2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Rodney-2187]

I think 17 games will be an issue. I'd love a longer season, but why complicate things with an odd number of games? Some teams will have more home games? Even if they alternate the number of home games each season, you still have to think about the games in London and elsewhere. I can't help but think some teams will feel short changed while others will appear to be getting preferential treatment. Even if that isn't true, why not eliminate the debate and confusion and just go with 18 or stick with 16?

[Tony208]

Wonder if the Corona virus scared some of them into voting yes.

[BLMN]

Originally Posted by Rodney-2187

I think 17 games will be an issue. I'd love a longer season, but why complicate things with an odd number of games? Some teams will have more home games? Even if they alternate the number of home games each season, you still have to think about the games in London and elsewhere. I can't help but think some teams will feel short changed while others will appear to be getting preferential treatment. Even if that isn't true, why not eliminate the debate and confusion and just go with 18 or stick with 16?

Last i heard all teams will have to play 1 game in a neutral field, so lets say your team is a home team in a London game your team will be awarded another home game to make it up so 8 home 8 away 1 neutral = 17 games.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by Rodney-2187

I think 17 games will be an issue. I'd love a longer season, but why complicate things with an odd number of games? Some teams will have more home games? Even if they alternate the number of home games each season, you still have to think about the games in London and elsewhere. I can't help but think some teams will feel short changed while others will appear to be getting preferential treatment. Even if that isn't true, why not eliminate the debate and confusion and just go with 18 or stick with 16?

Because they never wouldve gone for 18 - even 17 was a battle + the health/safety concerns would be talked about even more.

17 still gets them the extra $$.

CBA 2030 probably tries for 18 games.

Originally Posted by BLMN

Last i heard all teams will have to play 1 game in a neutral field.

Not true.

[BLMN]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Because they never wouldve gone for 18 - even 17 was a battle + the health/safety concerns would be talked about even more.

17 still gets them the extra $$.

CBA 2030 probably tries for 18 games.



Not true.

so what do you know that we dont, come on we all want to know

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by BLMN

so what do you know that we dont, come on we all want to know

Some teams might double up on year then have one less the next. The NHL has had 31 teams for a few years now and while they do play an even amount of games each team will play the entire league. So it won’t be completely even scheduling each year but will balance out over a few, just like the NFL will when the 17th game is added.

Way too much money to not happen.

[rickah88]

Wow, Ryan Tannehill getting paid!! $118mil/4yr. $29.5avg. $62mil fully guaranteed with $91mil in total guarantees.

Dude wins even during a pandemic.

Scratch one potential Brady destination off the list.

[Samus Aran]

The CFL seems to be doing fine with an 18-game schedule. They also have three bye weeks. Remember when the NFL attempted two byes and then dropped it the next year?

[BeastCreatureTrapper]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wow, Ryan Tannehill getting paid!! $118mil/4yr. $29.5avg. $62mil fully guaranteed with $91mil in total guarantees.

Dude wins even during a pandemic.

Scratch one potential Brady destination off the list.

Brady should still go to Tenn....as a back-up.

Dude, you are in your prime years with Gisele. C'mon bro, ride that pine and ride that Fine, if you know what I mean, and I think that you do...

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wow, Ryan Tannehill getting paid!! $118mil/4yr. $29.5avg. $62mil fully guaranteed with $91mil in total guarantees.

Dude wins even during a pandemic.

Scratch one potential Brady destination off the list.

Damn good contract for someone who started the season as a backup.

[BizCat]

I’ve said for a long time NFL needs two bye weeks.

[Samus Aran]

Originally Posted by BizCat

I’ve said for a long time NFL needs two bye weeks.

Two bye weeks were added in 1993 and gone in 1994. But things would be different now if they tried it again.

http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story...k/sportCat/nfl

Q: What happened when they expanded to two bye weeks in 1993?

A: One word: disaster. CBS and NBC freaked out because their ratings plummeted thanks to a continually depleted Sunday slate; teams complained that they couldn't maintain momentum when they weren't playing enough games in a row; everyone hated losing the week off between the conference title games and the Super Bowl; and most importantly, fantasy owners couldn't figure out who to bench/waive/pick up since we didn't have the Internet yet.

