Poop Monday Night Football... what to do with it - Page 4

JD10367 · 10-22-2018, 06:16 AM

Tonight's barn-burner between the 1-5 Giants and 2-4 Falcons brings up the annual question... what to do with the shitshow that MNF has become? SNF has surpassed it due to the ability to flex teams from the morning/afternoon slot into the evening slot.

I think there are three ideas:

1) Get rid of MNF altogether. But the NFL would never do this due to the loss of revenue. That leaves two viable options:

2) Add a second MNF game, and air them both. They do it for the first Monday anyway (although that is two games at different times, whereas I suggest just having two games at the same time). This doubles your chances of not having a crap matchup like tonight's. Air the better matchup on ESPN and air the crappier one only on the home teams' local over-the-air stations (like they do with Thursday Night Football games). And if your good matchup turns to a blowout and suddenly the second-tier game is close, switch over (again, for everyone except the home teams of the first matchup). They do it on Sundays all the time.

3) Allow the NFL to flex teams off Sunday altogether. Is it really that big of a deal? They already have no problems flexing a 1pm game to an 8:30pm game. I'm sure true fans would understand if their ticketed game got flexed to Monday night... hell, most true fans would probably love it, and the few who don't should have no problem pawning off their tickets (since if you're flexed it means your team is probably doing well).

O.city · 10-23-2018, 08:39 AM

Where was this thread after the Chiefs Broncos game?

Easy answer, have better teams. It happens with injuries and shit sometimes.

DRM08 · 10-23-2018, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Why Not?

Sometimes you're just gonna get a shit game. I find it deliciously ironic that the NFL and NBC flexed out of Rams/Niners in part to avoid making America watch a blowout, only to display an even bigger blowout! Obviously the main draw was to give the country another chance to watch our offense(man, how cool!)but you know the league and network wanted at least a semi competitive game

It is pretty amusing how it worked out. I don’t think anyone expected the Chiefs defense to shut down the Bengals offense. On paper it seemed like they could have a fun shootout.

FloridaMan88 · 10-23-2018, 09:30 AM

Having freaking Buffalo on MNF next week certainly won't help their viewership.

At least MNF has the regular season match-up of the year in a few weeks... Chiefs-Rams.

lcarus · 10-23-2018, 09:43 AM

Here's a slimy hole for your nostalgia chubby.

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View Poll Results: What to do with MNF?
Get rid of it.	12	20.69%
Add a second matchup.	3	5.17%
Flex teams from Sunday.	13	22.41%
Leave it alone. Belicheat. Spygate. Brady kisses little boys.	30	51.72%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

10-22-2018, 06:16 AM
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Monday Night Football... what to do with it Tonight's barn-burner between the 1-5 Giants and 2-4 Falcons brings up the annual question... what to do with the shitshow that MNF has become? SNF has surpassed it due to the ability to flex teams from the morning/afternoon slot into the evening slot. I think there are three ideas: 1) Get rid of MNF altogether. But the NFL would never do this due to the loss of revenue. That leaves two viable options: 2) Add a second MNF game, and air them both. They do it for the first Monday anyway (although that is two games at different times, whereas I suggest just having two games at the same time). This doubles your chances of not having a crap matchup like tonight's. Air the better matchup on ESPN and air the crappier one only on the home teams' local over-the-air stations (like they do with Thursday Night Football games). And if your good matchup turns to a blowout and suddenly the second-tier game is close, switch over (again, for everyone except the home teams of the first matchup). They do it on Sundays all the time. 3) Allow the NFL to flex teams off Sunday altogether. Is it really that big of a deal? They already have no problems flexing a 1pm game to an 8:30pm game. I'm sure true fans would understand if their ticketed game got flexed to Monday night... hell, most true fans would probably love it, and the few who don't should have no problem pawning off their tickets (since if you're flexed it means your team is probably doing well).
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10-23-2018, 08:39 AM	#46
O.city In Search of a Life Join Date: Jul 2009 Casino cash: $2774064	Where was this thread after the Chiefs Broncos game? Easy answer, have better teams. It happens with injuries and shit sometimes.
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10-23-2018, 09:30 AM	#48
FloridaMan88 Mahomes: We Are All Witnesses Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami, FL Casino cash: $3192906	Having freaking Buffalo on MNF next week certainly won't help their viewership. At least MNF has the regular season match-up of the year in a few weeks... Chiefs-Rams.
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10-23-2018, 09:43 AM	#49
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