since68andcounting Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I finally figured out who the entity pushing so hard for the 18 game schedule was. It became VERY clear in the interview with Costas and Goddell. It certainly ain't the players or the coaches, they've made their wishes known. It really isn't the fans, most feel that the season is long enough with playoffs...etc. The only thing the ticket holders complain about is paying full price for exhibitions. Which is a valid point. But as a 40 year ST holder I STILL prefer that to 18 games. The season is perfectly balanced as is.It isn't even really the owners. They are already getting full price and their star players are priceless commodities that can't be overused. So if all those parties are against it, why would the league be for it? The truth is they really aren't, their MASTERS are. Yes...it became VERY obvious the way Costas threw out those leading questions...I present to you the guilty party ladies and gentleman of the jury. They are known most commonly as.......THE NETWORKS.TV stands to make a HUGE increase in revenue on an 18 game schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi City Falcon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 God, dont they make enough money off of commercials every 30 seconds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1970 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I've been down for the 18 game season for awhile.Go to 3 preseason games and 17 regular season games in 2012.If it works ratchet it up to 2 preseason games with 18 regular season games and an extra bye. Increase the roster size if need be.Just please stop watering down the NFL with all the pssycake rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritzblitz 2.0 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Absolutely. A regular season game between two losing teams pulls higher ratings than any baseball or NBA postseason game. Football is king and the networks would show it year-round if they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suge Nips Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Goodell won't stop until he destroys the NFL -_- Dude needs to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pren226 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 if it ain't broke don't fix it. im not the biggest fan of 4 preseason games but i understand that the 3's and 4's need time out there for coaches to give a full evaluation. i wouldn't scream for 2 games due to that but paying full price for the 4th preseason game is awful.let's get a little bit of history under our belts before we have to re-write all the records again. rushing for 1k yards is good but doesn't hold the weight it used to at only having to avg. 63 yards a game. if we add 2 more games start kissing away the mystique of 2k yards and we will have to work on new records again. just leave it how it is, the nfl is going to make a killing money wise regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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