money attrition people want to see football at its peak, at its best. less preseason games will make it harder to evaluate new talent
records will get shattered
predicts a lockout or a strike.
players would want more money.
spreading the talent around the league very thinly.
more games could mean ticket prices will go up.
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He is the current fitness director of the Palma Ceia Country Club who was previous employed as the strength and conditioning coach for Notre Dame's football program, the New York Yankees, and the Raiders when they were playing in Los Angeles. He feels that money is the major driving factor in the decision to add more games. He also mentions that adding more games to the schedule would be attrition due to the fact that the NFL already deals with enough injuries in their current state. Fans pay to watch the best product their favorite team can deliver, and by the end of the season, when fans want to see the very best game available, an additional couple of games could spell a decline in performance due to injuries sustained. He reiterated the facts that players would want more money and also thinks the extra two games is paving the road for an expansion in the number of teams in the league. The talent level in the NFL has a good balance to it, and adding more games along with the idea of more teams would stretch that talent out very thinly. Fans might like the extra two games, but those games would likely mean a jump in ticket prices as well. With the economy the way it is, the NFL should be wary when and how they make these adjustments.
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