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Old 08-19-2019, 11:24 AM  
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Players, owners open to expanding playoff field to 14 teams
NFL players and owners have expressed an openness to expanding the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams -- a change that would help offset revenue lost by cutting the preseason to three games, which is considered likely as the sides begin another bargaining session Monday in Chicago, according to numerous sources familiar with the talks.

An expanded playoff format has not yet been formally proposed in bargaining, nor has expanding the regular season to 17 or 18 games, which players continue to oppose. It's possible the preseason could be shortened even without adding regular season or postseason games. But sources say that adding two playoff games remains squarely in the conversation amidst unexpectedly positive dialogue that continued to yield progress in staff meetings last week on secondary issues such as current and retired player benefits, player health, and safety.


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...a-talks-resume

This is the possible scenario for the playoff format that I found. Only one team in each conference would get a bye....



In a 14-team playoff model, 7 teams from the NFC and AFC make the playoffs instead of 6. The only major repercussion from this is that there would be 3 wildcard teams instead of 2, and only 1 team can get a bye week. That means in wildcard weekend, #2 plays #7, 3 plays 6, 4 plays 5. Still, after wildcard weekend, matchups are based on highest seed vs. lowest seed.

All in all, here are the benefits to a 7-team playoff.

Since there would only be 1 team with a bye week in each conference, last week is more competitive since teams likely won’t be guaranteed a bye week to that point. Thus, the league is actually more competitive among top teams. Essentially, teams are incentivized even more to become #1 seed.
7 teams instead of 6 would only add 2 extra games to the schedule, but not an extra week. After wildcard weekend, there would be 8 teams left in the playoffs, just as there are now in the current playoff format of 12 teams.
While 6 teams from each conference ensures a competitive playoff system, 7 from each conference would still be less than 50% of teams in the playoffs. Other than the MLB (10/30 teams make the playoffs), Major American sports leagues have more than half of their teams make the playoffs! The competitiveness of the playoffs would still be superb despite widening the field.

Let’s use this year’s Playoffs as an example scenario: (WC stands for wild card team)

AFC PLAYOFF TEAMS:
1 (West champs, BYE) - Chiefs (12-4)
2 (East champs, vs. WC3) - Patriots (11-5)
3 (South champs, vs. WC2) - Texans (11-5)
4 (North champs, vs. WC1) - Ravens (10-6)
5 (WC1, vs. #4) - Chargers (12-4)
6 (WC2, vs. #3) - Colts (10-6)
7 (WC3, vs. #2) - Steelers (9-6-1)

NFC PLAYOFF TEAMS:
1 (South champs, BYE) - Saints (13-3)
2 (West champs, vs. WC3) - Rams (13-3)
3 (North champs, vs. WC2) - Bears (12-4)
4 (East champs, vs. WC1) - Cowboys (10-6)
5 (WC1, vs. #4) - Seahawks (10-6)
6 (WC2, vs. #3) - Eagles (9-7)
7 (WC3, vs. #2) - Vikings (8-7-1)
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Old 08-19-2019, 11:44 AM   #16
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Do away with 2 preseason games, add an extra bye week during the season and always have the SB on presidents day weekend.

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Old 08-19-2019, 11:44 AM   #17
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The only change they need to make is base playoff seeding on record, not winning a division. Why should a 9-7 or 8-8 team that won a pussy division host a wildcard team that went 11-5 in a tough division? **** that.
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Old 08-19-2019, 11:44 AM   #18
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Moves like this and the 18 game schedule.....basically make it much easier for them to expand to 36 teams.
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Old 08-19-2019, 11:44 AM   #19
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If the players and owners are open to it then it will probably happen. That'll be an extra two playoff games to try to fit into one weekend at the start?
I think the goal would actually be to add an extra week, thus extending the season.
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Old 08-19-2019, 11:47 AM   #20
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Old 08-19-2019, 11:48 AM   #21
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The only change they need to make is base playoff seeding on record, not winning a division. Why should a 9-7 or 8-8 team that won a pussy division host a wildcard team that went 11-5 in a tough division? **** that.
I see the logic in that, but it would be sad to see the division races turn into just another passel of games that count the same as other ... games ...

That didn't make sense, did it?

Anyway, hopefully, you see the point. Division games are significant now. What the NFL needs to do is try and moderate the ability of the Immigrant Blowjobs to dominate for decades in divisions that offer no competition. A league without competition is no league at all.

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Old 08-19-2019, 11:49 AM   #22
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There's also the issue of division rivalries ... historic or otherwise. Eliminating the implications of division rivalries would be bad for the game on several levels.

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It's all about money........

If you expand the playoffs, you add a week, if you go to 18 games plus a bye you've now added a month to the season for ad revenue and it makes expanding 4 teams easier which will bring in even more total revenue.
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If that happens then you need to increase roster sizes.
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If the players and owners are open to it then it will probably happen. That'll be an extra two playoff games to try to fit into one weekend at the start?
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Moves like this and the 18 game schedule.....basically make it much easier for them to expand to 36 teams.
Not a chance, there isn't enough talent in the NFL to field 4 more teams. It would be a complete shit show.
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I hate that idea, so that means they will do it. If their older, most loyal fans hate it than the NFL will love it.
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Makes the regular season more meaningful. Race to the bye would produce more drama for the later weeks. Plus you get teams fighting for the last playoff spot. 6 playoff games on wildcard weekend instead of 4. It's a much better idea than some of you are thinking it out to be. It's like adding the Wildcard game for baseball. More teams will have something to play for.
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