Playoffs "likely" to expand according to Goodell

[Sports Enthusiast]

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/04/05/roger-goodell-nfl-playoffs-expansion-likely-happen.

Yay we need more mediocre playoff teams.

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[Blackhawkswincup]

Goodell will leave NFL in ruins by the end of his reign

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Why? There's already enough blowouts in the early rounds, why would we need to add more teams?

 

[Tony Romo]

to lazy to read the article, but would this remove the byes?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Probably lose the last preseason game. NFLPA won't agree.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

“It's a tough one," Goodell said. "And the reason I say that is it works so well right now. We have 12 teams that qualify for the playoffs and what it does is it's not just the number of teams in the playoffs, it's what it does to our regular season. I think that's what makes the NFL great is every game means so much. That game means a great deal. You don't ever want to lose that. You don't want to lose the fact that every regular-season game is important. And only having 12 teams qualify, which is the smallest of any of the professional leagues by far, that's a good thing for us.”

You sure about that, Roger?

 

[Blitzkrug]

The commissioner of the NFL can't think clearly? Shocker.

Under this format last year, the 10-6 Jets and 8-8 Falcons get in. The Jets were playing like hot garbage coming down the stretch and Atlanta had no business being anywhere near a playoff spot. Horrible. Unless if they do a MLB style play in game for the last wild card spot, i don't see this working very well (even then, do we want to let more garbage in?)

At least when the MLB expanded the playoffs it made total sense, since the way the MLB is set up pretty much 99.9% of the time produces a team in each league that deserves to get at least one game for a shot at a wild card. You're not gonna get a situation where a division spits out like 3 90+ win teams like the NL central did last year, but you usually get a team in the high 80/low 90 win mark. That's fine.

 

[What the Faulk]

There have been a few years where 8-8 teams have made the Wild Card. The more you expand the playoffs, the more likely 6 and 7 win teams will make the playoffs. That's like an MLB team making the playoffs with 100 losses. Just absurd. Leave it the way it is.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

I wouldn't mind expanding to 16. I hate divisions but if you really want to value them either give every division winner a bye....or if you don't you could have everyone play round 1.

 

[InjuredChoker]

is there any other good reason for this than money?

 

[What the Faulk]

^ You can ask yourself that about a lot of things, to be honest

 

[Sturm]

Goodell is determined to destroy the league

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

The NFL has gotten progressively worse every year under Goodell. Can anyone name one good thing/change the NFL has did/made under him?

And don't say "MADE MOAR MONEY!!1!" because that was going to happen no matter who the commissioner was: him, Tagliabue, Condolezza Rice, whoever.

 

[Hasbro]

The NFL has gotten progressively worse every year under Goodell. Can anyone name one good thing/change the NFL has did/made under him?

And don't say "MADE MOAR MONEY!!1!" because that was going to happen no matter who the commissioner was: him, Tagliabue, Condolezza Rice, whoever.

A Rhesus Macaque....

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Sooooooooooooo stupid. Don't fix what's not broken.

 

[TNT87]

Dumb idea but I'm not surprised.

 

[Voight]

The NFL has gotten progressively worse every year under Goodell. Can anyone name one good thing/change the NFL has did/made under him?

And don't say "MADE MOAR MONEY!!1!" because that was going to happen no matter who the commissioner was: him, Tagliabue, Condolezza Rice, whoever.

Lets not forget how instrumental he was in having the NFL throughly embarrassed in court last year, along with himself.

The playoffs expanding would be nice for a team like the Jets who missed even tho they were 10-6 but I'm on the fence about it.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

The only positive is that it would mean 1 less bye available for teams that roll through weak divisions.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Come down to money in multiple ways; obviously more in attendance and tv, but it will keep fans of meddling teams interested in the regular season because their team will still have a chance to make he playoffs. In this 'it isn't good unless it's the best' society, unfortunately this is what is happening. People have stopped going and watching bad teams.

 

[What the Faulk]

The only positive is that it would mean 1 less bye available for teams that roll through weak divisions.

Teams that "roll through weak divisions" generally don't get a top 2 seed in their conference.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Lets not forget how instrumental he was in having the NFL throughly embarrassed in court last year, along with himself.

The playoffs expanding would be nice for a team like the Jets who missed even tho they were 10-6 but I'm on the fence about it.

But you'd also add the 8-8 Falcons.

If you're doing this so a 10-6 team don't miss out then you're better off going with just the 12 best teams or 8 division winners and next 4 regardless of conference. Not saying I agree with either of those but it's a lot better than expanding to 14 or 16 teams.

And really how often does a 10-6 team miss the playoffs anyway, once every 5 years?

 

[InjuredChoker]

And really how often does a 10-6 team miss the playoffs anyway, once every 5 years?

jets this year.
eagles last year.
cardinals two years ago.
bears 3 years ago.
none 4 years ago.
2 teams 5 years ago.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

The NFL has gotten progressively worse every year under Goodell. Can anyone name one good thing/change the NFL has did/made under him?

And don't say "MADE MOAR MONEY!!1!" because that was going to happen no matter who the commissioner was: him, Tagliabue, Condolezza Rice, whoever.

Making extra points longer. It actually did cost the patriots a potential chance to go to the SB.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Yeah, that's a change I thought was stupid but then I liked once I saw it in action over the course of a year.

 

[GKJ]

Why? There's already enough blowouts in the early rounds, why would we need to add more teams?

Because you're going to watch them.