JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 http://mmqb.si.com/2015/03/23/roger-goodell-unplugged-peter-king-nfl/ The MMQB: Other topics of business at the league meetings … Goodell: The expansion of the playoffs will be discussed. The MMQB: Why has that cooled? Goodell: I don’t think it’s cooled at all. There are a lot of factors that go into it. One, we want to be right when we do it … It’s something that we think has got a lot of merit from a competitive side, because it would actually add more teams to the race as you get toward the end of the season. There’s the broadcasting side of it. When would you play that extra game? [A seventh playoff team in each conference would leave] one bye for the first seed in each conference. The MMQB: What about playing a wild-card game on a Monday night? Goodell: You could. Potential conflict that comes in there is the national championship game, because that would interfere in some years with that. We’re respectful of college football. The MMQB: Theoretically doesn’t it make a lot of sense, if you don’t have to worry about college football, to have six games on wild-card weekend? You play two Saturday, three Sunday, and one Monday. Is that the most logical? Goodell: Sure. But again, you have to consider college football, which is important to us. The MMQB: What are the odds this year that you change playoffs from 12 to 14? Goodell: You know we don’t deal in odds around here. [Laughing.] Here’s the other thing from the television partners—with the addition of [full-season] Thursday Night Football last year, we put a lot more of additional advertising inventory in the marketplace. Usually it takes a couple of years to absorb that. Then if you add in the fact that the college football playoff came in, it gave us a lot more inventory that time of year. And ticket sales, I think that’s another big issue. We want to advance this postseason policy a little more effectively so that we have confidence. You know, you could have a situation where a team ends up with two home games at the end of the season and you could end up winning your division and then play three home playoff games. You could have five home games in five weeks at the end of the season and into January. If you have a northern climate, that’s a lot to ask of your fans. So we have a lot to balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 playoff expansion and no blackouts. these are things that would have benefited us more a couple of years ago but now neither of these should be a problem with a team like this! i think they should do it though. give the division winners a bye and everyone else has to fight it out in the wildcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 playoff expansion and no blackouts. these are things that would have benefited us more a couple of years ago but now neither of these should be a problem with a team like this! i think they should do it though. give the division winners a bye and everyone else has to fight it out in the wildcard If they expand to 14, then there would be 7 teams from each conference. Only the conference #1 seed would get a bye while the other 6 battle it out on wild card weekend for the 3 remaining spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 If we did get in as the extra team and not one of the top 6, would the end of our streak come with an asterisk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optometric Insight Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 If we did get in as the extra team and not one of the top 6, would the end of our streak come with an asterisk? If we made it as a 7th seed, I'd bet my bottom dollar that there will be a 20+ page thread started by some Debbie-Downer saying how the Bills suck because of X, Y, and Z and don't deserve to be in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 If they expand to 14, then there would be 7 teams from each conference. Only the conference #1 seed would get a bye while the other 6 battle it out on wild card weekend for the 3 remaining spots. thanks, I didn't see they were talking about only adding 1 more team per conference. that seems like a strange way to do but it but ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 There should be a way to bypass a division winner if they have a losing record or whatever happened in the NFC south last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwalter Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 you wanna talk about playoffs? are you kidding me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Please no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 you wanna talk about playoffs? are you kidding me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv shitz Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It works fine just the way it is. This is another reason why the NFL is going the wrong way, all under Goodells watchful eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 There should be a way to bypass a division winner if they have a losing record or whatever happened in the NFC south last season Yes. However, considering it was the 2nd time ever in NFL history, it's not usually an issue. But it is a problem and should have some sort of alternative means to pick a playoff team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12543391/expanded-playoffs-likely-not-2015-new-york-giants-owner-john-mara-says “ I think it's going to happen at some point. It just doesn't look like it's going to happen next year.” - John Mara, on expanding the playoff field for the 2015 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Dear League: Stop !@#$ing with the game. How's about leaving the rules and format alone for five years, so that we can actually enjoy it without having to learn new rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv shitz Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Dear League: Stop !@#$ing with the game. How's about leaving the rules and format alone for five years, so that we can actually enjoy it without having to learn new rules? Exactly! Why do they continue to F with the game, when it's fine, now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Dear League: Stop !@#$ing with the game. How's about leaving the rules and format alone for five years, so that we can actually enjoy it without having to learn new rules? This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 http://mmqb.si.com/2015/03/23/roger-goodell-unplugged-peter-king-nfl/ go for 16, more fans into the playoffs, more cities reaping benefits, more money for NFL and most importantly more chances for more teams to get a shot at the big show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 And more important one team not buying / cheating way to first round bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmasThoman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Dear League: Stop !@#$ing with the game. How's about leaving the rules and format alone for five years, so that we can actually enjoy it without having to learn new rules? Go learn the history of the league. The NFL is the most progressive sports league in the world, the game completely reinvents itself from decade to decade over time. 6 teams in the NFL playoffs is a relatively new concept, all other things considered. Asking the NFL to remain static is like grumbling about pop-culture changing--it's bound to happen, don't be the grumpy old guy in the corner. A conservative management style in a sports league is what Selig did to baseball. Every commissioner in NFL history has been progressive and forward thinking. Those two leagues are heading in two different directions, and have been for 30 years. The NFL isn't some "fad", and there's nothing "wrong" with baseball--the public just needs to accept a very basic fact: sports are pop entertainment. As the will, wants, and hopes of the American public changes, the leagues need to be responsive to those changes. It's selling a product, not grandstanding on the pressing moral issues of the 21st century. I can almost guarantee that within 25 years, there will be "limited" commercial interruptions to the games, with ads all over the field, the jerseys and the scoreboard. People sit here and bang on their computers all day and night: "wah wah wah too many commercials the bills dont make the playoffs, not fair, you need an all world qb to do anything" then, like a rat in a cage, you're given your food pellet of expanded playoffs. you might be a little disturbed at the sight of this pellet at first, but youll eat it, love it, and ask for more. theres people a lot smarter, richer, and invested than YOU figuring out how to separate you from your dollar at NFL head quarters. But please, return to your regularly scheduled goodell bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It works fine just the way it is. This is another reason why the NFL is going the wrong way, all under Goodells watchful eye. I agree, unfortunately more playoff teams means more playoff games which means more money. That's what it's all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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