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re: NFL to add 1 wild card team to each conference? (Dan Patrick report)
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:09 am to craigbiggio
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:09 am to craigbiggio
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Only the top seed get a bye?
That's how they would do it. Another option might be giving top 3 seeds byes and letting the rest play for the final spot in the divisional round, but they won't go that route.
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Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:12 am to Augustus
This is a good thing IMO.
Anything that counters the idea of a lost season and tanking for draft picks is a positive. Obviously adding a playoff spot will put more dogs in the fight at the end of the season.
With that said, they have to draw the line somewhere and hopefully it is at 7 teams total per conference.
Anything that counters the idea of a lost season and tanking for draft picks is a positive. Obviously adding a playoff spot will put more dogs in the fight at the end of the season.
With that said, they have to draw the line somewhere and hopefully it is at 7 teams total per conference.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 9:13 am
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:12 am to Augustus
Jerry Jones said it would happen.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:16 am to Master of Sinanju
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Current system is great.
No...any system that leaves out teams with 10 wins is not a great system. My team, the Cleveland Browns, which has struggled to find consistently was left out of the playoffs in 06'? after going 10-6. That Browns team deserved to make the playoffs much like the Arizona Cardinals did this year. In both cases, both teams just happened to play in the toughest division in the NFL that year. Meanwhile, less undeserving teams made the playoffs. Its just 1 more team, this is a great idea!
If the format is going to only 1 team getting a bye, that will change strategy as well. Teams that have the #2 seed locked up will be more unlikely to sit players now, which is good for the fans that pay to see those game. Great move!
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 9:18 am
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:18 am to Master of Sinanju
I think it would add even more importance to getting that #1 seed as well. It's still obviously important (homefield) but now you get homefield AND the only bye? That's big time.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:25 am to Buckeye Backer
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No...any system that leaves out teams with 10 wins is not a great system
No, the system is fine. If the Cards don't like it, maybe they should have finished better than third in their division
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:26 am to craigbiggio
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Only the top seed get a bye?
i like that
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:26 am to PortCityTiger24
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I don't get why fans would complain about this. 1 extra spot means my team has a slightly better chance of making the playoffs
yeah and it also means the regular season is less meaningful and the #2 seed no longer earns an advantage of a bye.
so you're watering down BOTH the regular and postseason
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:28 am to Buckeye Backer
quote:Wasn't good enough to make the playoffs.
No...any system that leaves out teams with 10 wins is not a great system. My team, the Cleveland Browns,
Division winners only would be good.
One wild card would be good.
Two wild cards is good.
Three wild cards will be just fine.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:29 am to Draconian Sanctions
quote:This is factually and mathematically incorrect.
yeah and it also means the regular season is less meaningful
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:32 am to Draconian Sanctions
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the #2 seed no longer earns an advantage of a bye.
What compelling reason is there, other than logistics, for the #2 seed to have a first-round bye?
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:33 am to Sevendust912
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If the Cards don't like it, maybe they should have finished better than third in their division
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:33 am to Draconian Sanctions
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yeah and it also means the regular season is less meaningful and the #2 seed no longer earns an advantage of a bye.
Well, the only way I would be behind this is if it means divisional winners go away. It doesn't make any sense to have divisions where the winner is decided upon by their OVERALL record, but only divisional winners get homefield in the playoffs. That is absurd. Do away with divisional winners and now the regular season is even MORE important since your seeding decides your homefield.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:36 am to slackster
quote:No, you just don't understand what a wild card is.
It doesn't make any sense to have divisions where the winner is decided upon by their OVERALL record, but only divisional winners get homefield in the playoffs. That is absurd.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:41 am to Master of Sinanju
Going to become even more a war of attrition and who is hot/healthy at end Of year. If they are doing this I think there should be a bye for all teams prior to start of playoffs or add a second bye week somewhere in season.... Would greatly improve quality of play IMO
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 9:44 am
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:59 am to hiltacular
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Anything that counters the idea of a lost season and tanking for draft picks is a positive. Obviously adding a playoff spot will put more dogs in the fight at the end of the season.
Meh, I don't consider tanking a problem in the NFL. One player can't change a football franchise like they can in basketball
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:14 am to ballscaster
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No, you just don't understand what a wild card is.
I usually appreciate your feedback on this site, so please enlighten me.
I'm aware that divisions were created because of travel cost, plain and simple. The need for divisions no longer exists, so I do not understand the need for a division winner and wildcards.
If you want to keep the regional rivalries in tact, then keep the teams in their divisional "pods" and play a round-robin conference schedule and then rotate a pod from the other conference each year.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:16 am to slackster
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If you want to keep the regional rivalries in tact, then keep the teams in their divisional "pods" and play a round-robin conference schedule and then rotate a pod from the other conference each year.
Up vote
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:18 am to Cap Crunch
Jesus sometimes I hate our American obsession with playoffs. If we've learned anything these last 5 years it's that there's no such thing as a dominant nfl team, and anyone but the very bottom teams can beat anyone else on any given day. One fumble bounces this way, one blown call...etc. By all means let's add another team that can get hot for four games, catch some lucky breaks, and claim to be the best team in football
Posted on 1/6/14 at 10:20 am to slackster
What year was it when the raiders went like 5-1 or 6-0 in their division and didn't make the playoffs? Yeah they sucked in other games but I'd like to see something like divisional record deciding the divisions, much like the NCAA
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