Calamity_Cometh Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 NFL closely monitoring this thread waiting for us to figure this out for them. For free. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, BillSabre said: Or you do the week bump back and get it all right. If you bump it back, it's still not perfect. Teams will get different players back from injury/healthier, and the bye advantage won't be as important if there every other team had a bye recently. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 They should push everything back a half week after week 18. Jan 7/8 - Week 18 play. Jan 12 - Buf @ Cin conclusion Jan 17/18 - WC round (put these teams on the 18th) Jan 24/25 - Divisional round Jan 31/Feb 1 - Championship Feb 5 - Pro Bowl Games Feb 12 - SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSabre Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Calamity_Cometh said: NFL closely monitoring this thread waiting for us to figure this out for them. For free. I did already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 This might come down to a Bills forfeit, as distasteful as it sounds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The BILLievers Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: If you bump it back, it's still not perfect. Teams will get different players back from injury/healthier, and the bye advantage won't be as important if there every other team had a bye recently. If you don't bump it back or have the game played, you're essentially taking the 1seed/bye away from Buffalo and giving it from Buffalo to KC. Seems a lot more unfair then giving a league wide bye/rest week because a player just had cardiac arrest on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BILLievers Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Calamity_Cometh said: This might come down to a Bills forfeit, as distasteful as it sounds. Yeah idk. Lose the 1 seed, lose the 2 seed, no more bye week or home field advantage, and now have to play in the wild card round because your brother/teammate is in critical condition. NFL should be able to come up with some plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, The BILLievers said: If you don't bump it back or have the game played, you're essentially taking the 1seed/bye away from Buffalo and giving it from Buffalo to KC. Seems a lot more unfair then giving a league wide bye/rest week because a player just had cardiac arrest on the field. Behind closed doors, there are likely 31 owners asking why they have to accommodate Buffalo. And that is what it will come down to, I fear. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, The BILLievers said: If you don't bump it back or have the game played, you're essentially taking the 1seed/bye away from Buffalo and giving it from Buffalo to KC. Seems a lot more unfair then giving a league wide bye/rest week because a player just had cardiac arrest on the field. We're not "essentially taking" or "essentially giving" anything. There were 18 weeks for each team to play 17 games, and it turns out 2 of them could only fit in 16 games, so we apply the rules as best we can. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSabre Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, Calamity_Cometh said: Behind closed doors, there are likely 31 owners asking why they have to accommodate Buffalo. And that is what it will come down to, I fear. So you think the owners of playoff teams would turn their nose at an extra week of preparation and rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, BillSabre said: So you think the owners of playoff teams would turn their nose at an extra week of preparation and rest? Yes, because they're giving their opponents in the playoff that same exact week of rest. If I'm slated to play Baltimore in the first round, I don't want to give Lamar Jackson an extra week. Likewise, nobody in the NFC wants to give Jalen Hurts another week to heal up his shoulder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, BillSabre said: So you think the owners of playoff teams would turn their nose at an extra week of preparation and rest? If it were that simple, no. They have business obligations with networks and stadiums, though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillSabre Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, ET80 said: Yes, because they're giving their opponents in the playoff that same exact week of rest. So you mean it would be fair to them all? What a novel concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, BillSabre said: So you think the owners of playoff teams would turn their nose at an extra week of preparation and rest? First off Jim Irsay hasn't turned his nose up at anything under any circumstances ever, but excluding him, yes, every owner is going to want to keep their media contracts intact. No one wants to fiddle with the SB air time. Edited January 3, 2023 by ramssuperbowl99 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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