The Phinsider
Roger Goodell has been discussing the 18-game NFL season for a few years, suggesting that this is the direction the league will eventually take. After transitioning to an unbalanced 17-game season, many believed the league would stay there for several years. However, additional games lead to increased revenue for the owners, and ultimately, they will achieve their goal, sooner that later, player well being be damned! With the subject coming back up yet again last week, I then asked:
With the possibility of an 18-game season seeming more likely and even inching toward being more likely than not, do you believe there is a chance that the owners do not get their way this time, despite that usually/almost always being how it goes? Moreover, if and when this happens, assuming that it does happen, what do you think the players should ask for/demand in return from the owners, and what do you think the owners will ultimately concede to make more money for themselves?
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
RobNJ65 is mainly concerned with the stupidity that is the Thursday night game.
No Thursday night games LOL
MIAMI235 also believes that it will happen. Regarding raising the cap, I think they will follow the same approach as when they transitioned from 16 to 17 games. The team's cap was not adjusted, but the base salary for players was increased, and players who signed a deal before Feb 2020 received a 1/17th pay bump if they were on the roster for the 17th game. Within a season, the cap will self-adjust itself to reflect the additional revenue gained from the extra game.
You’re probably right that this will happen; it's just a matter of time. Fair option, could be to raise the salary cap by 1/18 in order to compensate players accordingly.
tvegas897, like many of us, sees the issues arising as they pertain to player safety.
Wish the NFL had a clue. Player safety my arse. Restore some rules that make football a real contact sport again and forget the silly game expansion. It’s a joke
Dolfanjoe wants bigger rosters if/when it happens, but sees the game being watered down.
Got to make another dollar ! TV time is money time ! 2 preseason practice games, 18 regular games. 56 man regular roster. 22 0n the practice squad. Cut back on some of the practice time. Be able to protect more players on the practice squads. Third emergency QB not counting against the weekly roster. Of course the salary cap will go up quite a bit. Everyone will make more of the Holy Dollar ! And of course the game will end up being watered down even more. Yea i think its inevitable !
sdphinsfan says it’s coming, so expand the rosters and add a bye week to go along with more cap space.
Guys, this is going to happen. When all you had was the broadcast outlets and ESPN, it...
