"The Packers will again go back to cautious mode with regards to salary cap and signing anyone else."

I think this is true of most teams as a salary cap cliff is threatening. It could lead to a significant correction in the FA market over the next year or two. Whatever the case, any significant moves the Packers might be considering from here on out would likely need to be on the fringe of the roster, or accompanied by a cut or a significant restructure of an existing deal.

"Great to see the Packers turned a big profit, they will need it in these unprecedented times."

We also need to see how the Packers handled their expenditures and how that impacted their reporting in the previous year to really know what that means.

"I guess we must all be prepared for a no fans in the stands season, for the Madden and fantasy nerds it’s probably no big deal (no offense nerds), but it will be strange indeed....It really has taken the excitement out of training camp and sports in general."

I've been streaming the Brewers Blue/Gold Series as they get ready for the start of "meaningful" games this week and while there's not much going on in the background (they do pipe in some crowd noise), there's a very different feel for what's going on. The players seem to be playing with smiles on their faces. They're joking around.

I don't kid myself, these players all know each other very well and these games are only warm-ups, but these games have had a feel of Wednesday night softball league, having a beer and watching a bunch of friends who like to play having fun. If THIS is what no fans does to game atmosphere, I'm all for it, but I ain't holding my breath.

Didn't both Doug Williams, though maybe it was the running back Timmy Smith, and Nick Foles win the SB MVP?
They both deserved it, so not really bums. They both had a huge hand in securing the win. GPG

If you want to compile a list of really bad, super bowl-winning QBs, check out Joe Namath. It's dumbfounding how many people think he was a good player.

Did CHTV suddenly turn into a fetish site?

With or without hair?

He HAD that ability and kind of has it now. Frankly, at nearly 37, he should be playing more within the structure of the offense. A QB scramblong and holding the ball for 6,7,8,9 seconds into their late 30s is a recipe for injury. This is why I think Love sees the field in the next 2 years. Brees and Brady are playing into their 40s by playing from the pocket and getting rid of the ball very quickly.

I'm assuming you're in tip top peak physical shape with six-pack abs, like all the other a-holes who constantly mocked McCarthy's appearance.

News flash: He, and his multi-million contract, couldn't care less what you think.

Anybody that can't make cogent arguments without juvenile name calling, display a lack of maturity, intelligence and basic respect.

Last years modest revenue, onky 700k had absolutely NOTHING to do with the teams record. You ( and the author) make that flkmsy reasoning. It had to do with clearing the settlement of the concussion case , Rodgers huge contract, signing 4 high priced FA and some development of the Titletown District!

You should be thanking McCarthy for developing Rodgers and delivering a SB!

All of the cowboy fans I talk to don’t like having McCarthy as their coach, but he’s probably better than the bumski they had ha..

Double post

It was mostly this, correct. There was also a lot of player pay in cash in 2018 IIRC. Combined with the fact that the team blew chunks. There's the result.

The largest part of it was paying their share of the settlement in the concussion lawsuit. That Along with Rodgers contract extension, signing 4 high dollar FA and yes some development of the Titletown District.

GR= Gross Revenue, Profit from Operations = PFO; Net Income = NI; National Revenue = NR; Local Revenue = LR.
12: GR/$308.1M; NI/$54.3M; Player Expenses (PE) $136M.
13: GR/$324.1M; NI/$25.5M NR/$187.7M; LR/$137M.

15: GR/$408.7M; PFO/75M; NI/$48.9M; NR/$222M; LR $186M
16: GR/$441.4M; PFO/63M; NI/$72.7M!; NR/$244M; LR $197M
17: GR/$458.9M; PFO/34M; NI/$38.6M; NR/$255.9M; LR/$198.99M
18: GR/$477.9M; PFO/724K; NI/$8.37M; NR/$274.9M; LR/$203.6M
19: GR/$506.9M; PFO/70M; NI/$34.9M; NR/$296M, LR/$210.9M

[!! = $27M relocation free artificially boosted Net Income in 2016/2017. The team didn't even receive any money for another 18 months and that money will be paid over a 10-year span of time.]

