***OFFICIAL SUPERBOWL XLVIII Thread***

[smackababy]

Are you high? The only problem NFL has is when the season ends because other sports either a) suck to watch on TV or b) have too many games and who cares until playoffs? Oh sorry there's only 50 games left guys quick this next one is SUPER important.

So, then how is adding an additional week or two of games not the answer to "Football is over, now either watch this other garbage or wait until September!" Like I said, an additional 2 weeks of regular season (19 week season instead of 17, I'd even be okay with adding an additional bye week to make it 20 weeks) and the extra wildcard spots for the playoffs adding an extra week. Now, the wildcard teams would play a real wildcard round, then the first divisional round, second divisional around, conference championship, and Super Bowl.

 

[KeithTalent]

NHL plays 48 games, NBA is 82. The fact that over half the teams get into the playoffs in both leagues is just flat out dumb, waters down regular season games.

Baseball has way too many games but the MLB will never change that due to the dumb records that would affected. Hell they can't even decide on the damn DH rule between leagues, just freakin flip a coin to decide and be done with it forever.

NHL plays 82 games in a season. I wish they only played 48.

KT

 

[Imported]

So, then how is adding an additional week or two of games not the answer to "Football is over, now either watch this other garbage or wait until September!" Like I said, an additional 2 weeks of regular season (19 week season instead of 17, I'd even be okay with adding an additional bye week to make it 20 weeks) and the extra wildcard spots for the playoffs adding an extra week. Now, the wildcard teams would play a real wildcard round, then the first divisional round, second divisional around, conference championship, and Super Bowl.

The players union would never go for it.

 

[MetalMat]

NHL plays 82 games in a season. I wish they only played 48.

KT

Whoops my bad, I don't know what the hell I was looking at

 

[smackababy]

The players union would never go for it.

The player's union would double everyone's salary and cut how much time they are required to even be at the stadium / practice facility by half if they could.

I wish a study would come out and say "Thanks Player's Union! Due to the cutting of practice time, more players are being hurt, as their bodies are less prepared for the punishment."

 

[KeithTalent]

Whoops my bad, I don't know what the hell I was looking at

All good. Probably looking at a lockout-shortened season.

Honestly, if the season was shorter and there were a handful of teams removed form the league, it would be fantastic. Same for the NBA really.

KT

 

[vi edit]

Honestly, if the season was shorter and there were a handful of teams removed form the league, it would be fantastic. Same for the NBA really.

Absolutely. NBA needs to cull the herd and cut 3-4 or so teams. Losing Toronto, NO, and Charlotte would break no-ones heart. Hell Orlando is a joke of a team at this point too and could go bye bye with them. The lockout season where they had 60 games in a "compressed" schedule just seemed so much more interesting. I'm not sure that having 3 games in a 5 day stretch is the best thing for players or business, but it was a wild ride to the playoffs. The games mattered more and playoff seeding was a lot more interesting.

That's what is awesome about the NFL. Wasn't it something like all but one game in week 17 had playoff implications? That's great for fans and for the league. It adds tension to the sport that others really don't have.

 

[smackababy]

That's what is awesome about the NFL. Wasn't it something like all but one game in week 17 had playoff implications? That's great for fans and for the league. It adds tension to the sport that others really don't have.

I am pretty sure every Viking and beloved patriot game was worthless after like week 5. Same with the Giants.

But, I do believe week 17 started with all the games could effect the playoffs.

 

[zinfamous]

Absolutely. NBA needs to cull the herd and cut 3-4 or so teams. Losing Toronto, NO, and Charlotte would break no-ones heart. Hell Orlando is a joke of a team at this point too and could go bye bye with them. The lockout season where they had 60 games in a "compressed" schedule just seemed so much more interesting. I'm not sure that having 3 games in a 5 day stretch is the best thing for players or business, but it was a wild ride to the playoffs. The games mattered more and playoff seeding was a lot more interesting.

That's what is awesome about the NFL. Wasn't it something like all but one game in week 17 had playoff implications? That's great for fans and for the league. It adds tension to the sport that others really don't have.

why you gotta hate on those NC franchises!

The Hornets were an awesome organization at one point. They even sold out more consecutive home games than any team in the league at one point, even when they were shitty. But it would break Michael Jordan's heart.

Anyway, I don't see the NBA leaving North Carolina. Charlotte is pretty much the epicenter (Rather, close to it) of the most rabid bball fans in the country. Consider how soon the Bobcats showed up after the Hornets left.

 

[zinfamous]

I am pretty sure every Viking and beloved patriot game was worthless after like week 5. Same with the Giants.

But, I do believe week 17 started with all the games could effect the playoffs.

actually, quite the opposite. The Giants started off 0-5, but thanks to the glorious NFC East this year, they were still in the conversation up to week 9 or 10.


I'll concede extra bye week as a means to extend the season as a good idea, but extra games would dilute the league.

And more teams/rounds in the NFL playoffs?

 

[smackababy]

actually, quite the opposite. The Giants started off 0-5, but thanks to the glorious NFC East this year, they were still in the conversation up to week 9 or 10.

The NFC East already has their playoff formula locked down. It is whoever beats the Cowboys in Week 17 gets to go.

 

[zinfamous]

The NFC East already has their playoff formula locked down. It is whoever beats the Cowboys in Week 17 gets to go.

True!



It's been on a nice, even rotation, too: Giants, Skins, Eagles. :awe:

 

[smackababy]

why you gotta hate on those NC franchises!

