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January 9, 2023 at 5:14 pm #142500
Billy_TParticipantI think the overall quality of play has declined, and players seem to have been hurt at much higher rates this year. Haven’t studied the data yet, but the eyeball test — for both the Rams and the rest of the league — says it’s worse than ever.
The reasons for this seem obvious, at least to me:
Too many games.
The season is way too long.
Artificial turf.
Thursday games.
Exhibition season.
Players are bigger, stronger, and faster, and that evolution keeps accelerating.
Targeted rules too often just protect certain positions, but not everyone.
A long-standing culture that generally incentivizes violence while keeping quiet about its effects.For starters, I think the league should do the following:
No exhibition season.
Increase the length of training camp instead.
Start the season earlier. First weekend after Labor Day.
Go back to 14 games.
No Thursday games.
No bi-week, so they can end it sooner too. This would likely make it so players would be home for Christmas, as should be the case.Make spearing against the rules for everyone, regardless of victim. First time, gets penalty for 15, automatic first down, and ejection — subject to video review. It’s gotta show intentionality on the video, etc.
Second time for that player means immediate suspension for six games, again with video proof. Third time in the same season, he’s out of the league. Video proof, etc. Subject to appeal, but gotta present sufficient evidence to have it overturned, etc.Got some more ideas, but want to hear from the rest of youze guys first.
January 9, 2023 at 6:22 pm #142503
InvaderRamModeratori was thinking they should have more bye weeks. gives them a chance to rest during a grueling season. but i agree. shorten the season. go back to grass fields. no preseason. probably not gonna happen. but those would all be good ideas.
January 9, 2023 at 8:28 pm #142505
znModeratorBT you don’t understand the purpose of the NFL. The NFL is to get us, ordinary fans, to accept a corporate dominated world of drudgery. Rollerball, 1975. So the question is how to do THAT better.
1. Play twice a week for 24 weeks. 48 games. In the end, matches will be exhausted struggles just to stay on the field.
2. Players have to play with injuries.
3. Not only that, but, if you are injured, your salary goes straight to the insurance firms.
4. Players can’t celebrate plays. Instead, whenever they excel in some way, they must yell enthusiastically that “I am glad my efforts serve the system.”
5. Instead of standing for the national anthem, before games, players are to watch jumbotron images of Chinese national leaders while they chant hatefully that “east asia has always been the enemy!”
January 9, 2023 at 8:34 pm #142506Billy_TParticipanti was thinking they should have more bye weeks. gives them a chance to rest during a grueling season. but i agree. shorten the season. go back to grass fields. no preseason. probably not gonna happen. but those would all be good ideas.
I forgot about the turf. That’s a huge reason for the injuries, especially concussions and ACLs. Lotsa players say it’s like playing on concrete.
It’s gotta go. Mandate grass fields universally, and get all scienzy about it. Find the best kind of grass for the players. Most cushion, resilience, protection, etc.
I know most of the things I propose would be shot down by players and ownership, though I think the players would like some of them. They’d all take a hit in the wallet with fewer games, but I think there are ways around that. First off, ownership really makes their money on the radical growth in value for each franchise. Yeah, the TV money is crazy too. But if they bought their teams at least a decade ago, they’d likely pocket billions in profit if they sold them. So they’re making tons of money each year, and when they sell. But if they don’t start paying attention to the safety of the game, and its overly saturated TV presence, those values may start to fall.
Long shot for ownership: Sacrifice a bit of the yearly revenues for a far better on the field product and a healthier team, which will benefit everyone down the road. For the players, they’ll still make good money each year, but the grass fields, rules changes, and fewer games should keep them a lot healthier, which would extend their careers if they want that.
IMO, fans will support the league more if these things happen. I think the near-death of Damar Hamlin has a lot of people reevaluating that support. It should be a wake up call for the entire league.
January 9, 2023 at 8:38 pm #142507Billy_TParticipantBT you don’t understand the purpose of the NFL. The NFL is to get us, ordinary fans, to accept a corporate dominated world of drudgery. Rollerball, 1975. So the question is how to do THAT better. 1. Play twice a week for 24 weeks. 48 games. In the end, matches will be exhausted struggles just to stay on the field. 2. Players have to play with injuries. 3. Not only that, but, if you are injured, your salary goes straight to the insurance firms. 4. Players can’t celebrate plays. Instead, whenever they excel in some way, they must yell enthusiastically that “I am glad my efforts serve the system.” 5. Instead of standing for the national anthem, before games, players are to watch jumbotron images of Chinese national leaders while they chant hatefully that “east asia has always been the enemy!”
Have you been reading Dystopian Sports Fiction again? I thought you had gotten over that phase.
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