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Adding A 17th Game Makes Sense

by Cowboys

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is attempting to put another stamp on his era as commissioner by bringing up the idea of a 17th game. Goodell wants to galvanize fans and owners alike, because doing so is beneficial to both sides.

For the owners, they get another game to charge tickets for revenue.

For fans, they get another game to buy tickets at regular season-priced tickets.

Goodell, who has already left an impression on the NFL with his hardball stance against badboy trouble makers in the league, now is trying to appease both sides of the fence.

Goodell would delete one of the worthless four pre-season games and start the NFL season earlier. I just love the idea of having the NFL season start earlier! If a 17th game is added, the ninth home game would alternate between the conferences every other year.

The roadblock to this is Gene Upshaw, the NFL Players Association executive director. He said that the association would never agree to add a 17th game unless the players got paid for it. Is this guy out of his mind? I mean, if Goodell is trying to galvanize the fanbase, Upshaw is trying to sunder it. What a ridiculous, greedy, outrageous comment to make.

It’s prime time for the NFL, and all professional sports leagues, to finally put the fans on the top of the list. Ticket prices are rising, gas to get to the game is out of this world high, and player salaries are reaching a ceiling never hit before. We’re worried that the normal guys are going to be priced out. Yet, that doesn’t seem to resonate with Upshaw, and considering his job title, we understand that it doesn’t have to, really. But the game is no longer an option for this guy. Even my credit card jumped the reward for free Cowboys tickets from 15,000 points to 25,000 points in one year. I’ve had the card for 5 years and I just reached 15,000 points, so I was pretty excited to get free tickets to a Cowboys game. That excitement drowned in disappointment when I saw the increase.

Goodell has the right idea. But the NFL, as a whole, is losing its mission and it is leaving the fans behind in the dust. Can Goodell clean this mess up?

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TDCowbys

No SpellCheck will do just fine, Becsue thats all a skins fan is good for. You lost your right to be affiliated with football once you started blogging.

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david

Boys fans,

I love the idea as well. But more than anything I want to see is a rookie salary structure. It is
insane that they are getting this much money without even proving themselves on the field. They need an NBA like rookie salary structure....

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WestCoastSkins

SpellCheck? That hows nothing to do with football so if that was my name why would I even be on here? "SkinsSpeller" or "DallasFansGetOffendedEasily" would be much more appropriate.

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TDCowbys

WestCoastSkins I have to give it to you man you got me goood by pointing out that I misspelled a word or words. I dont now how Im going to comeback from that one. But I have come up with another clever "Paten" From now on My "Illeterate Cowboys friends and I will now call you "WESTCOASTSPELLCHECK" or SpellCheck for Short. Now you have another "meaning for your lame ass life"

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WestCoastSkins

Depends on if I can fit out the bedroom door that morning or not

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Octopus

This would be great! The only negative in my mind would be old records being broken.

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Staubach

fans feel ripped off from the preseason anyway. The only argument against it would be additional strain on the bodies of the starters

Leftcoastskins, do you bang your mirror every morning with that ego?

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thelandryhat

LameCoastSkins, do not attack my friends. Thank you.

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number_9

Quiet lamecoastskins...you wish you would have come up with it. if we add one more week to the season your going to be adding one more loss to your season which would mean one more win for the 'Boys. Thats whats up!!!!

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WestCoastSkins

First off let me start by saying its "patenting". Cowboys fans.....cant even spell. Secondly I also like the idea of a 17th game. Its just one more meaning week in my life. Although if this is going to happen the players are going to want more money for playing the extra week. This is really the only obstacle in the dream becoming a reality.

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TDCowboys

I love this idea. You make some good points and i for one agree with it. I mean it works for both sides even the players, thts one less preseason game they have to play and possibly get injured. As for Upshaw im not really worried because if the owners want it bad enough, then believe me they will get it especially with the help og Goodell. Im patoning this slogan: Now is the Good ell days. Get it (Goodell) (good old). Yea i know u wish you though of it.

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