To: NFLCommissioner Roger Goodell

From: Me

Dear Raj,Hey, I was wondering if you could do me a favor. I'm all for the NFL expanding and continually trying to grow into the next world power (TV deals, global recognition, your own network, etc.), but why does this have to interfere with my Sunday viewing habits?Let me take you down memory lane. Once upon a time, NFL = Sunday. Having received one of your degrees from Washington & Jefferson College, you know how things are here in Western Pennsylvania. High school football dominates Friday nights, colleges play Saturdays and the NFL on Sundays.Other than the occasional appearance on "Monday Night Football" (since 1970), every game fell on Sunday, even a 4 p.m. West Coast game.Now, I have the NFL coming in every direction: Sunday, Sunday night, Monday night, some Thursday nights and even a couple of Saturdays to close out the regular season. With colleges waiting for their bowl games, might as well monopolize that day, too.Quite frankly, I enjoy NFLgames, even if its Houston vs. St. Louis. You can't say that about Major League Baseball or the NBA. With just one game a week on a team's schedule, there's no oversaturation of your product.However, I cannot devote my life around the expanding schedules. Sadly, most Americans have a life.And, with the detail and accessibility of extensive highlights packages on cable and satellite stations, as well as local channels, at least in Pittsburgh, you can miss the game and still see almost everything you need.After opening the season with a 1 p.m. home game against the Houston Texans, the Pittsburgh Steelers have just one — one! — 1 p.m. game over the next 12 weeks.The Steelers close the regular season with three consecutive 1 p.m. games, but that's going into some holiday shopping time.With all the networks writing checks to get a piece on the NFL pie, I'm starting to have my fill. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.I'll tell you what, I'll watch when I can, but I'm not making any promises. I've been busy lately and other things that have a higher priority — I imagine you're shocked, that your league might take a backseat to other things.In the past year, there's been talk of opening the schedule to a possible 18 games. I'm sure the money is there to pay the players more, but I don't want to see the season dragged out any longer. The price of adding at least one regular-season game — which is most likely — means dropping a pair of meaningless exhibition games.Fans pay full price for those exhibition seats and I'm sure you hear about that every August. I certainly wouldn't expect to pay full price to see a field of tomorrow's customer service representatives.To summarize, don't spread the league too thin. You may overestimate your worth in people's lives and that could prove to be a big mistake.Hey, Raj, thanks for listening and I'll see you Sunday.Maybe.Sam Tallarico is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.