valleyflyfisher":2ww84art said:
Where have all you complainers been over the last few decades? Didn't hear much belly aching about Detroit and Dallas , or their opponents, having to suit up once a year on a Thursday. It's ONE freakin game a year, one week a year they have a four day turnaround. Is it an ideal situation for a high level athlete? No. Is there is huge spike in injuries for these athletes playing on Thursdays? No. The only thing I see increase due to Thursday night football is whining and complaining, from the athletes, then the fans follow suit and whine and stomp their feet that the "product" suffers...really? Watched many games over the years the stunk up not only the stadiums they were played in, but also my living room from having watched them on my TV, yes, 1 PM local games played in ideal conditions that absolutely stunk!
TNF has been questioned for the longest. It IS a 3 day turnaround, and across the entire league is a lot different from one or two teams. The fact is, it takes more than 3-4 days to recover. That's LOGIC, not whining or complaining. Some of you love throwing that around. Wear and tear happens over the course of time and if players are not recovering consistently, even for one week a year, it can have an immediate impact
I've watched enough Thursday Night games to realize that yes, the product really does suffer. You CANNOT install a full game plan or go full speed on a Thursday. Can you even name an absolutely GREAT game that took place on a Thursday night? Maybe one or two?