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 Old Dog:
NO chance of a universal bye IMHO....why would they want two "dark" weeks in the season?
For the players. To give them a better chance of getting rest and downtime during the season. The owners get the added revenue and the players get more recovery time. The media spends the first bye putting out content analyzing the in depth impact of the first seven games. They spend the next bye analyzing trade rumors. There is no dark week when secondary content can be hyped to be more entertaining and digestible than some of the games themselves. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
For the players. To give them a better chance of getting rest and downtime during the season. The owners get the added revenue and the players get more recovery time. The media spends the first bye putting out content analyzing the in depth impact of the first seven games. They spend the next bye analyzing trade rumors. There is no dark week when secondary content can be hyped to be more entertaining and digestible than some of the games themselves.
I mean no real disrespect, but that is one of the silliest takes I have seen. I would swear this was trolling if I didn't know better. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Old Dog:
I mean no real disrespect, but that is one of the silliest takes I have seen. I would swear this was trolling if I didn't know better.
You don't think taking a bye week refreshes the guys on the roster, or you don't think a well done program can be more entertaining than a shitty game? [Reply]
The owners are pushing for more games and that puts more stress on the health of the players. If they want more money then they can give something up for it, and I'm fine with an extra bye week and expanded rosters as the exchange because I think that will directly improve player health. [Reply]
More on the transformational CBA proposal now on the table, per sources: As part of the new deal, players go from 47% share under current deal to 48% share at 16 games, and then to 48.5% share if they go to 17 games, shifting $5 billion of revenue to players’ side.