I'm smarter than Carl Peterson... Here is my league improvement...

Taco John · 12-29-2005, 01:03 PM

I would like to see the NFL move to a schedule that included playing your division rivals three times a season. The reasons being that (1) it would make it more competitive within your division. Teams would know eachother intimately and the competition level would raise significnatly. (2) Because of this, certain "flavors" would develop within each conference. There would be a distinctive difference between an NFC West team and an AFC West team because those teams would be geared to beat up on their own division. (3) Tie breakers would no longer be determined by arbitrary things like Conference wins or overall points, and instead be determined by games won. (4) No more division splits. Denver and KC split this year. We'd know for sure who has bragging rights in a three game series. (5) More meaningful games. There are a lot more meaningful games when you're going to a three game format vs. division rivals. December would be some knock-out football.

With three division rivals in each division, that's nine games in a 16 game season. There would be 7 other games that could be used for intraconference play, not to mention, playing outside the conference.

An example schedule might go something like this:

Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1: Oakland
Week 2: Miami
Week 3: Denver
Week 4: @San Diego
Week 5: Cleveland
Week 6: @Minnesota
Week 7: San Diego
Week 8: @Oakland
Week 9: Bye Week
Week 10: @ Denver
Week 11: @Cincinnati
Week 12: Pittsburgh
Week 13: @Jacksonville
Week 14: @San Diego
Week 15: @Chicago
Week 16: Oakland
Week 17: Denver

Home games would alternate by year... So for example, in this schedule, KC would get Denver at home twice this year, and next year, they'd have to play them on the road twice.

ameliorated1216 · 12-29-2005, 01:09 PM

I like that idea, but I still think that teams should play within their conference during the regular season. something is lost when an AFC has to play an NFC team that it hasn't played in 5 years.

Taco John · 12-29-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ameliorated1216

I like that idea, but I still think that teams should play within their conference during the regular season. something is lost when an AFC has to play an NFC team that it hasn't played in 5 years.

I pretty much agree with that... I don't have a problem with keeping it within the conference.

**ptlyon** · 12-29-2005, 01:14 PM

nah, ya gotta play out of your conference, you'd never play except for the SB.

Eleazar · 12-29-2005, 01:17 PM

I don't really care for the unbalanced schedule in baseball. It seems like we play the bulk of the schedule against the same 3 or 4 teams.

I like that in the NFL you get to see every team in the league every couple of years. I like that they try to balance out the schedule based on last year's performance. I don't think anything needs to be changed.

Some say it would be more meaningful games, but I disagree. Every game is meaningful already. If we had one more win anywhere on the schedule we wouldn't be at home in January. If anything, it decreases the value of each division game simply because there are more of them. If you lose to a rival, that's ok, you still can get the tiebreaker over them by winning the other two. Right now, if you lose the first game you are just trying to get even and avoid them getting the tiebreaker over you. The value of each individual game is more in a 2 game series instead of 3

FringeNC · 12-29-2005, 01:18 PM

I like playing all in-conference. The NFC has been down, and a few divisions have been awful, so if you are lucky enought to get to play the NFC West or North, you are almost guaranteed a playoff spot if you play .500 in your conference...

ameliorated1216 · 12-29-2005, 01:19 PM

And preseason, but I think the second strongest rivalry comes from within the conference. I personally, didn't really care that the chiefs lost to eagles (except that they blew that type of a lead) but the teams playing didn't interest me that much. I wouldn't watch a giants vs. cowboys game, but I would watch a dolphins vs steelers game (or whatever)

Katipan · 12-29-2005, 01:21 PM

If I wasn't stoned, I'd figure out how this is a taco troll.

Halfcan · 12-29-2005, 01:21 PM

I like seeing us play different teams at home. After seeing SD games a zillion times, its cool to mix it up a bit.

SLAG · 12-29-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mer

If I wasn't stoned, I'd figure out how this is a taco troll.

**cdcox** · 12-29-2005, 01:28 PM

Not a bad idea, but it would be a little tricky to keep interconference play (you need that to have some idea of the relative strength of the two conferences) and symmetry.

One way to do it:
9 divisional games
4 games against a rotating division in the other conference
3 games against equal-placed finishers from other divisions in your conference. (first against first, 2 against 2nd, etc).

Better, expand to 17 games, and instead of playing equal placed finishers, play all 4 teams from another division in your conference. Yeah, I'd go for that.

JBucc · 12-29-2005, 01:31 PM

So the Raiders would be 0-9 in the division?

**ptlyon** · 12-29-2005, 01:32 PM

**cdcox** · 12-29-2005, 01:32 PM

On second thought, I think the unbalanced HFA within the division would be too big of an advantage. Among the top teams in the division, the extra home game would likely be decisive.

StcChief · 12-29-2005, 01:34 PM

Adding in a format of 3 div games sounds interesting.
Would make the tiebreaker easier. Barring a TIE, then
go down some tiebreaker record/points scenerio.....
9 games.

