Goodell: Looking to have an 18-game regular season.

[Gregg]

Also wants to have 16 international games within 5 years.

 

Dov Kleiman on X: "𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Roger Goodell plans to extend the NFL season to 18 Games. He also wants to increase the international game total to 16 a season. “We hope to be 16 within five years,” referring to international games. “We could be doing more regular season than preseason, so https://t.co/y1xyY77jhE" / X

[Big Turk]

Pretty much been a foregone conclusion, it's just a matter of how long before it happens.

[T master]

1 minute ago, Big Turk said:

Pretty much been a foregone conclusion, it's just a matter of how long before it happens.

 

All very true i just hope he doesn't ruin the NFL by over saturating every one with it . I'm all about a good thing but to much of a good thing can do just the opposite at times .

 

Plus i could give a Rats A** about international games ! Won't watch them, won't go to them, won't support them ! We have farmed out to much of America keep the NFL America's game !!!! 

[Gregg]

2 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

Pretty much been a foregone conclusion, it's just a matter of how long before it happens.

 

The 18-game regular season comes as no surprise. But 16 international games are a lot. 

[Big Turk]

2 minutes ago, T master said:

 

All very true i just hope he doesn't ruin the NFL by over saturating every one with it . I'm all about a good thing but to much of a good thing can do just the opposite at times .

 

Plus i could give a Rats A** about international games ! Won't watch them, won't go to them, won't support them ! We have farmed out to much of America keep the NFL America's game !!!! 

 

Going to be an international Super Bowl coming up within a decade too most likely.

[Matt_In_NH]

Shocking!

[Buffalo_Stampede]

2 minutes ago, T master said:

 

All very true i just hope he doesn't ruin the NFL by over saturating every one with it . I'm all about a good thing but to much of a good thing can do just the opposite at times .

 

Plus i could give a Rats A** about international games ! Won't watch them, won't go to them, won't support them ! We have farmed out to much of America keep the NFL America's game !!!! 

The NFL could have 32 games and it wouldn’t be enough. Sports betting is really what makes the NFL indestructible. It’s so easy to bet on, also fantasy football is growing.

 

Im not a fan of the whole international thing but they must feel there’s untapped potential. I don’t know. Eventually there will be NFL teams in other countries. Probably a whole division of international teams. 

[Drew21PA]

He would!!!

 

”player safety”

 

 

[Low Positive]

Like any CEO, Goodell is under pressure from his "board of directors" to engage in constant growth. But, he has already grown the game of American football as far as he can. Unless they are trying to make some point, almost all sports fans pay attention to NFL football. Even people whose primary interest in football on Saturdays also watch on Sundays (even if they say they don't). They already bulldozed baseball by having the draft and training camp take up so much sports oxygen in the summers. So how can he grow the game? A few things:

• Flag football: This is important because it is the only way to get broad-based casual participation in the game. The thought of a co-ed rec tackle football league is almost laughable. Not so with flag football. That's why the NFL is pushing this so hard. People who play a sport are fans for life, and that includes girls/women.
• Appeal to non-sports fans: This is why they hit the gold mine with the Taylor Swift thing. It's why they have elaborate halftime shows at the SB. 
• Look internationally: The NBA did such a good job growing support in China that every other professional league is looking to replicate that success. For example, ~500 million people signed up for a digital streaming service for NBA basketball in the 2018-2019 season. The NFL has already created interest in the UK, Mexico, and Germany. The next frontier is Asia. You can hate China for political reasons, but that's a lot of people with a lot of money.

Goodell cannot just "leave things as they are" because that's what his core fans want. He's paid to expand revenue and increase the value of the 32 teams. He's trying everything to make that happen short of actual international expansion. TBH, I don't like any of it but I'm not the target audience.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Give me 18 games 2 bye per team. Can’t be enough nfl the season is way too short.

[Gregg]

4 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Give me 18 games 2 bye per team. Can’t be enough nfl the season is way too short.

 

Probably have to reduce the preseason to 2 games. Most teams now don't even play the starters anymore.

[Beast]

Each team should get a bye every seven weeks. Make it a 21 week season with three byes. Those guys need rest.

[hondo in seattle]

43 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Also wants to have 16 international games within 5 years.

 

Dov Kleiman on X: "𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Roger Goodell plans to extend the NFL season to 18 Games. He also wants to increase the international game total to 16 a season. “We hope to be 16 within five years,” referring to international games. “We could be doing more regular season than preseason, so https://t.co/y1xyY77jhE" / X

 

100  years from now, when NFL historians look back on the Goodell's reign, these are the two things they'll most remember hiim for: making the season longer and efforts to grow the sport internationally.  

[T master]

33 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Going to be an international Super Bowl coming up within a decade too most likely.

 

You know in some ways i could understand that because there is only 1 Super Bowl and if they did it in a country that had these really nice stadiums i might be able to get it, but every game during the year that they take away your screwing over the fan base of that team in some ways, not to mention the local economy .

 

Which Roger apparently doesn't care about .

42 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

The NFL could have 32 games and it wouldn’t be enough. Sports betting is really what makes the NFL indestructible. It’s so easy to bet on, also fantasy football is growing.

 

Im not a fan of the whole international thing but they must feel there’s untapped potential. I don’t know. Eventually there will be NFL teams in other countries. Probably a whole division of international teams. 

 

Man i hope not !!! By then i'll be long gone and they can ruin it any way they want .

[Success]

Greed is really a thing.

 

[Ned Flanders]

What makes the NFL great is that less is more.  I liked the 16 game schedule...17 is just an odd number.  But if you have to go to 18 games, eliminate the preseason entirely, it's unwatchable, and give each team two byes.  Also, do the byes by division...makes little sense for a team to get a bye early while the rest of your division is playing. 

[Gilberto]

1 minute ago, Ned Flanders said:

What makes the NFL great is that less is more.  I liked the 16 game schedule...17 is just an odd number.  But if you have to go to 18 games, eliminate the preseason entirely, it's unwatchable, and give each team two byes.  Also, do the byes by division...makes little sense for a team to get a bye early while the rest of your division is playing. 

 

The pre-season is really for those guys on the fringes that are trying to make the team. I don't think they should get rid of it entirely as the coaches need to evaluate the guys trying to make the roster. Also 18 weeks, with 2 bye weeks seems pretty reasonable. 

[Brand J]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

Going to be a pay per view Super Bowl coming up within a decade too most likely.

FTFY

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

The year is 2050 as the Bills travel west to face the Anchorage Seals for an important week 28 matchup to determine who will have a tiebreaker for the 9th wildcard spot in the Winter Conference.

[Gregg]

Just now, Gilberto said:

 

The pre-season is really for those guys on the fringes that are trying to make the team. I don't think they should get rid of it entirely as the coaches need to evaluate the guys trying to make the roster. Also 18 weeks, with 2 bye weeks seems pretty reasonable. 

 

It was only a matter of time when they would go to an 18-game season. These 17 game seasons with the NFC and AFC rotating between 9 and 8 home games every other year is dumb.