not crazy about the new format
but love 17 games and 3 pre season games
it will make pre season so much better
there will no longer be a game where the entire team sits after the first quarter .. matter of fact i could see the 3rd game in this scenario being on where many first string players play the entire game
taking from preseason and adding to regular season while keeping the same 20 total game structure.
I have long been a proponent of going 2 pre and 18 regular IF the league is willing to add an extra BYE expand rosters and/or dress all 53 on Sundays.
I would start a week later to add a week of training camp to make up for the 2 lost scrimmages. I would also do away with all Thursday game except Thanksgiving day but I know that will never happen.
All of the above would bring the Super Bowl to President's Day weekend.
playoff chances in a long time . I kid I kid.
But the more I think about it the more ok with it I am. Not wild about 14 teams making it , but I do like 17 games . Mostly because they can just make the extra game a nuetral site international game and stop screwing teams with home games in London like they currenlt are. More fair to the fan base this way , 8 home 8 road , 1 nuetral in another country to grow the game. Gonna be pretty nice if we ever score that #1 seed.
There's 3 wildcards per conference, and only one bye per conference, so presumably the six remaining division champs will host the six WC's on "wild card weekend" (i.e., 1 o'clock games, 4 o'clock games and 8 o'clock games on both Sat and Sunday)
And then the next weekend the 2 one-seeds will play the lowest seed in their confernece, and the other two game winners will play each other (i.e., 1 o'clock and 4 o'clock games Sat and Sunday); and
Then the winners of the one-seed game and the winners of the other game will play each other in the Conf Championship game.
Is that it?
RE: How will the TV coverage of the playoffs work under the new format?
There's 3 wildcards per conference, and only one bye per conference, so presumably the six remaining division champs will host the six WC's on "wild card weekend" (i.e., 1 o'clock games, 4 o'clock games and 8 o'clock games on both Sat and Sunday)
And then the next weekend the 2 one-seeds will play the lowest seed in their confernece, and the other two game winners will play each other (i.e., 1 o'clock and 4 o'clock games Sat and Sunday); and
Then the winners of the one-seed game and the winners of the other game will play each other in the Conf Championship game.
Is that it?
divisional weekend will be 430 and 815 saturday 3 and 630 on sunday
if the players agree to 17 games without getting lifetime healthcare, at least 50% share, increase paragraph 5, 2 bye weeks, and expanded roster and game day roster, it’s a bad deal.
they’ll continue to get crumbs while owners stack and stack until it’s 20 games and no preseason
It’s true , this game is so brutal that one extra game per season may bery well shorten a career. I am hoping they make it a 19 week reg season and play 17 games, raising roster size to 57 , game day actives 51. Make practice squad 14 guys and you can use them more liberally. I think doing all of the aforementioned player safety “ positives” may outweigh the big negative and that is one more brutal game and at the end of the season too when it could matter the most to a players body.
I love football. I can’t get enough of it. I watch al
Almost every Monday game , Thursday game , thanksgiving game and Sunday night game. On occasion I have to miss a Monday night or Thursday night .. rare occasion so you a junkie like me , the more the better definitely... definitely give me one more game and 2 more weeks please. All day long.
It’s true , this game is so brutal that one extra game per season may bery well shorten a career. I am hoping they make it a 19 week reg season and play 17 games, raising roster size to 57 , game day actives 51. Make practice squad 14 guys and you can use them more liberally. I think doing all of the aforementioned player safety “ positives” may outweigh the big negative and that is one more brutal game and at the end of the season too when it could matter the most to a players body.
I love football. I can’t get enough of it. I watch al
Almost every Monday game , Thursday game , thanksgiving game and Sunday night game. On occasion I have to miss a Monday night or Thursday night .. rare occasion so you a junkie like me , the more the better definitely... definitely give me one more game and 2 more weeks please. All day long.
but love 17 games and 3 pre season games
it will make pre season so much better
there will no longer be a game where the entire team sits after the first quarter .. matter of fact i could see the 3rd game in this scenario being on where many first string players play the entire game
Which means the owners lose ALL credibility on safety and re-reveal themselves as ONLY concerned about increased revenue and margins.
You get that, right?
And for the players, they re-establish themselves as the reliable sucker at the poker table.
I have long been a proponent of going 2 pre and 18 regular IF the league is willing to add an extra BYE expand rosters and/or dress all 53 on Sundays.
I would start a week later to add a week of training camp to make up for the 2 lost scrimmages. I would also do away with all Thursday game except Thanksgiving day but I know that will never happen.
All of the above would bring the Super Bowl to President's Day weekend.
It's hilarious how resistant to change people are.
I think last time we said an alternate site?
IMO, more games is bad for the players.
They should really cut back the preseason to three games, allow a bit more practice time, and stick to 16 games.
But the more I think about it the more ok with it I am. Not wild about 14 teams making it , but I do like 17 games . Mostly because they can just make the extra game a nuetral site international game and stop screwing teams with home games in London like they currenlt are. More fair to the fan base this way , 8 home 8 road , 1 nuetral in another country to grow the game. Gonna be pretty nice if we ever score that #1 seed.
I would reward the division winner (and penalize the loser) by having 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. Higher seed get the home game.
If you had a tough time watching the Super Bowl, your issues are probably deeper than the quantity of games.
Do not like expanding the playoffs, I smell a lot of crappy games coming on wildcard weekends.
And I will not like having to buy Apple TV or YouTube TV if they get awarded game packages!
This has nothing to do with the fans, most Owners have huge debt to pay for the new stadiums they have built.
And then the next weekend the 2 one-seeds will play the lowest seed in their confernece, and the other two game winners will play each other (i.e., 1 o'clock and 4 o'clock games Sat and Sunday); and
Then the winners of the one-seed game and the winners of the other game will play each other in the Conf Championship game.
Is that it?
And then the next weekend the 2 one-seeds will play the lowest seed in their confernece, and the other two game winners will play each other (i.e., 1 o'clock and 4 o'clock games Sat and Sunday); and
Then the winners of the one-seed game and the winners of the other game will play each other in the Conf Championship game.
Is that it?
divisional weekend will be 430 and 815 saturday 3 and 630 on sunday
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they’ll continue to get crumbs while owners stack and stack until it’s 20 games and no preseason
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth)
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I love football. I can’t get enough of it. I watch al
Almost every Monday game , Thursday game , thanksgiving game and Sunday night game. On occasion I have to miss a Monday night or Thursday night .. rare occasion so you a junkie like me , the more the better definitely... definitely give me one more game and 2 more weeks please. All day long.
It's hilarious how resistant to change people are.
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I love football. I can’t get enough of it. I watch al
Almost every Monday game , Thursday game , thanksgiving game and Sunday night game. On occasion I have to miss a Monday night or Thursday night .. rare occasion so you a junkie like me , the more the better definitely... definitely give me one more game and 2 more weeks please. All day long.
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