NFL to extend season to 17 games starting next year

[bearsfan1977]

This should help to raise the expected salary cap up a bit more than expected due to increased revenue.

I like the move. More football to watch and may help with restructuring a few contracts.

 

[wazzupi]

This should help to raise the expected salary cap up a bit more than expected due to increased revenue.

I like the move. More football to watch and may help with restructuring a few contracts.

Math isn't your strong suit is it..

 

[Angry Boomer]

21games?..Most of the teams would be on IR

 

[msadows]

21games?..Most of the teams would be on IR

It's 17 games in 2021.

Dumbass read it backwards.

 

[msadows]

21games?..Most of the teams would be on IR

Max they could do is 18, imo, but they'd also have to give out 2 bye's spaced out evenly.

 

[Montucky]

This isn't good.

 

[bearsfan1977]

Shit. Mis-type. Although I’d like 21 games also.

 

[bearsfan1977]

Math isn't your strong suit is it..

Apparently not.

 

[msadows]

Shit. Mis-type. Although I’d like 21 games also.

It happens.

21 games is too much. No way the players bodies would hold up to that punishment if you factor in playoff games too. You could play 25 games if you win a superbowl as a wildcard team.....not happenin mah man.

Maybe if they keep making the rules of the sport closer to two hand touch we could see 20+ games in a decade or so.

 

[Black Rainbow]

I don't like the idea because one of the best things about the NFL is that every game matters. I do not want to see it turn into the NBA where half the teams make the playoffs and it's essentially a 2nd season.

A lot of NBA teams play with no sense of urgency until after the all-star break.

More football ≠ better football. However, the closer the game moves to flag football there will be a push for more games.

 

[WestCoastBearsFan]

This isn't good.

thanks professor

 

[msadows]

Seriously, 17 games, or even 18, nowadays to me isn't too much. They shoulda done 18 and given them an extra bye spaced out.

Nowadays players bodies take a lot less wear than they did even 5 years back thanks to all the rule changes.

 

[msadows]

I don't like the idea because one of the best things about the NFL is that every game matters. I do not want to see it turn into the NBA where half the teams make the playoffs and it's essentially a 2nd season.

A lot of NBA teams play with no sense of urgency until after the all-star break.

More football ≠ better football

82 vs. 17. Not the same at all.

Also, the majority of your games are still conference and division games.

This won't change anything. Every game will still matter if you want to make the playoffs.

 

[airtime143]

I like it.
With a tie being relatively uncommon, teams are winners or losers.

I don't know why it bugs me so much, but I absolutely hate seeing 8-8 records.

 

[msadows]

I like it.
With a tie being relatively uncommon, teams are winners or losers.

I don't know why it bugs me so much, but I absolutely hate seeing 8-8 records.

Ehh, I'm not against 8-8. Nearly every other sport has .500 teams get in all the times.

I'm also not against keeping it a 7 team playoff either. It would help out good teams who suffer a critical injury for a few weeks.

Also that 7th playoff spot keeps it super competitive amongst the division leaders till seasons end since there is only one bye to work with now. I like that.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Hopefully only 2 pre-season games and they take advantage of the extra game to play a BUNCH of international games and grow the game.

If they aren't doing that they are wasting effort.

IMO...they should decide on internal rotations to limit the number of games played at positions deemed "high attrition" ..maybe even limiting RB's and lineman to 14 games.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

However, the closer the game moves to flag football there will be a push for more games.

Too late.

 

[bearsfan1977]

I like the idea. 4 preseason games always seemed excessive today. Plus, as I said, it may help with the expected salary cap next year.

 

[circusboy666]

What else comes along with this? Is there a roster size increase? More flexibility with IR/Practice squads etc. Adding another game is more significant than people think.

 

[Bearfanfromnewjersey]

Seriously, 17 games, or even 18, nowadays to me isn't too much. They shoulda done 18 and given them an extra bye spaced out.

Nowadays players bodies take a lot less wear than they did even 5 years back thanks to all the rule changes.

they need 2 byes imo