Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

[TheGame]

Goodell wants more teams involved in the playoff hunt so that there are more compelling late-season games, leading to more tickets sold and higher television ratings. The expected proposal that owners will vote on in March will be to add one more Wild Card team in each conference. Under that scenario, only one team in each conference would get a bye while the six-game Wild Card weekend would pit the No. 2 seed vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. This year, the No. 7 seeds would have been the Cardinals in the NFC and the Steelers in the AFC.

[TheMule]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

I like it.

[captjoe388]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

Yeah, lets make it like hockey and the NBA where 80% of the teams make the playoffs. And put a team in Europe, how about Antarctica too??

[MacDaddy33]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

Yeah, lets make it like hockey and the NBA where 80% of the teams make the playoffs. And put a team in Europe, how about Antarctica too??

I feel the same way Capt!

Even thou it would have benefited my Steelers this year.First thing I thought of was Hockey.Next thing I thought of was they don't care about us...it's all about the money!!!

[TheGame]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

I honestly think they would stop with this addition.
Let's face it. Right now every game matters in a 16 game season.
You put a system in place where teams with losing records make the playoff. Then you cheapen the product.
I think adding two teams and the money involved is probably the same or more than expanding the schedule to 18 games.

[TheMule]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

I honestly think they would stop with this addition.
Let's face it. Right now every game matters in a 16 game season.
You put a system in place where teams with losing records make the playoff. Then you cheapen the product.
I think adding two teams and the money involved is probably the same or more than expanding the schedule to 18 games.

I'd rather have an extra 2 weeks of "real" football vs. expanding the playoffs - if I had to make a choice.

BTW - after a brutal summer, I've been out fishing on my back dock the past few days in Sunny 77 degree weather. This is the time when Florida rocks!

[TheGame]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.

I'd rather have an extra 2 weeks of "real" football vs. expanding the playoffs - if I had to make a choice.

BTW - after a brutal summer, I've been out fishing on my back dock the past few days in Sunny 77 degree weather. This is the time when Florida rocks!

[TheMule]

Re: Expanding the NFL playoffs is "under serious consideration.