Gregg Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 uSTADIUM on X: "Roger Goodell said on the McAfee Show that the #NFL is looking into an 18 game regular season and having the #SuperBowl fall during President’s Day Weekend … so most will have off that following Monday 😍😍 (🎥 @patmcafeeshow) https://t.co/59UZDivO6G" / X (twitter.com) Makes sense. A 17-game season is dumb with the AFC and NFC alternating between 8 and 9 home games every other year. I would also add they should reduce the preseason to 2 games at most. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stonada Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 At least 18 games is better numerically. 16 games was perfect. 3 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 They should just make it a 20 week season with 18 games and 2 bye weeks. 7 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I always hated the Sunday night Super Bowl when I worked the next day. An answer to that is not a bad thing. 2 minutes ago, Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD said: They should just make it a 20 week season with 18 games and 2 bye weeks. And just one pre-season game with a running clock. It used to be almost as long as the season, and it’s STILL too much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills6969 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 18 is better for my OCD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I'm cool with that, but I'd rather they find a way to fix playoffs & get it back to top 2 seeds getting a bye in each conference. Don't care how they have to do it, cut teams, add teams, whatever, but it's annoying that only the 1 seed gets much benefit. Under the pre-2020 rules, the Bills would've had a 1st round bye twice already. Sorry, just whining about something that'll likely never change 😅 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I don't know how many times I need to say it, but...the NFL is Icarus. 4 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullBuchanan Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Who exactly is clamoring for more regular season football? It's too long as it is. I don't want to watch playoff games where the best players are out due to the grind of the season. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 To quote Bud Fox from "Wall Street" - how many yachts can you waterski behind? 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Go back to 16. 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 9 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: Who exactly is clamoring for more regular season football? It's too long as it is. I don't want to watch playoff games where the best players are out due to the grind of the season. Then don’t watch. Problem solved. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 ***** it. Why not 20? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Goodell is awful. We don't need 18 games and we don't need more international games. A President's Day weekend Super Bowl would be cool, though. 17 games is great. We don't need more. Goodell is horrible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, Gregg said: uSTADIUM on X: "Roger Goodell said on the McAfee Show that the #NFL is looking into an 18 game regular season and having the #SuperBowl fall during President’s Day Weekend … so most will have off that following Monday 😍😍 (🎥 @patmcafeeshow) https://t.co/59UZDivO6G" / X (twitter.com) Makes sense. A 17-game season is dumb with the AFC and NFC alternating between 8 and 9 home games every other year. I would also add they should reduce the preseason to 2 games at most. God, that would be awful for the players. At some point, will the NFLPA "cowboy up" and actually represent their interests? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Of course they are, 17 games was merely a stepping stone to 18 games. In the future the League will start the push towards twenty games, it’s all about more billions after all…, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soflabillsfan1 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 16 was perfect. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 7 minutes ago, Beck Water said: God, that would be awful for the players. At some point, will the NFLPA "cowboy up" and actually represent their interests? I would guess two bye weeks would be included as well as reducing the preseason games. There was nothing wrong with the 16-game season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 It’s for this reason that I was most in favor of having a retractable roof or a clear cover ala SoFi and the new Bears concept. February games at open-air Highmark will be as brutal on us as it will be for an opponent. (To say nothing about it’ll be brutal on the concrete, paint, seats, and stadium amenities). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 17 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: Goodell is awful. We don't need 18 games and we don't need more international games. A President's Day weekend Super Bowl would be cool, though. 17 games is great. We don't need more. Goodell is horrible 17 games isn't great. Alternating between the conferences with 8 vs 9 home games every year dumb. Should have stayed at 16. I agree with you on the international games, but they are here to stay as the league wants to grow the game outside of America, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Shocking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 And 10 of the games should be played in Europe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dma0034 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I've heard this has been their plan for awhile which is why I was surprised they didn't just add a second bye week. At this point I'd say: 2 preseason game, 18 games and a bye week. If they wanted to start the weekend before Labor Day instead of the weekend after you could add another buy week and your season openers would have the following day off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, Gregg