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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Since starters typically don't play in the 4th preseason game you are essentially taking away one preseason game by going to two games. The season would likely be similar to the CFL in that the first week of the season is filled with some sloppy play but the current NFL preseason is just too long and drawn out. I don't buy that an 18 game schedule is too much for the players as we've seen it for years in the CFL heck the Stamps played 2 games in five days last year.
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The starters don't need preseason games, they understand the systems and can execute them (usually). Taking away two extra preseason games means that guys who don't know the system will be losing time to learn it, or they'll still be elarning it in regular season games. Of the 22 starters there's always a half dozen or so who are new to the system, and that doesn't account for the 15-20 players who see significant palying time in one capacity or another from the start of the year. A good number of those guys would be playing with half a clue as to what was going on. It would make for 2 weeks of garbage football.
Then take a look at what would happen at the end of the year. Instead of one week of starters being rested the top teams would be resting guys for 2-3 weeks. Divisions and conferences could still be sewn up by week 16. Sounds like riveting television.
Look at the absolute beating these palyers take over the course of a 16 game season and playoffs, hell look at GB's roster. Teams are already decimated by injuries over the course of 16 games, adding 2 more will lead to even more star players on the sidelines come playoff time. Again, riveting tv. And don't give me the 'the CFL can do it' line, two different games with very different demands on the players.