Changes that I would have Expected and/or Need to be Made:
1) Kickoff rule: Needs to be reversed.
...Baseball messed with the rules. And they're tinkering with history. Bad move.
...The new kickoff rule is a complete joke. I'm OK with a Fair Catch pushing the ball to the Max (25, spot of catch).
...Why would fans pay full-fare at the Roman Coliseum when you took the hitting out of the game?
2) Thursday Nite games: need to be scratched.
...I'm good w/ the Season-Opening THUR game and the traditional Thx-giving games.
...Other than that, scrap the THUR games. Players hate it.
...Football schedules = Rest and Game-Prep. It ties to a specific schedule. You don't play on 4 days of rest.
3) Expansion to add two European teams.
...And I don't think it will be Jaguars moving to London. Jags have a good foothold in Jacksonville.
...All the London games have been a testing ground. Europe would support teams in London/Paris.
...Don't laugh. It can happen. The first Trans-Atlantic pro sports league.
...Trade-off would be eliminating the THUR games. Extra window = Sunday morning (930am Eastern).
...Rams are playing in London this year. NFL has shown that it's logistically possible.
4) Reducing Exhibition to two Games. Expanding Regular Season to 18 games (over 20 weeks).
...I think 18 over 20 weeks is the only way the Players Union signs off on it. More recovery time.
...Fans have come to realize how lame Pre-season is. And you can't risk a starter getting injured.
...The teams seem to prefer the inter-squad scrimmages anyway. Good way to tune up for the season.
5) Playoff expansion to 16 teams.
...See my note above about expanding to 34 teams (if they add two European teams).
...Whether it's 32 or 34 teams, playoff games trump Reg SEA games. Full 16-team bracket works.
...Bye to the 1-seed is too advantageous. Also, they need to re-do the Draft order. No more tanking.
1) Kickoff rule: Needs to be reversed.
...Baseball messed with the rules. And they're tinkering with history. Bad move.
...The new kickoff rule is a complete joke. I'm OK with a Fair Catch pushing the ball to the Max (25, spot of catch).
...Why would fans pay full-fare at the Roman Coliseum when you took the hitting out of the game?
2) Thursday Nite games: need to be scratched.
...I'm good w/ the Season-Opening THUR game and the traditional Thx-giving games.
...Other than that, scrap the THUR games. Players hate it.
...Football schedules = Rest and Game-Prep. It ties to a specific schedule. You don't play on 4 days of rest.
3) Expansion to add two European teams.
...And I don't think it will be Jaguars moving to London. Jags have a good foothold in Jacksonville.
...All the London games have been a testing ground. Europe would support teams in London/Paris.
...Don't laugh. It can happen. The first Trans-Atlantic pro sports league.
...Trade-off would be eliminating the THUR games. Extra window = Sunday morning (930am Eastern).
...Rams are playing in London this year. NFL has shown that it's logistically possible.
4) Reducing Exhibition to two Games. Expanding Regular Season to 18 games (over 20 weeks).
...I think 18 over 20 weeks is the only way the Players Union signs off on it. More recovery time.
...Fans have come to realize how lame Pre-season is. And you can't risk a starter getting injured.
...The teams seem to prefer the inter-squad scrimmages anyway. Good way to tune up for the season.
5) Playoff expansion to 16 teams.
...See my note above about expanding to 34 teams (if they add two European teams).
...Whether it's 32 or 34 teams, playoff games trump Reg SEA games. Full 16-team bracket works.
...Bye to the 1-seed is too advantageous. Also, they need to re-do the Draft order. No more tanking.