(Follow-up to that point: This continues to amaze me. How did we do fantasy football without the Internet? I keep wanting to ask my friends, "How did you guys have a league back then?" then I remember that I was in their league, too. Looking back, I can only remember one thing: Our commish, Camp, mailing out stats after he added them up from the Monday/Tuesday USA Today, then me excitedly getting my mail on Thursdays to see if I won. Not my e-mail, my mail. Was this the 1990s or the 1890s? I can't remember.)

The real problem: With only 28 teams and a top-heavy league, that left eight or nine Sunday afternoon games per bye week … and only two or three of those games were good. We didn't have DirecTV's season package back then, or the Red Zone Channel, so if you were stuck with a crappy local game (or even worse, a crappy local team that wiped out the quality national game you could have been watching), your whole day was ruined. Trust me, my Patriots overachieved that season by going 5-11. (Double bye weeks) + (no DirecTV) X (crummy local team) = bitter. And that's why double bye weeks went the way of New Coke, "Cop Rock," Planet Hollywood, Rick Mirer and "The Pat Sajak Show."

Q: Was there a tipping point during that 1993 season when everyone threw their hands up and said "The double byes must go immediately"?

A: Actually, there was! How did you know? The NFC East and AFC West received byes in Week 8, which meant that four of the league's best eight teams (Dallas, Kansas City, the Giants and Raiders) were shelved, and also, CBS (who had NFC rights) lost local bumps in Dallas, Philly, Washington and New York. Of the eight Sunday afternoon games, our "marquee" AFC matchup was Buffalo (which finished 12-4) at the Jets (8-8); for the NFC, it was San Francisco (10-6) at Phoenix (7-9). A ratings calamity.

(Important note: Now that we have 32 teams, DirecTV and perpetual parity, the quality of those Sunday games wouldn't be nearly as problematic. I'd rather see them bring back double bye weeks then stretch the season to an 18-game orgy of concussions. But that's just me.)

[rickah88]

Lol, when I started doing FF back then we all pitched in and got a weekly 3.5” floppy disc from USA Today, mailed, with all the stats.
Kids nowadays have it way too easy.

[dcowboy7]

Now theyre saying yr will start on time cause even if they push it back 2 wks they say it probably wont be any better + things may even be worse so do it now & get it over with.

Chris simms says brady down to NE & TB.

Also problem with 2 byes is:
- now theres TNF so another game off sunday
- what if season goes to 18 games in 2030 & goes to prez wknd with 1 bye -- 2 byes would go beyond that then - they arent going to get rid of the 2nd bye then & they arent going to start labor day.

[Moviefan1203]

Also, some NFL players rely on the bonus’s they are due at the beginning of the league year

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wow, Ryan Tannehill getting paid!! $118mil/4yr. $29.5avg. $62mil fully guaranteed with $91mil in total guarantees.

Dude wins even during a pandemic.

Scratch one potential Brady destination off the list.

Dak Prescott is happy

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wow, Ryan Tannehill getting paid!! $118mil/4yr. $29.5avg. $62mil fully guaranteed with $91mil in total guarantees.

Dude wins even during a pandemic.

Scratch one potential Brady destination off the list.

Dude earned it, but I still think the Titans end up like the 2017 Jags team. A fluke-y season that gets people paid, but they never get back to the highs of That One Season. Not like I'm rooting against them though, so good luck.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Dak Prescott is happy

Love it. Thanks to the CBA passing Dallas can’t use both tags. With no deal in sight for Rayne Dakota or Stonehands(as you once called him) Cooper, the team may be forced to use the tag on Rayne Dakota...thusly eating up a bigger chunk of cap space.
Now if Cooper leaves, we all know how Rayne Dakota was before his arrival.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Love it. Thanks to the CBA passing Dallas can’t use both tags. With no deal in sight for Rayne Dakota or Stonehands(as you once called him) Cooper, the team may be forced to use the tag on Rayne Dakota...thusly eating up a bigger chunk of cap space.
Now if Cooper leaves, we all know how Rayne Dakota was before his arrival.

He still has Zeke, Cobb, Gallup and if necessary a 1st round receiver. Not too worried as long as our o-line can stay healthy.

[BizCat]

Life is just so weird right now.