Comments on: NFL bumps late-afternoon kickoffs by 10 minutes

By: gbmickey

gbmickey — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:44:28 +0000

The biggest reason i believe for this move is overtime games. With the new format a overtime game will take longer. Last thing I want as a viewer is watching a great game only to have it change over to the 2nd game before the outcome has ben decided.

By: qmizzle

qmizzle — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:27:03 +0000

One word two syllables. Parlay. Take it how you want it.

By: bigbluefan1

bigbluefan1 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:25:08 +0000

Did anyone ask the Saints or the great Drew if this was ok? I am sure he will say it was done to dis the saints.

As far as Football Night in America I make sure I tune in to see Faith Hill as she is the only highlight of that show.

Other wise ESPN or the NFL Network for postgame highlights.

By: thatboybaked

thatboybaked — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:21:22 +0000

Why not just make it 4:30, so their is zero doubt whether an early game is going to overlap into the late game. It helps gamblers decide whether they want to place a bet on the late game depending on how their early game wagers played out. It helps fantasy football players make a little better informed decision on who to play on the late games. And it also gives everyone watching football on Sundays a little bit extra time to go to the bathroom or grab something to eat. Win win all around.

By: willyalistentothis

willyalistentothis — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:18:47 +0000

It seems like every adjustment the NFL does in regard to scheduling is at a cost to the fans who actually go to the game. On so many levels going to games is a diminishing experience. Getting home ten minutes later on a Sunday night is not that big of a deal. It’s the pile on of all the little things that add up to a big thing.

Of course some guy named Roger who gets a police escort to a luxury box will tell you the experience is better than ever…..

By: psdaleno

psdaleno — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:45:28 +0000

I DVR the game, wife and i go to lunch for an hour, have her enter house first and rewind to beginning so i dont see anything, watch game and skip all commercials. i usually get caught up live around the beginning of 4th qtr. love it!

By: mf7krime

mf7krime — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:04:07 +0000

Good, now I have time to run to 7/11 and get jalapeno cheddar cheese dip and spicy nacho doritos in between the action.

By: rcali

rcali — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:12:09 +0000

10 extra minutes of commercial time is pretty significant.

By: broncosnative

broncosnative — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:43:20 +0000

Great idea, 90% of my broncos games are played second . There’s times I’d miss half the first quarter because of long first games, not that it mattered with tebow because we all knew his time was the final five minutes of the game. With manning, I want to see every second

By: billsin20xx

billsin20xx — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:33:56 +0000

Wonder what CBS thinks of this. It’s really frustrating for people who want to watch regular TV with the families on Sunday night to not know when the CBS shows are really going to start. Last year it seemed like they were always at least 30-60 minutes late, now they will be 60-90 minutes late.

By: nordak20

nordak20 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:33:32 +0000

Well the highlight show on NBC is better then NFL Primetime on ESPN. I think it’s time for Chris Bermann to retire.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:19:14 +0000

“Put the T.V. dinners in the microwave at 4 P.M. this year, honey.”.

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:10:34 +0000

Only problem I have is, usually by the time the second half of the night game rolls around I’m too loaded to stay up….Moving the afternooner back 10 is a-ok with me………….

By: dasmol

dasmol — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:09:34 +0000

That’s ten more minutes of tailgating.

By: sudz28

sudz28 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Now if we could only get them to start the Monday Night Football game earlier… and on time.

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:29:04 +0000

You do realize that NBC’s Football night in America’s ratings are going to plummet, right? I mean you already miss most of the program by the time the late games end, now you will be missing a full hour. This is BAD news for NBC.

By: schrutebeetfarms

schrutebeetfarms — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:20:15 +0000

“DVR NBC’s Football Night in America, which begins at 7:00 p.m. ET every Sunday.”

Where can I go for an actual highlight show?

By: joepa400

joepa400 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:13:57 +0000

Here is another idea, how about 2 Monday night games every week, so the east coast can watch the game at a decent hour on a work night!

By: justwinbaby29

justwinbaby29 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:05:24 +0000

This makes sense. Often you have compelling 1pm games that run over and people don’t want to miss the start of the 4:15 games. As a Raiders fan with NFL Sunday ticket this often happens with the Raiders playing late Sunday. I think it’s a good movie. You might have some games run to 8 or 8:15pm EST but it still won’t run into the NBC kickoff which is listed at 8:20pm but doesn’t actually kick off until 8:30pm.

By: VegasKJ

VegasKJ — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:51:41 +0000

I don’t care when you start the games, can we just fast forward to September already? I just got the DirecTV dish specifically for the NFL Sunday Ticket and feel like I’m just biding my time until I can use it.

Which is why I’m here, of course…

By: dustinbrady1215

dustinbrady1215 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:42:58 +0000

fantastic. another 10 minutes i have to listen to shannon sharpe blab on about god knows what

By: njsteelersfan

njsteelersfan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:38:02 +0000

What the NFL not saying its giving the ppl more time to place their bets on the 4pm games

By: tharoostah

tharoostah — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:34:28 +0000

I like how if your watching Redzone the late games would star kicking off, while the early games that went long would still be going. There might be less of that and more Scott Hanson completely JACKED on caffeine reviewing the early game highlights.

By: vetdana

vetdana — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:34:18 +0000

This smells like a way to get an expanded postgame show/more commercial breaks leading into the late doubleheader games.

This is ALL about money !..Always has been !

By: notthatguy87

notthatguy87 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:32:14 +0000

Yesss, more time for me to figure out how I’m going to break even

By: geauxjay

geauxjay — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:27:28 +0000

They already start the CBS lineup 45 minutes late as it is. Now the local news will be coming on at midnight.

By: maddogwhite

maddogwhite — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:26:02 +0000

Darren Rovell tweeted that NFL says that, in the last 3 seasons, 44 games have overlapped. Adding a 10 minute pad would have reduced that overlap to 15 games. So basically it’s going to save about 10 games a year from being truncated — not a lot, but still an improvement…

… that is unless they use the extra time to pad with more commercials.

Gee, what’s the likelihood the NFL would do something like that?????

By: andresthedragon1234

andresthedragon1234 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:25:21 +0000

I’m fine with it, gives me more time to decide who to play on my fantasy team.

By: geauxjay

geauxjay — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:24:23 +0000

Thank God. America would freak if they missed the first five minutes of the Cowboys or Jets game. I mean, they’re the only teams that get the late doubleheader game anyway.

By: actiondanwi

actiondanwi — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:22:44 +0000

One thing the NFL may not realize, and they should…

this helps Las Vegas (and local bookmakers). I know plenty of guys who are sweating out their noon games to determine their play on the 3 o clockers.

Now if Joe Parlay knows he hit his noon win, he’s likely to let it ride at 3:25 instead of making perhaps just a modest wager right before kickoff, if the first game is still in question.

Cha-ching.