USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA

Crusader · 02-03-2020, 06:54 AM

16 games are plenty much already. I think increasing the number is a bad idea. Rosters should be expanded thou, that part I like.

AsylumGuido · 02-03-2020, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

16 games are plenty much already. I think increasing the number is a bad idea. Rosters should be expanded thou, that part I like.

Plenty enough for who?

Crusader · 02-04-2020, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Plenty enough for who?

The players. This looking at it from a health perspective. Season is long enough as it is.

K Major · 02-04-2020, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

The players. This looking at it from a health perspective. Season is long enough as it is.

A grind.

AsylumGuido · 02-04-2020, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

The players. This looking at it from a health perspective. Season is long enough as it is.

Originally Posted by K Major

A grind.

An extra bye week would break up that grind.

Crusader · 02-04-2020, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

An extra bye week would break up that grind.

Not enough to make it worth it. From experience, the difference between 10 games are huge. But a season where you play 15-16 games are a completely different beast. I did this twice when we had a 12 game season and also played an european Championship adding 3 games as well as a playoff game.

Your body is so worn down towards the end that every added stress just might push it over the brink to breaking.
One week off is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg it does very little to remedy the problem. Its not until 1-2 months after the season one starts to feel like normal again.

jeanpierre · 02-04-2020, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

Not enough to make it worth it. From experience, the difference between 10 games are huge. But a season where you play 15-16 games are a completely different beast. I did this twice when we had a 12 game season and also played an european Championship adding 3 games as well as a playoff game.

Your body is so worn down towards the end that every added stress just might push it over the brink to breaking.
One week off is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg it does very little to remedy the problem. Its not until 1-2 months after the season one starts to feel like normal again.

TheOak · 02-05-2020, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

Not enough to make it worth it. From experience, the difference between 10 games are huge. But a season where you play 15-16 games are a completely different beast. I did this twice when we had a 12 game season and also played an european Championship adding 3 games as well as a playoff game.

Your body is so worn down towards the end that every added stress just might push it over the brink to breaking.
One week off is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg it does very little to remedy the problem. Its not until 1-2 months after the season one starts to feel like normal again.

Which is why an expansion needs to be of a size that the league is forced to increase roster size enough to lighten the wear and tare on players through out the season.

Increase the roster size and cap the regular season snap count.

Everyone ******* and moans about the quality of product with an influx of warm bodies but to be honest the Referees have made the product quite craptastic over the last few years. More-so than adding a dozen or so players to a roster.

halloween 65 · 02-03-2020, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

16 games are plenty much already. I think increasing the number is a bad idea. Rosters should be expanded thou, that part I like.

I think so also. 16 games(I'm lucky to get to see 1/2 of them the way I work and some of the areas I'm working) the way it's changed has less appeal than it has, adding more games takes the fun out of it and can just about garantee expansion teams and oversees teams. I'll take good ole American football over the greedy world wide football any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Who wants to watch the Mexico City Diabloes or the England Bloaks, not me.

AsylumGuido · 02-03-2020, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

I think so also. 16 games(I'm lucky to get to see 1/2 of them the way I work and some of the areas I'm working) the way it's changed has less appeal than it has, adding more games takes the fun out of it and can just about garantee expansion teams and oversees teams. I'll take good ole American football over the greedy world wide football any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Who wants to watch the Mexico City Diabloes or the England Bloaks, not me.

That's the same argument that was being made when the season went from twelve games to fourteen. And, once again, the same arguments when it went from fourteen to sixteen.

And the NFL is very much against any more expansion. The moving of franchises, sure, but the 32 team formula is ideal with either a 16 or 17 game schedule.

02-03-2020, 06:54 AM	#1
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,033	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA 16 games are plenty much already. I think increasing the number is a bad idea. Rosters should be expanded thou, that part I like. jeanpierre, Rugby Saint II, OldMaid and 2 others like this.

02-03-2020, 07:09 AM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,573	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by Crusader 16 games are plenty much already. I think increasing the number is a bad idea. Rosters should be expanded thou, that part I like. Plenty enough for who?

02-04-2020, 06:17 AM	#3
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,033	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Plenty enough for who? The players. This looking at it from a health perspective. Season is long enough as it is. Rugby Saint II and K Major like this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,797 Blog Entries: 3	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by Crusader The players. This looking at it from a health perspective. Season is long enough as it is. A grind.

02-04-2020, 07:16 AM	#5
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,573	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by Crusader The players. This looking at it from a health perspective. Season is long enough as it is. Originally Posted by K Major A grind. An extra bye week would break up that grind.

02-04-2020, 08:16 AM	#6
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,033	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by AsylumGuido An extra bye week would break up that grind. Not enough to make it worth it. From experience, the difference between 10 games are huge. But a season where you play 15-16 games are a completely different beast. I did this twice when we had a 12 game season and also played an european Championship adding 3 games as well as a playoff game. Your body is so worn down towards the end that every added stress just might push it over the brink to breaking. One week off is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg it does very little to remedy the problem. Its not until 1-2 months after the season one starts to feel like normal again. jeanpierre and K Major like this.
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02-04-2020, 11:24 PM	#7
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by Crusader Not enough to make it worth it. From experience, the difference between 10 games are huge. But a season where you play 15-16 games are a completely different beast. I did this twice when we had a 12 game season and also played an european Championship adding 3 games as well as a playoff game. Your body is so worn down towards the end that every added stress just might push it over the brink to breaking. One week off is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg it does very little to remedy the problem. Its not until 1-2 months after the season one starts to feel like normal again.

02-05-2020, 09:27 AM	#8
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,043	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by Crusader Not enough to make it worth it. From experience, the difference between 10 games are huge. But a season where you play 15-16 games are a completely different beast. I did this twice when we had a 12 game season and also played an european Championship adding 3 games as well as a playoff game. Your body is so worn down towards the end that every added stress just might push it over the brink to breaking. One week off is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg it does very little to remedy the problem. Its not until 1-2 months after the season one starts to feel like normal again. Which is why an expansion needs to be of a size that the league is forced to increase roster size enough to lighten the wear and tare on players through out the season. Increase the roster size and cap the regular season snap count. Everyone ******* and moans about the quality of product with an influx of warm bodies but to be honest the Referees have made the product quite craptastic over the last few years. More-so than adding a dozen or so players to a roster.

02-03-2020, 12:46 PM	#9
halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by Crusader 16 games are plenty much already. I think increasing the number is a bad idea. Rosters should be expanded thou, that part I like. I think so also. 16 games(I'm lucky to get to see 1/2 of them the way I work and some of the areas I'm working) the way it's changed has less appeal than it has, adding more games takes the fun out of it and can just about garantee expansion teams and oversees teams. I'll take good ole American football over the greedy world wide football any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Who wants to watch the Mexico City Diabloes or the England Bloaks, not me. Rugby Saint II likes this.

02-03-2020, 02:22 PM	#10
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,573	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: NFL still mulling over 17-game regular season in new CBA Originally Posted by halloween 65 I think so also. 16 games(I'm lucky to get to see 1/2 of them the way I work and some of the areas I'm working) the way it's changed has less appeal than it has, adding more games takes the fun out of it and can just about garantee expansion teams and oversees teams. I'll take good ole American football over the greedy world wide football any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Who wants to watch the Mexico City Diabloes or the England Bloaks, not me. That's the same argument that was being made when the season went from twelve games to fourteen. And, once again, the same arguments when it went from fourteen to sixteen. And the NFL is very much against any more expansion. The moving of franchises, sure, but the 32 team formula is ideal with either a 16 or 17 game schedule.

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