scar988 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 15 hours ago, titansNvolsR#1 said: Probably couldn't have a single bubble, but I could see 4 mini-bubbles. Maybe if you went absolutely crazy and scrapped AFC/NFC for a single year and just bunched teams by locale in a handful of spots. Then have a round robin style 16-week season. Top 2 teams from each bubble go to a larger bubble for the playoffs. I'd love it just for the chaos, but bviously nobody would ever agree to such a thing because my whole idea is dumb and you're dumb for having read it. This crazy list brought to you by my procrastination on my Masters work. Doesn't work perfectly. California: (Chiefs and Niners take this one) Raiders Chargers Rams Niners Seahawks Cards Chiefs Broncos Texas: (Cowboys and Bucs would win here) Panthers Cowboys Texans Saints Jaguars Titans Dolphins Bucs Midwest/South: (Going Vikings and Browns) Vikings Packers Lions Bears Colts Bengals Browns Falcons Mideast and East: (Bills and Steelers) Steelers Eagles Bills Ravens Redskins Jets Pats Giants The Geography just doesn't work here. The Falcons in the mid-west bubble? Texas excluding Atlanta? This would make more sense: Western Bubble Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Chargers Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos Northern Bubble Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Eastern Bubble Buffalo Bills New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles Washington Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers Southern Bubble Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints Houston Texans Dallas Cowboys Tennessee Titans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, scar988 said: Southern Bubble Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints Houston Texans Dallas Cowboys Tennessee Titans Also known as Emergency Room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hunter2_1 said: Also known as Emergency Room It'd be a pretty fun division to watch on offense. IDK about defense though. It'd be kind of like the Big 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I feel that the players would not want to be confined for that period of time. It's one thing to have a month of lockdown...but we are talking about August through January for some players...people will break out of their bubble by that point. The costs would be astronomical and I'm not sure it's practical. I think that I would have every team play a division rival once (3 games). The division winners would play one another (no wildcard). You'd need some means of tie breaker. That would result in a 3 week playoff to get Superbowl champion. This thing could be finished in 6 weeks. That is realistic. You can bubble players for 6 weeks...you would cut the number of tests needed into a small fraction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 How about this...each team plays a three game guarantee bracket within the division. This would last either 5-6 weeks (depending on whether a team goes undefeated or not). Next you do a basic 8 teams, single elimination bracket only for division winners (no wildcards). This would be an a 3 week tournament. So this entire process could play out over the course of 8-9 weeks. You could pretty easily construct a realistic bubble over that time period. And the number of tests would be a tiny fraction compared to our current plan. You'd also have the opportunity to have a REAL bubble...not allowing the players to get outside exposure. I think that most players would buy into a 2 months process of isolation when compared to 4-5 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 nfl australia!! you know you want to!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Shady Slim said: nfl australia!! you know you want to!! I keep trying to figure out how to move there. My gf and I look at houses for sale all the time there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Just now, Forge said: I keep trying to figure out how to move there. My gf and I look at houses for sale all the time there lol oh where are you looking? you're up against it unfortunately given sydney and melbourne have two of the most expensive housing markets in the world now as a poor uni student i'm kind of thankful that the 'rona is in the process of crashing the property market and bursting the housing bubble, will help me that's for sure! maybe it can help you as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shady Slim said: oh where are you looking? you're up against it unfortunately given sydney and melbourne have two of the most expensive housing markets in the world now as a poor uni student i'm kind of thankful that the 'rona is in the process of crashing the property market and bursting the housing bubble, will help me that's for sure! maybe it can help you as well We look everywhere... Except Perth. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, etc. Lots stuff outside the main Sydney/Melbourne because of the housing costs, but it's mainly just a pipe dream we have because we love it so much there (try to go every year) . Seems like going through the bureaucratic stuff is pretty difficult if you are coming over without employment sponsorship. We do always joke about just moving there and not telling my job. I work remote, so we always want to attempt to move there and see if I can still do my job there without my employer noticing lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Forge said: We look everywhere... Except Perth. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, etc. Lots stuff outside the main Sydney/Melbourne because of the housing costs, but it's mainly just a pipe dream we have because we love it so much there (try to go every year) . Seems like going through the bureaucratic stuff is pretty difficult if you are coming over without employment sponsorship. We do always joke about just moving there and not telling my job. I work remote, so we always want to attempt to move there and see if I can still do my job there without my employer noticing lol yeah i'm about an hour and a half west of sydney in the blue mountains but once i'm graduated i'm planning on moving in to the city - just more my type, but certainly it's going to slug me; two bedrooms in the areas i'm looking at (fifteen minutes from CBD) for $550000 or so, which is a lot, but i'm quite lucky in that even though i've grown up poor i'm graduating with a law degree and i'm going to be on lawyer money - not everyone who's grown up in my situation has that luxury and it's a really prohibitive market if you can't land a job soon out of uni too oh believe me your boss will definitely notice - our internet here is like 65th worldwide, somewhere in between peru and india and below the 'stans... you're pushing your luck relying on that bahahaha😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Shady Slim said: oh believe me your boss will definitely notice - our internet here is like 65th worldwide, somewhere in between peru and india and below the 'stans... you're pushing your luck relying on that bahahaha😅 I thought you guys were getting that upgraded 😂😂. We'd always see stuff about it in the CBD around the construction sites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondbull424 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, sammymvpknight said: How about this...each team plays a three game guarantee bracket within the division. This would last either 5-6 weeks (depending on whether a team goes undefeated or not). Next you do a basic 8 teams, single elimination bracket only for division winners (no wildcards). This would be an a 3 week tournament. So this entire process could play out over the course of 8-9 weeks. You could pretty easily construct a realistic bubble over that time period. And the number of tests would be a tiny fraction compared to our current plan. You'd also have the opportunity to have a REAL bubble...not allowing the players to get outside exposure. I think that most players would buy into a 2 months process of isolation when compared to 4-5 months. Seems reasonable enough... I’ve just never been good with understanding brackets. edit: Nevermind. I got it now. Edited July 25, 2020 by diamondbull424 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 wonder if they could create a bubble at each teams training camp site or practice facilty. The only time the team leaves is to play games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 9:13 PM, kingseanjohn said: Yes, but they won't. It'd be too expensive and players/coaches/staffs/everyone involved aren't likely to agree to being isolated from friends and family for 6-8 months. It's a logistical nightmare and there's no way everyone would buy in. They may at first, but after the first month or two, people will want to interact with new people or go other places. Even if they agree, these guys cant follow simple rules. You think they'll stay in a bubble? Cant imagine they all would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 1:48 PM, ET80 said: ...it could work from a facilities perspective, but we're sort of turning into a Covid-19 hotspot. So, no dice. Florida is the hottest of spots and the NBA still bubbled there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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