Making the playoffs seems to help Local Revenue. 2015 meant 2 away playoff games. 2016 = 3 games, one at home (5.9% increase in revenue, maybe in part due to that game). 2017 and 2018 had no playoff games, and local revenue increased by 1% and by 2.3%. 2019 had two playoff games, one at home, and Local Revenue increased by 3.58%.

As far as I can tell, the cap and player expenses in particular increase by greater percentages than local revenue figures do. That suggests a reliance on increasing National Revenue. So far, so good.

Murphy said the Packers were 9th in largest local revenue. Given GB's deliberate decision to charge just below the average for tickets, that is a good result. It suggests that many other teams don't make much money year to year. Those owners can make their money when they sell the team, so I won't cry too much for them.

Murf, there was an article in which Murphy specifically mentioned costs for land acquisition and construction for the Titletown district, but I don't remember for which year. I believe GB just bought some additional land as well, but I am not sure whether that will be reflected on next years financials or if they were included for this last year. Murphy also mentioned the concussion settlement for one of these years. A change in GAAP (accounting rules) required GB to includes unrealized investment losses in Net Income, so the bear market last March helped reduce Net Income. The market has since rebounded, but who know. The Reserve Fund is just over $400M.

Player Expense was $226.5M in 2019, down from $243M the previous year, which likely would include some/most of the big bonuses paid for the Smiths, Amos and Turner. While I am not crying for the owners, I also won't be crying for the players either, as player costs appear to be rising at somewhere between 7 and 8 percent every year.

AR has a career 100.0 passer rating in 18 games started in the playoffs. IDK how that correlates to his grades from PFF, and we've certainly seen PFF grades that do not correlate to passer rating for individual games, at least.

Still, a 100 Passer Rating probably should put AR in contention.

Most post season games Rodgers has been himself. The conference championship games are really the only poor showings. He's had 4 clunkers in the NFCCG.

Tom Brady has played a few good games in the playoffs.. But mostly he was bailed out by his defense( especially Super Bowls).. That’s why I don’t think he’s the goat, but he has the rings, and I’m sure my opinion means nothing ha..

Thd number of playmakers on each side of the ball and to a lesser degree on ST is probably the biggest factor in winning playoff games. But I still consider the playoff wins the separating factor when judging and comparing
QB. They have by far the largest impact in games in general and in the playoffs that gets magnified exponentially.

It is impossible to quantify each team's tab for the settlement. 872 claims have been paid with a total payout of $501M and another $160M in claims have been approved but not paid out as of May, 2019. There were 1,700 dementia claims to be resolved, but those have been stickier to settle as mild cases are not eligible. Total fund is $1B but there is no cap, IIRC, and additional claims are both possible and likely. That $1B figure doesn't include costs for lawyers, adjusting fees for the claim administrator, etc. More recent articles suggest a $1.4B settlement cost. That would be about $44M per team. Not sure how teams that were more recent expansion teams figure into things.

The NFL settled with Westport Ins. Co. which had denied coverage because fraud was alleged in failing to disclose to and for withholding information from the players, not just mere negligence. The NFL settled with 6 other insurance companies in 2017. However, no one knows how much money the NFL got out of Westport, and there are 26 other Insurance Carriers with varying exposures (some insured the NFL for just a year to two) still involved in litigation with the NFL.

How big was GB's check for the settlement? Few know - I don't. The linked article might be biased, but suggests that each NFL team paid an extra $9.8M to $13M for the settlement in 2018. Note that there have been previous payments, and the settlement fund initially assumed contributions by NFL teams from 2014 through 2038. If each team is on the hook for roughly $44M in total, plus legal costs minus settlements with the insurance carriers, the $9.8M - $13M extra doesn't make sense to me.

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