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Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

July 14, 2019 08:59AM
"The trendline in pro sports seems to be to increase the number of games and to escalate player salaries as TV revenue skyrockets."

That doesn't seem to be true.

The NHL has been at 82 games since the 1995-1996 season.

The NFL has been at 16 games since 1978.

The NBA has played 82 games since the 1967-1968 season (and there is some consideration being given to shortening the season. [www.nba.com])

Major League Baseball has had a 162 game schedule since 1961.

Personally, I don't see a trend towards increasing the number of regular season games in pro sports.

What I have seen, however, is expansion of the playoffs: the NFL (2002), NBA (2003), Baseball (2012) all added teams and/or games to their playoffs way more recently than they added games to their regular season.

IMO the NFL is more likely to add 2 more wild cards than go to an 18 game season. Not only would those 2 additional games generate additional income for the NFL you are likely to see increased viewership towards the end of the season due to more teams having a shot at making the playoffs.



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  Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

RamBill803July 12, 2019 12:31PM

  Can't really wrap my brain around that...

JamesJM272July 12, 2019 01:01PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

cool_hand_luke303July 12, 2019 01:54PM

  Re figure it out

Speed_Kills243July 12, 2019 02:01PM

  Can you pick any 2 games to rest particular starters?

promomasterj253July 12, 2019 02:19PM

  Re: Can you pick any 2 games to rest particular starters?

cool_hand_luke208July 12, 2019 03:10PM

  kicker/punter/long snapper

headslapper218July 13, 2019 03:58PM

  don't like it

zn254July 12, 2019 02:28PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

Ramboni219July 12, 2019 02:46PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

Classicalwit192July 12, 2019 03:05PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

cool_hand_luke198July 12, 2019 03:12PM

  maybe with a handful of exemptions?

AlbaNY_Ram229July 12, 2019 04:52PM

  It's beginning to sound...

JamesJM234July 12, 2019 04:54PM

  me? no

zn476July 12, 2019 05:18PM

  Re: me? no........... Yup

Anonymous User253July 12, 2019 05:35PM

  Re: me? no

AlbaNY_Ram244July 13, 2019 12:57AM

  your blunt opinion....

21Dog208July 13, 2019 09:10AM

  8-game: LOVE IT--->starting QB sits 2 games--depth

Steve291July 13, 2019 01:26AM

  Re: 8-game: LOVE IT--->starting QB sits 2 games--depth

zn241July 13, 2019 04:48AM

  Re: 8-game: LOVE IT--->starting QB sits 2 games--depth

Steve300July 13, 2019 08:58AM

  A couple of things come to mind: first, there are not enough decent QBs

RockRam304July 13, 2019 04:59AM

  Re: A couple of things come to mind: first, there are not enough decent QBs

AlbaNY_Ram268July 13, 2019 05:23AM

  This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

Rams43329July 13, 2019 05:51AM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

AlbaNY_Ram361July 13, 2019 07:20AM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

Rams43234July 13, 2019 03:27PM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

AlbaNY_Ram233July 13, 2019 06:35PM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

zn244July 13, 2019 06:47PM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

Rams43319July 13, 2019 08:10PM

  I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

SunTzu_vs_Camus232July 14, 2019 02:41AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

AlbaNY_Ram325July 14, 2019 06:55AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

Rams43384July 14, 2019 07:24AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

zn256July 14, 2019 07:57AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

Rams43225July 14, 2019 08:08AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

zn226July 14, 2019 08:20AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

Rams43228July 14, 2019 08:31AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

zn221July 14, 2019 03:55PM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

AlbaNY_Ram238July 14, 2019 08:59AM

  I like it

stlramz237July 13, 2019 01:28PM

  That 'record' thing..

JamesJM268July 13, 2019 01:49PM

  Players might go for a 18 week schedule with 16 games played

ramzilla251July 13, 2019 03:46PM

  Re: Players might go for a 18 week schedule with 16 games played

zn223July 13, 2019 04:39PM

  Mark Murphy supports 17 games, a regular season compromise.

Rams43309July 14, 2019 07:59AM

  I like the 17 game idea

Rampage2K-265July 14, 2019 09:28AM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

zn388July 14, 2019 01:44PM

  I want 17 games and one additional bye week

PeoriaRa299July 15, 2019 08:52AM

  Re: I want 17 games and one additional bye week

Rampage2K-241July 15, 2019 09:25AM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

zn237July 15, 2019 06:12PM