dbenn
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Post by dbenn on Jun 26, 2014 18:37:16 GMT -5
I just finished reading the book "The First Star" by Lars Anderson. It's about the NFL's first star player Red Grange. In those days, 1920's, pro teams had 18 man rosters and most players played both ways. It was normal for teams to play two sometimes three games a week! Could today's indoor teams play more then one game a week on a regular basis?
This could allow a team to play in more then one league, increase players salaries, make better use of resources, etc.
What do you think?
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 27, 2014 0:22:41 GMT -5
That was almost 100 years ago and times have changed. The players are bigger and faster, so collisions are more dangerous and take their toll on the body (the body needs it's recovery time). While serious injuries, and even deaths, occurred back then, today's culture is more safety conscious now. More than one game a week is irresponsible and won't happen in this day and age at a professional level.
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Post by thedude on Jun 27, 2014 14:45:28 GMT -5
The NIFL, late great of this world, tried to make a couple teams in the playoffs play games on back-to-back days. One of the teams just folded instead. Also Dayton of the NIFL, after the team was already thrown out of the UIF before playing a down, had to play on back-to-back days because it was a late addition to the schedule.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 27, 2014 17:40:40 GMT -5
Both great examples of bad ideas and how to do things the wrong way.
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