2012 NFL Season Kicks Off on a Wednesday

[Aso]

Not even sure what you are saying here ... but let me clarify my stance.

I am opposed to more Thursday games (and by extension other weekday nights) because it spreads the slate too thin and leaves us with a barren Sunday afternoon schedule.

You know those Sundays where you are like "fuck, these 1 pm match ups are terrible, can't wait for the highlights at half ..."? Those are gonna happen a lot more, because there is a finite amount of quality teams and quality match ups every week. You move more of those into primetime, and you will dilute the magic that once was watching football on a Sunday.

It's not me hating the NFL at all. Like any red blooded American I enjoy the NFL greatly. I just do not greatly anticipate the days where Redskins-Rams is the best game on Sunday, because all the headlining teams are playing during oddball times.

Oh and unless you gamble or play fantasy, the Thursday and Monday night games were largely unwatchable this past season.

So let me get this straight, you'd rather watch the highlights of games rather than the game itself?

:joeybats:

[dope]

So let me get this straight, you'd rather watch the highlights of games rather than the game itself?

:joeybats:

i believe he means highlights of a game not on in his market.

[Houston]

then treat it like any old thursday and don't watch the game.

:gayrod:

That's exactly what we should be trying to avoid.

[BigBucs]

Fox and CBS gets dibs on the games 1st, ESPN and ABC pretty much have their schedule worked out so these games that will be on NFL Network wont be taking away from your Sunday until late in the season. Yet and still we are talking about 1-2 game(s) a week being taken away from 10-12 games or so that will be on Sunday.

[Aso]

i believe he means highlights of a game not on in his market.

and if there is no game on thursday then that'll be one more game not on his market come sunday...

So again I say, you want to watch highlights of a game instead of the actual game?

[Aso]

:gayrod:

That's exactly what we should be trying to avoid.

Well that depends what side you're on. The I wanna watch football games side or the I want to watch the highlights of a game instead side.

The way things are currently I have no problem with. Now if they add games any more days of the week then it definitely will be overkill. I'm not sure what's up with the traditional saturday game at the end of the season though, seems a like a bit of an oddball to me.

I'm not sure how other sports work because football is the only professional sport I have any interest in, but I wonder in basketball lets say, how many out of market games are there that you may want to see but can't? Does the NFL have more or less of these games is really what I'm wondering than other sports.

[Aso]

:gayrod:

That's exactly what we should be trying to avoid.

Seriously to answer your statement. If they ignore the thursday game they'll still watch the highlights on sunday.

If the game was on sunday instead of thursday they still wouldn't get to watch the game and they'd still get to watch the highlights (although they would've already seen it for a few days in advance). But the football world would not have changed that much is what I was trying to say.

[Houston]

Anyone excited about this game?

[Warner2BruceTD]

legit don't know who Baltimore is playing off the top of my head, and forgot this was happening in a couple of days

[krulmichael]

legit don't know who Baltimore is playing off the top of my head, and forgot this was happening in a couple of days

Broncos. AFC Championship rematch. Denver wins in blowout is my prediction.

[Tailback U]

Stoked for this game and the entire season, really.

Don't know why Houston bumped this thread, though, as it is clearly for last years season and this game is on Thursday.

Well I do know why, because he doesn't watch football, but whatever.

Broncos by 10

[Glenbino]

It will be interesting to see what they do to get pressure but I think we may have the best secondary in the NFL this year.

The running back situation is a different story.

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[KINGOFOOTBALL]

legit don't know who Baltimore is playing off the top of my head, and forgot this was happening in a couple of days

I have the over under at 3.5 for how many thursday night football games Ill actually remember are on this year. Im 0/1 thus far.

[Houston]

legit don't know who Baltimore is playing off the top of my head, and forgot this was happening in a couple of days

The countdown at the top of the site is the only way I knew.

[Woy]

I have the over under at 3.5 for how many thursday night football games Ill actually remember are on this year. Im 0/1 thus far.

Still an awful idea.

BROWNS. JAGUARS. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.