Thread: Expanded Playoffs?

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

While I don't side with expanding the playoffs, I don't think eliminating the byes would be the big issue. If you look at the last several SB winners, most have actually come from the wild card round. It doesn't seem like the bye has a huge advantage these days.

Agreed, and as I said, I'm torn, because I'm not sure a team should get a week off to rest players, because even if it hasn't been an advantage of late, it is at least a theoretical one. There is part of me that thinks all teams should have to win three games to get to the SB, rather than some only having to win two games.

The NFL does NOT care about player safety, or the fans, or anything else OTHER than making money. Its ALLLL about money, period. More playoff games, means more TV deals, means more advertising, means more stadiums to sell tickets.

As someone already said, someone really needs to bitch-slap Goodell.

Originally Posted by Ravage!!!

The NFL does NOT care about player safety, or the fans, or anything else OTHER than making money. Its ALLLL about money, period. More playoff games, means more TV deals, means more advertising, means more stadiums to sell tickets.

As someone already said, someone really needs to bitch-slap Goodell.

Yeah, it's a business

Originally Posted by Ravage!!!

The NFL does NOT care about player safety, or the fans, or anything else OTHER than making money. Its ALLLL about money, period. More playoff games, means more TV deals, means more advertising, means more stadiums to sell tickets.

As someone already said, someone really needs to bitch-slap Goodell.

Kind of goes without saying. Just like most companies don't care about their customers, other than how it relates to customer loyalty that will turn into repeat sales. The NFL is a business. It's the same reason that virtually no players take home town discounts to stay with their team -- the NFL is a business, whether at the league office level, team ownership level or player level. I don't see anything wrong with this.

Originally Posted by slim

Yeah, it's a business

I should have read your first post, you said in four words and a smiley would I took 50 or so words to say.

Here's another perspective. Let's say we finish the season at 13-3 with Manning at QB. What would our record be with Hanie or Osweiler if Manning was injured week 2? For arguments sake, let's say Manning came back from injury at the end of the season and we finished 7-9. We would technicaly have a playoff caliber team at that point...but wouldnt qualify. Maybe having a healthy Manning makes a 7-9 team a SB contender.

Yes, it would be a rare instance where something like this would happen to a team, but if my above scenario happened to play out that way, I'm betting the votes of the fans on this board would be ALOT different.

And when everyone's super, no one will be...

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

Yes, because not allowing defenders to lead with the helmet, or go at a QB's knees is pretty much exactly the same thing a two hand touch.

I think equating safety changes to "two hand touch" or "flag football" has BY FAR become the most overused cliche of the 2012 NFL season.

I don't think anyone has a problem with the rules to protect the QB's knees or head, or not allowing players to be leading with the helmet. My biggest problem is the "defensless receiver" rule. When a DB gets flagged and fined for a shoulder charge on a receiver that goes over the middle, and leaves his feet to make a catch, I just shake my head in disgust. If you aren't close enough to get your hand in there and break the pass up, you have to let them catch the ball and just touch them down.

I can't speak for Mo but I don't think his refrence has anything to do with your two examples.



I think the playoffs are just fine the way they are. Sure the NFl is a business but they don't need to be greedy.

Originally Posted by Slick

I don't think anyone has a problem with the rules to protect the QB's knees or head, or not allowing players to be leading with the helmet. My biggest problem is the "defensless receiver" rule. When a DB gets flagged and fined for a shoulder charge on a receiver that goes over the middle, and leaves his feet to make a catch, I just shake my head in disgust. If you aren't close enough to get your hand in there and break the pass up, you have to let them catch the ball and just touch them down.

I can't speak for Mo but I don't think his refrence has anything to do with your two examples.

I think the playoffs are just fine the way they are. Sure the NFl is a business but they don't need to be greedy.

Forgive me for using hyperbole, a very effective literary tool, to make my point...

I can't speak for Slick, but I will forgive you MO.

Hell naw.

And Goodell is bad for the league.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Forgive me for using hyperbole, a very effective literary tool, to make my point...

I have no problem with hyperbole. I'm simply mentioning that "flag football" and "two hand touch" have by far become the two most overused cliches when discussing safety measures.

maybe after Manning retires

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

I don't have a problem with 16 teams. The NHL has nearly the same amount of teams in the league and has 16 teams in the playoffs...four division winners and four wild card teams per conference. I don't see why it would be bad in the NFL.

Because it makes the regular season pretty much worthless. The NBA playoffs are terrible until the 2nd round. Why would we want teams with losing records in the playoffs.

If half the teams in your league make the playoffs then the whole purpose of the regular season is watered down. Hell why not just invite all 32?

Originally Posted by gregbroncs

Because it makes the regular season pretty much worthless. The NBA playoffs are terrible until the 2nd round. Why would we want teams with losing records in the playoffs.

If half the teams in your league make the playoffs then the whole purpose of the regular season is watered down. Hell why not just invite all 32?

The NBA is a ******* joke, period.

So you're saying that the NHL playoffs, which have no first round bye but eight teams per conference and a bigger, better tournament doesnt' stack up to the six team per conference four week long NFL playoffs? The NHL plays 82 sixty minute games with the top players averaging upwards of 25 (or more) minutes per game with usually only one day off between games. The playoffs last from April until July. Eight teams per conference of some of the most competitive, intense professional sports a person on this planet can watch. I have ZERO problem with making the top teams prove they're top teams by potentially playing one more game. It might get rid of some of the ridiculous parity in this league.

I would also be okay with getting rid of the first round bye and making the 1 vs 6, 2 vs 5, and 3 vs 4 seeds play each other in the wild card round.