Kansas City Chiefs G Brian Waters Would Prefer No 18-Game Schedule
by Joel Thorman on Aug 12, 2010 11:17 AM CDT
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PrintOne of the topics of conversation around the league this summer has been the 18-game schedule. NFL owners have openly talked about their desire to move the NFL's season to 18 regular season games and two preseason games.
Kansas City Chiefs guard Brian Waters, a member of the NFLPA's executive committee, isn't exactly keen on the idea.
"Honestly," Waters said on Wednesday (audio via 610Sports.com), "due to all the health issues and all the other circumstances that have to come around an 18-game schedule, at this particular point, until they can define all the other things that come with it, no, I'd rather stick with the status quo."
The NFLPA hasn't completely shut out the idea but they have been adamant that some things, like extra compensation, would have to be included.
So then would Waters, a ten-year veteran, prefer not to play in the early preseason games?
"I'm not going to get into that," he said laughing. "To be honest with you, a lot of coaches feel a certain way about it. Every veteran player feels like they don't need the first preseason games but the truth is it hasn't hurt me to play those games so I'm not going to go against what's working for me.
Last we heard from Waters, he had "no idea" if he was going to play against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night.
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First Sunday in April will become the new Superbowl Sunday
that way its nice and warm in most places…..
Honestly though keep it the way it is.
This is our year.
yeah I know
I was just messing around, either way I want them to keep it the way it is now.
This is our year.
Theres no need for an 18 game regular season...
…oh yeah, forgot about the extra revenue it brings in. Leave it at 16!!!
Other Arenas wish they could be like Arrowhead Stadium and when rivals think they are going to be fine on an island of Flowers, they will get hit by what feels like a Carr. Ultimately, they will never be able to eat a Berry ever again.
Anyone see Man v Food last night?
He was in KC and went to OK Joe’s and Strouds and some BBQ place in Bonner Springs I’ve never heard of.
I’m out in SF and I want some damn burnt ends. No mention of the Z-man though. And I forgot how badass Strouds is. My high school golf coach used to take us there after tourneys…probably why he died of a heart attack when I was a JR.
"I thought it was a completely classless how Coach Mack Brown was begging for votes after the Texas A&M game," Aaron Rodgers said. "I think a team’s record and the way you play should speak for itself, and you shouldn’t have to complain about the BCS system. Coach Tedford isn’t going to, although he’s frustrated just like we are. I think we’re a bigger team, classier than that."
by Another Failed Tedford QB on Aug 12, 2010 11:27 AM CDT reply actions
It was a pretty good episode
He’s always like “OMG this food is so good,” but I actually thought he really liked the burnt ends and just wasn’t saying the words.
That sandwhich at the end was ridiculous. I dont think it’s possible to eat that. It would have taken me and three friends to eat it most likely.
Have you heard of that place?
I lived in KC for 15 years and I’ve never heard of it.
Gotta get me one of those bad boys when I get back in town.
"I thought it was a completely classless how Coach Mack Brown was begging for votes after the Texas A&M game," Aaron Rodgers said. "I think a team’s record and the way you play should speak for itself, and you shouldn’t have to complain about the BCS system. Coach Tedford isn’t going to, although he’s frustrated just like we are. I think we’re a bigger team, classier than that."
by Another Failed Tedford QB on Aug 12, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
18 Games is dumb.
Successful teams who have already locked up a playoff spot will rest players more than they already do, causing the Wild Card to be a crapshoot.
Chiefs 2010 Prediction: 8-8
If they expand to 18 other things will have to be altered
Rosters should be increased by an equal percentage. They should do away with the IR and replace it with something more like what the MLB has where players would go on 2 week DL during which other players can be signed.
by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 12, 2010 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah alot would have to be changed
even expanding practice squads. The practice squads could start looking like farm teams.
This is our year.
Turn college football
into the “farm teams” Fools are gettin’ paid left and right anyways…might as well make it legal.
