Originally Posted by theonlyweeman:
“Because 3 full games and highlights of the very last part of the season is spectacular. Can't help but feel NFL might end up regretting this deal, if they're serious about expanding the sport...”
“Because 3 full games and highlights of the very last part of the season is spectacular. Can't help but feel NFL might end up regretting this deal, if they're serious about expanding the sport...”
But how much good does one isolated game a week, airing FTA at 2am on a work night really do?
The point for the NFL is they have quite a number of people (like me) who have a passing, casual interest in the game - i.e. those who tune in for a Wembley game and the Super Bowl. But even with decent FTA coverage on C4 over the past few seasons, it's been unable to transfer me into a season-long fan who follows the sport week in, week out.
Speaking personally, the Wembley games and Super Bowl continue to be important as 'events' that keep me interested. But SNF doesn't work for me - I already take in 2 or 3 Premier League matches a weekend and don't have time to commit three hours to an NFL game in the middle of the night, or on tape delay. Some well-packaged highlights telling me the big stories of the league each week would be much more useful - especially if they were then available somewhere like the BBC Sport website where I browse every day. I'm not sure if that's what the NFL is aiming at, but I think it would be a format much more likely to sustain my interest over a season.




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