I think (profootballtalk said this and I'm stealing it) that as the league works toward an 18 game season (17 is stupid and is a stepping stone to an 18 game season) the NFLPA is preparing this as a negotiating tool. I don't think the current CBA allows the NFL to impose an 18 game season without NFLPA approval. The NFL is going to need the NFLPA to agree and the NFLPA views this as a starting point in the negotiations.
I think (profootballtalk said this and I'm stealing it) that as the league works toward an 18 game season (17 is stupid and is a stepping stone to an 18 game season) the NFLPA is preparing this as a negotiating tool. I don't think the current CBA allows the NFL to impose an 18 game season without NFLPA approval. The NFL is going to need the NFLPA to agree and the NFLPA views this as a starting point in the negotiations.
Somewhere I read or saw the other day that the NFL ultimately wants a 20 game regular schedule with no preseason games. I know that sounds crazy, but it wasn't THAT long ago we had a 14-game season in the NFL (1978 went to 16). It's all about the money for owners, coaches - so never say never, right?
I think (profootballtalk said this and I'm stealing it) that as the league works toward an 18 game season (17 is stupid and is a stepping stone to an 18 game season) the NFLPA is preparing this as a negotiating tool. I don't think the current CBA allows the NFL to impose an 18 game season without NFLPA approval. The NFL is going to need the NFLPA to agree and the NFLPA views this as a starting point in the negotiations.
Somewhere I read or saw the other day that the NFL ultimately wants a 20 game regular schedule with no preseason games. I know that sounds crazy, but it wasn't THAT long ago we had a 14-game season in the NFL (1978 went to 16). It's all about the money for owners, coaches - so never say never, right?
I would take coaches out of that, but I agree 100%. Coaches don't make more when owners do.
Coaches would prefer to have players living at the team facilities year round with full contact practices every day except 4th of July, Christmas and Easter.
18 or even at 20 games, the players are going to need an additional bye week as they’re simply taking a pounding on the field.
I believe the broadcast partners don't want two bye weeks. The Sunday games are already depleted in terms of quality and with the NFL pushing high value games/markets to amazon, youtube, twitter and Thursday...FOX and CBS (I think that is who have the NFL packages) are feeling screwed.
What the NFL needs is a league wide bye week somewhere around game 10. Schedule a Sunday off for everyone and open the NFL-Films vault to the networks. Show SB 1, show the 1968 Bears 63-0 win over the Redskins, show any game with Barry Sanders or Jim Brown. Tell HOF stories but with real game clips from the vault. Show an old Manning/Brady game and have those two there to give insight into playcalls......
They won't. Instead the Browns-Saints will be the game of the week on a Sunday afternoon in November.
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Looks like we are 15 months from a move to the west coast. Whats it like watching the Bears at 10:00 am on Sunday morning?
Somewhere I read or saw the other day that the NFL ultimately wants a 20 game regular schedule with no preseason games. I know that sounds crazy, but it wasn't THAT long ago we had a 14-game season in the NFL (1978 went to 16). It's all about the money for owners, coaches - so never say never, right?
I would take coaches out of that, but I agree 100%. Coaches don't make more when owners do.
Coaches would prefer to have players living at the team facilities year round with full contact practices every day except 4th of July, Christmas and Easter.
I meant to say players instead of coaches... I typed that right after my dentist visit and wasn't tracking very well.
I would take coaches out of that, but I agree 100%. Coaches don't make more when owners do.
Coaches would prefer to have players living at the team facilities year round with full contact practices every day except 4th of July, Christmas and Easter.
I meant to say players instead of coaches... I typed that right after my dentist visit and wasn't tracking very well.
Yep, the dentist. I blame him every chance I get ---just messing with you.
18 or even at 20 games, the players are going to need an additional bye week as they’re simply taking a pounding on the field.
I believe the broadcast partners don't want two bye weeks. The Sunday games are already depleted in terms of quality and with the NFL pushing high value games/markets to amazon, youtube, twitter and Thursday...FOX and CBS (I think that is who have the NFL packages) are feeling screwed.
What the NFL needs is a league wide bye week somewhere around game 10. Schedule a Sunday off for everyone and open the NFL-Films vault to the networks. Show SB 1, show the 1968 Bears 63-0 win over the Redskins, show any game with Barry Sanders or Jim Brown. Tell HOF stories but with real game clips from the vault. Show an old Manning/Brady game and have those two there to give insight into playcalls......
They won't. Instead the Browns-Saints will be the game of the week on a Sunday afternoon in November.
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Looks like we are 15 months from a move to the west coast. Whats it like watching the Bears at 10:00 am on Sunday morning?
Works fine for me. Might be a small problem for some church-going people on Sunday.
I believe the broadcast partners don't want two bye weeks. The Sunday games are already depleted in terms of quality and with the NFL pushing high value games/markets to amazon, youtube, twitter and Thursday...FOX and CBS (I think that is who have the NFL packages) are feeling screwed.
What the NFL needs is a league wide bye week somewhere around game 10. Schedule a Sunday off for everyone and open the NFL-Films vault to the networks. Show SB 1, show the 1968 Bears 63-0 win over the Redskins, show any game with Barry Sanders or Jim Brown. Tell HOF stories but with real game clips from the vault. Show an old Manning/Brady game and have those two there to give insight into playcalls......
They won't. Instead the Browns-Saints will be the game of the week on a Sunday afternoon in November.
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Looks like we are 15 months from a move to the west coast. Whats it like watching the Bears at 10:00 am on Sunday morning?
Works fine for me. Might be a small problem for some church-going people on Sunday.
