Should the NFL keep the Thanksgiving tradition?

• Laley23

  

  Honestly, what is the point of moving the Lions if you dont even know who will be good Thanksgiving anyway? You can guess, but when your wrong, its just as bad...might as well leave it.
  
  BTW, Flex scheduling is the only way it works, and to move a team from Sunday to Thursday is just lawlz all around. Wont happen.
• Art Modell

  

  How about this for a lineup today:
  Patriots-Jets
  Steelers-Ravens
  Chargers- Colts
• iclfan2

  

  Ironman92;574764 wrote:At least for this year......which would you rather watch?
  
  Choice A : Lions versus any NFL team
  
  Choice B : Lions vs Boise St

  Lions vs. NFL team. The worst NFL team would crush the best college team.
  

  Laley23;574978 wrote:BTW, Flex scheduling is the only way it works, and to move a team from Sunday to Thursday is just lawlz all around. Wont happen.

  
  Did the Lion and Dallas not just play on Sunday as well? Who cares if you know a couple weeks ahead of time that you are playing on Thursday instead of Sunday. I don't understand how it would make any difference. Does knowing at the beginning of the season that you only get 3 days rest any different then finding out 2 weeks ahead of time?
• Ironman92

  

  I'd bet my house that better ratings would be the Lions vs OSU, Alabama etc than versus an NFL team.
• justincredible

  

  Ironman92;575168 wrote:I'd bet my house that better ratings would be the Lions vs OSU, Alabama etc than versus an NFL team.

  
  That would be a train wreck. Lions would destroy any of them. Probably 70-0.
• Laley23

  

  Ironman92;575168 wrote:I'd bet my house that better ratings would be the Lions vs OSU, Alabama etc than versus an NFL team.

  
  Maybe the first time around, because it would be new. But after seeing how badly the Lions mash a college team no one would ever watch again.
  
  Lions would score at will, and would not be scored on more than once.
• Ironman92

  

  I know the NFL team would kill them.....but the 1st time would be incredibly rated......after that it would suck...much like the game does now every year.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  "Who cares if you know a couple weeks ahead of time that you are playing on Thursday instead of Sunday."
  
  The fans buying the tickets, the stadium staff, etc...and even at the least the NFL teams playing because they know their travel schedule. The flex works because a 3 hour time difference doesn't mean much. It means a lot for a 3 day time difference.
  
  Laley23 is correct. Will never happen.