It's Wednesday, and that means one thing: no football. But the NFL could change that:
Change the bye week schedule so that each of the eight divisions has its own bye week (e.g. AFC West: Week 4; NFC East: Week 5, etc.).
Using the AFC West as an example, under this scenario they would have skipped Week 4, which ended on Monday, October 5th. Two nights later--Wednesday the 7th--coming off more than a week's rest, two AFC West teams would play each other, kicking off Week 5. The following night, the other two AFC West teams would play. Then they'd get 9-11 days off before their Week 6 games.
In this way, no team would have to play on short rest mid-week. And given the rise of fantasy football, millions of people would watch, because millions of people would have a stake in each game.
The NFL could even stretch it out to an 18-week season, where each team still plays 16 games, but with two byes. So the AFC West might have byes on weeks 4 and 12. The NFC East: weeks 5 and 13. And so on.
Would this approach work? What are the flaws? I want to hear from you.
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Less than two weeks ago I discussed why taking chances on RB handcuffs was a worthwhile risk, as long as it didn't hurt your chances to win each week:
https://www.facebook.com/FantasyFootballForWinners/posts/938038759577437
Of the handful of backup RBs mentioned, two--Javorius Allen and David Johnson--are now full-fledged starters and every-week fantasy starters for the foreseeable future. Remaking a team involves rolling the dice sometimes. But if you do it enough, you'll strike oil eventually, and often more than once.
Change the bye week schedule so that each of the eight divisions has its own bye week (e.g. AFC West: Week 4; NFC East: Week 5, etc.).
Using the AFC West as an example, under this scenario they would have skipped Week 4, which ended on Monday, October 5th. Two nights later--Wednesday the 7th--coming off more than a week's rest, two AFC West teams would play each other, kicking off Week 5. The following night, the other two AFC West teams would play. Then they'd get 9-11 days off before their Week 6 games.
In this way, no team would have to play on short rest mid-week. And given the rise of fantasy football, millions of people would watch, because millions of people would have a stake in each game.
The NFL could even stretch it out to an 18-week season, where each team still plays 16 games, but with two byes. So the AFC West might have byes on weeks 4 and 12. The NFC East: weeks 5 and 13. And so on.
Would this approach work? What are the flaws? I want to hear from you.
---
Less than two weeks ago I discussed why taking chances on RB handcuffs was a worthwhile risk, as long as it didn't hurt your chances to win each week:
https://www.facebook.com/FantasyFootballForWinners/posts/938038759577437
Of the handful of backup RBs mentioned, two--Javorius Allen and David Johnson--are now full-fledged starters and every-week fantasy starters for the foreseeable future. Remaking a team involves rolling the dice sometimes. But if you do it enough, you'll strike oil eventually, and often more than once.