By adding two games at the end of the season, for the average player, that is like an extra six games. Over time, these extra games will add up. Take a look at Brett Farve. He has been playing in the NFL for 19 years. That means that by now, if Farve played in 18 game seasons, he could have possibly played an each 38 games. That's right around 2.3 seasons, extra, tacked on to his career. Meaning, he probably would of retired two season's ago, and we, as the world, would not of seen Brett Farve in a Vikings jersey. Never would of seen Farve to Moss probably either.
Currently, players, more specifically undrafted or unsigned players, have a four game preseason to get evaluated by coaches and to see if they can make the team. By taking two games away, you force coaches to play there starters a half per game to get them into the swing of things. Now, the undrafted rookie, like Jeff Saturday was, has just one game total to prove that he is the 4-time pro bowl center that he currently is. This presents a huge problem because that may not be enough time to fully see the potential and talent of a player. What if in this one game, he happens to have a bad game, and now all of a sudden, he is off the team.
I realize that if the 18-season does go into effect that the NFL players will absorb it because they will have no choice. They will get use to the fact of 18 games, but will the length of their career's be able to absorb the extra abuse, that the extra can deliver?
