business of Football | 0 |
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has come out and said that the NFL will consider offering incentives to teams playing late-season games to discourage them from resting their starters for the playoffs, after the Indianapolis Colts...
Read MoreIndianapolis Lawmaker Wants Refund For Colts Fans
by Tony | Dec 30, 2009 | Business of Football, NFL News | 1 |
Former Indianapolis City-County Council President Beurt SerVaas apparently wasn’t too happy that the Colts decided to rest key starters in the second half of their loss to the Jets on Sunday. The Colts led the Jets 15-10...
Read MoreAl Sharpton: NFL Expert
by Tony | Oct 12, 2009 | Business of Football, NFL Media | 3 |
The Reverend Al Sharpton has a reputation for sticking his nose in places it doesn’t belong, and raising racial issues where they may or may not be warranted, just to see his name in the papers again. The NFL is no...
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