[DwightShrute]

The fraternity of NFL owners is not the most progressive. I can’t imagine them sitting in their mahogany wood covered country club lounge smoking a J. However, looking at their most recent proposed deal to the NFLPA, it may have been thought of after taking a few puffs of that good-good:

SOURCE-Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal reports that, as part of the NFL’s push for 18 regular-season games, the league has advanced the possibility of an 18-game season with a per-player limit of 16 games per year.

18-game season, with a per-player limit of 16 games per year? Certainly a half-baked idea. What makes half-baked ideas so awesome, is sometimes they do work. Is this one of those half-baked ideas that does turn out to work? I’m not totally opposed to it.

I’d say it would dilute the product a little bit because every weekend a team or two would be throwing out their backup QB, but doesn’t that happen already?

What about punters and kickers? Are we going to see backup kickers and punters every weekend? I love chaos, and this would add more chaos into the sport, but does the NFL really need that? There are just so many questions. All in the name of getting the owners (and players) more money. How would Vegas set the lines for these bad boys? That’s the only reason I don’t see this happening. Vegas is going to shut it down just like they shut down cross country TNF games.

You could make it fun, though. Let’s say for the two games that your kicker and punter can’t play, they have to be replaced by one of your offensive linemen. Imagine some of those behemoths kicking FGs to win the game? It would be electric.

I could be way too optimistic, though. This could just be another dumb ass idea from a professional sports league. The MLB was looking to split the Rays in Montreal/Tampa Bay. The NBA was thinking of doing a tourney in the middle of the season. Soccer has VAR. Now it’s the NFL’s turn.

[The J-Dizzle]

Chaos? Yes. Quality? No.

This is an idiotic way for owners to make more money. At the other hand, you would have to let teams have bigger rosters and the best backup QBs could demand huge salaries.

Don't make this happen. The owners should strive for a better product, this is not it. This is quantity, not quality. If I wanted quantity I would watch the NHL.

[DwightShrute]

Chaos? Yes. Quality? No.

This is an idiotic way for owners to make more money. At the other hand, you would have to let teams have bigger rosters and the best backup QBs could demand huge salaries.

Don't make this happen. The owners should strive for a better product, this is not it. This is quantity, not quality. If I wanted quantity I would watch the NHL.

the will still play the same about of games as today. Except it will be 18 reg season game with only 2 preseason. The CFL did that years ago. Of course its about $$. I don't mind the idea.

[The J-Dizzle]

You don't see the flaws? This isn't about quality it's about quantity. It's perfect the way it is.

And what about the fans who buy expensive tickets and get to see the backups the one game they watch live all season?
So you don't mind the idea that we get a lesser product but the owners make more money? Well okey then...

[rm18]

Playing 16 of 18 is