All fans want an 18 game season!

musccy
Veteran Member Topic Starter

14 years ago

I guess I'm in the minority because I sure as hell don't want an 18 game season!

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is steadfast in his support of increasing the regular season from 16 games to 18. And he insists that thats what the fans want.

In fact, Goodell said today at his annual State of the League press conference that it was interest from the fans that made him and the majority of league owners decide to push for an 18-game season.

We started this with the fans, Goodell said. The fans have clearly stated that they dont like the preseason. We have a 20-game format, 16 regular season games and four preseason games, and the fans have repeatedly said the preseason games dont meet NFL standards. And that is the basis on which we started this 18-game concept, taking two low-quality preseason games and turning them into two high-quality regular season games.

A recent Associated Press poll, however, found that fan interest in an 18-game season was lukewarm at best. And NFL players are just about unanimous in their opposition to the 18-game season.

So is Goodell right that the fans want an 18-game season? Or is Goodell using the fans as cover for something thats really being pushed by the owners, and by Goodell himself? Let us know where the fans stand, PFT Planet.

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Packers_Finland
Registered

14 years ago

To be fair, he didn't say ALL fans want an 18 game season.

I don't wan't an 18 game season, just for the record.

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Formo
Veteran Member

14 years ago

Hell no. I think it's stupid. If they want to get rid of a few preseason games.. that's fine.. But don't turn 2 of them into regular games.

I like it the way it is. You already have injury issues you are trying to avoid.. And playing 2 more full speed games isn't going to help.

Especially for the rookies coming into the league..

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

14 years ago

I'm perfectly fine with 2 fake, 16 real. The pre-season is junk. but 18 games just doesn't seem good to me. Sure, I'd like to see 2 more real games, but not at the expense of my favorite players longevity.

Edit, plus, think of Vikings fans for crying out loud. That's 2 more heart breaking defeats they'd be forced to endure each season. 16 pathetic displays is far more than this world needs, adding two more is just cruel and unusual punishment.

Pack93z
Select Member

14 years ago

It isn't that the fans "want" 18 games.. what the fans don't want to do is pay full price for 4 "meaningless" (although I will argue that there is much for a fan to learn from) games on top of the invoice for 16.

But since the greed of the game will not unpackage the preseason games from the season ticket holders, or discount the ticket prices, nor give up 2 revenue opportunities that the preseason provides.

So the only logical solution is to replace 2 "meaningless" games with 2 regular season games so that the fans will continue to accept the invoices for 20 games.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

14 years ago

"Pack93z" wrote:

What's there to learn from when the pre-season games are only aired locally? I agree with the concept of your point, but it needs to be broadcasted on a wider region for it to be a learning experience. Why the hell would I wanna learn about the frickin Broncos?!

Formo
Veteran Member

14 years ago

I love the preseason. The best time to watch is during the 2nd half of the games.. You get to see the could-be's bust their asses off for a job that could ultimately make or break their NFL career.

It's the fairweather, football hating 'fans' that don't like the preseason games.

They might as well put on a skirt.

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zombieslayer
Registered

14 years ago

I hope Goddell gets hemorrhoids, hopefully level 3 (which is bad enough to require surgery). That's what he gets for speaking for people without their permission.

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Packers_Finland
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14 years ago

The most important to me in a 16 game season is that all the records stay intact.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

14 years ago

#10

Problem is most of those new "regular season" games are going to be meaningless too. We're just going to stretch out the period of early-season suckage from 4 to 6 weeks.

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