The two NFC conf games could be based on rankings the year before? Equal standing and 1 above?
We finish 3rd last year. So we play 3rd and 2nd from NFC conf. this year.

2 games.

Both of those are away????? @Chicago @Minnesota

AFC E Conf games play all four teams. two home.two away.

4 games.

1 other AFC Conf games based on equal rankings year before.
1 game.

16 total.

nice idea.

But I still want 18 regular season games.
Dump two of the pre-season games.

12-29-2005, 01:03 PM
Taco John Sapere Aude Join Date: Jun 2001 Casino cash: $3507937	I'm smarter than Carl Peterson... Here is my league improvement... I would like to see the NFL move to a schedule that included playing your division rivals three times a season. The reasons being that (1) it would make it more competitive within your division. Teams would know eachother intimately and the competition level would raise significnatly. (2) Because of this, certain "flavors" would develop within each conference. There would be a distinctive difference between an NFC West team and an AFC West team because those teams would be geared to beat up on their own division. (3) Tie breakers would no longer be determined by arbitrary things like Conference wins or overall points, and instead be determined by games won. (4) No more division splits. Denver and KC split this year. We'd know for sure who has bragging rights in a three game series. (5) More meaningful games. There are a lot more meaningful games when you're going to a three game format vs. division rivals. December would be some knock-out football. With three division rivals in each division, that's nine games in a 16 game season. There would be 7 other games that could be used for intraconference play, not to mention, playing outside the conference. An example schedule might go something like this: Kansas City Chiefs Week 1: Oakland Week 2: Miami Week 3: Denver Week 4: @San Diego Week 5: Cleveland Week 6: @Minnesota Week 7: San Diego Week 8: @Oakland Week 9: Bye Week Week 10: @ Denver Week 11: @Cincinnati Week 12: Pittsburgh Week 13: @Jacksonville Week 14: @San Diego Week 15: @Chicago Week 16: Oakland Week 17: Denver Home games would alternate by year... So for example, in this schedule, KC would get Denver at home twice this year, and next year, they'd have to play them on the road twice.
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12-29-2005, 01:09 PM	#2
ameliorated1216 Ghost Join Date: Dec 2005 Casino cash: $10004900	I like that idea, but I still think that teams should play within their conference during the regular season. something is lost when an AFC has to play an NFC team that it hasn't played in 5 years.
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12-29-2005, 01:17 PM	#5
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	I don't really care for the unbalanced schedule in baseball. It seems like we play the bulk of the schedule against the same 3 or 4 teams. I like that in the NFL you get to see every team in the league every couple of years. I like that they try to balance out the schedule based on last year's performance. I don't think anything needs to be changed. Some say it would be more meaningful games, but I disagree. Every game is meaningful already. If we had one more win anywhere on the schedule we wouldn't be at home in January. If anything, it decreases the value of each division game simply because there are more of them. If you lose to a rival, that's ok, you still can get the tiebreaker over them by winning the other two. Right now, if you lose the first game you are just trying to get even and avoid them getting the tiebreaker over you. The value of each individual game is more in a 2 game series instead of 3
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12-29-2005, 01:18 PM	#6
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12-29-2005, 01:19 PM	#7
ameliorated1216 Ghost Join Date: Dec 2005 Casino cash: $10004900	And preseason, but I think the second strongest rivalry comes from within the conference. I personally, didn't really care that the chiefs lost to eagles (except that they blew that type of a lead) but the teams playing didn't interest me that much. I wouldn't watch a giants vs. cowboys game, but I would watch a dolphins vs steelers game (or whatever)
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12-29-2005, 01:28 PM	#11
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2351769	Not a bad idea, but it would be a little tricky to keep interconference play (you need that to have some idea of the relative strength of the two conferences) and symmetry. One way to do it: 9 divisional games 4 games against a rotating division in the other conference 3 games against equal-placed finishers from other divisions in your conference. (first against first, 2 against 2nd, etc). Better, expand to 17 games, and instead of playing equal placed finishers, play all 4 teams from another division in your conference. Yeah, I'd go for that.
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12-29-2005, 01:31 PM	#12
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12-29-2005, 01:34 PM	#15
StcChief Playing for #1 Draft Pick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Just West of Lambs land Casino cash: $10004900	Adding in a format of 3 div games sounds interesting. Would make the tiebreaker easier. Barring a TIE, then go down some tiebreaker record/points scenerio..... 9 games. The two NFC conf games could be based on rankings the year before? Equal standing and 1 above? We finish 3rd last year. So we play 3rd and 2nd from NFC conf. this year. 2 games. Both of those are away????? @Chicago @Minnesota AFC E Conf games play all four teams. two home.two away. 4 games. 1 other AFC Conf games based on equal rankings year before. 1 game. 16 total. nice idea. But I still want 18 regular season games. Dump two of the pre-season games. __________________ sig test for this screwy schema
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