Comments on: NFL says proposed calendar change is unrelated to 18-game season

By: croghan1919

croghan1919 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:59:11 +0000

OK.
And for all those buying what the NFL is selling here: I have some beautiful ocean front property near Flagstaff, AZ for sale that I’ll let go for a couple K dollars.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:23:33 +0000

Players should be upset twith themselves! They are the ones who agreeded on the deal! This wasa bad union deal to begin with.

By: shlort

shlort — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:03:04 +0000

That 18 game deal looks good on paper, but will be a huge failure. With some teams shifting to the option based systems, there will be a huge problem keeping these QBs healthy. There is already the issue of these types of QBs not making 16 games. What happens when 18 games start happening? RGIII made it exactly 16 3/4 games in his ROOKIE season. Expect his average to drop a game per year. Same goes for any other QBs who run for more than a couple hundred yards a season. If anything, the NFL should consider shortening the season to 12 games. That way these option guys can really lay claim to being “the future of the NFL”.

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:00:23 +0000

I detest preseason games. They are boring.
But I also realize they are a necessary evil that give coaching staffs the much-needed opportunity to evaluate undrafted players and late-round draft picks.
Preseason games are NOT meaningless to those on “the bubble.” Only the casual fans and fantasy football geeks could possibly find preseason games to be despensible.
Preseason games are a part of the journey, which, to real football fans, is much more enjoyable and intense than the destination.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:44:56 +0000

I don’t believe them.

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:59:29 +0000

I do not trust Goodell in the least, and I personally like having the draft in April. But I do not think it would be a terrible idea to push the off season calendar a couple of weeks to give teams a bit more time after the conclusion of the playoffs to prep for free agency and the draft.

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:57:43 +0000

Sure this has nothing to do with the NFL wanting 18 game seasons. Goodell is full of it.

By: sb44champs

sb44champs — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:50:59 +0000

taintedsaints2009 says:
Feb 22, 2013 1:23 PM
I hate hate hate the idea of toying with the draft. To me the draft can be more exciting than the Super Bowl.
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That’s funny, the only fan that likes the draft more than the SB has a screen name like that. lol

By: dvdman123

dvdman123 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:49:26 +0000

Lets see we would get 18 regular season games and 2 MEANINGLESS PREASON GAMES games compared to what we have now which is 16 regular season games and 4 MEANINGLESS PREASON GAMES…….it’s no brainer folks. It’s probably the ONLY thing Goodell and I will ever agree on. I say bring on the 18 game schedule. The more pro football the better and anyone who thinks/says otherwise is in denial or lying.

By: micknangold

micknangold — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:30:51 +0000

It’s not Goodell’s job to make the game better. It’s his job to make the owner’s even more rich today than they were yesterday, and to make them more rich tomorrow than they are today – and he’s very good at doing that.

By: taintedsaints2009

taintedsaints2009 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:23:17 +0000

I hate hate hate the idea of toying with the draft. To me the draft can be more exciting than the Super Bowl.

By: freepretzels

freepretzels — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:45:10 +0000

Uh huh. I believe you.

By: saintspat

saintspat — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:26:42 +0000

Here’s an idea. Why don’t we play the Super Bowl in July Roger? Have the combine during training camp and the draft on Wednesday night before week 1, and have the draft become a 7 day drag em out travesty. Lets add Tuesday night football for west coast teams starting at 10:30 on the East coast. Lets continue to punish the Saints and fine players for safety, while figuring out how to add more games to the schedule, because you care about safety once the lawsuits started to mount. Why stop at 18 games when we can play 82, or 162.
Will this guy please resign, he sucks and is ruining the game.

By: shorttracknews

shorttracknews — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:16:14 +0000

Stupid idea to change the off season schedule. Even with the smallest schedule of games for a professional sports league the NFL keeps fans interested pretty much year around. When the Super Bowl ends people are counting the days until free agency. Nobody wants to add another month to that or another month to the draft. The way it is now there is hardly any dead news time. You have the SB, then a couple coaching changes, players start getting cut or tagged and then before you know it free agency starts. I think adding another month will kill it and people will lose interest in off season stuff. Tell Roger to go vacation with that 30 million he made last year instead of sitting home thinking of ways to ruin stuff by making changes every year.

