tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post5938982651333066365..comments2012-02-06T17:25:20.888-05:00Brian Burkenoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-44970810240131494202011-12-13T12:51:47.187-05:002011-12-13T12:51:47.187-05:00well i think that the NFL injuries are very important to find a way to take care of them. Why you ask? well, its cause the seattle seahawks everyone knows it will be obtaining the NFL championship by the year &quot;2016&quot;. I personally say this because the Seahawks need a new running back. WHY? because they always lose them due to injury. FIX ITT. thanks love<br /> - masOnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-10993272503560261452011-12-01T18:03:25.854-05:002011-12-01T18:03:25.854-05:00has anyone looked at the ammount of concussions this year?wowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-82560463730655978232011-01-11T22:29:26.500-05:002011-01-11T22:29:26.500-05:00Please, I get bored of watching meaningless football: my team was out after week 5 this year. In good years, nothing but home field advantage in the playoffs has been up for grabs after game 10 or 12. I am also sick of seeing the best players age and virtually disappear after 2-4 years.J Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-17312010929226411772009-11-05T10:31:02.384-05:002009-11-05T10:31:02.384-05:00has anyone looked at the cost of injuries to the various stakeholders (ie: impact on winning, short/long-term $ cost to team and/or player, length of career, etc)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-86088822867961833272009-06-17T07:51:31.095-04:002009-06-17T07:51:31.095-04:00A bit out of the loop on this. Would player salaries increase by 12.5% with the addition of two regular season games? <br /><br />If this is the case then the compensation to risk ratio would be constant given your above analysis (which I think is correct) - so players should be indifferent. Are they? If not the league could consider paying them a premium for whatever utility loss they derive from these extra two games (i.e. less time at disney world) and I&#39;ll bet it&#39;s not that much once they start talking money. <br /><br />Two more meaningful Sunday&#39;s a year, one more home sellout per team, two more opportunities to prove you&#39;re worth that contract extension...This seems like a win-win for everyone involved. As for records? People still care, MLB has destroyed most of the value of &quot;records,&quot; for me, anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-50558973559941954962009-06-05T09:22:21.814-04:002009-06-05T09:22:21.814-04:00On the other hand...Now that I think about it more, there may be an alternative explanation for the non-linear increase in players going on the IR. As the season progresses, going on the IR becomes less costly. If you put a player on the IR after game 2, he&#39;s permanently unavailable for 14 games. If you put him on the IR after game 10, he&#39;s unavailable for only 6 games.<br /><br />As the cost decreases, we should expect more players to be put on the IR. Players with lesser injuries that sideline them for shorter periods will be put on the IR late in the season to free up the roster spot. Earlier in the year, the team may elect to keep the player on the roster and get the player back later in the season.Brian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-80171465747832804612009-06-04T00:17:40.699-04:002009-06-04T00:17:40.699-04:00I would watch regular season professional basketball if they only played 256 games.William Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-26110909300518011372009-06-02T10:01:11.237-04:002009-06-02T10:01:11.237-04:00Dustin-Yes, some of the articles linked above talk about the playoffs. Understandably, when there's a lot to play for, banged-up guys will suck it up when otherwise they'd sit out. One of the articles mentioned that the week with the lowest missed-game rate is the conference championships. That's understandable and doesn't suggest guys get healthier toward the end of the year. Plus, like you said, the data is pretty thin in the playoffs.Brian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-39066423064834698492009-06-02T09:42:20.273-04:002009-06-02T09:42:20.273-04:00Just curious... did anyone look at the injury rates in the playoffs and compare those to the regular season? (I haven&#39;t read all the linked articles). Of course there are fewer teams in the playoffs and so there&#39;s less data, but it would be interesting to see if the injury rate in the playoffs is any different than the injury rate in the last few weeks of the season. If the rate is the same, that would seem to support the NFL&#39;s position. <br /><br />Overall, I think I&#39;d actually prefer they keep the season at 16 games. For one thing, I&#39;d hate to see so many old records become meaningless. Plus, it seems like a longer regular season &amp; shorter preseason would mean that fantasy drafts would be earlier and have more position uncertainty. I guess it might also mean that fewer teams would have a bye in a given week, which would mean less shuffling of fantasy rosters, so that might be nice.DustinDawindnoreply@blogger.com