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2015 NFL thread
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 (August 10, 2015 at 1:33 am)Kitan Wrote: It's a testosterone thing, I am certain. I yell, scream and get just as upset when my Ravens don't do well as any guy being upset with his team does. Testosterone has nothing to do with it. My team sucks this year. They do.but I will continue to wear my black and purple. Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
Redskins are now the proud owners of top of the NFC East garbage bin top spot......OOOOOOOH GOODIE Meh, still feels better than being on the bottom.
 (November 30, 2015 at 7:58 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(November 30, 2015 at 7:02 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Redskins are now the proud owners of top of the NFC East garbage bin top spot......OOOOOOOH GOODIE Meh, still feels better than being on the bottom. Oh hold your horses, we still have 5 games to go. On top now does not mean on top at the end. A good bulk of our final games are divisional, two of them are both the Cowboys games. They are a a cornered rattlesnake right now so they will be playing for pride. (November 30, 2015 at 8:07 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(November 30, 2015 at 7:58 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: I bet. Don't underestimate the value of having home field advantage in the wildcard round though... Of course there's still 5 games to go. Do I really need to add a "if the playoffs were starting today" kind of disclaimer? Don't count your chickens, yeah, but your team's destiny is in their own hands, and that's a damn good place to be, even if it is with a lackluster record on top of a shitty division. (November 30, 2015 at 8:09 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:Oh yea, certainly I will take what I can get. But we really have not been consistently good since Danny took over. I would love the Skins to prove me wrong. Heck, if we do manage 10-6 I would be thrilled with that, but not seeing that right at this moment.(November 30, 2015 at 8:07 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Oh hold your horses, we still have 5 games to go. On top now does not mean on top at the end. A good bulk of our final games are divisional, two of them are both the Cowboys games. They are a a cornered rattlesnake right now so they will be playing for pride.  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? 
I'm from San Diego, and it really looks like they're fleeing to L.A. The big question is, will Oakland leave and become the San Diego Raiders? Will they be replaced by anybody? I thought I heard the Rams wanted to move, too.
Other than that, I think your revised alignments are fascinating. The Charger sitch could be its own thread, tbh, but very few people on here are from San Diego, or even care about San Diego.
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 (November 30, 2015 at 9:05 pm)Cato Wrote: I'd rather they add four more teams (total of 36) and go back to the 6 divisions they used to have, keeping the conference division as is. Five division rivals - 10 games. One game from each division, cross conference, seeded by win/loss record - 3 games Two games from each division, same conference, seeded by win/loss record - 4 games Seventeen game regular season and reduce pre-season to 3 games for a total of 20 played, same as now. Proposed divisions: NFC East Teams Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins NFC Central Teams Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints -- Expansion -- NFC West Teams Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams -- Expansion -- AFC East Teams Buffalo Bills Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets Tennessee Titans AFC Central Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers -- Expansion -- AFC West Teams Denver Broncos Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers -- Expansion -- Possible expansion cities: Portland Las Vegas Los Angeles Salt Lake Oklahoma City Omaha Milwaukee Sacramento (if you think Salt Lake, Oklahoma City, Omaha or Milwaukee are too small, they're all bigger than Green Bay) Canadian? Toronto Montreal Vancouver BC But, before the NFL does anything concerning the teams or their alignment/scheduling, they need to get full time, properly trained, well paid officiating. I would recommend taking un-drafted free agents, offer them an alternative to maybe sticking with a team for a year or two or a career backup position where they'll rarely see the field and almost never start (the two most common fates awating most undrafted rookies who get signed). Hell, tell the teams that there will be an eighth round where new officials are selected before undrafted signings can begin. Offer them league rookie minimum to officiate and train them for at least a year. I would even go so far as to expand the officiating crew by one for each game (with the rookie/trainee with limited or no officiating power) at least until the current old farts are replaced. Get well paid, well trained, young talent who can keep up with the guys playing the game and (after some likely initial growing pains) have a far better officiated league, easing the old fart part-timers out along the way.
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