Chief Dick Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Personally, I hate it. It's almost too much. The nice thing about not having it is you had time to breathe a little after the weekend and monday night games. Now, it seems like a big cluster to cram waivers in, set line-ups, etc. Bah humbug. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Another football game to watch every week (unless you're one of those without NFLN) is a good thing. Sure it makes the week tougher for fantasy, but it really should only affect that one game and players on 2 teams. Can still wait to decide whether players in Sunday/Monday games are active until their games start. We're wondering whether waiver periods may need to be adjusted or not, but taking a wait and see attitude now (do one Tue night and other Saturday night). For me one change might be not having time to watch the up to 3 NFL Replay games that I didn't see over the weekend before the TNF game. May have to leave one to watch Friday or Saturday if all 3 are new. ETA Single and with no family, so nobody is pissed off I spend another evening watching football. Edited September 11, 2012 by stevegrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Hate it. Pro Football should be played Sundays with EXACTLY one Monday night game. I understand what the league is trying to accomplish in regard to revenue. but can't help but think they are unintentionally diluting their own market.as well as detracting from how special they've made the league. Plus it pisses the wife off - and in my household, if Mama ain't happy ain't nobody happy. Edited September 11, 2012 by Bronco Billy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Personally, I hate it. It's almost too much. The nice thing about not having it is you had time to breathe a little after the weekend and monday night games. Now, it seems like a big cluster to cram waivers in, set line-ups, etc. Bah humbug. I'm with you. Now, if I was single without a family, I'd love it. But my wife HATES football and I'm perfectly content dedicating one day only to my hobby. The more days they add to the schedule only makes my wife hate football more and makes me feel a little guilty about watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Plus it pisses the wife off - and in my household, if Mama ain't happy ain't nobody happy. But how does the mistress like it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 But how does the mistress like it? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Lamezilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsosi Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hate it. Pro Football should be played Sundays with EXACTLY one Monday night game. I understand what the league is trying to accomplish in regard to revenue. but can't help but think they are unintentionally diluting their own market.as well as detracting from how special they've made the league. +1 The NFL is meant to be played on Sundays, with one MNF game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 It football ,, how can you not like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkris Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yeah not a big fan of it, espically with it only being on the NFL network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hate it. Really hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rileyrott Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I hate it. Not only does it rush the FF aspect (waivers, setting lineups, injuries, etc.), but Thursday games don't allow players with recent and/or nagging injuries to heal enough to maybe play on Sunday (specifically Jennings this week). I think it puts a burden on the players and coaches who must do a quick turnaround in 4 days. NFL money grab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 I hate it. Not only does it rush the FF aspect (waivers, setting lineups, injuries, etc.), but Thursday games don't allow players with recent and/or nagging injuries to heal enough to maybe play on Sunday (specifically Jennings this week). I think it puts a burden on the players and coaches who must do a quick turnaround in 4 days. NFL money grab. Interesting you say this. The NFL keeps preaching about player safety, but insists on throwing their players back out there on a short week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 +1 The NFL is meant to be played on Sundays, with one MNF game. I don't get what makes MNF so special, surely you all remember (or at least know) there was a time before MNF games. I'm sure people were opposed to games being added then as well. What about playoff games on Saturday, are those ok (not Sunday or MNF). As for the short week, it is 2 teams out of 32 that have a short week, and then a long week. MNF creates short weeks, so it to should be eliminated on that basis. Yes I know it is a money grab by the league. But there are now 16 games each week without byes. Taking the opportunity to show another game nationally that (almost) everybody can see is a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsosi Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 MNF has been around for 40 years; the 'time before MNF games' was so long ago from an exposure and media perspective as to be irrelevant. Saturday playoff games are fine, because they are playoff games (i.e., special events in a sense, and all 4 weekend playoff games need to be nationally televised). The same goes for Thanksgiving Thursdays. Having a game every Thursday just dilutes the NFL product. Whats next? A weekly Friday or Saturday night game? At some point you end up diverging from what makes the NFL great -- the fact that all the weeks games (save for MNF) are played on one single day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 MNF has been around for 40 years; the 'time before MNF games' was so long ago from an exposure and media perspective as to be irrelevant. Saturday playoff games are fine, because they are playoff games (i.e., special events in a sense, and all 4 weekend playoff games need to be nationally televised). The same goes for Thanksgiving Thursdays. Having a game every Thursday just dilutes the NFL product. Whats next? A weekly Friday or Saturday night game? At some point you end up diverging from what makes the NFL great -- the fact that all the weeks games (save for MNF) are played on one single day. First off, the NFL is prohibited from having games on Friday and Saturday night during the season because of high school and college football. So that would only leave Tuesday and Wednesday, and we've had NFL games on both those days under special circumstances the last few years. So since MNF has been around for 40 years it is ok. You think people were complaining back in the early 70s "Man not another day with an NFL game, this dilutes the product." I guess in another 30-40 years people will accept the Thursday games as well. I don't follow college football much, but were Thursday and Friday games around 20-30-50 years ago? Did college football fans complain when these games were added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 there's way more college teams than NFL teams. Those who follow college don't mind. Especially since the college fantasy leagues are not quite as ubiquitous and don't cause as many lineup/free agent wire/injury. See, you're again looking at this logically instead of from a fantasy perspective. If there were no fantasy, I would not mind in the least the addition of a Thursday game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Personally I do not like it. I think its too much. What I would like to see is staggered times on Sundays. maybe start some games at 1, some at 2, 3 4. That way people with the Sunday ticket could watch more of the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 there's way more college teams than NFL teams. Those who follow college don't mind. Especially since the college fantasy leagues are not quite as ubiquitous and don't cause as many lineup/free agent wire/injury. See, you're again looking at this logically instead of from a fantasy perspective. If there were no fantasy, I would not mind in the least the addition of a Thursday game. I just don't see the real issue of fantasy, but then I only play in one league so maybe that minimizes it. This week GB-CHI on TNF, no players on those teams, nothing needs to be done to my line-up until Friday-Sunday like usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papajohn Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I just don't see the real issue of fantasy, but then I only play in one league so maybe that minimizes it. This week GB-CHI on TNF, no players on those teams, nothing needs to be done to my line-up until Friday-Sunday like usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If you hate it, search your cable box and locate the button labelled "power." Press it. Problem solved. Hate Thursday games? Don't watch Thursday games. If the ratings suck, they will go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hey I know my limits and like to have free time. Besides I don't see how people can handle watching a game. Damnit Rice scored and that screwed me in league X. No wait, he's on my team in league Y so that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Voted for all three, just because I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Personally, I hate it. It's almost too much. The nice thing about not having it is you had time to breathe a little after the weekend and monday night games. Now, it seems like a big cluster to cram waivers in, set line-ups, etc. Bah humbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thursday night football is why DVR's exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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