Reduce number of preseason games?

[Harlan Huckleby]

No. Fuck no. They are just full contact practices. There is not enough real football in training camp, this is at least a chance for a few hours of real football to prepare for season.

The people who complain that the games suck must not understand that they are not required to watch. Season ticket owners can sell their tickets if they don't like it.

Injuries? Teams can always not play key players.

It is interesting and helpful to have 4 games to figure out which bubble boys can play. August is no time for football anyway. Preseason games are like spring training games in baseball - just a chance to get little taste of game before the real thing.

[Bretsky]

Reduce the preseason to 2 game
Take the regular season to 18 games

Every team gets two bye weeks

[Harlan Huckleby]

Reduce the preseason to 2 game
Take the regular season to 18 games

Every team gets two bye weeks

This is what greedy NFL wants. A longer regular season is not better for fans, it dilutes the quality. 17 weeks, 16 regular season games is a lot, the players are already pushing it to make it through that run.

Starting football in September is a pleasure. I don't want real games in summer. More is not better.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Why not just have dual practices instead?

[Harlan Huckleby]

Why not just have dual practices instead?

OK, sure. If they televised them, I'd watch, interesting to see how the players are doing. Maybe have some scrimmages. Wait - isn't this just about the same as preseason game anyway? What does the fan gain by having a joint practice as compared to a practice game?

[smuggler]

Do people watch football on weeks their teams are on bye? I do... Make the season 20 weeks long with 4 byes per team. More tv time, more revenue, peobably fewer injuries, improved quality of play.

The only arguments against it are 1.) Fantasy football and 2.) Curteousy to baseball

Weak arguments. Do itttt.

[mraynrand]

2 preseason games to work out the new guys. Reduce the regular season to 12 or 14 games. These are human bodies being absolutely beaten to hell out there.

Never happen: $$$$

[mraynrand]

Do people watch football on weeks their teams are on bye? I do... Make the season 20 weeks long with 4 byes per team. More tv time, more revenue, peobably fewer injuries, improved quality of play.

like it

[sharpe1027]

Carry two full squads for each team, split the season with 10 games for each squad. Best 20 game combined records make the playoffs. Then combine the best players from the two squads in the playoffs. Everyone wins.

[mraynrand]

Carry two full squads for each team, split the season with 10 games for each squad. Best 20 game combined records make the playoffs. Then combine the best players from the two squads in the playoffs. Everyone wins.

geezopete! The Packers can't field ONE inside linebacker and you want them to double their problems?

[pbmax]

geezopete! The Packers can't field ONE inside linebacker and you want them to double their problems?

They would have 8 NFL ready QBs and 16 receivers and CBs though. You can trade one of them for an ILB.

Right?

Browns and Jets would have one NFL ready QB between them at all times. On IR.

[sharpe1027]

geezopete! The Packers can't field ONE inside linebacker and you want them to double their problems?

As long as they make the playoffs, they really only need two. In the meantime, they get more chances to find another one.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm fine with adding more bye weeks, it is fun to take a break from the Packer melodrama occasionally, relax & watch other teams with the pacemaker turned off.

Cautionary tale: the NBA and NHL have ruined their regular season for the fans by playing way too many games. No intensity. The beauty of the NFL is that there are only 16 regular season games - and that's pushing it for the players health already. We get plenty more postseason football.

Face it, the only "advantage" of reducing preseason games is so the NFL and their partners can increase revenue by playing more regular season games. Don't let the slickmeisters, Bretsky and Goodell, pull the wool over your eyes. 16 games is just right for fans.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Oh, and get rid of those ridiculous Thursday night games.

[wpony]

I said way back when they first started messing around with the preseason that it was going to start increasing injuries because it would not give the players time to really get in to football shape you can work out all summer long and its not the same thing as what they put you through at camps .
I dont really care about the number of games they could even take 2 away and add them to the season but I believe the preseason workout section should be lengthened I dont have all the numbers but it just seems like we are getting more and more people injure because there bodies just are not ready for the pounding they are going to go through the rest of the yr I know its not popular with the players but oh well they get payed enough to do it.