14 NFL teams took tax dollars for patriotic pregame displays; Packers among...

uffda udfa
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

The Jets are just as patriotic as anybody else, I'm sure. But it's easier to wave the red, white and blue when it comes with a healthy dose of green. According to Christopher Baxter and Jonathan Salant of NJ.com, the New Jersey Army National Guard and the Department of Defense paid the Jets a total of...

Darin Gantt wrote:

Utterly disgraceful. Thanks, Ted for bringing shame to our organization. Never a lower point in all my 35 years of following this team.

I hope the 600k was worth the organizations reputation.

Hoping Aaron Nagler's tweet on the Vikings proves to be true about our org as well. We need a statement from 1265 today.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

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yooperfan
Veteran Member

8 years ago

I see no shame in this.
No harm, no foul.

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

8 years ago

What is disgraceful about it? It is called doing business. you have to be naive to think NFL teams do anything for free.

The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!

RaiderPride
Senior Member

8 years ago

For all branches of the military it is a valuable recruiting tool.

So, I guess we all should be disgusted with just about every major network, news paper, and magazine business in America.

The military's budget for advertising -- on TV, radio, print, web, mail campaigns, pamphlets, and movie theaters-- was projected to be $667 million dollars according to the Operation and Maintenance Overview in 2011.

B.T.W. Einstein... I never knew T.T. was the Packers C.F.O. I thought he was just a football guy?

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packerfanoutwest
Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

"Utterly disgraceful" really? you need to think twice before you hit the "post" button

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

I have to agree that the Packers should clarify the details here. What did Aaron Nagler say about the Vikings or whatever?

"Utterly disgraceful" really? you need to think twice before you hit the "post" button

Originally Posted by: packerfanoutwest

This applies to many, many, many more than just one individual.

Figure you probably wouldn't take the time so I checked quick and think this is what you are referring to.

nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

It would be disreputable if the NFL took money to promote Putin or our strategic adversaries.

I have no problem with them promoting the good guys.

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Porforis
Veteran Member

8 years ago

Need more details. As Nagler's tweet in Zero's post indicated, possible it was just for signage/traditional advertising. Also need more context about how this came to be/if the military has policies against accepting free things (including advertising) from corporations to avoid certain unfortunate perceptions. And what precisely this money was meant to cover.

Wade
Veteran Member

8 years ago

Hmmm....well....let's see...

No, it would take one of my longer posts.

I'll stay out of this one entirely.

You're welcome.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)

sschind
Senior Member

8 years ago

#10

I'm sure most people think the expenses for these types of things are paid for by the teams. I never really gave it any thought before but I probably would have thought so as well. While I don't think it is the big disgrace Uffda thinks it is I do think it is a little off the mark. Teams are getting positive press from people thinking they are being patriotic when all along they are being paid to do it. If the money the teams make is simply to pay for the expense I don't really see and issue. Its like any other form of advertising for the military. If they profit in any way from it that is wrong.

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