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Since it's the BYE WEEK I've had a lot of things on my mind about making the NFL better.
SCHEDULE
17 Game Season
WEEK 1 - 4: INTER-CONFERENCE GAMES
- Lets face it, September can be pretty sloppy. Why not get all NFC/AFC games out of the way up front. Nothing worse than going into week 17 or so and having a less meaningful matchup that have only an impact on overall schedules.
WEEKS 5-16: INTRACONFERENCE GAMES
- Now let all the meaningful games begin. October is when the NFL really starts getting good.
WEEK 17: FLEX WEEK (an pre playoff week)
- baseball has it. They will settle a tie breaker w/ an extra game. After week 16 is finished, the NFL will pair up teams to settle tie-breakers. Even having a MONDAY NIGHT game for the 2 worst teams, Winner gets the #1 pick.
PLAYOFFS
- Winning the division is great and all, but lets change the rules somewhat. Having the WEEK 17 Flex week could help w/ this also. Nothing worse than having an 8-8 team make the playoffs, let alone, host a game. Lets say Minnesota finishes 14-2, Green Bay finishes 12-4 and Chicago finishes 11-5, but Chicago sits at home b/c Arizona wins the division and hosts a playoff game at 8-8 (or 7-9). I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to suffer thru that Wild Card game. I know Arizona pulled it off last year, but they hit cruise control after locking up the division at Week 15. Suggestions to changes here would be interesting??
SCHEDULE
17 Game Season
WEEK 1 - 4: INTER-CONFERENCE GAMES
- Lets face it, September can be pretty sloppy. Why not get all NFC/AFC games out of the way up front. Nothing worse than going into week 17 or so and having a less meaningful matchup that have only an impact on overall schedules.
WEEKS 5-16: INTRACONFERENCE GAMES
- Now let all the meaningful games begin. October is when the NFL really starts getting good.
WEEK 17: FLEX WEEK (an pre playoff week)
- baseball has it. They will settle a tie breaker w/ an extra game. After week 16 is finished, the NFL will pair up teams to settle tie-breakers. Even having a MONDAY NIGHT game for the 2 worst teams, Winner gets the #1 pick.
PLAYOFFS
- Winning the division is great and all, but lets change the rules somewhat. Having the WEEK 17 Flex week could help w/ this also. Nothing worse than having an 8-8 team make the playoffs, let alone, host a game. Lets say Minnesota finishes 14-2, Green Bay finishes 12-4 and Chicago finishes 11-5, but Chicago sits at home b/c Arizona wins the division and hosts a playoff game at 8-8 (or 7-9). I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to suffer thru that Wild Card game. I know Arizona pulled it off last year, but they hit cruise control after locking up the division at Week 15. Suggestions to changes here would be interesting??