DigInBoys Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) It seems like the NFL will eventually move to an 18 game regular season. What do you think about these proposals regarding it? How the NFL could implement an 18-game regular season, other changes (usatoday.com) Edited December 5, 2023 by DigInBoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrantikRam Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 TV revenue is more lucrative than attendance, right? So it's.....fine to go to 18 games. But why not JUST have a 2nd bye week? And see if its possible to have both teams on a bye the week before their Thursday night game, so there's no more short rest. Adding a second bye without going to 18 still gets you an extra week of games while also keeping the same number of total games with the preseason staying at 3. I know going to 18 is inevitable so we all might as well get on board....but an extra bye alone would be lucrative and can get more rest for the players. Win/win. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 17 is enough 16 was enough 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I'm fine with 18, whatever. I'm gonna be real...I'm going to watch. 16, 17, 18. I'd give the players a second bye week though. I think they did that one year in like 92 or 93 or something. 20 weeks seems like a really long season, but again, whatever. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Tso Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, Malfatron said: 17 is enough 16 was enough Yea this. 17 allows for 8 home, 8 away and 1 international game which they seem to keep doing more and more of. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towerbridge Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Can't imagine any sane person wanting it. More chance of injury and so many records going down. Only the 72 Dolphins would be for it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigInBoys Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Forge said: I'm fine with 18, whatever. I'm gonna be real...I'm going to watch. 16, 17, 18. I'd give the players a second bye week though. I think they did that one year in like 92 or 93 or something. 20 weeks seems like a really long season, but again, whatever. I feel the opposite about length of season. When it was 16 games it felt like you blinked and half the season was over. I think 18 games with two bye weeks is the way to go. We get 2 more weeks of football in that scenario, and the games would be just a little more spread out (I think it would be something like one less game per week). Which would allow more people to watch more games both in terms of national telecasts, and the afternoon not having as many games bunched up that you can't watch/pay attention to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) Two more weeks where vital players can get injured. Two more weeks of cellar dweller matchups. All the injuries to the QBs this year, all the preaching about safety from the NFL...bad idea. But $$$ so they'll do it. Just come out, and be honest about your greed though lol. Edited December 5, 2023 by TecmoSuperJoe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 The product is already worse than its ever been. Expanding the regular season to 17 was already a mistake. Expanding the playoffs to 14 teams was an even bigger mistake. It was a win from a money making perspective, but a major loss for fans and quality of the product. I only watch the NFL anymore because I love my team, but I no longer love the game. It just isn't the same anymore, and continuing to expand is only going to water down the product even more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 do the players collectively want another 2nd bye week? Does the NFLPA have an outward stance on that? Or is this a quiet bargaining chip so nobody's making public comments on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) Sometimes less is more. Not for the NFL and their revenue streams though, I guess… They should never have gone from 16 to 17 games in the first place, but I’d probably still rather 18 than 17 because playing an odd number of games annoys me. Edit - agreed with @43M on expanding the playoffs as well. Another completely unnecessary change purely made on the basis of finances. Edited December 5, 2023 by Nightmare 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggust Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 22 minutes ago, Nightmare said: They should never have gone from 16 to 17 games in the first place, but I’d probably still rather 18 than 17 because playing an odd number of games annoys me. I can't explain why I care, but this is my exact feeling haha. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 We all knew this was the plan from the get go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 8 hours ago, incognito_man said: do the players collectively want another 2nd bye week? Does the NFLPA have an outward stance on that? Or is this a quiet bargaining chip so nobody's making public comments on it? I don't know about the PA as a whole, though George kittle has spoken out about wanting a second bye week. The networks hated two bye weeks because it killed their ratings which is ultimately what led to the NFL ditching the idea. It's worth noting that players (at the time) didn't love it because they couldn't get in rhythm, but I honestly don't feel that over an 20 week schedule we would see this problem and I think players are more cognizant of things such as rest needed for recovery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterCallSaul Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 8 hours ago, 43M said: The product is already worse than its ever been. Expanding the regular season to 17 was already a mistake. Expanding the playoffs to 14 teams was an even bigger mistake. It was a win from a money making perspective, but a major loss for fans and quality of the product. How is it a major loss for the fans and the quality of the product? I'm not disagreeing, but my thought is that more football = better. I don't see how the quality of the product has went down. The impact of each game naturally goes down with more and more being tacked on, but from a viewer's perspective, I want to see as much football as possible. As someone who coaches HS and has to miss a good chunk of my Sunday's to recruit 7th/8th graders, I want to get as much football as I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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