RE: 2015 NFL thread
November 30, 2015 at 9:05 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2015 at 9:06 pm by Cato.)
I'm happy for Brian, but I think any division winner that doesn't have a winning record should forfeit their playoff spot.
On that note, I think it's time to revamp the NFL divisions and schedule. I propose four 8-team divisions with the same divisional round robin. That would give us 14 games. The powers that be and the fans wouldn't want to revert to a 14 game schedule; last seen in 1977. I propose getting rid of the bye week and going to a 17 game schedule; the NFL has long been proposing an 18 game schedule so it's a sort of compromise (the players' union will have something to say). Each team will play the same positioned team from the other divisions based on the previous year's standings to make up the additional three games.
Proposed divisions:
East:
New England
Jets
Giants
Buffalo
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Carolina
Midwest:
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Green Bay
Minnesota
Indianapolis
South:
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
Miami
Jacksonville
Tennessee
West:
Oakland
San Francisco
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Arizona
Seattle
The only big rivalry I see this fucking up is Dallas/Washington; they'll just have to take one for the team. Besides, rivalries come and go (anybody else remember how heated the Jets/Dolphins were in the 80s?). If you're a Skins fan, imagine the instant rivalry playing Baltimore twice a year. Dallas can get it on with Houston and New Orleans.
When Jacksonville moves its franchise to London we can swap them with Carolina.
I'm a purist at heart so I would only want to see a playoff with division winners, but the business end of the NFL makes this a pipe dream. That considered, I recommend the top two teams from each division. Division winners get first round home field advantage. Second placed teams are seeded and matched up in strict accordance with record and requisite tie-breakers. I forgot to mention that under the new system we can dispense with the useless conference structure.
Makes sense to me (now I sound like Larry Culpepper). What do you think?
On that note, I think it's time to revamp the NFL divisions and schedule. I propose four 8-team divisions with the same divisional round robin. That would give us 14 games. The powers that be and the fans wouldn't want to revert to a 14 game schedule; last seen in 1977. I propose getting rid of the bye week and going to a 17 game schedule; the NFL has long been proposing an 18 game schedule so it's a sort of compromise (the players' union will have something to say). Each team will play the same positioned team from the other divisions based on the previous year's standings to make up the additional three games.
Proposed divisions:
East:
New England
Jets
Giants
Buffalo
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Carolina
Midwest:
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Green Bay
Minnesota
Indianapolis
South:
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
Miami
Jacksonville
Tennessee
West:
Oakland
San Francisco
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Arizona
Seattle
The only big rivalry I see this fucking up is Dallas/Washington; they'll just have to take one for the team. Besides, rivalries come and go (anybody else remember how heated the Jets/Dolphins were in the 80s?). If you're a Skins fan, imagine the instant rivalry playing Baltimore twice a year. Dallas can get it on with Houston and New Orleans.
When Jacksonville moves its franchise to London we can swap them with Carolina.
I'm a purist at heart so I would only want to see a playoff with division winners, but the business end of the NFL makes this a pipe dream. That considered, I recommend the top two teams from each division. Division winners get first round home field advantage. Second placed teams are seeded and matched up in strict accordance with record and requisite tie-breakers. I forgot to mention that under the new system we can dispense with the useless conference structure.
Makes sense to me (now I sound like Larry Culpepper). What do you think?
