MacReady Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just now, Nbanflguy said: Exactly..... which is why we shouldn't go to 18 games. smh Which is why they're suggesting 16 regular season game limits for players. Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Outpost31 said: Why is it dumb to limit players to 16 games? I think people who say it's dumb are dumb. You're talking about the NFL, not flag football. The built up damage on a body for 16 weeks is enough to ruin players. 18 games plus 4 playoff games for some teams is not sustainable. The problem is you are guaranteeing that star players are going to miss games, which is just terrible. Imagine if you went into the NBA season knowing LeBron James would be forced to miss 11% of the Lakers regular season games? I've long been in support of an 18 game schedule. The NFL season always feels too short. Of course there are things that need to be done, if that change happens, to make sure the players get the right amount of rest. But this would be a terrible change. It would be better if they had a league-wide 2 week break (make it the NFL's All-Star weekend) after Week 8 or something like that. But guaranteeing that teams are going to have to rely on depth players, who probably aren't even good, and then practice squad players to be the depth to that depth? Yeah, no. Nobody wants that. EDIT - Actually I totally blanked on why an NFL All-Star weekend would be terrible during the regular season, potential for injuries and all. But I'd still rather have a 2 week break instead of this rule. This may seem over-reactionary, but doing this would damage the NFL more than it helps it. I mean every regular season game in the NFL is so important, that is what people (or at least most fans I know) love the most about it. So imagine one of those important regular season games down the stretch being quarterbacked by Jimmy Clausen because your QB is forced to sit-out? Edited July 12, 2019 by iknowcool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nbanflguy Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Outpost31 said: Which is why they're suggesting 16 regular season game limits for players. Duh. Which if you are going to do that then just keep the regular season at 16 games. duh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art_Vandalay Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 The most logical thing to do if adding two extra weeks is to give everyone one more game and one more bye. Is this not the most obvious solution? Everyone wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Translation: increase the number of regular season games to 18 (to make more money via tickets, concessions and merchandise sales) but keep paying the players for 16 games. Makes a ton of sense for the owners. Zero sense for the NFLPA. Only way they'd agree to this is the removal of all tags (you're an unrestricted free agent when your contract is up regardless of years of service (maybe keep the ERFA as it incentivizes the team to keep young players who are still developing?)), the creation of a separate punishment appeals board that will have former players (or at least NFLPA selected members), removal of the NFL GM from being involved in any appeals of punishments, and treating marijuana as not a suspendable offense at all. Basically: "you want this? you have to give us everything we're going to ask for in exchange." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Terrible. The reason fans don't enjoy the preseason is because of the quality of the product on the field. Lets make it so we have to see games like that but make them actually count for something.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeTheBallDeep Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 The NFL has the best regular season in professional sports (of the big 4 anyway) I would hate to see playoff spots determined by being forced to play your backup QB twice (along with other backups) Yeah I understand some starting QBs miss time every year but the idea of being forced to pick a week to play their backup (assuming your starter is healthy) would really ruin the NFL for me I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananabucket Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 That is one of the dumbest ideas I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here'sJim Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) Alongside the biggest issues, did anyone think about special teams? So what the heck is going to happen to kickers and punters? If you think starters are bad now, we bout to see next level terribad with shanked punts and missed field goals galore from whatever backups they are gonna bring in. Also means balancing a 53 man roster will be even more difficult. Your special teams units are basically gonna be handicapped 2 games a year. Edited July 12, 2019 by Here'sJim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Those are preseason games. You just invented more preseason games.........neat.....🤮🤮🤮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I like it. Makes backup QB like a starting position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 This reminds me of the time when Uber introduced group ride sharing and accidentally re-discovered what public transit is. Introducing 18-game seasons but limiting players to 16 games is extending the pre-season by 2 games but not saying so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 They virtually have that now since starters typically play little in preseason. What happens when a team is fighting for a playoff berth, it's game 18, and your starting QB has already played his 16 game limit? Dumb idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 52 minutes ago, bananabucket said: That is one of the dumbest ideas I've heard. Agreed. And I hear a lot of dumb ideas in my head daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Packerraymond said: Does Roger Goodell provide any counsel at all to the owners? Or is he paid 32m just to nod yes? This has to be the worst idea the NFL has ever come up with and by a large margin. When this idea was floated around I laughed it off, makes you wonder how 31 owners successful enough to own an NFL franchise had any success in the world when they got together and legitimately decided this proposal was worth making to their players union. I'd never root for a lockout but if it meant saving us fans from this, have at it boys. They pay him to nod and say yes and be the brunt of bad PR while they do all kinds of evil dumb **** for the sake of immediate financial windfall rather than any measure of stability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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