+ Longer Seasons further change the stat keeping and record setting for players. A 4,000 yard season for a QB will no longer be goal.
+ It will make the beginning of the season less meaningful. Rosters in Atlanta aren’t even fully set yet. While I’d rather not watch the last game of the pre-season, I do think coaches need more time to evaluate the other players.
+ Teams that are eliminated from playoff contention will be stuck playing meaningless games at the end of the season. Right now, most games are somewhat meaningful right up until the last week or two. Now it’ll be a month of potentiallly meaningless football.
+ Injuries – on one hand players may not be gone for the season, as they might be able to step back in with just 2 weeks extra time. On the other hand, more games means more injuries. It also means that players might not rush back if they know they’re are more games.

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