Nklaiste1 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 When we played KC we were banged up and they had a 2 day rest advantage. If we had played under the old format (6 teams), we would've gotten a BYE and had a big rest advantage. So my question is which format do you think is better? The 6 team or 7 team? I personally like the 6 team format better because I feel 2 teams from each conference should get a bye. 1 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st pete gogolak Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Seven is awkward. Go back to six with two byes or eight with no byes. Seven gives too much of an advantage to one team. 4 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) I liked it better and I also liked the NFL regular season at 16 games. The seasons are just getting to be excruciatingly long and so many players are either completely out with injuries at this point or playing banged up and not close to 100%. I am not using this as an excuse for why the Bills lost but just a general statement on the NFL Edited January 23 by BillsPride12 6 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngbills Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I agree. The old 6 format or go to 8 (no byes or byes for top 4 (div winners all get byes). Do not like the 1 team getting a bye. Its a long season the difference between the 1 seed in many cases is just luck in what teams you played, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 hilarious that we get the #2 seed on the regular right after they change the format. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I always preferred 6 teams, was annoyed when they watered down the playoff entry and moved it to 7 teams. Also gave the 1 seed an even bigger advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaB Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) I hate the 7 team setup. Hate the 17 games as well Edited January 23 by BananaB 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I like the current format and NFL isn't going back. It wouldn't have been a 2 day rest advantage if there wasn't blizzard and cancellation on Sunday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 19 minutes ago, Nklaiste1 said: When we played KC we were banged up and they had a 2 day rest advantage. If we had played under the old format (6 teams), we would've gotten a BYE and had a big rest advantage. So my question is which format do you think is better? The 6 team or 7 team? I personally like the 6 team format better because I feel 2 teams from each conference should get a bye. Super Wildcard weekend was Super Crappy. It will never revert to the old state but I agree. It was much better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I liked the 6 team per conference system when there were only three divisions. Things got out of wack after the expansion to four divisions per conference. The third best non-division winning team was often better than the worst division winner but left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 17 minutes ago, RiotAct said: hilarious that we get the #2 seed on the regular right after they change the format. Goodell experiment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boco357 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Nfl all about money now. They want those week 18 games now that were added to mean something. Getting 110 million from peacock for extra playoff game ain't going away. I love the Bills and will always support them, but I think going to cancel Nfl network after skipping on Sunday ticket this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Yes. 16 games is better than 17 or 18. 6 playoff teams in each conference is better than 7. The "Super Wild Card Weekend" games are often one-sided blowouts, as you'd expect when the second and third best teams in the conference take on 9-8 squads that barely made it. The extra week per regular season (and eventually two of them) and the extra playoff team and playoff game are about one thing and one thing only: More inventory, which equals more money. These things were not added with the quality of the game or the experience of the fan in mind. They were added SOLELY to make the league more money, even if it means watering down the product itself. Mark Cuban was not wrong. The NFL is Icarus, and one day its wings will burn. Edited January 23 by Logic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongli Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 In the 80's there were only five playoff teams per conference, and the three division winners each got a bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 30 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: I like the current format and NFL isn't going back. It wouldn't have been a 2 day rest advantage if there wasn't blizzard and cancellation on Sunday It would have been a one day rest advantage to the #3 seed over the #2 seed. This makes no sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsgoodtime Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Nklaiste1 said: When we played KC we were banged up and they had a 2 day rest advantage. If we had played under the old format (6 teams), we would've gotten a BYE and had a big rest advantage. So my question is which format do you think is better? The 6 team or 7 team? I personally like the 6 team format better because I feel 2 teams from each conference should get a bye. I agree. The top 2 teams should get a bye. Its too much of an advantage to give to one team only in each conference, it's truly an unfair advantage currently Edited January 24 by Gunsgoodtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 minutes ago, Gunsgoodtime said: I agree. The top 2 teams should get a bye. Its too much of an advantage to give to one team only in each conference, it's truly an unfair advantage currently If you survive a 17 game schedule with the best record in the conference don't you deserve an unfair advantage? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag20 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 50 minutes ago, Nklaiste1 said: When we played KC we were banged up and they had a 2 day rest advantage. If we had played under the old format (6 teams), we would've gotten a BYE and had a big rest advantage. So my question is which format do you think is better? The 6 team or 7 team? I personally like the 6 team format better because I feel 2 teams from each conference should get a bye. There are so many problems with the current format, who knows where to begin. -8 teams get in and it’s based on record only, not division winners There’s always a team or two on the outside that has the same or even a better record than a playoff team. No team should get in at 9-8 if there’s a 10-7 team. -No bye’s. This just creates an injury and rest advantage and it’s not fair. -seeding and home field based on record, not winning a division. 11-6 team has to go on the road to play a 9-8 team? Lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It’ll never go back to 6. If anything they’ll add more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloButt Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Nklaiste1 said: When we played KC we were banged up and they had a 2 day rest advantage. If we had played under the old format (6 teams), we would've gotten a BYE and had a big rest advantage. So my question is which format do you think is better? The 6 team or 7 team? I personally like the 6 team format better because I feel 2 teams from each conference should get a bye. It's all about the money for the NFL in having an additional game for each conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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