NFL Directing Outcomes

[Donn Beach]

That's where the money is

Agreements from betting firms and technology companies helped the NFL lure a record $1.8 billion in sponsorship revenue, sports partnerships consultancy firm IEG told CNBC. The NFL's figure is a 12% increase year-over-year from $1.62 billion it made in the 2020 season. It pulled $1.47 billion from sponsorships in the 2019 season.


Sports gambling companies, casinos and lotteries saw the most significant spike in NFL sponsorship agreements. DraftKings, FanDuel and Caesars became sportsbook partners in 2021 after the companies struck five-year pacts worth just under $1 billion combined. The NFL also landed secondary deals with BetMGM, WynnBET, Fox Bet and PointsBet.

[douche]

NFL script writing is real. Here's proof.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1618367850539880448

Geno Smith is better than Russell Wilson

[douche]

They want you to view the teams as individual entities, but they're not. They all work together. The product is the NFL.

I can't disagree with this.

[DanielVogelbach]

Thanks for summarizing it so we didn't have to listen to an hour+ long of tinfoil hat conspiracy theory.

Matt McKinley content is pure gold in my opinion. Whenever he posts a new video, I always hope it will be super long! His video today is 47 minutes and I can't wait to enjoy it.

That is all ridiculous. Coaches get fired when they lose, which loses them millions of dollars. Why would they follow instructions to let the other teams win??? And how would they keep those that followed instructions and then got fired from speaking up? It makes no sense. If they really wanted to rig things, wouldn't they just make trades like Madden, where the 'right' teams get whoever they want? Or rig the draft like the NBA has several times?

The script is not for particular teams to win. The script is for particular players to win. Coaches aren't necessarily paid to win. The specific example is the Eagle's defensive coordinator who decided not to blitz NFL Golden Boy Mahomes. Mahomes is able to win the game, and the Eagles's defensive coordinator is handed a head coaching job.

The NFL has made so many rules to ensure parity in the league, to the point it is easily the best of all the major sports at it. Every team is roughly equal, with just a slight difference in talent level in 80% of the teams, and on any given Sunday you never know what will happen. In a rigged league, that doesn't happen.

# 1 - Forced parity is not exactly a great thing. It basically penalizes teams for successful drafting and player development, and it means that some of your favorite players won't be back due to being a "cap casualty".

# 2 - This has nothing to do with rigging games. This has to do with keeping fans interested in a sport where outspending the other teams will always work. Rigging games has more to do with maximizing probabilities for the outcomes that will most benefit the NFL. Just like the NFL has motivation to keep parity for fan interest, it also has motivation to see players like Brady and Mahomes succeed.

If you want to tell me one or two individuals want a certain team to win, and therefore tweak the odds by throwing a flag or moving back the start date of a football game so the team can get healthy... well, that seems plausible. But a giant, league-wide summit to fix games? psh.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that every game is fixed. This is not necessary for the script. Similarly the games are not rigged for 100% outcomes. They are rigged for 95% outcomes. The refs are typically not in on the fix, and the players are definitely not. So, they aren't full pro wrestling predetermined outcomes - they're just tilting the odds towards what benefits the NFL the most. In some cases the outcome of the game may have very little impact on the overall appeal of the NFL, so there's no rigging and you get a fair match.

[Donn Beach]

Gee, guess he's right, players discussing their scripts, guess it's all scripted

George Kittle

"My first read through was really fun," the tight end said. "They didn’t send the playoff one until the playoffs hit. So, after that, I was a little shook."

Jalen Williams

. "How are we gonna play the NFC Championship without a quarterback," Williams said. "Luckily, I missed that part because I wouldn’t even showed up if I knew that was gonna happen.

Arian foster

. "We were really dedicated to it. So, it was more so like that’s what practice was about — it was about practicing the script. This is what goes on, this is what we have to do … WWF, so it’s like we know what’s going to happen. You still gotta put on a show," the four-time Pro Bowl running back said.

