17-game schedule nearing resolution with NFLPA

[mmi16]

20 game season with NO pre-season.

90 man roster week 1
80 man roster week 2
70 man roster week 3
60 man roster week 4
50 man roster week 5 and beyond.

Weeks 1-4 - EVERY field player gets 10 snaps at some position, except for kicking specialists.
The object is to WIN the game.

[Trackmaster]

Eh.. idk about this. I just want to see Friday Night Football games.

Not possible at the moment. There's a longstanding SCOTUS decision that held that Fridays are for high school football, Saturdays are college ball, and Sundays are for the pros (although it seems like high school and college are more or less interchangeable). Its served the NCAA and NFL pretty well. I think that its more manageable for fans to have their day for college ball and their day for pro ball. The Friday blackout is a little antiquated at this point though. High school ball just isn't a big part of many communities outside of a few states like Texas at this point.

[Greg]

Eh.. idk about this. I just want to see Friday Night Football games.

Not gonna happen. The NFL avoids Friday and Saturday to not interfere with HS and college games. One, it is good PR and two, it keeps the legislatures of various states and Congress from getting involved. I could see a lot of states like TX, LA, and FL where Friday night football is big outlawing Friday NFL games in their states.

[Greg]

here's the other side of the coin:


Those concessions could include less mandatory offseason activities, a shortened preseason and reduced workout and practice schedules. Also included could be less significant player discipline when it comes to league's drug policy, specifically as it pertains to marijuana use.

Along with an extra game, the NFL is considering an extended playoff field under the new CBA. While the exact number is not currently known, the NFL's postseason could expand to as many as 16 participants, a total that would mimic the current number of playoff teams in the NBA and NHL. An extended playoff field, however, would likely not begin until a 17th game is added to the schedule.

I hate expanded playoffs. Half the league? Nonsense. 12 is plenty. We still have had 7-9 and 8-8 teams in.

[Greg]

I hate this. More than half the league is out of the playoffs by week 15, definitely week 16. Now we're adding more games where players can get hurt when most of the divisions, if not all, are already decided.

Well, it might just keep teams in the playoff hunt longer with another week to make a game up on those ahead.

[mmi16]

Well, it might just keep teams in the playoff hunt longer with another week to make a game up on those ahead.

Start the playoffs with all teams - Seeded best against the worst in each conference - 32 to 16 to 8 to 4 to the Super Bowl.

[cvilleRaven]

Start the playoffs with all teams - Seeded best against the worst in each conference - 32 to 16 to 8 to 4 to the Super Bowl.

Not sure if sarcasm or outright trolling...

This makes as much sense as a 17 game season. And because the ball is shaped weird, you could theoretically end up with an 0-16 team beating a 16-0 team on the road to a Super Bowl. The sun could explode today as well, and we'd still have about the same odds as either of this things happening, but it's not completely impossible.

[mmi16]

Not sure if sarcasm or outright trolling...

This makes as much sense as a 17 game season. And because the ball is shaped weird, you could theoretically end up with an 0-16 team beating a 16-0 team on the road to a Super Bowl. The sun could explode today as well, and we'd still have about the same odds as either of this things happening, but it's not completely impossible.

NCAA has their 68 team March Madness, 8 teams have to play to be the bottom 16th seed in each of 4 regions. A #1 seed in a region has lost to a #16 seed - Virginia and it came back the following year to win the NCCA title.

A 17 game schedule makes no sense other than to minimize the application of tie breakers and from the NFL perspective get a game playing the players less than market value under the present proposed contract.

[ravens1991]

I did not read this thread but did anyone throw out the idea of having a second bye week to go along with an additional game?

[Mista T]

I did not read this thread but did anyone throw out the idea of having a second bye week to go along with an additional game?

Many have proposed a 2nd bye. Surprisingly, this appears to have has fallen by the wayside. Ditto expanded rosters.

However, these have perhaps gotten lost in the recent shuffles. Both great ideas.

A 17 game schedule makes no sense other than to minimize the application of tie breakers and from the NFL perspective get a game playing the players less than market value under the present proposed contract.

Huh?

17th game adds a billion-plus to the NFL's annual revenue. Players get half. I believe that these goodies "make sense".

[Greg]

NHL playoffs are amazing because any team can make a run. there is no chance an 8-8, 9-7 wins the super bowl

The 2011 Giants are calling.

[Greg]

Not possible at the moment. There's a longstanding SCOTUS decision that held that Fridays are for high school football, Saturdays are college ball, and Sundays are for the pros (although it seems like high school and college are more or less interchangeable). Its served the NCAA and NFL pretty well. I think that its more manageable for fans to have their day for college ball and their day for pro ball. The Friday blackout is a little antiquated at this point though. High school ball just isn't a big part of many communities outside of a few states like Texas at this point.

I don't believe there is any SCOTUS decision regarding football scheduling. SCOTUS rules on constitutional issues and there is nothing in the Constitution about football scheduling.

It is just something the NFL doesn't do to avoid it becoming an issue in legislatures, where laws could be enacted. But there are none because the NFL smartly avoids playing when HS and colleges do.