said: uSTADIUM on X: "Roger Goodell said on the McAfee Show that the #NFL is looking into an 18 game regular season and having the #SuperBowl fall during President’s Day Weekend … so most will have off that following Monday 😍😍 (🎥 @patmcafeeshow) https://t.co/59UZDivO6G" / X (twitter.com) Makes sense. A 17-game season is dumb with the AFC and NFC alternating between 8 and 9 home games every other year. I would also add they should reduce the preseason to 2 games at most. The only benefit to an 17-game seasons is that, absent a rare tie, teams have to end up with a winning season 9-7 or better or a losing season 7-9 or worse. I always hated teams finishing 8-8. Just a personal thing. Did you have a winning season or not? 18 games is too much - it's too hard on the players' bodies and the season is LONG ENOUGH. I'm a football junkie and I don't need more of the drug. Even I get worn out by the end of the season and look forward to some open weekends after football ends. Of course, I'm a fan of a major college team, so I watch football Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. It's too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, Chicken Boo said: ***** it. Why not 20? Year round! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, Gregg said: uSTADIUM on X: "Roger Goodell said on the McAfee Show that the #NFL is looking into an 18 game regular season and having the #SuperBowl fall during President’s Day Weekend … so most will have off that following Monday 😍😍 (🎥 @patmcafeeshow) https://t.co/59UZDivO6G" / X (twitter.com) Makes sense. A 17-game season is dumb with the AFC and NFC alternating between 8 and 9 home games every other year. I would also add they should reduce the preseason to 2 games at most. Who has off from work on Presidents Day in this era other then maybe banks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 18 games and either no preseason or just one preseason game please! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 48 minutes ago, Gregg said: 17 games isn't great. Alternating between the conferences with 8 vs 9 home games every year dumb. Should have stayed at 16. I agree with you on the international games, but they are here to stay as the league wants to grow the game outside of America, I don't mind the 8 and 9 flip flop thing. I just feel like 18 games is too many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, Ray Stonada said: At least 18 games is better numerically. 16 games was perfect. Abaolutely. But money wise more is always better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiracleAtRich1393 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 3 hours ago, Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD said: They should just make it a 20 week season with 18 games and 2 bye weeks. Labor day opening day to President's day super bowl, the dream Edited April 26 by MiracleAtRich1393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeby Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) Pre season games matter. I remember being at the one where Fred Jackson made his name known in the second half. They simply ran him like 7 or 8 plays in a row on down the field and the rest was history. At least 2 games imo. And how to cut so many players after 2 games? And injuries over the season. If 18 games then also increase team size to reduce preseason cuts and increase distribution of injuries and such. Though increasing team size so teams can not play their best every down would also decrease quality of NFL. 16 games and no more Europe or slatam. Edit - and only gov't, banks and teachers have president's day off. A lot of people but not most. Edited April 26 by sleeby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Levy Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 More games means more injuries. 16 games was perfect but of course greed is the main culprit. 18 games is inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Summary Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I think it will dilute the product. Too many games for every one on them to be "must see" and the players will get beat to hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 No bueno for me. With a daughter who is in competitive swimming, Presidents weekend is Championship weekend for the winter swim season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTruster Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 16 hours ago, Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD said: They should just make it a 20 week season with 18 games and 2 bye weeks. heck lets make the rosters 100 and play year round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 If they are going to stretch the season to more real games, which I like, they need to put in two stipulations: they need two bye weeks and they need to make the Thursday night game teams be two teams coming off a bye. I would be surprised if the extra game does not happen especially since the time line would be perfect from Labor Day to Presidents day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortchaz Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) If McDermott had 18 games he could go 4-6 before leaking a story that galvanizes the team and go on a 8 game tear to win the division. Edited April 27 by Shortchaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 if they are going to go to 18 games they need to increase the active roster to at least 60. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Why not just move the Super Bowl kick off time to earlier in the day? Would that really be so difficult? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome007 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Players are paid very well, obviously. But why does the NFLPA have no issues with more games? Are the players paid more? I don't think so, right? 16 games, 2 bye weeks. At least if it's 18 games, make it 2 bye weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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