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Why does the NFL use a 45 man game roster?
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:07 pm
This has never made sense to me. You allow a team to have a 53-man roster, but yet only allow a team to dress 45 guys on game day.
What is the real reason behind this? Seems weird that I could go into a game without my full complement of players and having to decide if I am going to go heavy on OL, DL or DBs for a certain game.
Maybe an injury forces me to have to use a starter on Special teams and exposes him to injury.
What is the real reason behind this? Seems weird that I could go into a game without my full complement of players and having to decide if I am going to go heavy on OL, DL or DBs for a certain game.
Maybe an injury forces me to have to use a starter on Special teams and exposes him to injury.
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Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:08 pm to tigerterrace
always comes back to money spent by owners.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:09 pm to tigerterrace
Big dicks, no chicks.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:19 pm to Chad504boy
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always comes back to money spent by owners.
That has to be some language with the NFLPA, because it was my understanding that everyone on the roster for Week One gets the full contract value whether they dress or not, so the owner cannot be saving some dollars sitting Player A or Player B.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:37 pm to tigerterrace
Stupidest shite ever. Why not let the full 53 dress?
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:47 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Supposedly, it is to balance out competition. If Team A has 51 healthy players and Team B has 46 healthy players, Team A has the competitive advantage.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:52 pm to saints5021
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Supposedly, it is to balance out competition. If Team A has 51 healthy players and Team B has 46 healthy players, Team A has the competitive advantage.
Makes sense.
ETA:
One of the few ways to help balance the field prior to introducing the salary cap.
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 5/24/17 at 2:06 pm to yurintroubl
Under that logic If I'm missing my starting QB shouldn't my opponent sit their starting QB....
Just saying.
Just saying.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 2:36 pm to saints5021
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Supposedly, it is to balance out competition. If Team A has 51 healthy players and Team B has 46 healthy players, Team A has the competitive advantage.
This is the correct answer.
As far as I can recall, there is zero monetary difference whether you are active or inactive on the 53 unless your contract specifically has incentives for that (usually used for injury prone players).
I do think it counts towards practice squad eligibility though. Unsure if it affects years accrued but I think as long as you're on the 53 it counts.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 3:05 pm to tigerterrace
I've been watching the NFL for over 25 years now and I neve realized that there are only 45 players dressed each week 
Posted on 5/24/17 at 3:15 pm to bonethug0108
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As far as I can recall, there is zero monetary
Cost more to get stains out of uniforms.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 3:24 pm to Sparkplug#1
Also would have cost the Falcons a fortune in medical bills if they had all 53 players choking at once.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 7:10 pm to bountyhunter
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Also would have cost the Falcons a fortune in medical bills if they had all 53 players choking at once.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:03 am to saints5021
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Supposedly, it is to balance out competition. If Team A has 51 healthy players and Team B has 46 healthy players, Team A has the competitive advantage.
Another big factor is it is good for the players that are at the bottom of the talent pool. If Drew Brees goes down for two games, then it's not like the Saints are going to cut him. But if the 40 or 50th ranked player on the team is going to be out two games, then the team would really consider cutting him to sign another player. But those odds are reduced knowing they have to sit 8 players anyway each week.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:57 pm to tigerterrace
Never understood this either
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