NFL Owners pass proposal to make cut downs one day

[TKnight24]

 

 

This should be interesting 

[MTC]

I like this a lot actually. Gives a lot of the fringe players more exposure. 

[buccolts]

I'd guess:

1. Many teams will increment the cuts anyway.

2. No more early Fantasy Football drafts.

[Dingus McGirt]

Does this mean the cuts to 53 occur on the same approximate day in the sequence as always?  Means more payroll $$ spent and a might busy final cut action for the coaches.

 

[Jdubu]

If owners were smarter, they would implement a bigger opening day roster with all of them being able to play along with the ability to use a designated 2-4 week injury tag, much like MLB and the 7 and 14 day DL list, for specific injuries and have independent reviews to ensure the designation isn't being abused. With guys faster, bigger and so many more injuries, how many times do teams have to send injured guys back in because the replacement to the replacement got injured and now that first injured guy isn't playing the next 6 weeks because of increasing the injury. 

 

Maybe the league increases the practice squad team and allow 2 of those guys to be designated for safety, meaning another team can't poach that player unless they are giving a guaranteed long term (1+ years) rostered place on that team. Maybe even allowing the PS team to travel with the team and play in the event a 2nd player at a position is injured. Seemed the league could do so much more understanding these guys are bigger, faster and stronger (and not as tough as the men of the 70's era and before imo). 

 

Since the teams dont have development leagues really to go pull from the minor leagues and still compete at a high level, they are forcing athletes from their couch to come in and replace a starter with 4-5 days of playbook practice and we wonder why the league is leveling off in viewership etc...  

[Jdubu]

4 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

Does this mean the cuts to 53 occur on the same approximate day in the sequence as always?  Means more payroll $$ spent and a might busy final cut action for the coaches.

 

May cost a few more $$ but I will highly assume the coaches pretty well have an idea of the shape of their team before this final cut day. It does however give these fringe guys a little bit more time to have a few "wow" film episodes or ability to show they are getting it down but was slower that the last guy to pick it up. It's a good start  

[crazycolt1]

12 minutes ago, Jdubu said:

If owners were smarter, they would implement a bigger opening day roster with all of them being able to play along with the ability to use a designated 2-4 week injury tag, much like MLB and the 7 and 14 day DL list, for specific injuries and have independent reviews to ensure the designation isn't being abused. With guys faster, bigger and so many more injuries, how many times do teams have to send injured guys back in because the replacement to the replacement got injured and now that first injured guy isn't playing the next 6 weeks because of increasing the injury. 

 

Maybe the league increases the practice squad team and allow 2 of those guys to be designated for safety, meaning another team can't poach that player unless they are giving a guaranteed long term (1+ years) rostered place on that team. Maybe even allowing the PS team to travel with the team and play in the event a 2nd player at a position is injured. Seemed the league could do so much more understanding these guys are bigger, faster and stronger (and not as tough as the men of the 70's era and before imo). 

 

Since the teams dont have development leagues really to go pull from the minor leagues and still compete at a high level, they are forcing athletes from their couch to come in and replace a starter with 4-5 days of playbook practice and we wonder why the league is leveling off in viewership etc...  

The NFL uses college as their development league. Therefore the only cost is setting up an over hyped draft.

[crazycolt1]

9 minutes ago, Jdubu said:

If owners were smarter, they would implement a bigger opening day roster with all of them being able to play along with the ability to use a designated 2-4 week injury tag, much like MLB and the 7 and 14 day DL list, for specific injuries and have independent reviews to ensure the designation isn't being abused. With guys faster, bigger and so many more injuries, how many times do teams have to send injured guys back in because the replacement to the replacement got injured and now that first injured guy isn't playing the next 6 weeks because of increasing the injury. 

 

Maybe the league increases the practice squad team and allow 2 of those guys to be designated for safety, meaning another team can't poach that player unless they are giving a guaranteed long term (1+ years) rostered place on that team. Maybe even allowing the PS team to travel with the team and play in the event a 2nd player at a position is injured. Seemed the league could do so much more understanding these guys are bigger, faster and stronger (and not as tough as the men of the 70's era and before imo). 

 

Since the teams dont have development leagues really to go pull from the minor leagues and still compete at a high level, they are forcing athletes from their couch to come in and replace a starter with 4-5 days of playbook practice and we wonder why the league is leveling off in viewership etc...  

Your opening statement says a lot.

If owners were smart.  

They have turned the NFL into nothing but a money grabbing machine and are now paying for it with the loss of viewership.

[Dingus McGirt]

59 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

Your opening statement says a lot.

If owners were smart.  

They have turned the NFL into nothing but a money grabbing machine and are now paying for it with the loss of viewership.

Well, at least now celebratory groin thrusts and other such shenanigans have the commissioner's approval.  I can't wait to see the foolishness erupt this coming season.

 

[Smonroe]

1 hour ago, crazycolt1 said:

Your opening statement says a lot.

If owners were smart.  

They have turned the NFL into nothing but a money grabbing machine and are now paying for it with the loss of viewership.

 

Its more complicated than greed.  People have more choices with the ticket and red zone.  Plus live stats.  You aren't tied down to the three or four games on Sunday afternoon anymore.  

 

Other factors too, like the election.  Ratings rebounded after it was over.  

[Superman]

 

[ColtsBlitz]

This should be great. Now they can hold on to more players longer to make more precise evaluations. Maybe this will raise the talent level slightly overall in the NFL? 

[Valpo2004]

1 hour ago, Smonroe said:

 

Its more complicated than greed.  People have more choices with the ticket and red zone.  Plus live stats.  You aren't tied down to the three or four games on Sunday afternoon anymore.  

 

Other factors too, like the election.  Ratings rebounded after it was over.  

 

It always strikes me as odd that someone says that the NFL is paying for being a "money grabbing machine" through lost viewership.  

 

But one admits that the NFL was good at making money.  How did the NFL make so much money without first increasing the viewers?

 

The NFL is doing great how it is.