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bigmonk

(91 posts)

3. History repeats itself.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 08:33 AM

Oct 24

MLB removed the asterisk from Roger Maris after thirty years. It was embarrassing because no major sports wants the fans to think less of records set in expanded seasons. The NFL is going to 18 games and they want the fans to accept the new records as legit.
On the other side of the coin, it's harder to play more seasons. In the Jim Brown era, the NFL player 14 games and one playoff. 1963 players played 70 regular season games per five seasons; now it's 85 games for five seasons, an additional season every five years. So, the longer seasons are probably shortening players careers.

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Will Derrick Henry break Eric Dickerson's 40-year old single-season rushing record? [View all] True Dough Oct 24 OP

But he'd get 2120 in 17 games, while Dickerson only played 16. TheRickles Oct 24 #1

That's a valid point True Dough Oct 24 #2

History repeats itself. bigmonk Oct 24 #3

There is that, but OJ Simpson played in a 14-game season brush Oct 24 #5

Thanks! AKwannabe Oct 24 #4

They can take those Yahoo draft grades True Dough Oct 24 #6

I got a B+ on my draft and I'm sitting at 1-6 in my league Best_man23 Oct 25 #7

I think it unlikely. Morbius Oct 26 #8