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18-game season a "done deal" (1 Viewer)

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Polian: NFL’s 18-game season is “fait accompli”

By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer 17 minutes ago

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Bill Polian says the 18-game NFL season is a done deal.

During Monday night’s weekly radio show, the Indianapolis Colts team president called it a “fait accompli” and said the debate is over. Polian is a member of the league’s competition committee and has worked in the league office.

He’s concerned that getting rid of two preseason games to expand the regular season from 16 to 18 games will cost coaches and team officials opportunities to evaluate rookies. The solution, Polian says, might be hooking up with nearby teams for combined practices or controlled scrimmages.

League owners and the commissioner have expressed support for an expanded regular-season schedule, but have not said a decision has been made.
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:goodposting: wonder if that will be an influence on the CBA negotiations after this season. players can't be too happy about it.

 
Marino's record for most yards in a season will be gone after the 1st time time they do this...might still anyways but it makes records less meaningful. 55 TD passes now in a season? WRs...only a handful achieve double digit TDs right now, that could likely change.

 
If you liked RBBC before you'll love them now! In the good ol' days RB's went off draft boards the fastest. We will see a new era of QB/WR first rounds in the future.

 
Does this make next year happening more or less likely?

I can't see it helping things. Season will be longer bringing more injuries and shorter careers just so the owners can make more money every year? That'll go over well.

 
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Anyone who didn't think this was a done deal was just fooling themselves. This was essential to getting a new CBA done. For better or worse, its going to 18 games. They went from 12 to 14, 14 to 16 and the league survived. I'm not so sure about how the players will survive but if they can get a few more benefits such as higher salaries, better benefits for retirees and larger active rosters, then it would be worth it to them.

 
Da Guru said:
Gr00vus said:
Handcuffing RBs/QBs will become more important. Players' careers will encompass fewer seasons.
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Why? It is only two games. Do players on teams like Pitt, NE, Indy have short careers because off all the playoff games?
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I think it will make a difference for RB's because they get the most wear and tear, but how much is tough to say. I believe in "some guys are built better than others" theory regarding RB's since the all-time leader in RB carries (Emmitt) had another 349 carries in the postseason. On the other hand, I think a guy like Thurman Thomas could have lasted longer had he not played an extra 3 games every post-season.
 
players will be fine. they'll add an extra bye week, likely expand the rosters. not sure how anyone could complain about more real football.

 
I think its a good move. Giving teams 1 more home game rather than a full price pre-season game is good for the ticket holders. Someone said it was a money grab but I think it will be good for both players, owners, and fans. I would expand the practice squad and leave the active roster where it is now. Records will fall for sure, will be interesting to see how long some of these 16 game records last.

 
Ppl actually like 4 preseason games? The only ppl that aren't for this are probably the players, but that's mainly b/c their pay is based on 16 games checks atm. I'm sure the new cba will iron it out and the players will concede.

 
Don't like it. This does nothing but shove more money in the owners pockets.

How are they going to compensate this when salaries are are negotiable?

Its going to suck when you have a week 4 bye or something.

Player safety my ###

 
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Awful. Just awful. You think injuries are bad...add 2 more games to the mix.

Nuts. What a BS money grab. The greed is oozing from the owners. Another example of how powerless the NFLPA is.

Without question the worst major league sports union ever.

 
Todem said:
Without question the worst major league sports union ever.
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A lot of that is dictated by the fact its players have the shortest shelf life ever. You miss a year in the NFL, and you may be missing a quarter of your potential earnings. It's not like the NBA or MLB where players routinely play 10-15 years. These guys can't afford to miss a years pay. The owners are going to bend them over like they always do.
 
Todem said:
Awful. Just awful. You think injuries are bad...add 2 more games to the mix.Nuts. What a BS money grab. The greed is oozing from the owners. Another example of how powerless the NFLPA is.Without question the worst major league sports union ever.
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Good point. I vote for a 2 game season.
 
I like it, get rid of 2 preseason games already. I would leave it at 16 and start NFLII that runs through the spring and summer. I also think they should have any field goal over 58 yards count for 4 points.

