That's No Moon Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, MJS said: The quality of the playoffs. I didn't want more quantity, I wanted to maintain the quality. Everyone gets a participation trophy now so that's nice. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Damn. 50 votes is a crazy thin margin. Media made it seem like it was definitely gonna pass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I don't like the 17 game season or the expanded playoffs. Should just keep what worked for many, many years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, MJS said: The quality of the playoffs. I didn't want more quantity, I wanted to maintain the quality. Quality won't change. Makes no sense. Many times better teams miss the playoffs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: So the 17 game season and 7 team playoffs... that is not from 2020, right? They looking at 2021? 2020 for new playoff format 2021 for 17 game schedule 21 minutes ago, Charles Romes said: OK with the 17 games. Only way to not take away a home game from the neutral site host. Hate the dilution of the regular season by playoff expansion. I see it differently. I think the regular season will be amped up. Everyone fighting for the #1 seed/bye week.. less resting of players at the end of the season which imo does dilute the reg season games ... teams “in the hunt” for longer... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said: I don't like the 17 game season or the expanded playoffs. Should just keep what worked for many, many years. Agree mostly. What didn’t work were the 4 preseason games. As usual, they overcompensate and dilute the product. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Chandler#81 said: Agree mostly. What didn’t work were the 4 preseason games. As usual, they overcompensate and dilute the product. Agree with the four preseason games, cutting that down to three was long overdue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, Virgil said: They only cut one preaseason game? Figured they’d cut 2. Expect a lot of player temper tantrums with a vote that close oh well they can choose to not play and retire if they want 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Does the BYE week still apply? If not, you would’ve had the Steelers vs Ravens in the AFC opening round...... the Steelers got destroyed by the Ravens back ups the week before.... Chiefs, as the two seed, would've played the Steelers. Ravens would have had the one bye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Love everything about this. Decreasing the meaningless preseason to 3 games - Check Add one more game to the regular season, so neutral site games don’t hurt anyone disproportionately - Check I personally like the additions of one team, per conference, to the playoffs. That 7th team isn’t usually the quality of that tragic Steelers squad we saw this past season. - Check More emphasis on best record with only one bye - Check Edited March 15, 2020 by SCBills 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Really good FAQ in this article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28901832/nfl-cba-approved-players-get-new-deal-how-expanded-playoffs-schedule-work 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babulator Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Does this mean Kirksey can sign now Make a decision already! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Either way. Steelers were an average football team without Roethlisberger.... and a bad one with Hodges. Would’ve been a real stinker of a game. They had an elite defense which I would have watched play against anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Murica Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 What's the formula for the 17th opponent you face? What division do they come from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 52 minutes ago, H2o said: That's what I was just about to say, just a 50 vote margin. That's 51.5% that voted yes. Well, this IS America after all. Close votes are what we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) One phrase that we won't be hearing anytime soon after this year...... "I see them as a .500 team." Edited March 15, 2020 by Binghamton Beast 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, Gugny said: Really good FAQ in this article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28901832/nfl-cba-approved-players-get-new-deal-how-expanded-playoffs-schedule-work How about expanded rosters? Yes. More jobs. That's another way the players benefit. The game-day active roster will increase from 46 to 48 players (although one of the extra players must be an offensive lineman, which will give teams more flexibility to have three extra linemen). Practice squads will expand from 10 players to 12 in 2020 and 2021 and to 14 starting in 2022. Practice-squad salaries also are going up -- the minimum salary is $8,000 per week in the current CBA, and it will rise to $11,500 by 2022 -- and those players will be eligible for 401(k) and tuition assistance benefits. Two practice-squad players per week may be elevated to the team's roster, meaning game-week roster sizes could effectively increase from 53 to 55. And a player elevated from the practice squad to the 55-man roster could be sent back to the practice squad two times without having to clear waivers. The changes will give teams more flexibility in managing their rosters and, if utilized fully, will offer more opportunity for practice-squad players to earn active-roster salaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Well, this IS America after all. Close votes are what we do. So you're telling me the lower number won?? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsatthebeach Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Look at former player injuries: CTE, ALS, shortened life spans, crippling bodily injuries....Just how much do the owners need make? The NFL won't release financial numbers for a reason. I cannot believe the players voted for a 17th game. The dollars are there for benefit increases without adding another game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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