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18-Game Season Officially Proposed


The title says it all. I’m not going to pretend to know how all of this works on the legal side of things because I honestly have no idea. Nate Dunlevy over at 18 to 88 seems to have a much better grasp on that part, or is just better than I am at pretending like he does. Either way, he wrote a great piece on it which you can check out by clicking here.

I’m not going to provide much of my own personal analysis on this topic because I’m kind of on the fence about it. As a football fan, I’d love to see more regular season games and less preseason games. On the other hand, as a Colts fan, I’d hate to see the schedule expanded to 18 games.

The Colts are arguably the best team in the league at evaluating talent and finding a hidden gem during the offseason and preseason. They use all the time given to them (including all four preseason games) to come up with these talented, under-the-radar players that fit their system. I don’t want that to be hindered by the removal of two preseason games.

The bottom line for me though is whatever needs to happen to actually have a 2011 NFL season is what I want to have happen. If that’s a 16-game season or an 18-game season then and it can only work with one of the other then I’d rather have that one than no professional football at all for an entire season.


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