Am I the Only One Who Thinks the NFL Channel is a Joke?

The NFL Channel is a joke. It’s nothing but a bunch of talking heads debating the same topics over and over again. And don’t even get me started on the “experts” they bring in to give their takes.

The NFL Network’s Lack of Games

The NFL Network is a channel that is supposed to be devoted to all things related to the National Football League. However, the network has come under fire in recent years for its lack of game coverage.

For example, in the 2014 season, the NFL Network only aired seven live games. To put that into perspective, ESPN aired 16 live games during the same time period. In addition, the NFL Network only showed one playoff game during the 2014 season, while ESPN aired four.

So why is the NFL Network falling behind? For starters, the network does not have its own Sunday Ticket package like DirecTV does. This means that fans who want to watch every NFL game every week have to subscribe to DirecTV in order to do so.

In addition, ESPN pays the NFL $1.9 billion per year for broadcast rights, while the NFL Network only pays $700 million per year. This gives ESPN a significant advantage when it comes to airing games.

So if you’re a diehard NFL fan, you’re better off sticking with ESPN rather than trying to rely on the NFL Network for your game coverage.

The NFL Network’s Lack of Viewership

The National Football League Network (NFLN) is an American sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that is owned by the National Football League (NFL). It was launched on November 4, 2003, at 8:00 p.m. EST with its inaugural program, NFL Total Access.

The network has carriage agreements with most major pay TV providers in the United States, including all of the major satellite and telco providers. As of February 2015, NFLN is available to approximately 71 million households in the United States (61.4% of pay TV subscribers) that subscribe to a provider that carries the channel (totaling about 58% of all U.S. households with at least one television set).

While its carriage agreements do not necessarily reflect estimates of NFLN’s potential viewership – due to differing levels of penetration for premium channels in various markets – NFLN’s reach is significant due to the fact that it is included on many basic cable and satellite packages; in some markets, it is even carried on a provider’s digital basic tier (alongside other non-premium channels such as local broadcast stations and public, educational, and government access channels).

The NFL Network’s Other Programming

Many people seem to think that the NFL Network is nothing but a 24/7 channel dedicated to showing nothing but football. While it is true that the channel does show a lot of football related programming, there is also a lot of other content on the channel that has nothing to do with football.

For example, the NFL Network airs reruns of popular television shows like The A-Team, Cheers, and The Wonder Years. They also air movies like The Blind Side and We Are Marshall. In addition to all of this, the NFL Network also airs documentaries, sports talk shows, and reality shows.

So, while the NFL Network may show a lot of football related programming, there is still plenty of other content on the channel for those who are not interested in football.

The NFL Network’s Future

The NFL Network is a joke. I was a big fan of the idea when it was first proposed and launched. I even remember the commercial with the late Steve Sabol talking about how this network would be devoted to nothing but football, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And for a while, it lived up to that promise. But now, it’s nothing more than a tool for the NFL to promote its brand and generate even more revenue.

The sad thing is, there are still some good shows on the NFL Network. I actually enjoy watching “Good Morning Football” and “Total Access.” But even those shows are starting to feel like infomercials for the league. And everything else on the network is just filler. It’s like they’re trying to stretch out 10 hours of content over 24 hours.

I understand that the NFL is a business and they need to make money. But at what point does greed become unseemly? The NFL already generates billions of dollars in revenue every year. Do they really need to milk their fans for even more?

It’s time for the NFL Network to get back to its roots and start televising actual football games again. That’s what we want to see. That’s what we tuning in for. And that’s what we’re paying for.