(11-26-2018, 09:27 AM)NCJag Wrote:

(11-25-2018, 08:09 PM)EricC85 Wrote: I don't have any "Statistics" to back anything up but every game I've turned on this year, I've thought there's a lot of empty seats. Maybe they've built these stadiums just a little to big to sustain crowds that big year after year?

Maybe continually jacked up salaries being passed onto ticket prices have driven consumers away.  Why spend 200+ on a ticket and concessions for a family of 2 when you can sit in relative splendor in your own home?  I evacuated from NC for hurricane Florence and managed to snag 2 tickets for the Pats game (GREAT game btw).  It was great watching the beatdown but between temps and prices it was insane.  The atmosphere was great but good lord, I couldn't do that for more than one game a year.  Add in losing 4-6 home games a year?  Nah.....i'll stay at home.

Just a minor point here, but salaries do not drive ticket prices.  In a free market, prices are set by supply and demand, with the goal of maximizing revenue.   In other words, NFL teams set their ticket prices as high as they can, just like you would price any product.   If you can sell it for more, you will sell it for more.   

If you're selling widgets for $10 each, and you find out you can sell them for $12 each, then you raise the price to $12.   The NFL is trying to figure out what the market will bear in terms of ticket prices.  I agree with you that they have overshot the mark, especially for a losing team.  But it has nothing to do with player salaries.  In fact, it's the opposite.   Player salaries are set by revenues, of which ticket prices are a small part.

---