The Hornets were an awesome organization at one point. They even sold out more consecutive home games than any team in the league at one point, even when they were shitty. But it would break Michael Jordan's heart.

Anyway, I don't see the NBA leaving North Carolina. Charlotte is pretty much the epicenter (Rather, close to it) of the most rabid bball fans in the country. Consider how soon the Bobcats showed up after the Hornets left.

The Hornets were terrible. Even in the Morning / Johnson era they weren't great. And then, they traded Kobe's rights for Divac... talk about a good move. Even the Glen Rice era never panned out for them. I guess it doesn't help that was the second round of the Jordan era. And pretty much the Bulls or the Rockets won in the 90s.

 

[zinfamous]

The Hornets were terrible. Even in the Morning / Johnson era they weren't great. And then, they traded Kobe's rights for Divac... talk about a good move. Even the Glen Rice era never panned out for them. I guess it doesn't help that was the second round of the Jordan era. And pretty much the Bulls or the Rockets won in the 90s.

They had at least 3 good seasons with Mourning and then Rice. Divac is solid but well, yeah. Kobe. Jordan is a flat-out terrible GM, though.

Kwame Brown?

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Superbowl is over, go away you losers.

 

[manly]

Absolutely. NBA needs to cull the herd and cut 3-4 or so teams. Losing Toronto, NO, and Charlotte would break no-ones heart. Hell Orlando is a joke of a team at this point too and could go bye bye with them. The lockout season where they had 60 games in a "compressed" schedule just seemed so much more interesting. I'm not sure that having 3 games in a 5 day stretch is the best thing for players or business, but it was a wild ride to the playoffs. The games mattered more and playoff seeding was a lot more interesting.

That's what is awesome about the NFL. Wasn't it something like all but one game in week 17 had playoff implications? That's great for fans and for the league. It adds tension to the sport that others really don't have.

for me, 66 games is great but it was awful for the players. They were dropping like flies that season, and who knows how many careers were affected or shortened (D-Rose or D-Wade?).

The NBA really needs a shorter regular season, but also a shorter playoffs. The problem is that they can't just forego the revenue, as schedules are written into their TV contracts. One of the great things about MLB playoffs is that 3 weeks and it's over. The NBA's "second season" is ridiculous. There's no easy total solution, but they could compress the schedule a bit (the first round now is stupidly long due to TV scheduling). And I preferred the old 5 game series in the first round when there was more variance.

I don't think shutting down teams is an option because they'd have to pay each ownership group several hundred million dollars in a buy-out.

 

[zinfamous]

for me, 66 games is great but it was awful for the players. They were dropping like flies that season, and who knows how many careers were affected or shortened (D-Rose or D-Wade?).

The NBA really needs a shorter regular season, but also a shorter playoffs. The problem is that they can't just forego the revenue, as schedules are written into their TV contracts. One of the great things about MLB playoffs is that 3 weeks and it's over. The NBA's "second season" is ridiculous. There's no easy total solution, but they could compress the schedule a bit (the first round now is stupidly long due to TV scheduling). And I preferred the old 5 game series in the first round when there was more variance.

I don't think shutting down teams is an option because they'd have to pay each ownership group several hundred million dollars in a buy-out.

NBA should sell 4 teams--maybe send 2 to China and 2 to Lithuania.

:hmm:

 

[BoomerD]

The NFC East already has their playoff formula locked down. It is whoever beats the Cowboys in Week 17 gets to go.

 

[BoomerD]

:thumbsdown: As a longtime Buffalo Bills fan I can tell you that this is complete horseshit. There is exactly zero point zero consolation in that.

but...but...but Buffalo should have never been there in the first place...there was a glitch in the Matrix...that's the only reason they even did so well...

 

[bradley]

Russell Wilson remembers people ripping Seahawks' 2012 draft class
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...bers-people-ripping-seahawks-2012-draft-class

What a difference a year or two makes. Everyone's on the bandwagon now though.

 

[smackababy]

It makes sense people doubted Wilson. His height was a big issue, plus he is a mobile QB and those are generally awful. I feel he was a solid 3rd round pick though. Nobody expected him to go earlier than that.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Russell Wilson remembers people ripping Seahawks' 2012 draft class
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...bers-people-ripping-seahawks-2012-draft-class

What a difference a year or two makes. Everyone's on the bandwagon now though.

This is the problem with sports journalism; there's zero accountability. In any other profession, if you missed a prediction so completely, you'd be fired. But ESPN will keep trotting out Mel Kiper as the de facto expert forever. Everyone just glosses over the fact that these people are as good at predictions as a coin flip.

 

[bradley]

Wilson was an efficient/serviceable QB (at times extremely good) on a really great defensive/offensive line.

I can't see people saying 'greatest young QB ever' on above average defensive teams such as: Chiefs, Dolphins, Rams, Cards and Steelers. Heck, even on a below average defensive Colts team, I can't see him taking them as far as Andrew Luck. Sorry.

I like Wilson and look forward to watching him next year. I also find Cam Newton far more exciting with a greater upside. Sorry again.

 

[Arkaign]

Adding more games would also screw up the fundamental ways to have fun comparing teams of different eras. We're only just now getting a fair number of 16-game seasons in the books, but it's been long enough that it should stay that way for as long as we have the NFL.

 

[twinrider1]

The NFC East already has their playoff formula locked down. It is whoever beats the Cowboys in Week 17 gets to go.

lol. As a lifelong Cowboys fan I find that equally funny and painful. I'm conditioned to expect it now. I don't enjoy early season victories because I know they're going to let me down when it counts.