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**southernplayer99** · 04-02-2010, 08:39 PM

The only ones that are available are the Packers because they are a publicly traded company. They made 20 million in profit in 2008. The owners say the average is 31 million, with some dangerously close to breaking even.
I'm sure that they have their own particularly creative way of coming up with their numbers. And one thing that is never in any equation is the escalating value of the franchises.

I wouldn't include the value of the franchises, though.

Does it matter that the Redskins are worth a billion dollars, if they can't earn enough to cover payroll?

But you can't cry poor and hide your books, that's all I'm saying. Of course, that does open up the NFL franchises to questions about revenue sharing, and how extensive it really ought to be.... but nobody wins if a franchise can't earn enough of a profit. There has to be reasonable profit built into the system.

04-02-2010, 08:39 PM	#34
southernplayer99 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	The only ones that are available are the Packers because they are a publicly traded company. They made 20 million in profit in 2008. The owners say the average is 31 million, with some dangerously close to breaking even. I'm sure that they have their own particularly creative way of coming up with their numbers. And one thing that is never in any equation is the escalating value of the franchises. I wouldn't include the value of the franchises, though. Does it matter that the Redskins are worth a billion dollars, if they can't earn enough to cover payroll? But you can't cry poor and hide your books, that's all I'm saying. Of course, that does open up the NFL franchises to questions about revenue sharing, and how extensive it really ought to be.... but nobody wins if a franchise can't earn enough of a profit. There has to be reasonable profit built into the system.
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