The 17th NFL Game Sucks

The player safety piece has been well discussed and everyone seems to agree with that. The final week always has a bunch of garbage games, but the amount of meaningless games seems to be higher with a longer season.

But for me the biggest issue is tacking on an extra week just seems to throw off the entire calendar. Before you'd have the season end right around New Years. So while it's a bummer the holidays are over you'd at least start the year fresh that first weekend with playoffs. This weekends games are like having a beer at the bar when you're already wasted- you'll consume it and get some enjoyment, but it's completely unnecessary