Longer Season.. what does it offer other than more revenue?

Could this possibly lead to slightly larger rosters? I could definitely see that. At the end of a 16 game season these players are beat up -- can you imagine two more weeks?

All about increasing revenue. And with increased revenue, maybe the players won't be as upset when the owners ask the current CBA structure which has 60% of revenue going to the players be revised...so money and the CBA negotiations are the major driving forces (as well as, on a much smaller scale, globalization)

I guess adding games would be easier to slide into playing more games overseas yeah. Although I'm way against that. It's difficult enough to adjust for a Thursday or Monday night game, imagine traveling across several more time zones and whatnot. NFL Europe couldn't even stay afloat, so these talks of in the future adding international teams is insane. I'd say that there are some markets in America that deserve a team more than anywhere in Mexico, Canada, or Europe.

Yeah I don't get the appeal of overseas games. Keep it in our hemisphere w/ games in Canada and maybe South America.

I think it makes more sense to me to expand the playoffs. I would imagine those games generate proportionally more oney the in-season games. Maybe go to 17 and expanded playoffs. Then you're only adding one game for everyone and ghe other games are playoff games involving a lot less players.

One also has to understand that this could very well be CBA positioning(most likely). IN collective bargaining you have to give to get. The more the owners lay on the table the more they have to pull back when the time comes. I'd bet we don't see extra games in whatever reincarnation the next CBA is.

I guess adding games would be easier to slide into playing more games overseas yeah. Although I'm way against that. It's difficult enough to adjust for a Thursday or Monday night game, imagine traveling across several more time zones and whatnot. NFL Europe couldn't even stay afloat, so these talks of in the future adding international teams is insane. I'd say that there are some markets in America that deserve a team more than anywhere in Mexico, Canada, or Europe.

Hold on now, the NFL folded on Europe not the other way around. Europeans have plenty of interest in the sport. Combine that with the fact that there are also U.S servicmembers who went to those games and it is obvious that they had strong fan base.
NFL folds Europe league, to focus on regular-season games abroad - NFL - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2920738)

I understand that there are concerns about the time zones but it is really not an issue. Here is why, currently the time zone difference between Eastern Time and Pacific Time is 3 hours. It takes roughly 6 hours to travel from one side of the U.S. to the other.

The time difference in Europe is between 5 and 6 hours and the flight takes 9 hours from the East coast. and 10 from the west coast (when they are nonstop). Now in case you are wondering, it would take the KC Chiefs roughly 12 hours.

My point is this if you are already spending 6 hours on a plane, then what is another 3-6 hours? You would probably be asleep for the majority anyway. Secondly, it would only be once a year that you have to make a trip like this. Finally, the players do not have to adjust to the time difference because they still play the games according to the standard NFL game times.

It means I get to play a couple extra games on Madden.

Hold on now, the NFL folded on Europe not the other way around. Europeans have plenty of interest in the sport. Combine that with the fact that there are also U.S servicmembers who went to those games and it is obvious that they had strong fan base.
NFL folds Europe league, to focus on regular-season games abroad - NFL - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2920738)

I understand that there are concerns about the time zones but it is really not an issue. Here is why, currently the time zone difference between Eastern Time and Pacific Time is 3 hours. It takes roughly 6 hours to travel from one side of the U.S. to the other.

The time difference in Europe is between 5 and 6 hours and the flight takes 9 hours from the East coast. and 10 from the west coast (when they are nonstop). Now in case you are wondering, it would take the KC Chiefs roughly 12 hours.

My point is this if you are already spending 6 hours on a plane, then what is another 3-6 hours? You would probably be asleep for the majority anyway. Secondly, it would only be once a year that you have to make a trip like this. Finally, the players do not have to adjust to the time difference because they still play the games according to the standard NFL game times.



I think another 3-6 hours for guys 6'6" and 300 LBs is actually not insignificant.

Nothing. It is all about the money. You will get more guys banged up or seriously injured though, but what do the owners care. Doesn't matter anyway, the pro sports leagues are going to price themsleves out of the market.

But aren't tickets to the preseason games priced the same as regular season games?

Well the record books will get rewritten completely.
Nice first post, hadn't even been brought up yet.

Yeah I don't get the appeal of overseas games. Keep it in our hemisphere w/ games in Canada and maybe South America.

Maybe Mexico.. I dunno about South America