At least the Thursday night schedule looks better

Thursday night games have been a disaster for the NFL.

I thought there was talk of admitting to the mistake, but they have doubled down.

And had games on Friday night. People would actual watch on Friday.

In comment 13921879 Eric from BBI said:

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Thursday night games have been a disaster for the NFL. I thought there was talk of admitting to the mistake, but they have doubled down.

not a disaster financially. A lot of Thursday games last year were great games. Higher rating then MNF.

In comment 13921894 BigBlueDownTheShore said:

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And had games on Friday night. People would actual watch on Friday.

Would they though? I’d prefer Saturday night if anything

Thursday games need is a good gimmick. Maybe something to bring in the tween audience?

If you believe that one of the reasons the ratings are declining is over-saturation, then Thursday Night Football is Exhibit A.

And the games are often ugly affairs because the road team can't prepare (no practices before the game).

is terrible. if they keep Thursday then it should always be between teams coming off a bye.

last year I found myself just forgetting that football was even on most of the time.

the players and the owners are not going to accept less revenue. personally I hate the games but its not going to change.

It didn't take long to discern the quality was putrid.

But as usual, the NFL tries to fail forward with the hope that consumers will come around. If those jerk offs in New York had their way, they'd show a game each day of the week. And half of them in other countries. It just amazes me how they couldn't leave well enough alone with the greatest aspect of their brand - professional football reserved for Sundays only.

The worst idea of all are the London games. What an unmitigated disaster from a quality standpoint.

It's just a clinic how the owners just roll over the union time and time again. The NFLPA is the most gullible, dumbest, incompetent union in sports.

Between all of the above, the ridiculous rules that most can't understand, the endless replays, the pussification of the sport, etc, etc, the product had never been worse.

I anticipate it getting worse over time because the safety concerns will make the game unrecognizable in a decade.

In comment 13922062 bw in dc said:

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It didn't take long to discern the quality was putrid. But as usual, the NFL tries to fail forward with the hope that consumers will come around. If those jerk offs in New York had their way, they'd show a game each day of the week. And half of them in other countries. It just amazes me how they couldn't leave well enough alone with the greatest aspect of their brand - professional football reserved for Sundays only. The worst idea of all are the London games. What an unmitigated disaster from a quality standpoint. It's just a clinic how the owners just roll over the union time and time again. The NFLPA is the most gullible, dumbest, incompetent union in sports. Between all of the above, the ridiculous rules that most can't understand, the endless replays, the pussification of the sport, etc, etc, the product had never been worse. I anticipate it getting worse over time because the safety concerns will make the game unrecognizable in a decade.

Agree 100%

And when teams only have 3 days to heal and prepare don t see how you fix it.

Yet I watch most of the time.

but as long as they’re playing them, it’s nice to be AT HOME for this year’s

In comment 13921894 BigBlueDownTheShore said:

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And had games on Friday night. People would actual watch on Friday.

Friday would be worse. Friday night HS football, which is a staple of Texas HS football, has made its way across the country. People might make time to watch a Thursday game but would never give up a Friday night HS game.

...week 4 and 6.

I prefer when the Thursday night match-ups are bad. That way I miss nothing.

Agree with bw