tom cody Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Given all the injury concerns these days I doubt very much you ever see an 18 game regular season NFL schedule for any team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlNFL19 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 6/30/2018 at 12:15 PM, ChaRisMa said: 2. Would you like that? Why or why not? Here's another thing I don't like about this idea: if teams have to sit their starting quarterbacks and best players, they're going to sit their QBs and such against the teams that they have the best chance to beat, i.e. the worst teams in the NFL. This might lead to them losing to a bad team, but it still makes sense in principle because they would only lose to a better team by more. This would inflate the records of really bad teams and leave the second or third-to-last tiers as the worst in football, and could theoretically give a terrible team like a 9-9 record and maybe even a playoff berth. This might make the Wild Card Round a joke. In addition, this would make the draft out of order as to how it really should be. For example, if this happened last season, teams might start their backups against Cleveland mostly. This might give Cleveland say, 6-7 wins in 18 games, while a team that wasn't good but wasn't that bad might finish worse. With a little luck, this could even put horrid teams in the postseason. I don't want to see deserving teams get shut out of the playoffs because they couldn't start their starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXsteeler Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Imagine a week 19 game between the Saints and Falcons where the winner gets in to the playoffs and the loser gets bounced and it's nothing but backups playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman5252 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 The adding bye weeks idea is actually what I was thinking too. If every team had 3, you'd have 2 more weekends of games, which the NFL could use in TV negotiation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 23 hours ago, TXsteeler said: Imagine a week 19 game between the Saints and Falcons where the winner gets in to the playoffs and the loser gets bounced and it's nothing but backups playing. This is a reason to hate OP's idea. TV ratings would take a hit, if starters were kept out of big meaningful games. The truth is no one wants to see a Tom Savage vs Brock Osweiler late season game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-mac Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Classic said: This is a reason to hate OP's idea. TV ratings would take a hit, if starters were kept out of big meaningful games. The truth is no one wants to see a Tom Savage vs Brock Osweiler late season game. Who said anything about late season? I kinda think there would be an art to knowing when to bench your QB, for example if you have a terrible team in your division do you bench him twice and think you can still win with the backups? Surely the best way to do this would be to bench 1-2 starters every game rather than putting all your backups on the field at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 25 minutes ago, paul-mac said: Who said anything about late season? I kinda think there would be an art to knowing when to bench your QB, for example if you have a terrible team in your division do you bench him twice and think you can still win with the backups? Surely the best way to do this would be to bench 1-2 starters every game rather than putting all your backups on the field at once. Would you want to start your QB with any of the backup offensive linemen? Seems like you are asking for an injury and second guessing by everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master of Suspense Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 On 6/30/2018 at 11:55 AM, August4th said: I think teams should have two bye weeks if the season gets extended another two weeks Why? These players get the entire offseason off. Do they really need more time off? They should be greatful for the bye they do get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaRisMa Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/28/could-nfl-use-an-18-and-16-approach-to-the-regular-season/ PFT picking up my ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I hate the idea mostly because it will make current season stat records kinda meaningless, and makes it easier to potentially hit 2k yards for receivers and rb's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Yeah still a bad idea and puts a lesser product on the field. I know money drives the 18 game idea but just say you don't really care THAT much about player safety and make it a regular 18 game season if you are going to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 7/4/2018 at 1:41 PM, Classic said: The truth is no one wants to see a Tom Savage vs Brock Osweiler late season game. I will give up my ridiculous salary for three years to watch this train wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Do I want an 18 game season? No. Do I want an 18 game season with this weird “players have to sit” contingency? Hellllll no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This is an interesting idea because we would all like to have more football. The downside is that it would essentially water down the talent pool of the NFL by 4% during the weeks we do have games being played. On the plus side, it would add another element of strategy to the game, which is a good thing. The complexity of the game is why football has become my favorite sport. I guess it depends on how the ratio of quantity vs. quality ends up working out. If the product doesn't suffer too much, it might be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 6/30/2018 at 7:13 PM, Wyld Stallyns said: Well, if I’m an NFL owner. I’m not paying a QB $20-30 million to sit on the sidelines unless he’s hurt. That shouldn't really be a concern, because the owner is still getting 16 games a year out of his quarterback. In this scenario, the owner would have what he already has, and also get the revenue for the extra two games. The owners would come out ahead in this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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