By: completefan

completefan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:05:33 +0000

Still don’t understand the opposition to the 18-game schedule. The CFL has had 18 games since 1990 and there has been no problem with it.

By: tjacks7

tjacks7 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:03:46 +0000

Seems fairly obvious the NFL wants to push everything back to make room for a couple extra games.

By: tmkelley1

tmkelley1 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:02:02 +0000

Personally, I don’t like the idea of an 18-game season at all. The season is perfect the way it is, basically Labor Day to New Year’s Day. If they want to mess around with the playoffs, fine, but leave the regular season alone.

By: ironmike778

ironmike778 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:58:54 +0000

More is NOT better. When will these leagues get it through their thick heads?

By: hardrockfootballfanatic

hardrockfootballfanatic — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:56:10 +0000

Some of my opinions may seem radical, but here is what I think the league should consider:

First, I would eliminate the pre-season down to 2 games. Keep the regular season at 16 games, but have two byes instead of one.

Next, allow all 53 players on the roster to play and expand halftime back to the old days of 15 minutes. This allows teams time for a little more strategy, a little more halftime entertainment and use the additional three minutes for commerical time, but eliminate commercials right after a kickoff.

Keep the playoff number the same as it is, don’t expand it any further.

Lastly, and I don’t know what the answer is but the league needs to concerned about the number of stadiums having to cover seats. While I prefer the pro game to college, the league needs to find a way to add a little more college pizazz to the game day atmosphere. Tickets cost too much for there to be some really boring games during the season.

By: deerpathdave

deerpathdave — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:44:56 +0000

Surprised at all the hate for the playoff expansion idea! Isn’t there always a team or two that doesn’t make the playoffs that deserves a chance? Isn’t the playoff bye for the top 4 teams a huge advantage that should be eliminated to improve competition? Isn’t getting an extra week of playoffs way better than extra regular season? And to get this by only having 8 teams play an extra game rather than 32!

By: jetnotjets

jetnotjets — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:42:59 +0000

This just in…the NFL lies.

By: richardmb52

richardmb52 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:36:19 +0000

Let’s just get the 18 game thing done, I like to watch football so it’s all good to me

By: citizenstrange

citizenstrange — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:26:11 +0000

nickster31 says:
Feb 22, 2013 10:55 AM
My guess would be to push the Super Bowl to Presidents Day Weekend. That way, a lot of the country wouldn’t have to work the next day.

Just a guess, but that would work for me.

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What he said. With either an 18 game season or expanded playoffs to fill in the extra weeks.

By: packhawk04

packhawk04 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:26:05 +0000

First, goodell is the mouthpiece of the owners. Owners will make money regardless if its 4 preseason games or 2. There must be 18 regular season games if theres only 2, no way the owners will give away two games worth of tv revenue, ticket sales, concession sales, parking sales, merchandise sales, etc… that comes with those games. The players are too dumb to realize that eliminating two games also brings their salaries down as well. Goodell wants 18 games because the fans want fewer preseason games. Its impossible for him to pull that off and please everyone.

By: sloppychimps

sloppychimps — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:23:43 +0000

Why does the league feel it has to change something EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR???

By: chrisknowsdbr

chrisknowsdbr — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:17:49 +0000

Oh, now I’m convinced

By: randyschwimmer7

randyschwimmer7 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:11:24 +0000

Yeah sure, and I HATE watching NFL football and NEVER read any posts on ProFootballTalk.com….EVER.

By: deerpathdave

deerpathdave — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:10:04 +0000

The league would be better off with an extra week of playoffs rather than two extra weeks of a regular season. Here is how to do it.

1. Expand to 16 teams in the playoffs. Eliminate the first round bye for the top 4 teams.
2. Hold the first round of the playoffs over two weekends. Each team effectively gets a bye week.

By: sb44champs

sb44champs — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:05:12 +0000

NFL ‘cares’ about player safety but desperately wants an 18 game regular season?? Sounds like the NFL really only cares about the bottom line.

By: michfan

michfan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:01:33 +0000

Let’s just get it overwith. Expand the rosters by ten guys ( more jobs) and go to 18 games. It’s gonna happen eventually anyway. We love our football, and the 4 game exibition season is a joke as it is!