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NFL to consider flexing Monday Night Football

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Just now, Jon Snow said:

I don't watch Monday or Thursday night football unless the Panthers are playing.  Don't even care.

I do sometimes.

Wouldn't surprise me if ESPN lobbied heavily for this, though it's not guaranteed they keep Monday Night in the next contract.

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Thursday night football sucks for players. Playing 4 days after playing a game sucks. I think the only way to make it ok is to only have teams coming off of their bye week play on Thursday.  So they play Sunday, then have 10 days to Thursday, then have 10 days to the next game on the following Sunday. I think some teams would prefer this, as it keeps players more in rhythm, because you don't have 2 whole weeks between games.

Also use this idea for the London game. Maybe only schedule London teams who have a bye the week after.  Because in my experience, going to Europe is ok while you're there, but you feel terrible after you come back.  Give them their bye then.

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1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

I do sometimes.

Wouldn't surprise me if ESPN lobbied heavily for this, though it's not guaranteed they keep Monday Night in the next contract.

ESPN is floundering and I couldn't be happier.  Monday night football will not save them.  Pro football is a Sunday only game.  They are over saturating the market with weeknight games, most of which just suck no matter who's playing.  

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44 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

I realize that stupid is the rule around here, but they can't do that. People travel and rent hotel rooms for games, can't just tell them to wait until tomorrow night.

I've always felt like they could do better in viewership if they simply had it come on earlier.  I realize why they think they need the time that they do...but I'd challenge that notion and try an earlier start to check it out.  I noticed how big of a difference it made for me to watch a full MNF game when I was on central time vs eastern.

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It's been a bad idea to put bad games on prime time just because. If the teams want to be on prime time then don't suck or get flexed.

We don't deserve any prime time games next year and shouldn't until we prove we would be more than a sacrificial animal to trot out there for a killing.

Thursdays are such low quality games, it needs to end. Let the players have time to rest and prepare instead of a rushed crap product.

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2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

ESPN is floundering and I couldn't be happier.  Monday night football will not save them.  Pro football is a Sunday only game.  They are over saturating the market with weeknight games, most of which just suck no matter who's playing.  

Well. It is an election year....talk about over saturation....Given the choice of that coverage or ESPN, ESPN wins that one for me 

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