I don’t think playing Fantasy Football makes you less of a fan–my brother’s a big Fantasy player. I just rag him that he can’t be fully focused on the Steelers’ interests when he’s worried about the performances of his Fantasy players

At least you’ve given me a reasonable explanation for questioning the Thursday night games. These guys who think it magically adds another game to the schedule … I don’t even know what to say to that. But I get your point about the NBA. Since we’ve already had half a season of Thursday night games for years, I don’t believe expanding to a full season will dilute the product any further.

I don’t mind the current eight game Thursday Night package, but I don’t see the need for NFL Football in September or October. Are you going to be glued to your seat for the next Lions/Bengals showdown? Because that’s the kind of meaningless game we’re going to get.

Football isn’t baseball, every game has meaning and teams generally do miss the playoffs by just one game, but it is hard to get excited about Thursday Night games in week two when the season has barely started.

Put together a late season thursday night package, and then add more games around The Holidays. Play NFL football the friday before Christmas and New Year’s . . . . you could probably stretch an eight game package out to 12 games with more random late season games.

And it allows more recovery time before the next game. Have been trying and trying to figure out why so many “fans” seem unhappy about getting to see eight more regular season games. Now I know … it “sucks from a fantasy football perspective.” Well, for those of us who just love the game–the real one–and don’t have money riding on it, the idea of seeing more games without lengthening the season is something to celebrate.

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More recovery for the next game doesn’t help when you already lost the previous game because your RB’s ankle needed another 2 days.

So, how does playing fantasy football make someone less of a fan? Fantasy football is not about money, it’s about fun. If I win my league, I make about $300. Big whoop.

The NFL is in danger of spreading their product too thin. It’s the problem the NBA and MLB have, there are games every night, so none of them seem to matter all that much. Having football compacted into a short timeframe once a week gives it an epic feeling that no other sport has.

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LA doesnt care about you either pal.

go back to cooking your squirrel in your backwoods trailer park.

You hate LA cause you AINT LA.

I doubt you can even afford to a game, so why should you care where football is played? Just watch it on your 13 inch TV and keep it quiet junior.

A thursday day game? arent people at work on thursday during the day?

On Saturday I spent about $12 and built a Gray-Hoverman antenna. It’s significantly better than the coat-hanger bowtie I’ve been using.

And now I’m about to reduce my cable subscription from Expanded Basic to Basic to save $25 a month (it won’t actually be plugged in, cuz I’ll only save $15 a month if I kill cable TV altogether…it’s a confusing package deal with Internet service). I lose MNF, but it sucked on plasma in standard def anyway…and since BSG ended, I seldom watch channels 14 or higher anymore.

So I will continue watching advertisements next season from companies who purchase time for the OTA games…advertisers who buy time on MNF or NFLN won’t get my eyeballs at all.

So here’s hoping that TNF goes to a non-cable network. Regardless, I’d rather have the extra cash than to continue giving another $25 each month to Comcast just for MNF.

Saturday games are only scheduled after the regular college football season is over.

Other than that. I have mixed feelings about this. Right now I feel the NFL offers just enough programming that it leaves you hanging enough to want more. I think more Thursday games might reach an over saturation point. But, at the same time…more football doesn’t suck.

Seriously, 16 Thursday games w/only 1 bye week sounds like a recipe for even more injuries than we normally have…

Not a fan of Thursday night games. It throws a wrench into preparation time and physical recovery from previous game. Kind of sucks from a fantasy football perspective too.
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And it allows more recovery time before the next game. Have been trying and trying to figure out why so many “fans” seem unhappy about getting to see eight more regular season games. Now I know … it “sucks from a fantasy football perspective.” Well, for those of us who just love the game–the real one–and don’t have money riding on it, the idea of seeing more games without lengthening the season is something to celebrate.

The results would be:

1) One extra week of Sunday football and the revenue it generates (along with an opportunity to crack open the existing TV deals and truly maximize their value)
2) Eight more nationally televised primetime games (TNF) and the revenue they bring
3) Effectively three bye weeks during the season (the week after a Thursady contest is essentially a bye week)

More $$ for the league. More mid-season rest & recovery time for the players. More football for us.

Everybody wins.

Comcast charges $5/mo. for its sports pkg., which includes the NFL Network and RedZone. I finally broke down and subscribed in 2008 because the Steelers were playing that night and Comcast promised to hook up the box before kickoff. We won the Super Bowl in 08 so that Thurs. night game didn’t kill us.

Also, I’m not sure the NFL Network would lose any more revenue than they did by making the bonehead move to have Matt Millen and Joe Theissman be commentators on their channel.

More chances to watch the Steelers!!!

PLAYERS HATE THURSDAY NIGHT GAMES!!!

HAVING TO TRAVEL AND PLAY A GAME 4 DAYS AFTER PLAYING ONE, IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!

LEAVE FOOTBALL TO SUNDAYS AND MONDAY NIGHTS!!!

All the way up until Direct tv buys it and adds it to their already ridiculously expensive nfl package.