KingRevolver Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 --On Wednesday, the NFL sent an email to fans announcing that it will implement changes aimed at improving game flow and reduce the number of “unnecessary disruptions to the game” to make the experience of watching both in-stadium and at home better. Commissioner Roger Goodell talked to USA Today’s Tom Pelissero and addressed one annoyance fans had that he said bugs him too: the dreaded touchdown-commercial-kickoff-commercial combo. “It drives me crazy,” Goodell said. “We call those ‘double-ups.’ They actually occurred 27 percent of the time (on kickoffs last season). And that’s still too high for us.” The goal is to eliminate double-ups, he said. Goodell said league research showed that fans are bothered by the number of commercial pauses, but don’t notice as much the length; as such, there will now be a standard pattern of four commercial breaks per quarter of 2:20, as opposed to five or six at 1:50 each. Networks will be allowed to break for ads during replay reviews. Other broadcast changes include an occasional double box with commercials on one side and a peek into what’s happening inside the stadium on the other, or a sponsored break with just one brand or company instead of several commercials for different products.-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Guy is a clown. But good idea here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Guy is a clown. But good idea here. Amazing how their "research" didn't mention the price gouging at stadiums. They like to fix the small things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike499 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Eliminating double ups is a good start.Also seen they were kicking around the idea of awarding points for kickoffs going through the uprights.Terrible idea way to gimmicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Kickoffs going through the uprights? LOL It's the XFL now. My guess is they want to give a team incentive... so there's less kick returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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