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He has a point. One of the big values of the NFL is i) A limited number of games and ii) All played closely together (timewise) So every weekend is important be
by jusben1369 13y ago
He has a point. One of the big values of the NFL is i) A limited number of games and ii) All played closely together (timewise) So every weekend is important because a team's fortunes can really change from week to week. Baseball and Basketball teams can go on multi game losing streaks and it's just a bump. In the NFL it's almost certain death to playoff aspirations.
That makes for better analysis Monday through Friday. Because all of these events have been compressed and the future can be mapped out. Now you're spreading events over 4 days of the week you lose that "Completeness"
Having said all that violence and injury will be what kills the NFL before saturation. Negotiating the move to a more athletic spectacle vs warrior battle without losing the base of fans is key to continuing to have the best athletes chose football over other sports early on.
- josefresco 13y agoYour first point isn't an issue as they're not proposing extending the ovral # of games. Your second point is valid, and I would add that the rhythm, and amount of preparation needed to play American football at the highest level is seriously compromised when you play on Thursday. If the NFL only has teams who have a "buy" week on Thur than the problem is mitigated (can anyone confirm this?), but it takes serious effort to prepare (and heal) for an NFL game and the players/coaches surely won't enjoy the abbreviated prep time caused by the new time slot.
- jusben1369 13y agoAgree on the rest and preparation time. Also note the article mentioned the debate around playing less pre season games and adding 2 regular season games (which would start to dilute the importance of any one game)