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NFL: If it's not broke, fix it

ISUFan22

ISUFan22

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So, the NFL is still hard up to expand the playoffs. Maybe they should just do away with it and invite everyone to bowl games...

Expanded playoffs possible for 2015, Roger Goodell says - ESPN

This struck me...
"How do we continue to make sure the regular-season games are incredibly important each week, but also, how can we create more interest, and does expanding the postseason allow other teams to get into the dance with the potential of going on and winning the Super Bowl?"
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You need more? I mean, the interest in the NFL is insane and far exceeds any other sport/league.

Get into the dance? This isn't March madness, but it may become that if they keep expanding the season and playoffs.
 
Shorten the season and let all 32 teams in the playoffs. Because even the Jacksonville Jaguars deserve a chance to win the Super Bowl this season. :jimlad:
 
Seems dumb, I think the number they have now is perfect, Division winners and 2 wild cards, if you're not one of those teams I'd seriously question how much you deserve a playoff spot.
 
I'm surprised he didn't say he would like to move a playoff game to London. There already talking about having 3 games there in the future.
 
I love that two teams get rewarded with a bye. 6 teams is perfect.


NFL is as perfect as a set up as you can get right now (minus preseason being too long). Dont screw with it.
 
In short, I'm a believer in the Diminishing Returns factor (expanding from 64 to 68 (and likely more) in NCAA tournament as an example).

That's from a competitive standpoint. Obviously, if there are $ involved, that typically drives the train. But it doesn't necessarily improve the product.

I think the NFL should drop its bye weeks and have only one week, not two, between conference championship round & Super Bowl. But that's a separate topic.
 
cyclones500 said:
In short, I'm a believer in the Diminishing Returns factor (expanding from 64 to 68 (and likely more) in NCAA tournament as an example).

That's from a competitive standpoint. Obviously, if there are $ involved, that typically drives the train. But it doesn't necessarily improve the product.

I think the NFL should drop its bye weeks and have only one week, not two, between conference championship round & Super Bowl. But that's a separate topic.
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100% agree. And I firmly believe that MLB and NBA (and NHL for that matter) would be a lot better off with fewer games.

NFL has it damn near perfect as far as format - no need to screw with it.
 
If NFL truly wants to toy with its playoff system, keep the qualifiers as-is, then seed each round exclusively on record.

Some people hate the idea that a team can get in by winning a horrible division and a team with better mark may get left out. Hey, that's the format, there's no way to tweak it either way (because seasons vary). But then, do the matchups thereafter by record (so a wild card team could have home-field vs. a division winner w/ worse record).
 
I think it's silly to for the NFL to expand the playoffs, but from a corporate perspective, show me a business that is not constantly looking to enhance and tweak their product, and I'll show you a business that's on the decline. The goal is to squeeze every last drop of profitability out of your product. I highly doubt this idea is being considered flippantly. The NFL didn't get where it is by being dumb and making brash decisions. I'm sure they've got the market research to back up their plan. That doesn't mean it's a guaranteed success, but you can be sure they've done their homework.
 
Mr Janny said:
I think it's silly to for the NFL to expand the playoffs, but from a corporate perspective, show me a business that is not constantly looking to enhance and tweak their product, and I'll show you a business that's on the decline. The goal is to squeeze every last drop of profitability out of your product. I highly doubt this idea is being considered flippantly. The NFL didn't get where it is by being dumb and making brash decisions. I'm sure they've got the market research to back up their plan. That doesn't mean it's a guaranteed success, but you can be sure they've done their homework.
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I don't disagree with anything you've said - but I ain't gotta like it. :)
 
Instead of extra playoff qualifiers, get rid of "exhibition" games and play a 20 week split-season with more bye weeks and a chance to make the tournament in each half.


Exhibition games are a bigger joke than ever and need to go.
 
I hate the expansion of playoffs in almost every sport. I understand it from a money standpoint (which is what they care about), but if you are going to keep expanding the playoffs (especially in MLB and the NBA as 22 stated), you are destroying the use of such long regular seasons.
 
NFL is still king of pro sports, I'm not sure they should change anything. They must be trying to get the jump on the growing popularity of soccer.
 
I agree nothing should change but predict that within the next couple of years NFL will move to a four division winners plus four "wild cards" per conference. Half the teams make the playoffs and every division winner gets a bye. It is inevitable.
 
12 is great, but if you're going to expand, go to 16, not 14. 1 team earns a bye from each conference? That's just dumb.
 
ISUFan22 said:
So, the NFL is still hard up to expand the playoffs. Maybe they should just do away with it and invite everyone to bowl games...

Expanded playoffs possible for 2015, Roger Goodell says - ESPN

This struck me...


You need more? I mean, the interest in the NFL is insane and far exceeds any other sport/league.

Get into the dance? This isn't March madness, but it may become that if they keep expanding the season and playoffs.
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The NFL didn't got popular by innovating. ONly a stupid corporation would stop innovating.

As for March Madness, it is already far more exclusive than any professional sports tournament.
 
heitclone said:
NFL is still king of pro sports, I'm not sure they should change anything. They must be trying to get the jump on the growing popularity of soccer.
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NFL is the king of pro sports and that is never going to change. Look at the replacement ref saga. There was much discussion about whether the replacement refs were going to cause some people to "boycott" the NFL. The NFL was just as popular when the replacement refs were in place, and the NFL has not seen any hit to business as a result of it.

Fact of the matter is the NFL can tinker with its product and people are still going to watch. If they can keep the same fanbase and have a few extra postseason games, filling a few more stadiums and giving them leverage for charge more for broadcasting rights they are going to do it.
 
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