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BillySims
General Manager - Martin Mayhew
Joined: May 7th, 2005, 3:25 pm
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 Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality steensn wrote: I just see guys having shorter careers, more money, more money EARLY before they have proven anything...etc. I don't buy that. Are you saying that NFL players are wimps compared to USFL players? And also, The Patriots and Colts and Steelers have been playing 18 games a year for most of the last decade. Do they have any higher percentage of career ending injuries than anyone else? NO !!!!! Do they even have a higher percentage of normal injuries? I don't think so.
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Lions2SB2
1st Round Pick
Joined: May 8th, 2010, 4:25 pm
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Location: Cloudy Town, Minnesota. 763.18 miles from Ford Field
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Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality I think this is good for the NFL, and I am 100% with it. Bring on 18 games!
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slybri19
Commissioner of the NFL – Roger Goodell
Joined: August 7th, 2004, 4:47 am
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Location: Sterling Heights, MI
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Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality I'm in favor of this as well, but I understand the players' concerns.
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Pablo
RIP Killer
Joined: August 6th, 2004, 9:21 am
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Location: Dallas
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Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality I love the way the current schedule works, 6 divisional games and then play against 1 NFC and 1 AFC division. Everyone in the division plays the same schedule - perfection. Especially since they now end the season with a couple of division games.
I'm not totally opposed to an 18 game schedule, the more football the better - but I would like to see a very fair schedule like we have now.
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thelomasbrowns
Color Commentator - John Madden
Joined: August 24th, 2010, 9:54 pm
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Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality This is just another bargaining chip in the labor negotiations. I highly doubt the proposal will be implemented in its current form.
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SimplePoster
Div 1 - Starter
Joined: April 1st, 2007, 11:31 pm
Posts: 532
Location: Stevens Point, WI
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Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality sweetd20 wrote: The easy solution to this is something that neither side will ever agree to. Take less. The owners can easily reduce ticket prices for the preseason games and the players can get paid less. It's just ridiculous that they ask fans to pay full price for less than half of the normal product. If they are going to offer hamburgers they can't charge filet mignon prices and expect the fans to be happy. As far as 18 games go they are just going to water down the product by increasing rosters and forcing lesser talent to be on the field for more snaps. I think you've got it right. Watching preseason football can be enjoyable since you get to see lesser known talent and guys playing their butts off to try and make the team. I just don't want to pay full price to see teams who aren't taking the final score seriously. This is where the owners are confused. It isn't that I don't want to watch preseason football, I just don't want to be hosed on the price.
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Hystrix
Heisman Winner
Joined: August 13th, 2006, 11:04 pm
Posts: 814
Location: Washington, DC
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Re: 18 Game Season, soon to be a reality BillySims wrote: steensn wrote: I just see guys having shorter careers, more money, more money EARLY before they have proven anything...etc. I don't buy that. Are you saying that NFL players are wimps compared to USFL players? And also, The Patriots and Colts and Steelers have been playing 18 games a year for most of the last decade. Do they have any higher percentage of career ending injuries than anyone else? NO !!!!! Do they even have a higher percentage of normal injuries? I don't think so. I fairly certain that teams that make the playoffs get bonuses, so yeah, they get extra cash.
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