DMD Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 One of the points considered in the new CBA that will go into effect in 2021 (assuming that the lawyers don't mess it up) is for the NFL to play an 18 game schedule instead of the current 16 game. The NFLPA has always come out against this for safety and health reasons (and I agree, among other reasons). But it would shorten the preseason and that makes season ticket holders happy since they have to pay for the nonsensical games. Not sure how this translates into fantasy football if it happened. Regular season through Week 15 and then playoffs in Weeks 16 and 17? Seems the final game of the year would be even less likely to be played in earnest if teams want healthy squads for the playoffs if they locked down a seed. Would you support an 18 game season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 No from me. Too long already almost. This is half the reason I like the NFL over the NBA or MLB. Every game means something. I think preseason should be shorter though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I say leave it as is. I also think they should shorten the pre-season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 More regular season games and less pre-season I'm on board with it, was a season ticket holder for 15 years and hated paying for those useless games. I know more teams have changed pricing since, charging more for regular season (even tiers for some bigger games) and less for preseason. I just wonder how the NFL is going to handle the schedule. If they don't start the regular season earlier it means moving the SB later. Even if they were to eliminate the off week before the SB it still means one week later. Some years ago the NFL changed their start of season to avoid starting on Labor Day weekend, which was common when I first had season tickets (early 90s). If they start earlier will they play on Labor Day weekend, or have a bye for all teams. Maybe start One reason I'll dislike it is I have an event I go to for the weekend in late August, if that turns into a full NFL weekend I'm missing more games or playing catch up on DVR when I get home. (I already do that a couple times during the year.) As for fantasy it will move up the draft from our traditional Tuesday after Labor Day and require being prepared earlier (which I have trouble with already). I can take it or leave it, I also think the current 32 teams with 8 divisions of four makes for very uniform scheduling and hope they don't change that. But with all the games in London I do wonder how long before they try to find an owner willing to move there. If this change occurs and they start 2-3 weeks earlier it will be weird for NFL to start before college, which usually starts 1-2 weeks after the first weekend of HS football in Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 MOAR! I get away with more in football season than when it's over. Bring it on! less brunchy lady stuff to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelredd9 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 From a statistics perspective, I hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papajohn Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 As long as they don't expand upon the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) 18 games with a bye week means 4.5 months of regular season football. Another few weeks of preseason, and 5 weeks of playoffs, you have 6 months of actual football. After that is free agency, combine, and draft. And then OTA'S, minicamp, training camp. It just seems like you might strangle to golden goose a bit but I don't know. I love football as much as the next guy but maybe better leaving the fans wanting more. Edited May 31, 2019 by purplemonster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 I'm on board if they make the last two preseason games count as the first two regular season games. Something simple like that, the last thing I would want is the SB being played in March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Not liking an extension of the season. Seasonal / career stats for players would easily start breaking records even if it's mediocre on a weekly basis. More games lessen the "every week counts" appeal. Don't mind dropping 2 or 3 pre-season games. Not a season ticket holder, so no effect on me there. Haven't been to a game in a very long time, so it doesn't matter to me either. Takes away a few more "sleep in Sundays" though. Or another family day each year. Not cool with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Poor Jim Brown and his seasonal / career stats , we will never know how good he was because when he played there was only 12 & 14 games per season 1943-1945 10 games 1946 11 games 1947-1960 12 games 1961-1977 14 games 1978-present 16 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 28 minutes ago, MustOfBeenDrunk said: Poor Jim Brown and his seasonal / career stats , we will never know how good he was because when he played there was only 12 & 14 games per season 1943-1945 10 games 1946 11 games 1947-1960 12 games 1961-1977 14 games 1978-present 16 games In about 35 years time the number of games increased 4 times and overall increased by more than 50% over the oldest number. It has been 16 games for such a long time that is all most fans know. I remember the 14 game era in the 70s, and sometimes looking at stats I forget those guys played fewer games, so a season or career number meant something different. I'd be very surprised if any serious proposal has the season lasting longer. But that would mean playing on (or at least starting before) Labor Day weekend. More games in the season