Foster when asked about when his production took a hit

"It was 2015. Oddly enough, the scriptwriters didn’t have anything to do with that, actually. It has more so to do with they needed a change of scenery in Houston. It was time to go so. They wanted to get everybody out of Houston — that was the ultimate goal."

[douche]

I think the biggest question on anyone's mind who watched the Super Bowl was... 'What happened to the Eagles' defense?'.

I know it was for me. But they didn't show up and the Chiefs and their poster boy QB win another championship.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

[Michael K.]

I think the biggest question on anyone's mind who watched the Super Bowl was... 'What happened to the Eagles' defense?'.

I know it was for me. But they didn't show up and the Chiefs and their poster boy QB win another championship.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

I thought the play designs and adjustments by the Chiefs offense were pretty damn amazing. I realize that sending a receiver in motion and then having him change directions isn't the most complicated thing in the world, but those two TDs were drawn up and called based on what they saw from the Eagles in the first half, and both plays worked to incredible perfection.

[D-train]

I think the biggest question on anyone's mind who watched the Super Bowl was... 'What happened to the Eagles' defense?'.

I know it was for me. But they didn't show up and the Chiefs and their poster boy QB win another championship.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

I thought the play designs and adjustments by the Chiefs offense were pretty damn amazing. I realize that sending a receiver in motion and then having him change directions isn't the most complicated thing in the world, but those two TDs were drawn up and called based on what they saw from the Eagles in the first half, and both plays worked to incredible perfection.

Fool me once, fool me twice....How did they fall for it twice????

[auroraave]

Andy Reid is a master schemer and play caller - reason number one why no one is hiring bienemy despite the 'diversity' push for him. Despite KC making excellent adjustments - and they deserve all the credit for that - it took a ticky tack holding call at the worst possible moment to ensure Philly would have NO chance to mount a drive for a comeback - from a crew that rarely called it - and had not called it at all in the game - until the worst possible moment. Give Reid credit - he is a master - but the refs ensuring Philly has no comeback shot with a ticky tack foul they never called the whole game - is huge fuck you to all football fans not in KC. THAT is the rub. No one is taking anything away from KC.

[Michael K.]

Andy Reid is a master schemer and play caller - reason number one why no one is hiring bienemy despite the 'diversity' push for him. Despite KC making excellent adjustments - and they deserve all the credit for that - it took a ticky tack holding call at the worst possible moment to ensure Philly would have NO chance to mount a drive for a comeback - from a crew that rarely called it - and had not called it at all in the game - until the worst possible moment. Give Reid credit - he is a master - but the refs ensuring Philly has no comeback shot with a ticky tack foul they never called the whole game - is huge fuck you to all football fans not in KC. THAT is the rub. No one is taking anything away from KC.

Meh, this has been covered. The only argument I have heard that I even remotely agree with is that they never make that call, so they shouldn't have there. I get it, but sorry, a foul is a foul, regardless of when it was called. As for "fixing games" and having a script? If Philly doesn't lose two wide open receivers because KC saw they weren't following the motion man? That call isn't necessary. So, unless the Eagles were forced to do that, and forced to have no answer for the Chiefs the entire second half? I don't see how a missed call their proves anything. People act like blown calls at the end of the game proves the fix was one. The Eagles were dominating that game, and a fumble by their QB and a dominating second half by the Chiefs won the game. It also took the Eagles almost the entire second half to score their first TD, but everyone assumes they win if they get the ball back with less than two minutes left and behind three.

Not buying this game AT ALL as a reason the NFL fixes games. Again, watching it live, I thought the KC WR was held. It wasn't until they slowed it down that I thought it was pretty iffy, but still a hold. The Ref sees the game live. Are their holds that get missed? Fuck yeah, but do we know that hold was seen? Until there are 22 referees all watching their own specific player? Shit is going to get missed.