ScottF

because I'm a Saints fan, and I don't want one more week without football

AsylumGuido

Getting this clear here, by not wanting one more week WITHOUT football, you would want one more week WITH football, correct?

vpheughan

Anyone else catch the "NFL Cares About Player Safety" commercial?

ScottF

If part of the trade off is adding 2nd bye week, then I'd be a hard no.

If they add 2-3 players to both the actual roster and the active, I'd be all for it.

AsylumGuido

Why would you be so opposed to a second bye week. It would double the opportunity for teams to get players healthy. They could be spaced around the first and second third points of the season giving each team an early and late season bye.

TheOak

If the NFL expands its product it needs to commit to a full expansion of product. If they are allowed to dick around with a one game expansion they will get the revenue but not have to reinvest in the product.

20 Game season (Yes, add another month to Pro Football)
No change to number that make the playoffs
No change to number of teams
No change t0 4 Pre-season games (with rules being changed to help offenses, defenses are already 2-3 weeks late to catch up)
Expand 52 man roster to 60+
Expand Salary Cap

- The league is presently struggling with the the delicate balance between product quality and attrition. Slight changes allow them to milk more revenue while avoiding their attrition problem.

- The league has been at a 16 game season for 42 years since 1978. Players are bigger, stronger, faster, and hit harder. The roster has needed an expansion for a while now to allow for more rotation.

CHA_CHING

Why fix something that isn't broke?

16 game seasons have been the motto for over 40 years now.

AsylumGuido

To increase revenue. When they increased it to 14 games people said, "Why fix something that isn't broke?" When they increased it to 16 games people said, "Why fix something that isn't broke?"

K Major

The NFL is a grind on the body.

See post #30 from someone who has played at a high level.

AsylumGuido

No doubt it's a grind. Nobody says it isn't. But the argument the league is going to make is what difference is one more game offset by one extra week of rest. Concessions should include an expanded roster either on game day and/or overall. Another concession would be to increase the player pool's percentage of the overall revenue by a couple of percent. And as mentioned earlier, a relaxing on prohibitions against the use of marijuana and its related products. Also the expansion of the number of playoff teams by one giving only the top team in each conference a bye. This means an extra paycheck and is supported by players. Like it or not, the expansion of the season is very likely to happen. The only argument against it is a single game's worth of wear and tear and that is nominal considering the greatly reduced practice time.

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