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Rivera favors expanded playoffs

SuperJTheGreat

By SuperJTheGreat,
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Pejorative Miscreant Grand Master

Pejorative Miscreant

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It is perfect just the way it is.

 

Personally I agree with this and don't know that I would like the change. 

 

But having said that from an NFL owner/executive perspective I would want to do a few subtle experiments now knowing that you can always revert back.  They are on the top of the mountain right now with no real competitors.  Might as well try to tweak here and there to maximize revenue (whatever the market will bear).

 

I guess the question is not whether or not we would like it. The question is whether or not we would watch it.  Honestly speaking had the Panthers hosted the Cardinals in a playoff game a week earlier does anyone think the stadium would not have been full or some people would not watch in protest? 

 

Revenue will be maximized no matter what. 

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panthers shouldn't have a bye week. we don't do well coming out of them. i don't have a problem with the #2 seed losing a bye.

 

i also don't have a problem with more winning teams being allowed in, but i would like it more if the only teams let into the playoffs had winning records. teams winning their division with an 8-8 record while 10 win teams sit at home is ridiculous.

 

the playoffs should be for the best teams in the league...not those who lucked out and found themselves in a crappy division but still couldn't manage a winning record, but just happened to be the turd that floated to the top.

 

 

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panthers shouldn't have a bye week. we don't do well coming out of them. i don't have a problem with the #2 seed losing a bye.

 

i also don't have a problem with more winning teams being allowed in, but i would like it more if the only teams let into the playoffs had winning records. teams winning their division with an 8-8 record while 10 win teams sit at home is ridiculous.

 

the playoffs should be for the best teams in the league...not those who lucked out and found themselves in a crappy division but still couldn't manage a winning record, but just happened to be the turd that floated to the top.

 

I think it's just as likely though that the 10 win team could come from a weak division to still edge out a better team that went 8-8 or 9-7 in a tougher division...  you would have to somehow measure divisional strength of schedule to effectively allow only the better teams into the playoffs.

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