also complicates the scheduling a bit, what 2 extra teams do you play? Maybe another game in each division of the other conference where you don't play every team, sometimes referred to as placement games (Browns finished 3rd in AFCN, we play AFCN twice, AFCE once, and 3rd place from AFC south (Titans) and west (Broncos). So maybe we'd also play the 4th place team (3rd and 4th plays 3/4, 1st and 2nd play 1/2). Well that was easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Only see it working with 2 bye weeks per team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Def. said: Only see it working with 2 bye weeks per team. Man, that adds some complexity to fantasy roster management. Too much IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, DMD said: Man, that adds some complexity to fantasy roster management. Too much IMO. Oh I know...and that's one of the reasons I'm not for it in anyway. But gotta be realistic brother, they simply cannot handle an 18 game schedule. Whether its because of the minimum amount of game time practice they've negotiated into the CBA or because players are simply bigger/faster/stronger (supposedly), adding more games is just going to expand an ever increasing IR situation. Just can't see it happening without 2 bye weeks to give some kind of regular rest interval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Def. said: Oh I know...and that's one of the reasons I'm not for it in anyway. But gotta be realistic brother, they simply cannot handle an 18 game schedule. Whether its because of the minimum amount of game time practice they've negotiated into the CBA or because players are simply bigger/faster/stronger (supposedly), adding more games is just going to expand an ever increasing IR situation. Just can't see it happening without 2 bye weeks to give some kind of regular rest interval. I'm sure you are right. Cannot see it any other way I guess. But that really extends the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 A long time ago there was 2 bye weeks in a season. I remember that year was not real fun for fantasy. This would have a major effect on the high stakes contests. FFPC it would actually help (If they kept byes at 1 per team) because I am tired of seeing the week 12 bye teams when they start their league playoffs in week 12. Kelce, Mahomes, Gordon, Allen ect all on bye this year when the playoffs begin and when you are playing for $250K or $500K main event and you have to decide in your draft do I draft a stud or pass on him because they bye on week 12 that just isn't how fantasy football should be played. As far as schedule goes it kind of wrecks it though. FFPC they play 11 games 1 per team so with more weeks they go to all play weeks like the others do ? RTS has 1 and NFFC has 2 do they just extend to 3 and 4 ? In your local leagues at least mine we start playoffs week 14 for both dynasty and redraft. I used to play week 17 in these so we had 14 game season now we do 13 games and 3 playoff weeks. So we could go back to 14 games and end in week 17 but then have no football for 2-3 weeks ? That is no fun. Week 17 off is one thing now but to have 2-3 weeks off no one going to like that and we have no idea how teams will approach it. Basically its a mess for fantasy football. For real life players don't need the extra games. Also I heard of talk of going to 7 playoff teams only 1 seed gets a bye. Don't like that much either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramhock Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 We know how great Jim Brown is. Only athlete to be arguably the GOAT in 2 sports. Best athlete of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Ramhock said: We know how great Jim Brown is. Only athlete to be arguably the GOAT in 2 sports. Best athlete of all time. Is lacrosse the second sport Brown was GOAT in? I recall hearing he did some track and field at Syracuse. But in looking further I see he is in the LaCrosse hall of fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 How about they keep it at 16 games, no preseason and each team gets 2 bye weeks. This will help keep guys fresh and hopefully healthy for the playoffs. I wouldn't lengthen the season. Besides the players union would never let that happen. At least not without a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Kinda like the concept of adding one game, one bye week, and extending super bowl weekend to President's Day weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, CowboysDiehard said: Kinda like the concept of adding one game, one bye week, and extending super bowl weekend to President's Day weekend. I wouldn't be totally against that. I think the extra bye would certainly help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 9 hours ago, CowboysDiehard said: Kinda like the concept of adding one game, one bye week, and extending super bowl weekend to President's Day weekend. I could handle that too. One extra game is fine. Two gets a little tough because of wear and tear. Cut at least one preseason game. There is just not good enough reason to play 4 of them if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 50 minutes ago, purplemonster said: I could handle that too. One extra game is fine. Two gets a little tough because of wear and tear. Cut at least one preseason game. There is just not good enough reason to play 4 of them if you ask me. Agree, in some way shape or form the preseason has to go. It's just a money grab for teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 every sport has a preseason. It's needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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