Idea for an interactive NFL franchise?

[thunderraiden]

So the deal would be that all the free angency picks, and draft picks are selected via majority of text message votes. An NFL franchise would let the fans run the team. QB doing bad? Just text "BENCH THAT fine young male" to 99989. We would see if fans really were smarter than a coach and GM. Fans would vote via text message and internet for the next play being ran. They would select the conditioning and training during Training Camp and Regular Season Practices. Of course they also would hire the actual coaches and GM to perform all these moves, but the men wouldn't actually have more than a 5% to 10% swing vote of power.

GM would have 10% vote in matters that a GM would handle usually, and the coach would only have a 5% total swing vote. And vice versa for moves on the field. So for the most part the coach would still be calling plays but if there is an obvious need on the field to call a play than the coach would be over ridden. The stadium would not have to be fitted with selectors for choosing because... well everyone has a cell phone. The team could charge money for the texts and use that as payment for tickets and have people that vote randomly get free tickets to games.

Of course this would never happen, but could you imagine a fan controlled team? I know you might think it would be chaos but the reason would always come out ontop over stupidity, and the fans WOULD NEVER be able to complain about the direction of the team because it would be their doing, so they would always be involved, even if things were going badly.

[Mesmer]

Just like how people can never complain about the government because they are elected officials. I like this idea!!11

[British_Panther]

This was actually tried for a soccer team in the UK (Ebbsfleet United), they are currently 22nd out of 24 in their league.

So yeah....

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I think this could be the best reality show ever, although I realize it would never happen. But really, can you imagine an entire nation with a vested interest in one team?

It would be like American Idol, but for men.

[panthers55]

It wouldn't happen because no fans have a signifcant stake in the almost 1 billion dollar franchise. Why would any one let someone make decisions when they don't have a dime in it. You would have to be an idiot.