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Just think.. when we do see them again we will have a smash mouth running game, and all pro safety and who will likely be able to drop Darnold in the backfield this time on a blitz.
How will this make you watch less? All they're doing with this is pulling one additional game out of Sunday, which fans already dedicate to football, and playing it another day. I don't see how it'd make you watch less to take one game out of the Sunday 1PM or 4PM windows to put it on a Wednesday. Even if you don't watch that Wednesday, you're still watching Sunday.
I'm not taking time out of my day to watch MORE days of football. I barely tune in to Thursdays and Mondays unless the Pats are playing. I watch the Pats and maybe one other game. I just don't care to invest more hours of my time into it.
That's fair but not my question. You said you'd watch less. If you only watch the Pats and one other game (presumably on Sunday) aren't you still going to do that? How does one of those other games being on Wednesday mean you're watching less than before? Just trying to point out why the league does this. Maybe someone takes your stance that they aren't dedicating another day to watching football... ok. They're still watching on the days they were watching before. All this does is capture the advertising opportunity for the millions of people who WILL watch one more day of football. They don't lose anyone's viewership who won't watch on the new day.
Ok let's parse words.
In that game JSN had 24 yards... we did that exceptionally.. our issues were GETTING to the passer.. if a team can't do that with regularity then it makes it hard for a defense.. this teams being built to be a smash mouth running team that sets up the pass.. reinforcement of both LOS is what's most important.
What I'm seeing as the teams roster is being put together is intentional efforts to reinforce the line of scrimmage.. I fully expect to have a tough and physical running game as well as a much better pass rush.. would absolutely love to go to Seattle come week 1... no Kenneth walker really hurts Seattle offense.
Doubt they really care. Is that any different than when one team faces another coming off a bye?
That would be horrible! People are going to tune in to watch the Super Bowl champions regardless of who they play because it's the first game of the season. Save the game with NE for a mid season primetime game much like when GB played at NE week 9 of the 1997 season.
Yes, it IS an unfair advantage to be coming off a bye, but it is one that EVERY team gets over the course of a season, so I don't see it as being that onerous. The Wednesday game to start the season only aids 2 teams.
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