Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

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  • jimmiejohn
    Rookie
    • Apr 2010
    • 6

    #1

    Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

    The current deal ends in 2013.

    The NFL says they prefer the exclusivity deal... but the fans don't. But with Madden selling like crazy every year, I can't see them breaking that up.

    I hate EA's false promises year after year after year... I'm not saying NFL 2k would be the greatest game of all time if they made one right now... but it'd make Madden look like it was made by 5 year olds.

    Competition works. Look at NBA Live getting better because of NBA 2k.
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  • Dax(FlowLyfe)
    Banned
    • Apr 2010
    • 131

    #2
    Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

    Didnt this already go to court and EA lost?
    Its a monopoly which you cannot have.

    I believe they ruled that after the contract expires they cannot make another one.

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    • JBucc
      Pro
      • Jul 2007
      • 517

      #3
      Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

      I don't know if the NFL will see the error of it's ways but I think EA might get sick of forking over so much cash for no increase in sales. I could see them pushing the NFL to share the license. The worry would be that someone else would swoop in and sign and exclusivity deal, but I don't think the NFL would let anyone else have exclusivity like EA does. The Madden name is a big deal for the NFL.

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      • PVarck31
        Moderator
        • Jan 2003
        • 16869

        #4
        Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

        Originally posted by Dax(FlowLyfe)
        Didnt this already go to court and EA lost?
        Its a monopoly which you cannot have.

        I believe they ruled that after the contract expires they cannot make another one.
        This is not true sorry.

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        • Dax(FlowLyfe)
          Banned
          • Apr 2010
          • 131

          #5
          Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

          Originally posted by pjv31
          This is not true sorry.

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          • canes21
            Hall Of Fame
            • Sep 2008
            • 22945

            #6
            Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

            How did that show EA lost? I saw some people talking, then the thing ended and never had the jury rule one way or another.
            “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.”


            ― Plato

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            • MJenness
              Banned
              • Apr 2006
              • 925

              #7
              Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

              1) The NFL doesn't care one way or another how well Madden selss or doesn't sell. With the exclusive deal, the NFL no longer gets a cut of every game sold, they get a huge one time payment, which is MUCH more than they used to get by taking the cuts of games sold.

              2) NO other company has the pockets deep enough to compete with EA in a bid for the license, which is exactly WHY EA payed as much as they did.

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              • canes21
                Hall Of Fame
                • Sep 2008
                • 22945

                #8
                Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                I'd say Microsoft does, but that won't happen. NFL Fever 2012 would be pretty awesome if it was as good as 2004 was in 2003. That make sense?
                “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.”


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                • MJenness
                  Banned
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 925

                  #9
                  Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                  Originally posted by canes21
                  I'd say Microsoft does, but that won't happen. NFL Fever 2012 would be pretty awesome if it was as good as 2004 was in 2003. That make sense?
                  Yeah, MS does...however, that LAST thing they need is more negative publicity after all the crap that they've faced the last few years. Plus, Fever never sold really that well....they'd be throwing money down the toilet, IMO.
                  The game was ok at best...did SOME really cool things, but overall was just...meh.
                  Last edited by MJenness; 05-01-2010, 09:06 PM. Reason: typo

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                  • PVarck31
                    Moderator
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 16869

                    #10
                    Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                    I just don't see EA shelling out the massive amount of money it will take to renew the agreement. How many workers have they laid off in the past year?

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                    • fahrenheit
                      Rookie
                      • Apr 2009
                      • 323

                      #11
                      Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                      I don't think the NFL will ever give it up, the only hope we have is if EA drops deal. This doesn't sound likely but I heard that EA was considered not renewing it because they didn't think the sales were worth that much money to the NFL.<qtlend></qtlend>
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                      • MJenness
                        Banned
                        • Apr 2006
                        • 925

                        #12
                        Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                        Also, curious as to why the poll says the NFL will "see the error of their ways"? How is this an error on the NFL's part when they're raking in HUGE amounts of cash even while Madden's sales have declined??
                        The NFL is happy as a clam right now.

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                        • Valdarez
                          All Star
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 5075

                          #13
                          Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                          I usually don't reply on threads like this, but since a mod has checked in, and it's staying civil.

                          One has to wonder what are the odds that all 3 football groups (NFL, CFL, and Arena) all decided to put up their licenses for exclusivity in the same year? Seems like an odd coincidence. I tried to explain to people how these RFP's work. Many times, they are done for the sake of appearances, with the actual deal already having been sealed via back room conversations.

                          Funny quote from the politics link.

                          Originally posted by EA's Lawyer
                          ...it probably should be universally understood that quality increases under exclusivity. That's one of the reasons people have exclusives, because it creates the incentive to invest more in quality...
                          Since when has being a sole owner of anything ever resulted in better quality. I wouldn't even trust 2K with an exclusive NFL license (look at what happened with MLB).
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                          • MJenness
                            Banned
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 925

                            #14
                            Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                            Originally posted by Valdarez
                            I usually don't reply on threads like this, but since a mod has checked in, and it's staying civil.

                            One has to wonder what are the odds that all 3 football groups (NFL, CFL, and Arena) all decided to put up their licenses for exclusivity in the same year? Seems like an odd coincidence. I tried to explain to people how these RFP's work. Many times, they are done for the sake of appearances, with the actual deal already having been sealed via back room conversations.

                            Funny quote from the politics link.



                            Since when has being a sole owner of anything ever resulted in better quality. I wouldn't even trust 2K with an exclusive NFL license (look at what happened with MLB).
                            It was already showed as factual that EA approached the NFL severl times in the years leading up to the exclusive deal, trying to seal the deal. And I can promise you, EA threw a number at the NFL in those meetings, giving them a good idea exactly HOW MUCH more they'd make if they just set up a "bid" system for the license....hence the NFL's change of thought on the idea.
                            EA KNEW no other company (read TakeTwo) could possibly match their offer, so it was a done deal before it even started.

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                            • jimmiejohn
                              Rookie
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 6

                              #15
                              Re: Realistically, do you see the NFL ending the exclusivity deal?

                              Originally posted by MJenness
                              Also, curious as to why the poll says the NFL will "see the error of their ways"? How is this an error on the NFL's part when they're raking in HUGE amounts of cash even while Madden's sales have declined??
                              The NFL is happy as a clam right now.
                              I mean from a fan's perspective: like you said, competition would make the game better.

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