Is this ever a guy we should take a run at? I really like Pokey as a receiver but not sure he's a 1A Superstar guy... Would you ever take a run at Hatcher as your #1 and then have Pokey and Demski as 2/3?

 

 

18 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

In the current system you might play the same team 3 times in the regular season, 1 in the preseason, and 1 in the playoffs. Now it could be 2 in the playoffs. That's exacerbating an already bad situation.

An 18-game season to eliminate 1 team is dumber than an 18-game season to eliminate 3 teams.

Round 1 doesn't eliminate any teams. Think of it as an extra regular-season game, because playoff games should always be win or go home.

Teams 1-6 get a home playoff game either in the first round or the 2nd.

Teams 7-8 get an away game.

Team 9 is a goner.

Round one eliminates 2 teams. The losers of the 5v8 and 6v7 match ups.

1 hour ago, blue85gold said:

Round one eliminates 2 teams. The losers of the 5v8 and 6v7 match ups.

You're right, 4 games to eliminate 2 teams.

The playoff format, while stupid, will not be as big of an issue as the 18 game season will remain to be.

Any given season quite likely that almost 1/5 of regular season games will basically be meaningless in September and October for playoff positioning.

The league is too small and the season too long to make this format work.

So they can celebrate having more playoff games, but they will be playing a bunch of games with no stakes, lowered TV ratings and struggle to sell tickets depending on the market.