Nah, injuries are just as likely in preseason games.
They should just reduce preseason by 2 games and add 2 regular games. Still for a total of 20 games. This is what they wanted to do this year.
Not when the starters don't play full games it isn't as likely.
The season is long enough. Its one of the good things about football, it does not drag out forever like baseball or (normally!) basketball, or hockey.
It would not extend the season per se, just 2 of the preseason games now count for something.
I see both sides of the argument. Who wouldn't want more regular season games? I'm the first person to make fun of pre-season games, and the hype that sometimes comes out of them...you know who I'm talking about!!!
But I do worry about one thing...teams who are out of it even earlier in the regular season, and still have games to play. I worry about them giving their best effort.
That said, does anyone know when they're going to add the games to? The NFL always wants to avoid Labor Day weekend, so I'm assuming it won't be in the summer. Are they going to go further into February?
Sandra
You bring up a good point Sandra. The thing is with the whole "Suck for Luck" campaign, who knows what team is playing hard and what team or teams is tanking it so they can get Andrew Luck.
SandraC said:Very true, and it's not just tanking for a player like Luck. The whole idea of a lot of teams being eliminated but still having 3-4 games to play (games that can decide playoff berths for other teams) is a little unsettling in this sport.
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But that's always going to be the case. There will always be teams that are out of it at the end, but are playing games that have playoff ramifications for the opponent and those contending for a playoff birth. You just have to hope that the team with no stake has pride and shows up to play.
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True...but it does get exacerbated when teams have two extra games to play.
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I read somewhere that there will be a Thursday night game every week next season....I think they should go to 18 games as well. If your worried about injuries, then tell the teams to play football and try to kill each other. Enforce stricter rules, like the helmet to helmet rule. Get rid of 2 preseason games to make it 18 game schedule. And if your worried about injuries and fatigue and stuff, get rid of the Thursday night game. Just start the week on Sunday, Saturday after the college football season, and have the Sunday night game and Monday Night Football and thats it.
I guess it all comes down to how those two extra games affect you personally.
As a fan, more meaningful games are always good.
As a player/coach/team & stadium staff, it's more work for just a little more money.
As a TV network, it's more revenue due to these now being 'real' games.
I read somewhere that there will be a Thursday night game every week next season....
On what? NBC? Makes sense, considering how lousy their prime-time programming is.