NFL: Increasing to an 18 schedule is Great for the Owners
On first take, an increase in the number of 'real' regular season games and a decrease in the meaningless scrimmages otherwise known as the preseason are good things...right?
Well it definitely is for the NFL owners...players and probably fans not so much.
Owners
Increasing the regular season to 18 games means 2 more full stadiums with the dollars generated via ticket sales and concessions. And please don't forget the almighty TV revenue.
Players
Their contracts are for the season not a per game basis so they just get 18 slightly smaller paychecks but the total doesn't change. Maybe they'll get to share in the increased revenue with the new collective bargaining agreement still yet to be successfully negotiated...but that's the big unknown.
A few things that they can be most certain of are more injuries (especially concussions), shorter careers and potentially less realized incentive money because of seasons shortened by injury.
Fans
It's all good until we get deep into the season and you are wondering where are all of the stars that you paid good money to see or what happened to that stud on your fantasy team? It's simple. He's standing on the sideline in street clothes injured.
Who wants to see the playoffs with third string QB's starting?
Well it definitely is for the NFL owners...players and probably fans not so much.
Owners
Increasing the regular season to 18 games means 2 more full stadiums with the dollars generated via ticket sales and concessions. And please don't forget the almighty TV revenue.
Players
Their contracts are for the season not a per game basis so they just get 18 slightly smaller paychecks but the total doesn't change. Maybe they'll get to share in the increased revenue with the new collective bargaining agreement still yet to be successfully negotiated...but that's the big unknown.
A few things that they can be most certain of are more injuries (especially concussions), shorter careers and potentially less realized incentive money because of seasons shortened by injury.
Fans
It's all good until we get deep into the season and you are wondering where are all of the stars that you paid good money to see or what happened to that stud on your fantasy team? It's simple. He's standing on the sideline in street clothes injured.
Who wants to see the playoffs with third string QB's starting?
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