18 Game Schedule.. Good or Bad?

[saden1]

I am indifferent...can we have "don't care" or "not sure" options? In all honestly 16 games season seems perfectly fine.

[Player_HTTR]

I like the idea, for selfish reasons of course, only if it doesn't open the door for more teams. With added roster spots on top of additional teams I don't want to see the talent pool get too shallow.

[freddyg12]

Terrible idea IMO.

1) there are already a lot of meaningless (no playoff implications) games at the end of year.
2) the "shorter preseason" argument is bogus; starters don't play that much & coaches still need games to evaluate the guys fighting for roster spots.
3) Injuries. winning in the end will be even more about who's healthy & who's roster is deep. It's a tough game but I don't want to see it become a battle of attrition.
4) Bailout of a compromise; the NFL & NFLPA need to come to real terms on revenue sharing & such, this is just an easy, short sighted answer. Long-term it's not good for the game, more games makes the NFL more like the nba, major league baseball & nhl, where each game doesn't seem as important.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Terrible idea IMO.

1) there are already a lot of meaningless (no playoff implications) games at the end of year.
2) the "shorter preseason" argument is bogus; starters don't play that much & coaches still need games to evaluate the guys fighting for roster spots.
3) Injuries. winning in the end will be even more about who's healthy & who's roster is deep. It's a tough game but I don't want to see it become a battle of attrition.
4) Bailout of a compromise; the NFL & NFLPA need to come to real terms on revenue sharing & such, this is just an easy, short sighted answer. Long-term it's not good for the game, more games makes the NFL more like the nba, major league baseball & nhl, where each game doesn't seem as important.

Could not agree more. Plus if he's so concerned about the players safety then he would be pushing for 18 games. Keep it at 16!

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Ok, against who, who are these 2 games going to be played against divisonal,in conference or out?It will water down the product ,lets just face the truth this will make the TV contracts bigger = more money for the owners and less quality football for the fan.

2 game is not going to water down the product. I don't even think 20 would. I think that might be the threshold where it starts getting watered down. And I would just say out-of-conference games maybe?

[SouperMeister]

Worst idea ever. Just another wedge between owners and players for the looming lockout next year.

[Gmanc711]

Some people are against it, but I'd actually to see an 18 week season where each team has two byes.... the season would begin on labor day weekend like it used to do, and everyone would have two byes...maybe its because we're so bad lol, but the bye weeks are some of my favorite weeks of football of the season. I like just kicking back and not getting to into it sometimes.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Worst idea ever. Just another wedge between owners and players for the looming lockout next year.

Let's take the players and owners out of it and just think about it for our own selfish desires. Tell me you wouldn't enjoy watching the Skins another two games a year...

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Player_HTTR

I like the idea, for selfish reasons of course, only if it doesn't open the door for more teams. With added roster spots on top of additional teams I don't want to see the talent pool get too shallow.

I think they would have to add 8 teams to make an expansion work. Lol, the 32 team 8 division system is perfect.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Let's take the players and owners out of it and just think about it for our own selfish desires. Tell me you wouldn't enjoy watching the Skins another two games a year...

Of course, except during a Zorn year.

[skinsnut]

Maybe we could have a 17 game season:
The 17th game's results would be the total points in the first quarter of all 4 preseason games....total points above the league average would get a win....total points under the league average get a loss....teams that hit the average exactly get a tie....a literal tie.

[tryfuhl]

Especially with more divisional games/more important games moving towards the end of the season, just spells disaster.

[Mechanix544]

I heard him (Goodell) say that with the current CBA, he could extend the season by 8 additional games right NOW if he wanted to. This sounded kinda shady, but I dunno. Can anyone shed light on what I heard? Is that true?

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Of course, except during a Zorn year.

could not have answered that question better.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

Maybe we could have a 17 game season:
The 17th game's results would be the total points in the first quarter of all 4 preseason games....total points above the league average would get a win....total points under the league average get a loss....teams that hit the average exactly get a tie....a literal tie.

Dan Patrick: With the first nine months of the Baseketball postseason out of the way, the playoff picture is starting to emerge.
Kenny Mayne: So, with last night's victory over Boston, next week the Milwaukee Beers must beat Indianapolis in order to advance to Charlotte. That's in an effort to reduce their magic number to three.
Dan Patrick: Right, and then the Beers can advance to the National Eastern Division North to play Tampa.
Kenny Mayne: So, if the Beers beat Detroit and Denver beats Atlanta in the American Southwestern Division East Northern, then Milwaukee goes to the Denslow Cup, unless Baltimore can upset Buffalo and Charlotte ties Toronto, then Oakland would play LA and Pittsburgh in a blind choice round robin. And if no clear winner emerges from all of this, a two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a champion can be crowned.