NoHuddleKelly12 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) Hopefully not behind a paywall if you use up your one free WP article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/07/23/nfl-18-game-schedule-nflpa/ Basically this discusses movement on what was referenced back in April, that the 18 game season is no longer a mere hypothetical, but the sides are actively exploring pathways to make this a reality, perhaps even before the current CBA expires in 2030, although that would require an amendment as current rules prohibit 18 games. Says meetings will be held with players to discuss what the NFLPA will be seeking in return from the League—surely a second bye week would be a must?? Edited July 23 by NoHuddleKelly12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 28 seems like a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 28 games? 😱 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba guy Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said: 28 seems like a lot. Yup I thought so too But teams for 18 games should have at least 58 players on the roaster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, Doc said: 28 games? 😱 Yeah that would be epic! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasNootz Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 The link says 18 games - which seems much more likely than 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: 28 seems like a lot. Sausage fingers are a curse my friend 👍. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 They will eventually go to an 18-game season at some point. This 17-game season with the AFC and NFC alternating between 8 and 9 home games every other year is dumb. Reduce the preseason to two games as the starters barely play in them anyway. Have a 2nd bye week for every team if needed. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 4 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said: Sausage fingers are a curse my friend 👍. Relax. Just say it's insider information from Dunkirk Don, and you're just "following the dots." 😁 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I’m calling it now: they will go to 20 games before they go to 28. Take it to the bank! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Already knew this was coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Claude Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) Ugh. Just more teams playing in playoff games with half their starters out. Go back to 16 games and increase to two bye weeks. The greed of the league and players, since they have to agree to it, has no bounds. Edited July 23 by Billy Claude 1 1 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, Billy Claude said: Ugh. Just more teams playing in playoff games with half their starters out. Go back to 16 games and have increase it to bye weeks. The greed of the league and players, since they have to agree to it, has no bounds. As you mentioned "Greed", so the league won't go back to 16 games. I do think we go to 18 games with a reduced preseason to 2 games along with 2 bye weeks. If that pushes the Super Bowl back to the 3rd or last Sunday in Feb, then so be it. Besides the Super Bowl, Feb is a slow sports month anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePJ76 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 this league just does not care about its history and tradition nor does it want any other sport to have any oxygen. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 22 minutes ago, Gregg said: They will eventually go to an 18-game season at some point. This 17-game season with the AFC and NFC alternating between 8 and 9 home games every other year is dumb. Reduce the preseason to two games as the starters barely play in them anyway. Have a 2nd bye week for every team if needed. The problem with a8 games + 2 byes + 2 preseason games is that season would either need to start before Labor Day which NFL has tried in past and did not like or season would extend even longer which messes up plans on NFL to align playoff games to be during Nielsen ratings period. This also results in another game during unhealthy south summers and another game in potentially very cold north. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 4 minutes ago, Punching Bag said: The problem with a8 games + 2 byes + 2 preseason games is that season would either need to start before Labor Day which NFL has tried in past and did not like or season would extend even longer which messes up plans on NFL to align playoff games to be during Nielsen ratings period. This also results in another game during unhealthy south summers and another game in potentially very cold north. Weather would be a pain. Look at Buffalo with the snow/wind late in the year. That Dolphins - Chiefs playoff game last year was brutally cold. More games mean more money which is all the league cares about. If the Super Bowl gets pushed back to the 3rd or last Sunday Feb, then the league will have no problem doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Claude Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 6 minutes ago, Gregg said: As you mentioned "Greed", so the league won't go back to 16 games. I do think we go to 18 games with a reduced preseason to 2 games along with 2 bye weeks. If that pushes the Super Bowl back to the 3rd or last Sunday in Feb, then so be it. Besides the Super Bowl, Feb is a slow sports month anyway. The problem isn't the scheduling. The problem is that the playoffs will more and more be a question of which team has the least injuries to their most important players instead of which team is the best. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Just now, Billy Claude said: The problem isn't the scheduling. The problem is that the playoffs will more and more be a question of which team has the least injuries to their most important players instead of which team is the best. Which is why if they go to an 18-game season the players will want a reduced preseason and two bye weeks. Personally, I was fine with a 16-game season, but they will never go back to that. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Claude Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, Gregg said: Which is why if they go to an 18-game season the players will want a reduced preseason and two bye weeks. Personally, I was fine with a 16-game season, but they will never go back to that. The starters don't really play in the preseason anyway. I don't think that decreasing the number of preseason games will affect the injury situation at all. The extra bye week might help but I would think much less than an extra game would hurt. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP51 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Thats a lot especially if you get to 21 or 22 including playoffs... I wouldnt be so ready to do this if I am the NFL PA. I get that there is more revenue but they would have to spread that out over an increased roster size I would think... but... money talks apparently... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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