18 Game Schedule.. Good or Bad?

[Monkeydad]

I'm going to say NO, plus adding that we should reduce the preseason to 3 games while keeping the 16 game schedule.

A 2-game preseason would not be enough for evaluation purposes for roster battles, which I think is the main purpose for the exhibition games.

However, I think 18 games, unless they build in 2 bye weeks per team and expanded rosters to say, 57 or 58 players, is too much of a physical toll on the players, especially teams in the playoffs.

We don't want to be watching 3rd-string players in the playoffs and late battles for postseason berths.

Also, we don't want to end up shortening players' careers, especially RBs, by a year or two just to have a longer season.