Mega Flare Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 How patriotic.Falcons were paid $1 million to honor military "Hometown Heroes" (AJC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychic Gibbon Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 It would be nice if the military would stop butting into sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJmusic Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artys Arryn Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) We were one of 14 teams to do it. If offered, why would you turn it down? Edited May 11, 2015 by Artys Arryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atljbo Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 its called business ... Not saying it looks good but business doesnt always look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlfanstckndenver Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Frankly, I don't know why anybody would be surprised. This is how the real world works. What should be even more surprising is that the nfl is a tax exempt/antitrust exempt business at the SAME TIME that they are getting paid for stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulitik Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Disappointing, but not surprising. Just wait until you find out how much money goes into "Breast Cancer Awareness" month, and how little goes to actual research. 90% of all Charity is a scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Last week's news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNulty Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 We were one of 14 teams to do it. If offered, why would you turn it down?14 teams did it but we got 1/5 of the total moneyIt's an offseason of embarrassment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalist Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Business... But still makes me sad.... Every time I see this in the future I will remember the $... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Minotaur Zebra Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Interestingly enough when I was looking at this thread there was a US Army ad at the top of the page. Yes they paid for that. Just like they pay for TV ads. The real travesty here is how much the military pays for marketing vs what they pay their service men and women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moist Words Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 This thread again?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElbowDrop Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 when you say the military paid for it, ask yourself where the military got that million dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcanuck Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Gotta pay for the new stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End zone Jones Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The real travesty here is how much the military pays for marketing vs what they pay their service men and women. Truth!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1969 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I'm not sure I've ever seen you talk about football.You do anything other than cry about the Falcons business dealings and money?You're like Esmith but the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_Truth Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Time is money and if the government wants to pay the NFL to help improve veteran morale then I don't see a problem with it. They pay musicians and comedians to do the same. No one says anything about that. NFL should be no different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lubba Lubba© Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 You think 1 mill is bad? You should see how much they pay for computer services and support through other companies. This is akin to people whining about people buying steaks with food stamps but not billionaires getting multi-million dollar tax credits for owning Yachts that exceed a certain size.And $1 Million dollars over 3 or 4 years? There's private companies that would easily pay 50x that amount for such exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 They should donate it to the Wounded Warrior fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Flare Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I'm not sure I've ever seen you talk about football.You do anything other than cry about the Falcons business dealings and money?You're like Esmith but the opposite.Welcome to the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Minotaur Zebra Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 You think 1 mill is bad? You should see how much they pay for computer services and support through other companies. This is akin to people whining about people buying steaks with food stamps but not billionaires getting multi-million dollar tax credits for owning Yachts that exceed a certain size.And $1 Million dollars over 3 or 4 years? There's private companies that would easily pay 50x that amount for such exposure.^^^^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidecar Falcon Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Lmao at the people getting mad about this. It is a mutual beneficial business partnership. The military gets to promote whatever marketing campaign they are doing and the Falcons get to make extra money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerFalcon8710 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Round 2 here we go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4dabirds Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 How patriotic.Falcons were paid $1 million to honor military "Hometown Heroes" (AJC)The National Guard set out to increase recruitment with this plan. Meaning they sought out the NFL to utilize it's image for the sake of the National Guards own advertising plan. Don't be upset with the Falcons or the NFL, but instead be upset with the Government that thought this was a good idea. The NFL gets plenty of tax breaks, and the government could have used that as an incentive to get the NFL to pick up the 5.4 million dollar expense. I wouldn't be surprised if down the road we find out that this entire campaign ended up putting money in the pockets of politicians or company's that they support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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