Twitter: NFL Owners to vote to allow two players to come off IR

[WoodysGirl]

 

[conner01]

Love it
As long as it can't be manipulated by the pats it's a great idea
Players have very short careers

 

[hornitosmonster]

Love it
As long as it can't be manipulated by the pats it's a great idea
Players have very short careers

What isn't manipulated by the Pats? They will find a way to cheat the system

 

[Hailmary]

They'll be voting on shortening the OT from 15:00 to 10:00 as well. Get ready for more ties and a muddier playoff picture during the last few weeks of the season.

 

[DFWJC]

I'm fine with that.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

They should just adopt a DL-type system like in baseball. Get rid of this stupid designation system.

 

[hornitosmonster]

They'll be voting on shortening the OT from 15:00 to 10:00 as well. Get ready for more ties and a muddier playoff picture during the last few weeks of the season.

same system but less time or a full 10 min OT (scores don't end it)?

 

[Hailmary]

same system but less time or a full 10 min OT (scores don't end it)?

That is unclear, well to me anyway.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/short...ve-expected-approved-next-week-131410204.html

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

same system but less time or a full 10 min OT (scores don't end it)?

I think same system just shorter period

 

[Teague31]

Assuming the next vote will be proposed by Mara to suspend Zeke until 2023

 

[xwalker]

If it is like the current 1 player rule, it still does not help the cut to 53. With the current rule, the player has to be on the 53 after the final cuts and then moved to IR.

 

[Alexander]

They need to add another one to make it at least three. Most teams will suffer a pretty impactful injury or two that knocks out a couple of starters.

Loosening this more only helps the competitive balance for teams late in the year.

What they really need to do is look specifically at expanding the rosters from 53 or at least make everyone on the roster available in games. Designating "inactive" players is just punitive unless a team has perfect health.

 

[Carson]

Assuming the next vote will be proposed by Mara to suspend Zeke until 2023

Too short for Mara. A life ban seems more likely.

I'm sure he's planning something for Jourdan Lewis as well. 10 games maybe?

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

I'm 100% in favor of this. No reason a middling injury should put a player on IR due to the already overly restrictive 53 man roster

 

[links18]

They still wont expand the rosters? What is the road block there?

 

[Alexander]

I'm 100% in favor of this. No reason a middling injury should put a player on IR due to the already overly restrictive 53 man roster

Even a severe one, ala Romo last year is beyond middling and forced Dallas to short term IR then keep their fingers crossed.

If the NFL insists on preseason games and the like, they don't make it easy for teams to manage their way around injuries that will inevitably happen.

I firmly believe the strong survive and those with the best depth can do that, but it hurts the competitive balance where a team that is not quite stacked is doomed by even injuries to average starters if it happens in a rash. Look at Minnesota last year. They could not even compete with their OL late in the year.

 

[Alexander]

They still wont expand the rosters? What is the road block there?

Owner greed.

 

[LittleD]

They need to add another one to make it at least three. Most teams will suffer a pretty impactful injury or two that knocks out a couple of starters.

Loosening this more only helps the competitive balance for teams late in the year.

What they really need to do is look specifically at expanding the rosters from 53 or at least make everyone on the roster available in games. Designating "inactive" players is just punitive unless a team has perfect health.

The owners would like to expand team sizes and games played but, the players would have to give up something to get more players into the union. Not Likely.

 

[jazzcat22]

So all teams will get 2, but the Giants, Steelers, Packers get 3. The Patriots get as many as they can, until caught, but it will drag out for 2 years before they are punished with a small fine and loss of a 5th round draft pick. Mara will suspend 5 Dallas players because NE got caught.

 

[LittleD]

Owner greed.

That's half of it sure enough...What about player greed? The pie is the pie and the players
certainly get their fair share. To add more players would increase costs to the owners without
the certainty of more revenue. The owners would likely do it if the players would agree to two more
games or give up a small slice of the pie.