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Get rid of preseason

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nkt a knee jerk reaction to McMillan getting hurt.

College doesn't do it and the game quality doesn't suffer.

Every team wouldn't be playing preseason so it's not a disadvantage or advantageous for some teams.

How the teams play in preaseason does not translate the regular season.

Do scrimmages and joint practices.
 
So instead of this injury happening during this pre-season game it would have happened potentially during the 1st regular season game or a joint practice? Sorry doesn't make me feel any better. FYI players get hurting during scrimmages and joint practices all the time. It's a mans game filled with violence and bad intentions. AKA **** is going to happen.
 
No but pre-season should be about 2 games...3 at the most. 4 is just greedy...
 
nkt a knee jerk reaction to McMillan getting hurt.

College doesn't do it and the game quality doesn't suffer.

Every team wouldn't be playing preseason so it's not a disadvantage or advantageous for some teams.

How the teams play in preaseason does not translate the regular season.

Do scrimmages and joint practices.

College usually schedules the first two season games vs. lower level teams. while those games count for the overall record, they are basically a tune-up for the divisional games as well.
 
nkt a knee jerk reaction to McMillan getting hurt.

College doesn't do it and the game quality doesn't suffer.

Every team wouldn't be playing preseason so it's not a disadvantage or advantageous for some teams.

How the teams play in preaseason does not translate the regular season.

Do scrimmages and joint practices.

Didn't Tannehill re-injure his knee in practice.? It's a violent game.
 
i think eventually it will be 2 preseason games and an 18 game regular season...
 
You need preseason to play the rookies & weed out who's not cut for the team. But 2 games is enough
 
Shorten to 2 games, and play 18 regular season ones - all the while, don't change the playoff format. It would give teams the opportunity to manage their roster when the games actually count. Oh, and start the regular season with 90 guys, but you have to get down to 53 after 2 weeks. While at it, move the PAT back to the 1 yard line. Award 4 points for a FG of 55+ yards. Make a sack worth 1/2 a point for the defense. Eliminate taunting and excessive celebration penalties. Heck, eliminate the refs - they just slow the game down. Charge 10% extra per beer for enemy fans. Anyone wearing a Pats jersey in Hard Rock stadium pays 20% extra. Shoot any kickoff returner who brings the ball out from 5 yards deep unless his team is trailing in the 4th quarter. Award 1 point to the team w the hotter cheerleaders. Give Ryan Tannehill a new knee. Castrate any announcers who verbally felate Matt Ryan without mentioning he holds the dubious distinction of being the QB with the worst choke job in NFC Championship history as well as the Superbowl. Stop the clock when you go out of bounds - no matter the time in the game. Get rid of all conditional rules, such as, "if you fumble forward, you must recover your own fumble if it's within the last 5 minutes of the 1st half or the last 2 minutes of the 2nd half". Admit the "tuck rule" was a farce. Stop asking coaches dumb questions as they run off at half time. Have a sniper take out kickers when the miss from 30 yards and in. Eliminate the "FIRST DOWN" celebration when a receiver catches one when his team is still losing by 30 in the 4th quarter. Make belly shirts illegal for LBs. Make numbers 40-49 illegal for LBs to wear. Eliminate the "instant replay brought to you by Microsoft Surface" in-your-face obnoxiousness - go back to the idiot looking under the hood like he's taking a photo in 1812 - in fact, since there are no refs, have the players huddle around and work it out themselves. Eliminate Gatorade cups unless there is actually Gatorade in there. G2 would count. Make the fins go back to their throwbacks permanently. Put a limit on how long a commissioner can have the job - 8 years max like the president. Fine the patriots a draft pick every time Roger Goodell goes to one of their preseason games. Ban the Jets until they come up with a uniform less ugly to look at. And for ****'s sake - stop injuring our damn players!!! **** you, preseason!!!
 
I agree with shortening it to two games, but you can't eliminate it. Week one would be a horrible showing. Injuries happen, it sucks that so many are happening, but better early than later. It will allow others to work with the units and hopefully gel better than if it were a week 6 injury.
 
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