BringBackFergy

Isn't that basically what we have now in sudden death OT? I think this might be on the horizon. For instance, at the end of the third period, the QB's gather on the 50 yd line and they have to hit pie plates off a pylon on the goal line. I still maintain that the games should be much shorter and get rid of all the repetetive "runs up the middle" and the "12 yard out patterns that usually miss". Condense the games into short, exciting 10-15 minute thrusts of energy and let the boring plays fall by the wayside. More excitement, more commercials and analysis, more rest between plays (2 mins mandatory or penalty if you try to put the ball in play before 2 mins). This all equates to player safety and longevity. Your premises is flawed. Just because the game is shortened to three 10 minute periods or two 20 minute halves, the play clock is expanded to 2 minutes in between plays. So Rex and Rob have plenty of time to discuss the plays and can review an assortment of comments (on TV, Facebook, Twitter and via text messages). All of those things would be permitted so they can make the best decision during the 2 minute play clock. I don't see how they would feel rushed. Maybe it's the overwhelming negativity most feel about Rex and Rob but I think they would Excel in this type of program. Go Bills!!

FireChan is Einhorn?

So Bill likes to eat meat? I think we knew this already.

This IS about you...we're planning a coop dee taah on you.

This is "Breaking News" scoop #2 for Fire Chan today....would someone please wake Yolo and 26Corner. I can't convince myself that FC posts are actually real. #gunshy #thegoodolddays #unfollowfirechan

He's a kept man now.

OK. Point taken.

No...just throw some Kraft mac and cheese and some sliced up Ballpark franks in a crock pot and you're good to go.

I like Rex...there, I said it.

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The rest of us are harmless...and we all wash our hands. You might even get some good advice.

I really think EJ should be given a shot to start at QB.... I'd kick the tires on Johnny Football...

Let's just say if Beerball takes a sip of Gugny's "home brew" he might be sleeping in his barcalounger at 9am.

What if (and this is strictly a hypothetical) Beerball wasn't "available" to attend the tailgate?? Would that change your mind?

That's assuming you even make eye contact with him...you have been warned.

Chandler - you know BB - how did he fit into that ninja suit? Is it possible he wore a girdle?

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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.