Football A solution to the "sitting starters" in Week 16/17? - Page 4

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-06-2010, 03:13 PM

I think the draft pick idea is ridiculous, and could never work.

How can you reward good teams with extra draft picks, and widen the balance between the haves and the have nots?

I heard this proposal by a listener to Sirius NFL Radio:

Schedule all non-conference and non-division games at the beginning of the year, and backload all the division games over the last 6 weeks of the season.

Division titles would likely still be on the line, and teams would have much more to play for at the end of the season.

Thoughts?

**Rain Man** · 01-06-2010, 06:05 PM

I've been pondering whether the last playoff spot should be reserved for the team that's gone the longest without being in the playoffs. Kind of a mercy rule for the fans that would keep marketing interest alive in the comatose franchises.

And yes, I'm not serious about that.

01-06-2010, 03:13 PM
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2121115	A solution to the "sitting starters" in Week 16/17? I think the draft pick idea is ridiculous, and could never work. How can you reward good teams with extra draft picks, and widen the balance between the haves and the have nots? I heard this proposal by a listener to Sirius NFL Radio: Schedule all non-conference and non-division games at the beginning of the year, and backload all the division games over the last 6 weeks of the season. Division titles would likely still be on the line, and teams would have much more to play for at the end of the season. Thoughts?
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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-562449 VARSITY	I've been pondering whether the last playoff spot should be reserved for the team that's gone the longest without being in the playoffs. Kind of a mercy rule for the fans that would keep marketing interest alive in the comatose franchises. And yes, I'm not serious about that. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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