Changes coming to regular season and playoffs

I don't like the proposal either. But reading through this thread... it's amazing how uneducated people are.

1. There's still a LONG way before we get to a lockout. The clock doesn't reach zero until more than a year from now. The 2020 season is a part of the old CBA. IIRC this is further along than where we were back in 2010-2011.

2. The 17th game would either a) be played in neutral sites or b) all be AFC vs. NFC games with the AFC hosting a season and NFC hosting another season, and therefore would give one full conference nine home games and the other eight, which is balanced for the playoff race. They're definitely NOT going to mix 9/8 home-game schedules within the same conference. That would obviously be unfair and it won't happen.

3. This is not "to help the Cowboys" and you most certainly will not be seeing "losing record teams in the playoffs every season." In the last 29 years, no hypothetical 7 seed finished worse than 8-8. You'd have to go back to 1990 to find one and this was before the league had 32 teams. Most hypothetical 7 seeds were 9-7. Most will probably be 9-8 or 10-7.

4. There has been nothing about Thursday night games being eliminated. Not sure where this came from.

5.

Originally posted by Kyzen:

Originally posted by Scottie15:

This is why losing the Superbowl as the #1 seed this year was more painful than most people realize.

yep.

Would you guys mind explaining how? What does that even have to do with anything?

The two best teams in each conference deserve a bye. No reason why a 13-3 GB team should be playing on wild card weekend vs a 9-7 Dallas team. And NO lost to SF so yes they deserve to play wild card weekend based on a head to head loss.

New format

At least they're working together - sounds like there will be a vote next Tuesday.

This is about the players...not any of us. Compared to what NFL owners make, the players get chicken feed. Greed at its higher forms will be the death of the league. Stop it now, before things really get out of control...that's what I'd advise the players to do.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

I wonder what it would truly take to cause the NFL to give up trying to do a 17 game season.

An ounce of common sense.

Owners have all the leverage. 17 game season coming soon. Just too many players thay can't afford to strike

There should be a mid season break of a week or two to help players recover from injuries especially if there is a 17 game season.

Originally posted by Goatie:
There should be a mid season break of a week or two to help players recover from injuries especially if there is a 17 game season.

To be fair most playoff teams only really play their starters for a full 15 games as it is already when they typically rest their guys week 16 before the playoffs.

How soon will there be betting parlors in NFL stadiums. My guess 2 years, 3 at the latest. The owners can't pass this up with cash being spent on the game and not getting their hands in the pie.

Originally posted by jcs:

Originally posted by Goatie:
There should be a mid season break of a week or two to help players recover from injuries especially if there is a 17 game season.

To be fair most playoff teams only really play their starters for a full 15 games as it is already when they typically rest their guys week 16 before the playoffs.

It's just one more game and they're dropping a preseason game also, so it's still going to be the 20 game model. All this b***hing about getting injuried is a bunch of bs. You think if they love the game, they'd be happy to play another game.

5 10-6 teams, 9 9-7 teams, and 6 8-8 teams would of had made the playoffs from the #7 seed in the last 10 years. Pittsburgh missed out 4 times as the #7 seed and would of made the playoffs every year.

I prefer 16 and 6 but I don't think it's a big deal if these changes are made.

So, they're meeting with the NFL Tuesday and then there's a vote on Wednesday, correct?

Oh no we get to watchmore football. The horror!!!!!

I hate my new phone

Originally posted by jcs:

Originally posted by Goatie:

There should be a mid season break of a week or two to help players recover from injuries especially if there is a 17 game season.

To be fair most playoff teams only really play their starters for a full 15 games as it is already when they typically rest their guys week 16 before the playoffs.

Yeah, expect the 17th game to be boring and pointless since most teams will just rest players anyway now.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

5.

Originally posted by Kyzen:

Originally posted by Scottie15:

This is why losing the Superbowl as the #1 seed this year was more painful than most people realize.

yep.

Would you guys mind explaining how? What does that even have to do with anything?

If you need to have it explained to you why losing the super bowl as the #1 seed in possibly the last time only one team will be awarded a bye week from each conference, then clearly it's a waste of time explaining it.