I think the qb situation makes it a no go. The first time that NBC or ESPN is stuck with 2 backup QBs in a primetime game, they’ll end it.
Beyond that....how do you handle the OLine? You’re gonna have games where your franchise QB is going to be protected by backup OLineman. The second a star QB gets hurt because a team is forced to start a UDFA, they’ll end it.
I think this is just the owners making an opening offer hoping to get the union to make some concessions in negotiations, and it’s in no way a serious offer. The owners want 18 games, and starting with a ridiculous offer like this will make any other compromise seem reasonable. I’d love to see the union say “Fine, we’ll go with the plans, tell us how it’ll work” and when the owners come back with nothing, it ends the 18 game talk.