NFL considering 18 games and 36 teams

[carlos3652]

I think we are getting closer to a relegation sport..

Have a premier football league, and a championship football league.

20 teams in the top tier. 4 regional divisions of 5 teams. Top 2 in each divisions go to playoffs bottom team relegates to bottom league.
16 teams in the bottom. 4 regional division of 4 teams. Division Winners move up.

Introduce a Cup where all 36 teams play a playoff style tournament.

Premier :
Home and Away games in division 8 games
Play 1 other alternating divisions per year, 5 games
Play vs the Same seed of the other 2 from year prior. 2 games.
15 regular season games total.
Tournament - you technically at most would play at minimum 1 and at most 4 games.

Championship. Same structure but instead of 1 division you play 2 alternating
6 games home / away in division
8 games for 2 other divisions
1 game same seed from the other
15 games
�� profit and would let shitty teams be where they belong and you watch the best football all the time.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by carlos3652

I think we are getting closer to a relegation sport..

Have a premier football league, and a championship football league.

20 teams in the top tier. 4 regional divisions of 5 teams. Top 2 in each divisions go to playoffs bottom team relegates to bottom league.
16 teams in the bottom. 4 regional division of 4 teams. Division Winners move up.

Introduce a Cup where all 36 teams play a playoff style tournament.

Premier :
Home and Away games in division 8 games
Play 1 other alternating divisions per year, 5 games
Play vs the Same seed of the other 2 from year prior. 2 games.
15 regular season games total.
Tournament - you technically at most would play at minimum 1 and at most 4 games.

Championship. Same structure but instead of 1 division you play 2 alternating
6 games home / away in division
8 games for 2 other divisions
1 game same seed from the other
15 games
�� profit and would let shitty teams be where they belong and you watch the best football all the time.

That sounds ****ing horrible. This isn't soccer.

[oldman]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother

That sounds ****ing horrible. This isn't soccer.

I agree. What happens when a top tier team loses their star QB for the season or when they're in a slump? It's not NFL football. The lower tier teams are basically relegated to a minor league and won't draw the ad revenue, fan support, and merch money. Look at our Chiefs and the QB merry-go-round before Alex Smith and the diasters of Herm, Romeo, and Todd.

[carlos3652]

Originally Posted by oldman

I agree. What happens when a top tier team loses their star QB for the season or when they're in a slump? It's not NFL football. The lower tier teams are basically relegated to a minor league and won't draw the ad revenue, fan support, and merch money. Look at our Chiefs and the QB merry-go-round before Alex Smith and the diasters of Herm, Romeo, and Todd.

Its not a minor league... But I agree the NFL is not ready for this. MLS needs to do this first.

[carlos3652]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother

That sounds ****ing horrible. This isn't soccer.

I dont think its horrible, its just not built this way, and the USA has a certain way of doing things.

That being said, the NFL is not broke, so why fix it?