"I thought it was a completely classless how Coach Mack Brown was begging for votes after the Texas A&M game," Aaron Rodgers said. "I think a team’s record and the way you play should speak for itself, and you shouldn’t have to complain about the BCS system. Coach Tedford isn’t going to, although he’s frustrated just like we are. I think we’re a bigger team, classier than that."
by Another Failed Tedford QB on Aug 12, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course players are not going to want another two more games
I wonder what the perception was when the NFL wanted to go from 14 games to 16? Most likely a lot of whining back then too!
Good points about having to tweak the roster rules.
Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.
by aPacificChief on Aug 13, 2010 6:22 AM CDT up reply actions
The 18 game schedule is a terrible idea, driven totally by greed.
The great thing about the NFL season is unlike MLB and NBA it isn’t way too long. The NFL schedule as it currently exists is the exact right length.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Let's just make the regular season just as worthless as it is in Basketball and Baseball
Ok, that may be an exaggeration but one thing I love about the NFL and even College Basketball is that every game matters. The more you dilute that the more you become like Basketball and Baseball where if you lose a game or a series its not that big of a deal. While I would love to watch my favorite team more and see more football its just not a good thing. Keep the 4/16 format!
Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.
Just another bargaining chip
This is something that benefits the owners. The players probably wouldn’t mind this TOO much, but they have some more risk and get payed to play in more games for the same amount of money.
The players don’t want this, but they want guranteed contracts, etc., so they can conceed this point if they want something else.
What would this mean to all the records set over the years?
I understand many things have changed over the years to affect lots of past records, but adding 2 extra games worth of stats would render pretty much all standing records as a side note to the glory days.
However, I agree with all those making the point that teams with “playoff locks” could potentially sit their starters for 5 full games. Not only does this add even more meaningless games, but I’d certainly want and deserve an enormous discount to my tickets…I’m not paying good money to see scrubs, who would otherwise not even be on the field, play over established talent. It’s pretty much the whole point…
In wondrous beauty, once again, shall the golden tables stand mid the grass, which the gods had owned in the days of old.
by Chiefs_Ragnarok on Aug 12, 2010 12:19 PM CDT reply actions
I'm not sure I agree this would result in potentially 5 full games of sit the starters
You and others are assuming that based on the fact we currently have 1 or 2 weeks where teams (some) do that. Adding 2 games isn’t just an adder to that timeframe. If you add 2 games it also means it will take longer for teams to lock themselves in the playoffs. I think it would be the same as it is now.
Charlie Weis' Leg
No one really gives a shit about NFL records
OJ Simpson set the rushing record in a season in a 14 game season, then 11 years later Eric Dickerson broke it in a 16 game season.
C'MON CHEN!!! ---Will Ferrell
by averagegatsby on Aug 13, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Said it before say it again...
That Ginger bitch us ruining our sport
by HIV 2 Elway on Aug 12, 2010 12:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
He's talking about Goodell.
Being a ‘ginger’. Redhead / rusthead, freckles, etc.
Chiefs - back in the playoffs in 2011.
Ginger...lol
In a deserted island, she’ll be looking real hot though…. hopefully Gilligan will lead the Chiefs to the promise land!
Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.
by aPacificChief on Aug 13, 2010 6:24 AM CDT up reply actions
The longer the season, the more meaningless games there will be at the end of the season when teams have things clinched, which is supposedly exactly what Goodel is trying to avoid.
Leave the season, playoffs, etc alone. It’s perfect symetry the way it is now.
I like the idea of putting division games at the season's end.
That will ensure that the last few weeks are entertaining football.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why it's called the present...
i disagree - see my comment above
whole season is longer. Teams won’t clinch at same time they do now.
Charlie Weis' Leg
Why is it...
That when something is working just fine, someone always comes along and wants to change it?
10 + wins in 2010. Chiefs SHOCK the NFL!!! Mark it down.
18 is a lot, if I was Waters I wouldn't want it, either
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
I don't like the idea...
I think 4 preseason games are key to finding the right 53. What chance does a diamond in the rough have if he only has 2 games to make or break himself? Also, if they add 2 games to the season, they should be looking at adding 3 weeks to the season and allowing the teams one more bye week.
by Chief Willie Wildcat on Aug 12, 2010 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
If the NFL wants to improve itself.....they should lighten up on the games being able to replay on TV.
Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.
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