pf9 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Think about this. The Browns probably wouldn't be where they are right now if the NFL had expanded their playoffs in 2002. You think with the increase of the number of divisions they would expand the playoffs then and there. Instead they kept the 12-team format by adding 2 more berths for division winners at the expense of wild cards. Had the playoffs been expanded by at least 1 team per conference in 2002, the Browns would have been the 7th seed in 2007. The Browns would have probably built off the 2007 playoff appearance and made further appearances in the playoffs over the next 10 years. Instead, because of the non-expansion, it turned out to be a disappointment that the Browns have not recovered from. And with the Browns likely to be first winless, tieless AFC team in 41 years, they could serve as an object lesson to the NFL to the point where the league finally expands the playoffs. It could be to 14 or preferably to 16 teams and eliminate the first round bye completely because that can prove to be just as much a problem for some teams. It's been at 12 teams for almost 3 decades. With what being a 10-win team on the outside looking in has done to the Browns too it's time to expand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriotsheatyan Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 What would the Browns have built off of in 2007? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 This is such a reach. But kudos to somehow linking the 0-15 Browns to “the NFL is about to learn a harsh lesson about playoff expansion”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtahUtesFan Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Yeah, all the Browns are missing right now is that 2007 MOJO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 18 minutes ago, pf9 said: Think about this Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I don’t think us missing out on seeing the Browns in the playoffs is a great case for expansion If they were so mentally fragile that they couldn’t recover from barely missing the playoffs, they never had a chance. And they weren’t building on anything with Derek Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurtry86 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 What the NFL should learn is that hording picks and passing on potential franchise QB's is a good way to get your GM fired and end up with a non competitive team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingin' Sammy Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 This thread isn’t what I was expecting at all... I’m fine with a conversation about expanding the playoffs to an extra team in each conference, but how the 2007 Browns factor into any of this is one of the strangest connections I’ve ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcanadian Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Expanding the playoffs IMO, will just water down playoff games and subject the players to more injuries prior to the SB and the SB could easily become a 'who has the fewest injuries' deciding the game, with quite a few blowouts. It will only be pure greed on the owner's part if they expand the playoffs, but it will certainly water down the product and have a very negative effect on the sport and its revenues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Weirdest connection ive ever seen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Here's a better idea: Cleveland get your crap together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Welp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdelaney89 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I'd be so mad if they changed the number of teams in the playoffs. It's perfect the way it is. Now if you want to say a WC with a higher record gets a home game over a division winner with a lower record, I could have a conversation with that. Allowing half your teams into the playoffs is a miserable way to ruin the importance of the regular season. IMO the NBA allows far too many teams into the playoffs, granted there is not as much parity in the NBA like there is in the NFL. I just think it would be a mistake to water down the regular season to allow the potential for blowouts in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisEagles Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 2 hours ago, rdelaney89 said: I'd be so mad if they changed the number of teams in the playoffs. It's perfect the way it is. Now if you want to say a WC with a higher record gets a home game over a division winner with a lower record, I could have a conversation with that. Allowing half your teams into the playoffs is a miserable way to ruin the importance of the regular season. IMO the NBA allows far too many teams into the playoffs, granted there is not as much parity in the NBA like there is in the NFL. I just think it would be a mistake to water down the regular season to allow the potential for blowouts in the playoffs. exactly what I was going to say. I don't watch the NBA or NHL partially because the regular season is so meaningless. Expand the playoffs and every year we will have 7-9 or 6-10 teams making it. And in a league with a one and done playoff format, that's bull****. The only way that would be acceptable to me is if they shortened the regular season to like 10 games and then made the playoffs best of 3. But that would drastically cut revenues for teams and it would ruin fantasy football, a big reason people still watch football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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