Drew Brees tweeted that not once has a player asked for money in the NFL labor negotiations. The obvious concern is that ten years after playing in the NFL players brains turn into Hellen Keller. It is a violent game. Yet, I believe an 18 game schedule would be better for the NFL.
When Aaron Rodgers got his concussion he came back and played two games later. He got crunched over and over in that game including a head to head hit that looked like it would give any man a concussion. Yet, after the game Rodgers said that his new helmet protected him. It baffles me that I can watch a game on my blackberry, but we can't figure out a way to prevent concussions for the people playing the actual game. Who wants to be the genius who steps into the court room and presents a helmet that is safe? For God's sake I'll let Ray Lewis hit me to test it if it gets me football next season.
Assuming there is football and players feel safe, which is a very large assumption, why wouldn't you want 18 games? 16 is to short, remember the year of Matt Cassell Patriot fans when we went 11-5 but didn't get into the playoffs? Ask the San Diego Chargers if they want 18 games. Pre-season football kind of sucks. Take away two pre-season games, and lets play two more real ones. It would give us a better playoff picture, and just as many players get hurt in the pre-season they just may not be as meaningful. The NFL would make more money from having regular season games, and NFL fans would have two more games to watch. Makes to much sense to me.
-Chuck
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