DJB Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/02/28/nfl-17-game-schedule-zach-wilson-fmia-peter-king/?utm_int=Edge1494 NBC Sports' Peter King reports the NFL is "highly likely" to have a 17-game regular season in 2021. A 17-game regular season has been in the works since the players signed a new CBA in March 2020. King said "TV partners and NFL schedulers are working under the assumption that the 17-game schedule" that will include one bye week for each team. The extra regular season game would push the Super Bowl from February 6 to February 13. King added that the league -- with its expanded playoffs -- could have a Monday night Wild Card game in 2021. The NFL schedule is expected to include two games on Christmas, which falls on a Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I thought the 17 games was a done deal? Found this interesting - bills likely to have 9 reg season home games this year 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Gotta grow those revenues......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemsonBills Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This might save the cap from dropping significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Why not cut the preseason in half to two games and go with an 18 game regular season. 17 games is just plain dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, Greg S said: Why not cut the preseason in half to two games and go with an 18 game regular season. 17 games is just plain dumb. Resistance from NFLPA. I think adding a game is very hard until scheduling issues are under control and full stadiums are possible for all teams. With expanded schedule is better for NFL to accept starting before Labor Day and extra bye weeks. Players will be healthier and there will be more possibility of spaces for reschedules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 With the cap dropping to 180M, I can't see the NFLPA agreeing to a 17-game season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I got the impression the 17th game was going to be neutral site games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 37 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: With the cap dropping to 180M, I can't see the NFLPA agreeing to a 17-game season. 180 is the floor. Could be higher. Just now, djp14150 said: I got the impression the 17th game was going to be neutral site games. How would they do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: 180 is the floor. Could be higher. Bottom line, if the NFL wants 17 games, they gonna have to cough up the do re mi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 56 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: With the cap dropping to 180M, I can't see the NFLPA agreeing to a 17-game season. Maybe its a concession they give to help get things back on track salary cap wise? 19 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: 180 is the floor. Could be higher. How would they do that? Beane sounded pretty sure it was 180-185 on his Collinsworth interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills fan since 87 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Ugh, probably means the season starts Labor Day weekend. Wife and I always go camping then. I was fine with the 16 game season starting the weekend after labor day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 56 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: With the cap dropping to 180M, I can't see the NFLPA agreeing to a 17-game season. Players already have agreed, reluctantly, to the 17th game...it was in the last CBA. I don't like it...the NFL is a "less is more" scenario. To me, the appeal of the 17th is simply not there. Just now, Bills fan since 87 said: Ugh, probably means the season starts Labor Day weekend. Wife and I always go camping then. I was fine with the 16 game season starting the weekend after labor day Not happening. Although the league has started the regular season on Labor Day weekend in the past, the NFL has stated it's strong desire not to do so again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyBillsFan Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 34 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: How would they do that? My guess is we would see more foreign games? Maybe Toronto will want to welcome back the Bills! Of course knowing how much the league likes the Bill's we would probably face Cleveland in the first game ever played in Kabul! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 24 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said: I don't like it...the NFL is a "less is more" scenario. To me, the appeal of the 17th is simply not there. Not happening. Although the league has started the regular season on Labor Day weekend in the past, the NFL has stated it's strong desire not to do so again. I agree 100%. Although, after the events of last 12 months, I’m just happy that (a) there will BE a season, and (b) it’s looking more and more likely that they will allow people to actually attend the games in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frat-Train Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I’m highly likely to overeat through all 17, so gin gin!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, mattynh said: Gotta grow those revenues......... Be cause being a billionaire certainly is not enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 17 games is so dumb. 5 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: Be cause being a billionaire certainly is not enough... I get the "this is a business" but I hate the expansion, 16 was good, 17 is dumb with imbalanced home/away...I know it will be fair with the alternating AFC/NFC thing. This is nothing more than a money grab at the expense of diluting the product. Just my opinion...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 minute ago, mattynh said: 17 games is so dumb. I get the "this is a business" but I hate the expansion, 16 was good, 17 is dumb with imbalanced home/away...I know it will be fair with the alternating AFC/NFC thing. This is nothing more than a money grab at the expense of diluting the product. Just my opinion...... All true, the more teams in the playoffs, the weaker the moniker of being a “ playoff team” becomes, it is truly nothing more than a money grab, and has zero to do with the game of football on any level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 With 17 games and passing stats off the charts as it is, Brady will have to play until he's 50 if he's going to keep the career passing records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Yeah this is greed leading to dumb ideas. Oh well. Seems typical of our culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 If / when they go to 17, it really should trigger a second bye week and making the roster management changes from this COVID season permanent. Perhaps increase rosters to 55, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Greg S said: Why not cut the preseason in half to two games and go with an 18 game regular season. 17 games is just plain dumb. That's the next step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Did the NFL ask DeSean Watson if this was ok? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Round Bust Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Limeaid said: Resistance from NFLPA. I think adding a game is very hard until scheduling issues are under control and full stadiums are possible for all teams. With expanded schedule is better for NFL to accept starting before Labor Day and extra bye weeks. Players will be healthier and there will be more possibility of spaces for reschedules. yeah I agree that an extra bye week makes sense; rest and recovery first and then it adds flexibility for the Thurs nite scheduling where you can have teams avoid playing on only 4 days of rest and preparation and instead have them play that Thurs nite game coming back from a bye week...and then have the Super Bowl played deeper into Feb where the game is played the night before the presidents day holiday - a Monday, a federal holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzgobowlin Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: With the cap dropping to 180M, I can't see the NFLPA agreeing to a 17-game season. Last I heard the lowest the cap would be is 185M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Get rid of all the pre-season games. Quality of play was fine this year. Teams know 50 of the final 53 before training camp even starts and virtually every starter. Just carry a larger practice squad to fill out the bottom of the roster. The players are right. They don't need all these OTA's, camps, and preseason games. They need some but not all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I am pretty sure the option to add a 17th game was already agreed to by the players in the CBA. Edited March 1, 2021 by Arkady Renko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Bills fan since 87 said: Ugh, probably means the season starts Labor Day weekend. Wife and I always go camping then. I was fine with the 16 game season starting the weekend after labor day The league will end the season a week later rather than starting it a week earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 So dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 This still being up in the air also helps explain why there’s no word yet on STH plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Man I can hardly express how much I dislike this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) The home/away imbalance is just so silly. It's like watering down the perfect drink with more ice to try to fool your customers into thinking they're getting more. Edited March 2, 2021 by QCity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRifle Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Not a fan of expanding the regular season. It’s all about the money at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 3 hours ago, AmishRifle said: Not a fan of expanding the regular season. It’s all about the money at the end of the day. you're just realizing this? It's always about increasing revenue....as are most corporations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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