NFL Playoff Expansion

[Darrell McPhaul]

http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2014/03/nfl-playoffs-likely-to-expand-for-2015-season/?cmpid=hpbn

 

[streettopeschel]

if it was going to be an extra playoff team or an 18-game season, i prefer this. i guess.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Motivated by greed, imo. "In the interest of fans"...child, please.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Just what we need. 6-10 and 7-9 teams in the NFL playoffs.

Dilutes the importance of regular season games while lining the owners' pockets further. Greedy

 

[Matt Cotcher]

When the voted to begin fining players that dunk the ball over the goalpost after scoring a TD, was that for fans' sake also?

 

[Topstarr]

MONEY is GREEN

 

[MikeV73]

I wonder what mark Cubans thoughts are? I'm sure he will let us know!

 

[streettopeschel]

Just what we need. 6-10 and 7-9 teams in the NFL playoffs.
Dilutes the importance of regular season games while lining the owners' pockets further. Greedy

doubt that will come into play too often. went back the last 4 years and nobody worse than 8-8 would have made it. additionally 3 10-6 teams didn't make it (like arizona last year) that now would. i'm not in love with it, but don't hate it either. but yes, obviously it's about money. it always is.

 

[Embrey]

Just what we need. 6-10 and 7-9 teams in the NFL playoffs.
Dilutes the importance of regular season games while lining the owners' pockets further. Greedy

The argument by the NFL owners and fans is what streettopeschel was speaking of, the 3rd place teams like the Cardinals last year that didn't get in because a division winner is guaranteed a playoff spot. In a way, guaranteeing a division winner sort of dilutes the importance of the regular season. I wonder if it would be better if the NFC and AFC both dissolved the divisions as they are and formed two divisions in each conference with 8 teams. The problem would be scheduling. Head to head with the other seven teams in your division takes 14 games with only 2 games left over to play inter-conference games. 18 games would make more sense if they were to form 2 new divisions in each conference. Well, for the owners it would make more sense. More $ for certain.

The players were never going to go for the 18 game schedule.

 

[Juan]

Things not going well for the Bills.

Jim Kelly's illness + Ralph Wilson's death.

There is some talk now that this team may end up in Toronto.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

The players were never going to go for the 18 game schedule.

...and they shouldn't. IMO a 16-game season is too long. Hell, a 14-game schedule is too many!

No wonder teams take a couple weeks off every year. It's impossible to maintain intensity and passion for that many games.