NFL playoff structure is about to be changed. Under the current CBA proposal, seven teams from each conference will make the playoffs, with only bye per conference, sources tell ESPN. It would go into effect this upcoming season. More coming on https://t.co/rDZaVFhcDQ.
Originally Posted by comochiefsfan:
Schefter on ESPN shilling for the league
What else is new. Schefter has always been a shill for the league. Let's be honest this is good for ESPN as well as it's more NFL playoff inventory for them to get their hands on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
Yeo. For the love of $$$.
Mahomes gets $200 million, DAX, Cousins, JimmyG gets $30 million, Rodgers, Russell getting $35 million etc.
People in Arrowhead and other NFL stadiums arn't paying for those salaries, TV is. It's just the reality. The players are going along with it or it wouldn't be happening. They are making a money grab too.
In my middle class life, I've lived in different cities temporarily because someone paid me enough money to make it worth my time. Cant fault either side here. Everyone involved in this decision is making a selfish decisions that benefit themselves. This is our culture of capitalism. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BossChief:
This may sound like a dumb question, but how would that bracket work?
6 teams play the first week and 3 win and 2 byes...
Maybe all 4 division winners get a bye and then the next 4 best records get in and fight amongst themselves for the right to play the division winners?
If the newly proposed playoff system were in place the last 10 years we would have added:
• five 10-win teams • nine 9-win teams • six 8-win teams
The team helped the most (by far) would have been the Steelers who would have made 4 more playoff trips & 10/10 the last 10 yrs. pic.twitter.com/VYWn7xBpID
You can't??!? It eliminates two teams from getting a bye and dilutes the regular season. If these guys are going to bash their brains in, the regular season should mean something. We wouldn't even have got a bye this post season... [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
We have the best QB and best team. How is that horrible for us?
We had that this year and we wouldn't have gotten a bye based on the new format. Plus, you can be the #2 seed just based on being unlucky or having to face the toughest schedule. Additionally some teams are going to get an one more home game than the rest of them. Total bullshit. [Reply]
The extra playoff game and loss of a 2 seed bye is bullshit. Some dog shit team that got an easy schedule is going to slide into the playoffs on regular basis.
Flipping the last worthless preseason game to the regular season seems logical, if the rosters get adjusted.
I care more about the cap and if there is a qb exemption though. Any info on that yet? [Reply]
Originally Posted by CarlosCarson88:
in part, you can blame legal gambling. This gives them so much more leverage to screw people with lower seeds winning early rounds, like The Titans this last year.
watered down? makes it beefier and more fun actually. And like you said, Money
I'm not sure legal gambling has much to do w it. There's always going to be plenty of idiots blowing money on gambling. I dont think that has much to do w it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CarlosCarson88:
in part, you can blame legal gambling. This gives them so much more leverage to screw people with lower seeds winning early rounds, like The Titans this last year.
watered down? makes it beefier and more fun actually. And like you said, Money
Has nothing to do with gambling. Has more to do with adding games with my TV/streaming revenue. [Reply]
