NEWS ALERT: NFL close to making a 17 game regular season schedule?

HeaFinMar · 05-20-2008, 06:37 PM

Story to air tonite on SportsCenter. Sounds interesting I would guest that if they added a game then they would have to add another bye week therefore making it 17 games with two bye weeks. If my math is right that would add an extra 2 weeks to an already 16 game schedule and 17 week season inculding the bye week. Making it now a 17 game schedule and an 19 week season including the extra bye week. That would extend the season at least a month.

thoughts???

the becktionary · 05-20-2008, 07:06 PM

what are we trying to be, baseball?

naw screw that ish, it'll just lead to more injuries.

Hoot {MWB} · 05-20-2008, 07:28 PM

I don't like the idea. If it is a month longer...the additional wear and tear on the players' bodies will definitely take its toll.

Fin_Fanatic · 05-20-2008, 08:12 PM

only if we get rid of the preseason games

Layfield · 05-21-2008, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fin_Fanatic

only if we get rid of the preseason games

Exactly. There needs to be a trade off somewhere

satz · 05-21-2008, 10:08 AM

THis is bogus. Preaseason are the only games where rookies are allowed to play and i see no need to do this .

i would say yes to 17 games if 2 by weeks are included..

dlcmdrx · 05-21-2008, 01:19 PM

I dont understand why americans want very few football months in their lifes...

Dont you guys want more of Dolphins football??

It could be easily done with more bye weeks and a 63 man roster.

Anyway, since that seems to be the opinion of the majority... what would you guys think about having college football in another month span instead of being september to december like the NFl??

sn9ke.eyes · 05-21-2008, 01:57 PM

The story actually said that one pre-season game would be eliminated and this was thrown out as a "possible" change to help bring in more revenue so a labor agreement could be reached.

HughC · 05-22-2008, 11:44 PM

17 is an odd number, it doesn't work. One team has 8 home games and another you're fighting for a playoff spot with has 9 home games? Although I do like the idea of home games here against northern teams in dark uniforms in August. Evens out the home field advantage they get in December and January.

TarHeelFinFan · 05-23-2008, 12:34 PM

17 is dumb. There must be a similar number of home and away games for everyone.

SpaceMountain16 · 05-24-2008, 12:05 AM

Well didn't the NFL have some kind of plan to still keep the 8-8 home and away but have each team play in some kind of away venue somehow. Be it over seas in England, or across the borders in Canada or Mexico for one game, or maybe even stage a game in the LA Colosseum or something. So it would be 8 home 8 away and 1 neutral? I thought that was their plan i forget where i heard that.

05-20-2008, 07:06 PM	#2
the becktionary Chad Henne is a Little Girl Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 50 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	what are we trying to be, baseball? naw screw that ish, it'll just lead to more injuries. __________________ http://www.johnbeck.net/

05-20-2008, 07:28 PM	#3
Hoot {MWB} Keeper of the Old Code Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Age: 26 Posts: 129 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I don't like the idea. If it is a month longer...the additional wear and tear on the players' bodies will definitely take its toll. __________________ "Dear Lord, the battles we go through in life, we ask for a chance that's fair. A chance to equal our stride, a chance to do or dare. If we should win, let it be by the code. Faith and honor held high. If we should lose, we'll stand by the road, and cheer as the winners go by. Day by Day, we get better and better! Til' we can't be beat...WON'T BE BEAT!" ---Husker Tunnel Prayer---

05-20-2008, 08:12 PM	#4
Fin_Fanatic Seasoned Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Virginia Age: 26 Posts: 809 Thanks: 3 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	only if we get rid of the preseason games __________________ *2008: The Year of the Dolphins* When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him. --Franklin D. Roosevelt Ronnie Brown is a BEAST!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvXzU3cRmQc

05-21-2008, 01:57 PM	#8
sn9ke.eyes Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 591 Thanks: 27 Thanked 39 Times in 28 Posts	The story actually said that one pre-season game would be eliminated and this was thrown out as a "possible" change to help bring in more revenue so a labor agreement could be reached. __________________

05-23-2008, 12:34 PM	#10
TarHeelFinFan Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chapel Hill, NC/ Sunrise, FL Age: 25 Posts: 1,326 Thanks: 1 Thanked 24 Times in 9 Posts	17 is dumb. There must be a similar number of home and away games for everyone. __________________ North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions 1924, 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005

05-21-2008, 10:08 AM	#6
satz Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 841 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts	THis is bogus. Preaseason are the only games where rookies are allowed to play and i see no need to do this . i would say yes to 17 games if 2 by weeks are included..

05-21-2008, 01:19 PM	#7
dlcmdrx Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 56 Thanked 17 Times in 6 Posts	I dont understand why americans want very few football months in their lifes... Dont you guys want more of Dolphins football?? It could be easily done with more bye weeks and a 63 man roster. Anyway, since that seems to be the opinion of the majority... what would you guys think about having college football in another month span instead of being september to december like the NFl??

05-22-2008, 11:44 PM	#9
HughC Scout Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 108 Thanks: 20 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	17 is an odd number, it doesn't work. One team has 8 home games and another you're fighting for a playoff spot with has 9 home games? Although I do like the idea of home games here against northern teams in dark uniforms in August. Evens out the home field advantage they get in December and January.

05-24-2008, 12:05 AM	#11
SpaceMountain16 The Loose Cannon Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Just 9 Milimeters Away Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 115 Thanked 772 Times in 460 Posts	Well didn't the NFL have some kind of plan to still keep the 8-8 home and away but have each team play in some kind of away venue somehow. Be it over seas in England, or across the borders in Canada or Mexico for one game, or maybe even stage a game in the LA Colosseum or something. So it would be 8 home 8 away and 1 neutral? I thought that was their plan i forget where i heard that. __________________ It's not negativity, it's realism, and beneath it all there is only passion. -- GO DOLPHINS --

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