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Originally Posted by PQ
Sure, veiwership would drop by a certain percent, but player salary would drop ten fold below that unstil viewership came back up.
I for one would still watch. I'm a Bills fan. Like I said, it would give the Bills a shot. lol
Funny but true. Take the bottom half of the league. All of a sudden their fans are back in it.
I don't buy the whole "Players have risk.... of injury" because that's why they get payed so much already.
Businesswise, players have absolutely ZERO risk.
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I know, but the whole point is making money. Why would the owners allow there to be replacement players, make a whole lot less money than if they would have made an agreement with the current players? That doesn't make any sense at all.
Lets also not forget the league trying to add 2 more games. Why shouldn't the players be compensated for those two games? and if there is an increase of 2 games, i believe they will also have a larger roster, meaning the pot for the players is getting smaller. There will also be a rookie cap, so the league can reduce the salary cap to also increase revenue for the owners, or use that money to pay the players.
edit: i think you are drastically underestimating the amount of revenue lost if there were replacement players. merchandise sales will be virtually nothing. Ticket sales will be pennies to the dollar, etc...