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term='NFL Picks Week 8'/><category term='NFL off-season'/><category term='Kicker'/><category term='Rainman'/><category term='Big East'/><category term='new MVP voting system'/><category term='New England Patriots'/><category term='playoff upset'/><category term='money'/><title type='text'>Comments on Pardon The Opinion: 16 Sounds Better Than 18</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/feeds/4593310762729648379/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html'/><author><name>Dylan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02521399272029891606</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026795702604438669.post-892802015676265275</id><published>2010-09-07T00:15:58.655-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-07T00:15:58.655-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I understand the impulse to make the NFL better, a...</title><content type='html'>I understand the impulse to make the NFL better, and I&amp;#39;m definitely not opposed to change. But this potential decision to move to 18 games has come on way to quickly and seems to contradict everything the NFL has stood for recently.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default/892802015676265275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default/892802015676265275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html?showComment=1283832958655#c892802015676265275' title=''/><author><name>Dylan Murphy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02521399272029891606</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026795702604438669.post-4593310762729648379' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/posts/default/4593310762729648379' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-225603067'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026795702604438669.post-8050841281415005223</id><published>2010-09-06T19:30:00.014-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T19:30:00.014-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dylan,

I also believe an 18 game schedule is too ...</title><content type='html'>Dylan,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also believe an 18 game schedule is too much. Not only are we looking at shorter careers and more frequent injuries, but how about young players trying to make a squad with basically a 2 week window of opportunity? Then again, the CBA (should there be one) may address such issues by expanding rosters and maybe larger developmental teams.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default/8050841281415005223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default/8050841281415005223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html?showComment=1283815800014#c8050841281415005223' title=''/><author><name>Dick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02991817520056359448</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='15528738079816559282'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026795702604438669.post-4593310762729648379' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/posts/default/4593310762729648379' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-992097724'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026795702604438669.post-4060711736719232761</id><published>2010-09-06T17:04:07.593-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T17:04:07.593-04:00</updated><title type='text'>100% in agreement.  18 games would lead to more in...</title><content type='html'>100% in agreement.  18 games would lead to more injuries and shorter careers.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default/4060711736719232761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/4593310762729648379/comments/default/4060711736719232761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html?showComment=1283807047593#c4060711736719232761' title=''/><author><name>JeffG</name><uri>http://lastangryfan.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.pardontheopinion.com/2010/08/16-sounds-better-than-18.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026795702604438669.post-4593310762729648379' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2026795702604438669/posts/default/4593310762729648379' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1454794879'/></entry></feed>
