If they had a couple more weeks to spread things out would be even better. The closer one gets to year 'round football, the better and faster the development will be. Long idle periods makes the rust develop and then requires catch up. I think school is the same way. Yes, a period of rest is needed no doubt. But, requiring the players to practice on their own for months on end is foolish and counter productive. Physical fitness and skill development is almost always going to be safer, faster, better when under the watchful eye and instruction of professional coaches. I really don't see the reasoning behind the entire mentality of 'seasons' and so that NCAA rules make it so difficult for athletes to be athletic. Training for the Olympics, professional sports participation, etc. is certainly year round as well. Gymnasts must work almost non-stop or lose their skills and risk injury, etc. if they stop for more than a few weeks, etc. Limiting football to about half the year effectively is nonsense.
