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NFL to Extend Season to 17 or 18 games

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The article is on washingtonpost, which I believe makes you login, so I'll just post excerpts:

Link if you want it

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said here Monday the league's franchise owners might vote in May about the possibility of lengthening the regular season to 17 or 18 games per team.
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Goodell said he does not expect any votes on the topic to be taken at this meeting. The owners have their annual spring meeting scheduled for May and might vote then.
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At this point, though, the owners don't even have a proposal to make to the players because they haven't voted on what they want. The owners appear intent upon extending the regular season but have not officially decided that. And they haven't decided whether they prefer a 17- or 18-game regular season.
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The owners apparently would like to lengthen the regular season as a means of potentially generating additional revenue in their next set of network television contracts. They would shorten the preseason by the corresponding number of games, keeping the total number of games at 20 per team.
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Goodell said it's unlikely the measure will be enacted before the 2011 season.
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It gets rid of a couple pre-season games, which is great. I wish they played 1 pre-season game and moved on.

But it could mean for more meaningless games at the end of the season.
 
Problem is if they do that then the records will not be fair in most areas. Yea he has more yeards per season but the season is alomst double now type thing... let alone injuries and such. Preason games are nto only about getting back on the field but also testing new players.
 
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Problem is if they do that then the records will not be fair in most areas. Yea he has more yeards per season but the season is alomst double now type thing... let alone injuries and such. Preason games are nto only about getting back on the field but also testing new players.
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They've already gone through this:

1935-1936 12 games
1937-1942 11 games
1943-1945 10 games
1946 11 games
1947-1960 12 games
1961-1977 14 games
1978-1981 16 games
1982 9 games (strike)
1983-86 16 games
1987 15 games (strike)
1988-present 16 games
 
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Problem is if they do that then the records will not be fair in most areas. Yea he has more yeards per season but the season is alomst double now type thing... let alone injuries and such. Preason games are nto only about getting back on the field but also testing new players.
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You do realize the season was only 14 games until 1978, right? So record from before then are also disadvantaged by having 2 less games.
 

Preseason really sucks. They need to cut it but they don't want to lose that revenue, so I like this. Still another thing to get the union on board.

What would make me happy is if they could find a way to cut down the amount of commercials/TV timeouts. My attention span ain't what it used to be, neither is the next gen of football fans. The commercial-kickoff-commercial crap needs to go.
 
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Problem is if they do that then the records will not be fair in most areas. Yea he has more yeards per season but the season is alomst double now type thing... let alone injuries and such. Preason games are nto only about getting back on the field but also testing new players.
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Look at the bright side, it allows the Lions to break their own record. 😉
 
This is definitely a bad idea - and just shows you how little the NFL actually cares about their players. It's all to increase revenue - expanding to a game every Thursday night so they can pimp out their NFL network.

There's so many injuries in the league as it is, I'm interested to see how the playoffs end up looking. Backup QBs, 3rd-string defenders, guys from the practice squad coming in. No good.
 
Watering down the product imo. One of the biggest problems with professional sports is they are making the seasons longer and longer which makes each contest less and less compelling. Now 18 games isnt the end of the world compared to other sports. But the season runs from the first week of August till Feb. That is long as hell!

Preseason games are for getting the roster in order. Though I agree they could cut that season in half. And fill in with scrimages.
 
I have no problem with this as it shortens the preseason without losing any games. I think it's good for the fans and what is good for the fans is good for the league. That being said, the players may have an issue with it (although they shouldn't as it should mean more money for the teams and in turn more money for them).
 
yeah it sucks about the records, but honestly that is just a necessary evil in sports. you either adapt the game to a changing fanbase and player talent, or you go stale and obsolete. Even if you kept the rules the same, equipment differences makes comparisons between eras irrelevant. Even if you made them play with identical equipment... our increasing knowledge about diet/training/exercise just makes better athletes.

i am all for less preseason.
 
Originally posted by: Slick5150
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Problem is if they do that then the records will not be fair in most areas. Yea he has more yeards per season but the season is alomst double now type thing... let alone injuries and such. Preason games are nto only about getting back on the field but also testing new players.
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You do realize the season was only 14 games until 1978, right? So record from before then are also disadvantaged by having 2 less games.
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Thats my point. It was 12 then 14 and now 16. Could be 17-18 soon.


Look at Baseball and when Marris broke babes single season record. Everybody was put a * next to it he had more games etc... and he di dnot even cheat like McGuire/Bonds/etc...

I wish baseball had 1 game post season matchups. Then the WS is 3.
 
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: Slick5150
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Problem is if they do that then the records will not be fair in most areas. Yea he has more yeards per season but the season is alomst double now type thing... let alone injuries and such. Preason games are nto only about getting back on the field but also testing new players.
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You do realize the season was only 14 games until 1978, right? So record from before then are also disadvantaged by having 2 less games.
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Thats my point. It was 12 then 14 and now 16. Could be 17-18 soon.


Look at Baseball and when Marris broke babes single season record. Everybody was put a * next to it he had more games etc... and he di dnot even cheat like McGuire/Bonds/etc...

I wish baseball had 1 game post season matchups. Then the WS is 3.
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huh?
 
Originally posted by: Gibsons

Preseason really sucks. They need to cut it but they don't want to lose that revenue, so I like this. Still another thing to get the union on board.

What would make me happy is if they could find a way to cut down the amount of commercials/TV timeouts. My attention span ain't what it used to be, neither is the next gen of football fans. The commercial-kickoff-commercial crap needs to go.
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This is what TiVo is for. You can start watching about 20 minutes in, skip all the crap and be caught up by the end.
 
Originally posted by: ducci
This is definitely a bad idea - and just shows you how little the NFL actually cares about their players. It's all to increase revenue - expanding to a game every Thursday night so they can pimp out their NFL network.

There's so many injuries in the league as it is, I'm interested to see how the playoffs end up looking. Backup QBs, 3rd-string defenders, guys from the practice squad coming in. No good.
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Cares about there players?

Have you read the rule changes?

You can not hit a reciver crossing the field with your forearm, shoulder, or helmet.

You can not tackle a player at their legs while you are on the ground(Tom Brady rule).

Offensive players can no longer blindside block with your forarm, shoulder, or helmet(Hines Ward rule).

The wedge(three or more blockers leading in front of the kick returner) on kick returns is now illegal.

You can no longer load up on one side of the field on on-side kicks.
 
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