Another week, another Odell Beckham Jr. meltdown.
Obvious but relevant point re sports (and all businesses): greater talent = greater tolerance. Were Odell/Dez lesser talents, teams move on.
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) October 6, 2016
I started off the week joining Ross Tucker on his podcast to offer front-office perspective on the possibility of the Giants and OBJ breaking up.
In what may come as a surprise to many, the NFL’s ratings this season have yet to live up to the record-breaking numbers of last year. The league’s biggest competition isn’t the other major North American sports, but rather the flamboyancy of a certain Presidential nominee. In the head-to-head matchup of The First Presidential Debate vs. Monday Night Football, the politicians walked away the winners with a score of 84 million viewers to a mere 8 million viewers for the Week 3 tilt between the Saints and Falcons. For more on NFL ratings, my continued thoughts on JJ Watt and the winners and losers of Deflategate, check out this week’s article on The MMQB.
As to some ascribing ratings decline to Colin Kaepernick and aftermath: if that is true, he is most powerful person in NFL, not Goodell.
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) October 6, 2016
Speaking of Deflategate, I covered the drama and aftermath across the board on both “The Business of Sports” podcast and ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.”
On “The Business of Sports” podcast I was joined by Michael McCann, professor at the New Hampshire School of Law, to discuss the saga finally coming to a close and Tom Brady returning to action. Listen to the full podcast below for our thoughts on Goodell’s role, Brady’s suspension, the lawyers and more.
