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Donny has a debt problem, a YUGE debt problem!
How's he going to get America out of this jam? He's made the problem worse instead of better.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1080637699462189056
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1080638363214991361
The myth of declining NFL viewership
Lots of talk about concussions and CTE, and how the game needs to change or stop existing altogether. But, guess what? Ratings are up!
The uptick partially stemmed two years of ratings slides for the NFL, part of a decrease throughout the television industry. The average game in 2018 drew 15.8 million viewers as compared with 14.9 million in 2017. That number was 16.5 million for the 2016 season and 17.9 million in 2015.
Of the top 50 telecasts since the start of the 2018 season, 46 were NFL games.
Meanwhile, average streaming viewership rose 86 percent. A total of 13 Thursday night games were streamed on Amazon Prime.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25670107/nfl-television-ratings-rose-5-percent-2017
RIP "Mean" Gene Okerlund
I realize it's a bit of a stretch to include pro wrasslin in the sports forum, but we don't have a "sports entertainment forum."
Anyway, Mean Gene was an icon with WWF/WWE/WCW for several decades.
He was 76.
https://www.newsweek.com/mean-gene-okerlund-dead-wwe-hall-famer-passes-away-76-1277134
None of the top-6 most highly paid NFL QBs made the playoffs this year!
Crazy stat:
https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1079541500827103232
Either they're overpaid or they're surrounded by a lack of talent. Make your argument.
*Garoppolo gets an asterisk because he went down early with a season-ending knee injury.
Arizona Cardinals secure the #1 pick in 2019 NFL draft
Some consolation for Jon, our resident Cardinals fan, following an agonizing season...
With a 27-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the Cardinals secured the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft.
The franchise has never held the first pick in the draft since its move to Arizona in 1988. The Chicago Cardinals held the top selection in 1958, when they drafted Rice quarterback King Hill. The Cardinals selected quarterback Josh Rosen last year after moving up to the No. 10 slot. But Arizona could be looking for help at a multitude of positions after finishing with the NFL's worst offense and sporting several holes on defense.
Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa has been the early projection of many to be the first player selected, but Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and offensive tackle Jonah Williams are among the other notable names expected to be off the board early in the first round.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2018/12/30/nfl-draft-2019-number-one-pick-arizona-cardinals/2441851002/
The most miserable fan bases in pro sports
Compiled by ESPN. Does this match your perception?
1. Sacramento Kings, 27.1 points
2. San Diego Padres, 25.51
3. Cleveland Browns, 23.47
4. Florida Panthers, 23.17
5. Buffalo Bills, 22.69
6. Chicago White Sox, 20.66
7. Cincinnati Reds, 20.17
8. Buffalo Sabres, 19.76
9. Chicago Bears, 19.51
10. New York Jets, 19.05
The article goes on to list the next 15 frustrating franchises and provides rationale for each selection.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24367000/the-top-25-most-miserable-fan-bases-professional-sports
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