Sum1BTRthnU said:
Man, every week I scan through the forums, check different NFL websites, read articles, etc...just to get a daily NFL/RAMS fix in anticipation for Sunday. I can't WAIT for gameday as soon as the previous one ends...
...but I can't believe the season is only 4 games (hopefully a few more!) from being over. The season flies by!
I say go to 18 games! :cheese:
ONLY IF THEY:
Reduce the number of pre season games
Expand the roster
Place a maximum number of snaps and or games a player is allowed.
This sport is currently threatened by the increasing march of concussion science.
"Real Sports" with Bryant Gumbel did a feature on the NCAA's "dereliction of duty" re: protecting athletes from over exposure ( mostly live hitting in practice)
There are things in the offing concerning player safety that unless accomodations of the nature I propose ( again "of that nature" not specifically) , there will be legislation and the last damned thing the sport needs is the Social Security Administration model of inefficiency coming to govern it.
I share your insatiable appetite for this game, it is my favorite topic of conversation, form of entertainment, but asking the same people to play two more games when they are already competing in an environment where attrition is such a factor won't fly.
I coach wrestling at a high school , MSHSAA ( the HS sport governing body in Missouri) limits the in season paricipation of wrestlers to 15 events six of which can be tournaments and a total number of 50 in season matches plus district and state tournament matches. If we were to get more games IMO a system like that would not just be reasonable , but probably be demanded by the union.