Greg Doyel of CBS Sportsline.com writes that enough is enough and the NFL should show some restraint when talking about expanding the regular season to 17 or 18 games.
But isn’t 16 games enough? Some would say it’s too much. Players are going to get hurt no matter how long the season lasts, I get that — but why increase the odds, by increasing the schedule, by 12 percent?
More isn’t always better. Sometimes, more is just … more. But NFL owners are so desperate to make more money, they’re willing to do whatever it takes to increase the value of their television contracts. How do they do that? By expanding inventory.
Some of you might not believe it. If you’re a season-ticket holder, maybe you’re thinking that an 18-game schedule would be a gift from heaven. What the hell, right? It would give you a ninth home game for your money — money you’re spending anyway, since the NFL has been extorting its suckers loyal fans into buying tickets to preseason games along with the regular-season schedule. So for you, an 18-game schedule makes sense. One less preseason game, one more regular-season game … how can you lose?
This is how:
Owners would get together and decide to extort you for more money, because let’s face it: Whatever you were willing to pay for eight regular-season games, you’ll be willing to pay that — and more — for nine.
He makes a good point, although I don’t know if fans really care if the owners continue to make more money if in return, they get more football. And unfortunately injuries are part of the game and while no fan wants to see a player get seriously hurt, there’s no way to avoid it whether the league plays 16, 17 or 18 games.
Comment starter: Would you like to see the NFL add 1-2 more games to its regular season schedule?
