Bad Economy hits the Redskins

[sportscurmudgeon]

The cuts in "staff" for NFL teams including the Redskins is not nearly over yet. And don't look closely at the folks working for teams in "lesser sports"; thos folks' jobs are in serious jeopardy.

The Redskins continue to be the cash cow that was mentioned above, but Danny Boy's other ventures are not doing all that well. Six Flags could delcare bankruptcy; buying up American Bandstand has not been a humongous success; Danny Boy is in the fast food business (forget which minor chain he bought about two years ago) and all of the companies in that business sector are seeing "revenue shortfalls".

These Redskins' folks were laid off because times are getting tighter - - not because the Skins don't want them.

Here is the signal that the franchise might not be pulling down as much $$$ as Danny Boy would want:

Ticket Price Reductions.

The Skins have a top-tier stadium price structure and they have some long term commitments from folks with heavy bread for premium seats. If they reduce other ticket prices, they might see a huge cry for relief in the really expensive seats - - and that is a big part of the cash cow's milk production. The Skins do not want to have to reduce ticket prices - - but they may be forced to do just that.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Here is the signal that the franchise might not be pulling down as much $$$ as Danny Boy would want:

Ticket Price Reductions.

The Skins have a top-tier stadium price structure and they have some long term commitments from folks with heavy bread for premium seats. If they reduce other ticket prices, they might see a huge cry for relief in the really expensive seats - - and that is a big part of the cash cow's milk production. The Skins do not want to have to reduce ticket prices - - but they may be forced to do just that.

This is probably off topic(more for parking lot than here), but I think it is a very interesting article:
Economics Essays: Deflation vs Inflation

[memphisskin]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

The cuts in "staff" for NFL teams including the Redskins is not nearly over yet. And don't look closely at the folks working for teams in "lesser sports"; thos folks' jobs are in serious jeopardy.

The Redskins continue to be the cash cow that was mentioned above, but Danny Boy's other ventures are not doing all that well. Six Flags could delcare bankruptcy; buying up American Bandstand has not been a humongous success; Danny Boy is in the fast food business (forget which minor chain he bought about two years ago) and all of the companies in that business sector are seeing "revenue shortfalls".

These Redskins' folks were laid off because times are getting tighter - - not because the Skins don't want them.

Here is the signal that the franchise might not be pulling down as much $$$ as Danny Boy would want:

Ticket Price Reductions.

The Skins have a top-tier stadium price structure and they have some long term commitments from folks with heavy bread for premium seats. If they reduce other ticket prices, they might see a huge cry for relief in the really expensive seats - - and that is a big part of the cash cow's milk production. The Skins do not want to have to reduce ticket prices - - but they may be forced to do just that.

There may not be an increase in prices, but I am 90% certain there will not be price reduction. There is no need. They have a waiting list in the thousands, the Redskins are the premium sports brand in the region. Let's be clear, for every season ticket holder that doesn't renew, there are five who have been waiting for the chance to buy season tickets.

But lets be real. We are not in the Great Depression. The news makes it seem bleak, but people still gave their kids gifts for Christmas, still flew to see Grandma for the holidays, and still go out to drink, eat, and have a good time, and still will be going to Redskins games, tailgating with friends, and buying merchandise.

Oh, and Giantone, the Skins really are worth $1.5 billion. In the real world.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by memphisskin

......But lets be real. We are not in the Great Depression. The news makes it seem bleak, but people still gave their kids gifts for Christmas, still flew to see Grandma for the holidays, and still go out to drink, eat, and have a good time, and still will be going to Redskins games, tailgating with friends, and buying merchandise.

Oh, and Giantone, the Skins really are worth $1.5 billion. In the real world.

Our current "Great Recession" will not hit the "30's Great Depression" type losses only because policymakers learned form the 30's mess. Most of the current great Economists in power like the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are students of the Great Depression. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson remembers the mistakes made by Andrew Mellon the treasury secretary before and during the great depression.
The Great Depression resulted from the end of a housing bubble in 1926 and the end of a high-tech bubble in 1929. But the main reason it reached to such a bad level was from incredible neglect and incompetence/inexperience on the part of policymakers in power at the time. The #1 cause was the Fed's failure to act. It basically stood by as the banking system and the economy collapsed around it.
This time, in contrast, the Fed can hardly be criticized for inaction. Not only has it cut lending rates to all time lows, but it has also thrown a lot of money on the fire. We will be $trillions of dollars further into debt by the end of the 1st quarter of 2009 because of this crisis. This money has been spent to bail out banks, lending institution and large companies (like the big 3 auto companies). This current crisis could have very easily reached Great Depression levels if action was not taken.

Washington DC area is very wealthy and some what insulated from this mess as compared to other parts of the country.
Because you or I have not lost our jobs does not mean this is not a huge economic crisis. 1.9 Million people lost their jobs in 2008 November: Most jobs lost since 1974 - Dec. 5, 2008
I have several friends in Michigan and Ohio who lost their jobs, houses and have to move to another state to find work.
This economic crisis will continue at least into the 1st half of 2009. According to reports, planned jobs cut announcements for January soared to 181,671, the second-highest total on record. This is far from over.

[Lancer]

Originally Posted by memphisskin

They have a waiting list in the thousands, the Redskins are the premium sports brand in the region. Let's be clear, for every season ticket holder that doesn't renew, there are five who have been waiting for the chance to buy season tickets.

What have you been smoking? The waiting list is total bullshit and is a myth propogated by the redskins themselves to keep people like you ready to pay anything for a pile of sh*t. The redskins send an email out before every game saying there are tickets available. They turn over upper deck seats every year, and only if you pay 75% over face value will you ever smell lower level seats. That is a fact, jack.

[TheSmurfs22]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

I agree. They were not laid off because of the economy, they were fired because they were not wanted anymore.

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Having worked for an NFL team usually when the team performs average to below average the first people to get cut are not coaches and players.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by TheSmurfs22

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Having worked for an NFL team usually when the team performs average to below average the first people to get cut are not coaches and players.

True dat

[The Goat]

Well it's bad news in 2 ways how I see it: sure it sucks for the poor blokes out of work, but I don't see that any "underperforming" coaches got the axe. In fact, we've only seen the one leave on retirement. Unbelievable to me that Stan Hixon has a job. Unbelievable.

"My job is to develop WRs in the National Football League and in 5+ years i can't point to one guy I mentored to a higher level. In fact, I've just had one bust after another come through my locker room." Putting it an f'ing t-shirt and sending it to Redskin Park addressed to Stan Hixon.