Any Other Phinatics Think New Preseasons Suck?

[So Be]

I, like most here, have been watching our team and preseasons for many a frakin year and what we are now getting just ain't gettin it done. The NFL abusing players health and Phans intelligence for "Love of Money" is reaching a breaking point.

Does anyone here like and/or understand what we are being subjected to?

 

[BahamaFinFan78]

I think the games are becoming almost pointless and it might even be a way of them getting the games removed in the future with teams just holding joint practices.

 

[1972forever]

I like the fact they have reduced the number of preseason games and the starters are being used less. I think the joint practices with the Bucs a few weeks ago and the Eagles this week gives the coaches a lot more information about the players on their team than meaningless preseason games do.

I remember when there were 6 preseason games and to me that was when I really hated preseason football. Unfortunately they had so many preseason games back then because the players used to come into camp completely out of football shape and it would take them nearly 2 months of training camp to get back into shape for the season.

Today players train year round and don’t have to get a job in the off season to support themselves. I would like to see the preseason games be reduced to 2 games and the regular season expanded to 18 games.

 

[GhostArmOfMarino]

I like the preseason. The year we didn't have preseason the product was terrible and sloppy for 3-4 weeks across the league.

Joint practices can help I think, maybe replace it.

 

[Fin-Loco]

I, like most here, have been watching our team and preseasons for many a frakin year and what we are now getting just ain't gettin it done. The NFL abusing players health and Phans intelligence for "Love of Money" is reaching a breaking point.

Does anyone here like and/or understand what we are being subjected to?

I think they've always sucked. In prior years only game three wasn't torture to watch. They need one PS game. That's it. Get ready. Make it a 19 week season.

 

[j0hnny63]

I would like to see the preseason games be reduced to 2 games and the regular season expanded to 18 games.

That's inevitably where they're gonna go with it. The 17 and 3 is just a step toward the 18 and 2.

 

[Fin-Loco]

That's inevitably where they're gonna go with it. The 17 and 3 is just a step toward the 18 and 2.

GOOD!

 

[royalshank]

I like the preseason. The year we didn't have preseason the product was terrible and sloppy for 3-4 weeks across the league.

Joint practices can help I think, maybe replace it.

The sloppy comment is very true. Definitely happened. That said, I only like PS games where an interesting position battle etc is going on - I definitely prefer starters to play very very very little

 

[royalshank]

That's inevitably where they're gonna go with it. The 17 and 3 is just a step toward the 18 and 2.

Then it will go to 80 and eventually 162

 

[lynx]

I don't really think about it much but I certainly like 3 games over 4 games. The four games felt like a mini-season that went way too long

 

[McGaniel]

make it 18 and 2, preseason sucks and alway has.

 

[dolfan91]

These pre-season games have been more about development and scouting of the younger players. What appears to be an adjustment has been the addition of an extra joint practices session, amongst the teams. Today's joint practice with the Eagle's seemed more like a watered down scrimmage. I like having 4 games, but understand what the NFL is trying to do.

 

[Mach2]

I agree with others, that the joint practices are, by far, more valuable from a coaches standpoint. We could easily get by with 2 preseason games, having joint practices with the opponents. Maybe spread it out so there are two weeks between the 2 games.

 

[TrogdorTheBurninator]

I, like most here, have been watching our team and preseasons for many a frakin year and what we are now getting just ain't gettin it done. The NFL abusing players health and Phans intelligence for "Love of Money" is reaching a breaking point.

Does anyone here like and/or understand what we are being subjected to?

How exactly is the NFL doing that?

 

[Fin-Loco]

I, like most here, have been watching our team and preseasons for many a frakin year and what we are now getting just ain't gettin it done. The NFL abusing players health and Phans intelligence for "Love of Money" is reaching a breaking point.

Does anyone here like and/or understand what we are being subjected to?

What ARE you blathering about? How are they abusing the players health? They are down to no two a days and they've put bumpers in the lane in favor of the players so wide you almost can't fit the bowling ball.