Get rid of preseason (1 Viewer)

[need2know]

That is all

 

[Bronco Billy]

ummm

no

 

[HairySasquatch]

These injuries are like the pie in the face game.  You never know when you are going to get creamed.  It could happen while working out, practice, during the game....heck, it could happen at a pick-up basketball game with your kid.  Blaming these injuries on pre-season games is dumb.

 

[Buckna]

Welker went down to an ACL in a meaningless week 17 game in 2009, should we ban week 17 too? Sometimes #### happens.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Teams don't have to play their starters. They choose to.

And has been mentioned the majority of injuries to starters this year actually happened in practice, not preseason. Do we eliminate that too. 

 

[DropKick]

Welker went down to an ACL in a meaningless week 17 game in 2009, should we ban week 17 too? Sometimes #### happens.

In fantasy, yes.

ETA: Was going to say it would be nice to reduce to 3 pre-season games but the 4th is mostly for the fringe guys and last minute player evaluation.  Probably valuable to NFL teams.

 

[pantherclub]

That is all

amen brother, serves no purpose other than giving more cash to the league and owners

 

[Boston]

The people who want to get rid of pre-season will be the first to complain how bad the early season product will be without it...the biggest complaint should be the fact fans are forced to pay for pre-season...that is where the real nonsense lies...not whether a guy gets hurt in week four of pre-season or week one of the regular season...

 

[Bronco Billy]

You want to see guys really get hurt?  Have them go into regular season full speed full contact without the benefit of easing into it and building up their bodies and minds for that kind of punishment.

The level of intensity, power, and speed of the pro game is not something you immediately acclimate to just by throwing a switch.

 

[Bronco Billy]

The people who want to get rid of pre-season will be the first to complain how bad the early season product will be without it...the biggest complaint should be the fact fans are forced to pay for pre-season...that is where the real nonsense lies...not whether a guy gets hurt in week four of pre-season or week one of the regular season...

Owners charge full price tickets because people will pay it.  You want season tickets - guaranteed seating for every regular season game plus priority for playoff tickets?  You pay for the full package including full price preseason.  If the preseason single tickets don't sell out, that will get covered by the season tickets.  The way around it?  Stop buying season tickets.  Good luck with that.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Edelman & ware both noncontact injuries. 

What does it matter they happened preseason? 

I draft tonight and next sat - better injuries happen early than late. 

 

[Boston]

Owners charge full price tickets because people will pay it.  You want season tickets - guaranteed seating for every regular season game plus priority for playoff tickets?  You pay for the full package including full price preseason.  If the preseason single tickets don't sell out, that will get covered by the season tickets.  The way around it?  Stop buying season tickets.  Good luck with that.

Yup...they do it because they can...

 

[Ilov80s]

Edelman & ware both noncontact injuries. 

What does it matter they happened preseason? 

I draft tonight and next sat - better injuries happen early than late. 

Yeah, I usually assume most non-contact injuries are a sign of structural weakness that was bound to give in sooner than later- like Tannehill.  could be wrong though as I am no doctor.