Should the Number Of Playoff Teams Be Expanded Now That TWO 8-8 Teams Have Advanced?

RINGLEADER · 01-13-2005, 11:19 AM

I know the Chiefs organization proposed just such a thing last off-season (I think the plan was to add one wild card team and give only the number one seed a bye). Now that both the Rams and Vikings have advanced in the playoffs do you think the idea of expanding the number of playoff participants should be re-visited?

**Rausch** · 01-13-2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ENDelt260

No.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding where you're coming from. I view two 8-8 teams in the playoffs as an argument *against* increasing the number of teams.

Couldn't agree more...

mikey23545 · 01-13-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ENDelt260

No.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding where you're coming from. I view two 8-8 teams in the playoffs as an argument *against* increasing the number of teams.

Exactly.

If 8-8 teams are making the field, the net is being cast a little too widely already.

01-13-2005, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey23545

Exactly.

If 8-8 teams are making the field, the net is being cast a little too widely already.

Maybe we should simply add 2 playoff teams to the AFC.

Kclee · 01-13-2005, 11:25 AM

Probably shouldn't expand. You saw the donks get in the playoffs for the AFC. They truely didn't belong. Just leave it I say. Or have all the teams make it. Brackets like NCAA hoops. That would be some serious betting. Most interesting too, imo.

Chan93lx50 · 01-13-2005, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Kclee

Probably shouldn't expand. You saw the donks get in the playoffs for the AFC. They truely didn't belong. Just leave it I say. Or have all the teams make it. Brackets like NCAA hoops. That would be some serious betting. Most interesting too, imo.

Problem with that is then it would take away from the 16 weeks prior to the playoffs.

That the thing I love about football every game means something, unlike NBA or Baseball where if you lose a game, big deal!

Kclee · 01-13-2005, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chan93lx50

That the thing I love about football every game means something, unlike NBA or Baseball where if you lose a game, big deal!

Good point. That would happen to some degree, how much though? A hand full of team didn't play starters the last 2 games. How much did the Chiefs games really 'mean' after the first month or so? 1/3 the league was out of the playoffs by then too. I just think that the Chiefs have had some disappointing seasons lately and at the end of this year I would have liked to see the #11 seeded Chiefs take on the #6 seeded Broncos in the playoffs.

Garcia Bronco · 01-13-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kclee

Probably shouldn't expand. You saw the donks get in the playoffs for the AFC. They truely didn't belong. Just leave it I say. Or have all the teams make it. Brackets like NCAA hoops. That would be some serious betting. Most interesting too, imo.

Gay...if we didn't belong...we wouldn't have made it. I swear...the ignorance.

MOhillbilly · 01-13-2005, 12:49 PM

i think any team that sucks and the owners wants to move should be folded till the divisions have 2 less teams each conference.
Parody is starting to blowcock.

Kclee · 01-13-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Gay...if we didn't belong...we wouldn't have made it. I swear...the ignorance.

That's funny. Did you watch the game? Obviously you didn't belong. Good thing you played the JV colts team to get in too.

Garcia Bronco · 01-13-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kclee

That's funny. Did you watch the game? Obviously you didn't belong. Good thing you played the JV colts team to get in too.

Am I going to have school this one too?

Ask the Colts "JV" team if they were trying to win the game. We also won 9 other games besides that one. But your logic is flawed....if we didn't belong in the playoffs...then the Colts "JV" should have beat us. Ask the Bills if the Steelers "JV" was an easy win in week 17. There are no easy wins. Maybe 15 years ago...but not anymore.

Kclee · 01-13-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Am I going to have school this one too?

Ask the Colts "JV" team if they were trying to win the game. We also won 9 other games besides that one. But your logic is flawed....if we didn't belong in the playoffs...then the Colts "JV" should have beat us. Ask the Bills if the Steelers "JV" was an easy win in week 17. There are no easy wins. Maybe 15 years ago...but not anymore.

Ok, Ok, your right. The donks gave the colts a run for their money in the playoffs and it was a tight, hard fought game like most playoff games are. Donkey fans should be proud of the way it ended it's season.
Is class over?

**morphius** · 01-13-2005, 11:29 AM

Even with them advancing, I think the owners will be more against it. I would much rather have an effort in increasing the number of active players on Sunday by 2.

Soupnazi · 01-13-2005, 11:52 AM

I'm with ENDelt. Two 8-8 teams have no business being in the playoffs.

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