 
Da Guru said:
Gr00vus said:
Handcuffing RBs/QBs will become more important. Players' careers will encompass fewer seasons.
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Why? It is only two games. Do players on teams like Pitt, NE, Indy have short careers because off all the playoff games?
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its not a proper comparison. teams that routinely get to the playoffs tend to have much better players. so, they are less inclined to get injured and decline. they are also more likely to recover from injuries and will be better when they do decline.
 
cvnpoka said:
Da Guru said:
Gr00vus said:
Handcuffing RBs/QBs will become more important. Players' careers will encompass fewer seasons.
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Why? It is only two games. Do players on teams like Pitt, NE, Indy have short careers because off all the playoff games?
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its not a proper comparison. teams that routinely get to the playoffs tend to have much better players. so, they are less inclined to get injured and decline. they are also more likely to recover from injuries and will be better when they do decline.
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:yes: So the better hands a receiver has and the better of a route runner he is, the more resistant his ACL is to tearing, and the faster he heals when it is torn?
 
Why do people consider this to be such a screw job of the players? I'm sure the new CBA will take the extra games into account in some fashion.

But even if they just renewed the old CBA without any changes, the owners would still only get 40% of the new revenue from the change, and the players would still get 60% of the new revenue.

 
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GregR said:
Why do people consider this to be such a screw job of the players? I'm sure the new CBA will take the extra games into account in some fashion.But even if they just renewed the old CBA without any changes, the owners would still only get 40% of the new revenue from the change, and the players would still get 60% of the new revenue.
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I think this is good posting. I'm not sure how much revenue players get from preseason games, but I have to think they'll get more money out of the extra 2 regular season games.I'd say this'll probably increase the incidence of players using illegal substances to make it through the season, but I'm pretty sure they're all on something already at this point.
 
cstu said:
Da Guru said:
Gr00vus said:
Handcuffing RBs/QBs will become more important. Players' careers will encompass fewer seasons.
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Why? It is only two games. Do players on teams like Pitt, NE, Indy have short careers because off all the playoff games?
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I think it will make a difference for RB's because they get the most wear and tear, but how much is tough to say. I believe in "some guys are built better than others" theory regarding RB's since the all-time leader in RB carries (Emmitt) had another 349 carries in the postseason. On the other hand, I think a guy like Thurman Thomas could have lasted longer had he not played an extra 3 games every post-season.
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Linemen and linebackers take a beating every game as well. You'll see more injury riddled playoff teams and more end of regular season games where players don't play to rest up for the playoffs.
 
As long as it means pro rated salary increases and expanded rosters (which I can't imagine it won't lead to), I don't see why the union would be against it.

More pay per season and more jobs. Seems like that's what any union would want.

 
Beerguzzler said:
Ppl actually like 4 preseason games? The only ppl that aren't for this are probably the players, but that's mainly b/c their pay is based on 16 games checks atm. I'm sure the new cba will iron it out and the players will concede.
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Not liking 4 preseason games has nothing to do with the length of the regular season. Not wanting to be forced to pay for preseason games to get regular season tickets is not the same as requesting extra regular season games. There is such a thing as market saturation, and frankly the NFL is doing its best to find that point. Thursday and Monday night, all day Sunday from labor day till what - Valentines day? At this rate the NFL is going to bleed into March Madness.
 
GregR said:
Why do people consider this to be such a screw job of the players? I'm sure the new CBA will take the extra games into account in some fashion.But even if they just renewed the old CBA without any changes, the owners would still only get 40% of the new revenue from the change, and the players would still get 60% of the new revenue.
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The owners opted out of the current CBA in order to reduce the revenue that goes to the players. The owners will attempt to sell the players on a smaller percentage of a larger pie - hence their desire to expand to 18 games.
 
I don't understand the complaints about this either. To me the positives far outweigh any negatives. Now if I was a player or worked for the NFLPA I could see an issue but not from a fan perspective. Plus this means two more weeks of FF.

Injury concern will be addressed with expanded rosters, possibly an extra bye, and adjustments to the off-season schedule. And as for the record books, I'm sure the same was said when the league went from 12 to 14 to 16 game seasons. It is what it is. Records are meant to be broken and I think people are smart enough to put things in context.

My only concern is that they avoid what looks to be a likely lockout and that football is played without interruption.

 
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