ndmanley Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 A 2nd bye is long overdue and should be before a Thursday game. That way each team will have proper rest and the quality of play should improve.
All_Pro_Bills Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 Agreed. A second bye, only three pre-season games as the coaches need some games to evaluate players 45-53. A third wildcard so only one team in each conference gets a bye, and a 17 game season. Either let more dress on game day or add to the practice squad. More TV money so bigger contracts for the players, and we get a little more real football time. It won't happen, unless the unlikely chance in the next CBA, but would be fun. A bye for only the regular season conference champion might eliminate some of the practice of resting starters and having that factor into the results of games that last couple weeks of the season. An extra wild card might mean either 3 games on both Saturday and Sunday or 2 games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday, and a Monday night playoff game. I'd take one more step and say if the 1st wild card (the 5th seed) has a better record than the 4th division champ (the 4th seed) then the wild card gets the home game on wildcard weekend. No tie breakers to decide this just record vs. record where the wild card team's record must be better with ties going to the 4th seeded division champ. I'll wager that would add another level of interest and unpredictability which would generate a lot of attention.
quinnearlysghost88 Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) i'd stop watching. the season is a grind as it is. we can't even sell december home games. now we're going to try to push for jan/feb game?! Edited May 23, 2016 by quinnearlysghost88
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