BringBackFergy

Why do you think the NFL slowed the game down int he first place? Bathroom breaks were quicker back then. But the fans who were over 80 or who had a walker couldn't get back to their seat on time. So they lengthened the bathroom break timeouts to account for an aging fanbase (doubt me? look it up). So my proposal goes a step further...keep the longer bathroom break timeouts for the aging fanbase AND shorten the game for those fans who have difficulty with short term memory. Again, does it really matter what happened at 6:34 of the first period? What really matters is what happens in the last two minutes of the game. So by condensing the game into multiple short periods you are addressing multiple needs: 1) Excitement, excitement, and did I say EXCITEMENT 2) Gram and Gramp have more time to use the bathroom and get situated in their seat before the next period starts 3) More revenue means cheaper seats 4) Player Safety It's a win, win, win, win

I woke up this morning with a new sense of appreciation for Bills Football. On a football Sunday, I waste four hours of my life...but once a year I lose only one hour of sleep. No biggie.

OK, I understand your point. Yes, this will cut down on injuries and will create more urgency, but why not use the timing system as they do in World Cup soccer. The referee holds the time and no one really knows how much time is left...the ref can basically give a little extra time to the team with the ball if he feels there were to many delays, etc. The innings ideas would work if we set a max time per inning (like maybe 3 minutes per). Once again, 3 minutes per inning, two innings per period, 15 minute break between periods, and automatic 2 minute break between plays would still give all the naysayers their 5 hours of football fun, would keep the players safe and still create excitement in the game. I don't think I ever said that.

So you're saying that safeguarding the physical and mental (CTE) safety of our NFL players is a terrible idea? Player A (we'll call him CJ), with 24 minutes left in the game, gets runs up the middle into a wall of large men twenty times in a row. Is that exciting? His head is banged around, his offensive lineman are stepped on and the defense is bored out of their minds. Player B (we'll call him Sammy) lines up far wide, there's only 3 minutes left in the 10 minute second half and they are down by 6 pts. Sammy is not as injured or bored as CJ. Sammy knows that they only have 3 minutes left in the last 10 minute half. Sammy will not take the play off because there is an urgency to score. See the difference? Get rid of the nonsensical runs into the backs of Olinemen, shorten the game and create a sense of urgency. Add more commercials and analysis to "lengthen the game" with video replays and flashbacks to the 90's, but live football should be no more than two 15 minute halves for the safety of the players and the attention span of the casual observer.

Because some of us like the analysts like Collingsworth and Phil Simms. If we shorten the gameplay but give a little more time to commentary it would make the game more enjoyable.

I'll keep my eye out.

For which one of your lock QB's that has a cool name, a "canon for an arm", can pick apart a defense, but will ultimately work at a Dodge dealership after two seasons?

Your comments are a "thin" attempt at football discussion....older than the "mints" I have in my pocket. Why not do a "do-si-do" and explain yourself?

... But just then, faster than CJ Spiller hitting a wall, mrags appeared out of nowhere...he had the glow of a new infant, radiating warmth and energy one might only experience at a Bernie Sanders rally in Burlington, VT....he rode in on a baby alpaca with leather saddle and threw dandelion tops to the kids as the great crowd parted....he began singing an original song entitled

I'd be up for that. I like Petting.

Why not play "half court" football. Defense plays on one half of the field against the opposing offense and the other defense/offense plays on the other end. The game could be condensed down to two 15 minute halves. I'm not saying get rid of tailgating or Hammer's lot, but it would give us a lot more time to enjoy the pre-game analysis and post game interviews. I understand machine gun's concerns, but when's the last time anything exciting happened at the 8:34 mark of the second period?? It just drags on. Make the game shorter and the excitement will follow.

Or we could sign some better players with the extra 27 million, yes. Those players would be well rested for the third 15 minute period.

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That would make it meaningful and intense. Might be a good time to test it out during preseason.

And the kids probably heard you start it up and leave thinking "when I grow up I'm gonna get a motorcycle like Uncle Bad Things. Nice.

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Nice short answer. So you're saying no?

Nahhh, they would still have 15 different camera angles, but they could double up on the analysis by the commentators (that's the exciting part anyway).

I was just watching the Michigan State v Purdue game and it came down to the last 60 seconds. Almost every basketball game comes down to the last few seconds. Same with NFL games. There's always that last drive, the onside kick with 45 seconds left, the quick passes and out patters to stop the clock during the "two minute drill". So why play for 45 minute halves? They should cut it down to three 15 minute periods like hockey. Or even two 20 minute halves. It would make sense as follows: 1) We could spend more time with our families and pets 2) Less commercial timeouts would mean less advertisers and, logically, lower ticket prices 3) Less injuries - players would be exposed to less "field time" so they wouldn't be injured as severely 4) More intensity during the last minutes of a shorter period or half Thoughts?

This would be your brother's wife? Or your sister's wife? Either way, if these kids are in your house, they should play by your rules: kayaking in the morning, gin rummy at Noon with Mamosas, cocktails at 4pm and BBQ from 6-8pm.

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For yourself or on behalf of those who were actually perfect students?

FireChan, Fredex, Turbos and Bandit....they called it "Rumble in My Bumble" because it involved a naked game of Twister where each participant had to recite the 3rd and long statistical averages for the 1981 Baltimore Colts...it did not end well when

How is it that Lake Erie is a 35 mile drive?? He must be using Uber LOL I said the same thing.

on a weekend bender in Tijuana with a trombone strapped to his back....yeah, the exact look JRinPittsburgh has every time he