Home or away a problem easily solved for NFL 17th game dilemma

The NFL wants a 17 game regular season and it appears that the NFLPA may actually cave and give it to them but scheduling will be an issue.

Forget about the money issues that a 17 game season presents and forget for a moment that the NFL will have to deal with player’s health ahead of the post-season. The biggest problem facing the NFL is how are they going to schedule an odd number of games?

This is what will happen once the games increase from 16 to 17. NFL teams will alternate home and away games each year. As an example, the Miami Dolphins will play nine home games one year and eight home games the next year with nine on the road. It really seems to be the only solution. It doesn’t need…