Originally Posted by eDave:
Not much different than an injured player not playing. :-)
Injuries you can't help. Getting fucked on a game because Henne has to play instead of Mahomes would be strictly because of owner greed and not being willing to give the players what they want to run an 18 game regular season. [Reply]
Sit them all on an away Thursday night game. Otherwise away Sunday/Monday night game(s). Away night games are hard to win anyway. Look at the Pats, Rams, and Seahawks games from last year.
Suppose Goodell would be happy with that? Holding out the varsity in those matchups? [Reply]
Would like to make nfl more epic. Heavily expand the rosters. Maybe move to point system where divisional games are 5 points and non divisional are three points and one point for a draw. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sorry:
Would like to make nfl more epic. Heavily expand the rosters. Maybe move to point system where divisional games are 5 points and non divisional are three points and one point for a draw.
Yeah. I agree. It'll never work. There is no way that I would want to sit Mahomes for 2 games and start a backup in his place. The article mentions that. They also bring up kickers. Teams would have to keep 2 punters and 2 field goal kickers. And then there's the issue of the offensive line. We have the best right tackle in the league. I really don't want to put Erving in for Schwartz for 2 games. He could probably hold down the spot okay, but there would be a huge drop off and it could get Mahomes hurt. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
Yeah. I agree. It'll never work. There is no way that I would want to sit Mahomes for 2 games and start a backup in his place. The article mentions that. They also bring up kickers. Teams would have to keep 2 punters and 2 field goal kickers. And then there's the issue of the offensive line. We have the best right tackle in the league. I really don't want to put Erving in for Schwartz for 2 games. He could probably hold down the spot okay, but there would be a huge drop off and it could get Mahomes hurt.
It's a pure money grab. And fuck any stupid idea that ruins competitive balance so the owners can make an extra buck. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
Yeah. I agree. It'll never work. There is no way that I would want to sit Mahomes for 2 games and start a backup in his place. The article mentions that. They also bring up kickers. Teams would have to keep 2 punters and 2 field goal kickers. And then there's the issue of the offensive line. We have the best right tackle in the league. I really don't want to put Erving in for Schwartz for 2 games. He could probably hold down the spot okay, but there would be a huge drop off and it could get Mahomes hurt.
It'll never happen. but if it did I would propose the league designates which weeks teams rest their starters to make it more fair. Like week 8 of the season .Then week 14. That way both teams are in the same boat. [Reply]
The 18 game season also completely messes with history. Imagine if every regular season record in 2020 was shattered. It makes Mahomes' outstanding 5000 / 50 season almost meaningless. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
The 18 game season also completely messes with history. Imagine if every regular season record in 2020 was shattered. It makes Mahomes' outstanding 5000 / 50 season almost meaningless.
