Why does the NFL still give some teams an extra week of training camp?

[listopencil]

So you don't think it's fair that two teams get an extra week of practice...which doesn't actually make any difference to either team?

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by listopencil

So you don't think it's fair that two teams get an extra week of practice...which doesn't actually make any difference to either team?

It makes SOME difference. It’s tiny, but those two HOF teams have something the rest of the league does not.

Why do that?

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

It makes SOME difference. It’s tiny, but those two HOF teams have something the rest of the league does not.

Why do that?

It sure does, wears them the **** out.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

It makes SOME difference. It’s tiny, but those two HOF teams have something the rest of the league does not.

Why do that?

To give you something to bitch about before the games start.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by listopencil

To give you something to bitch about before the games start.

The NFL ****ing loves to tweak tiny shit. Sometimes it's done in the name of a lofty principle (safety) and other times it's done to just be complicated and ****ing stupid (OT rules, uniform changes, "legal tampering" in the offeseason, etc.)

It's a little weird that you and Carr are staunch defenders of keeping the schedule this way, where the NFL has changed other far more insignificant shit for much less.

Why? Some stupid sense of tradition? Are you also a blowhard about the Lions always playing on Thanksgiving, too?

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

The NFL ****ing loves to tweak tiny shit. Sometimes it's done in the name of a lofty principle (safety) and other times it's done to just be complicated and ****ing stupid (OT rules, uniform changes, "legal tampering" in the offeseason, etc.)

It's a little weird that you and Carr are staunch defenders of keeping the schedule this way, where the NFL has changed other far more insignificant shit for much less.

Why? Some stupid sense of tradition? Are you also a blowhard about the Lions always playing on Thanksgiving, too?

Staunch defender (nice phrase used, by the way)?

Hardly. I just don't see the big deal about it. You admitted yourself that it is basically meaningless. If they want to change it, so be it. I just find it strange to want to change something that doesn't seem to matter. As by your own admission.

I am fine with the Lions on Thanksgiving because they brokered the contract with NBC to call the games. They earned it.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Carr4MVP

Staunch defender (nice phrase used, by the way)?

Hardly. I just don't see the big deal about it. You admitted yourself that it is basically meaningless. If they want to change it, so be it. I just find it strange to want to change something that doesn't seem to matter. As by your own admission.

I am fine with the Lions on Thanksgiving because they brokered the contract with NBC to call the games. They earned it.

7th round draft picks don't matter either, but every team is still granted one every year. They don't randomly give some teams more picks in random years depending on who a committee of journalists believe should be in the HOF.

The idea should be that every team gets equal footing as much as possible, and from there, their individual roster moves, coaching, luck, etc. determine the best teams.

It's an obvious, simple solution. Why wouldn't the NFL do this?