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The NBA has a draft lottery, to prevent tanking on purpose. 

 

The NFL needs to consider options to both prevent tanking for the #1 pick and playoff teams not actually competing once their seed # is wrapped up. 

 

It's not fair that the Bengals had to play the Queefs in a game against their starters, and the Broncos got to play their 2nd and 3rd string. If your best team is losing its last game 38-0, the system is broken

comment_1782285

Disagree. Reid has every right to choose his lineup and prioritize winning/rest in a game that doesn't matter to the Chiefs. It mattered to the Bengals and Dolphins but they also could have helped themselves more over the course of the season. Reid doesn't owe them anything. 

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comment_1782288

One solution might be having 6 playoff teams determined by record and then the 7th team be determined by sports writers or a coaches poll voting in the best remaining team. Sort of how college football uses an "eye test". 

 

This would keep teams with bad records halfway through the season from tanking as they could still get hot and earn that 7th spot later in the year.

 

It would also allow a good team that should be in the playoffs but had some bad luck and close losses from missing the playoffs when they deserve it more than the teams that did make it. 

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If we went into our final game with the #1 overall seed wrapped up, knowing that a loss meant that Pittsburgh would be eliminated from playoff contention, I would put together a game plan designed 100% to win that final game.

 

And I would make sure that Logan Woodside and Cole Burgess and Jalen Davis fully understood how to implement it.

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12 hours ago, sparky151 said:

Disagree. Reid has every right to choose his lineup and prioritize winning/rest in a game that doesn't matter to the Chiefs. It mattered to the Bengals and Dolphins but they also could have helped themselves more over the course of the season. Reid doesn't owe them anything. 

I'm sure if the roles were reversed people would be in here complaining about Zac not playing starters and we'd feel like the Chiefs fans were justified in being mad that we didn't play our hardest to help the Chiefs get over losing to New England.

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comment_1782395

Another idea would be taking away a draft pick every game a team sits more than 5 healthy starters. First offense is a 3rd rd pick. Second time a 2nd rder. Third time a 1st rder. 

 

This would also prevent the "load management" bullshit that has killed off the NBA regular season and may one day come to the NFL. 

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2 minutes ago, BlackJesus said:

Another idea would be taking away a draft pick every game a team sits more than 5 healthy starters. First offense is a 3rd rd pick. Second time a 2nd rder. Third time a 1st rder. 

 

This would also prevent the "load management" bullshit that has killed off the NBA regular season as well and may one day come to the NFL. 

Yes, we should figure out more ways to punish 15-1 teams. Plus it's a great way for the NFL to show off their commitment to player safety.

If you don't want them sitting starters, go win games.

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11 minutes ago, saphead said:

Now that we were forced this dumb safety minded uneven 17 game regular season, anyone over .500 should make the playoffs. I mean, more NFL is always better right?

 

18 games with 2 byes may be coming soon...

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comment_1782520
4 hours ago, saphead said:

anyone over .500 should make the playoffs.

 

I like that idea. Sort of like how college football gives bowl games to every team with 6 wins. In the NFL you could just have 9 wins guarantee you the playoffs.

 

The Bengals are the only team above .500 to miss out ...

 

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18 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

The NBA has a draft lottery, to prevent tanking on purpose. 

 

The NFL needs to consider options to both prevent tanking for the #1 pick and playoff teams not actually competing once their seed # is wrapped up. 

 

It's not fair that the Bengals had to play the Queefs in a game against their starters, and the Broncos got to play their 2nd and 3rd string. If your best team is losing its last game 38-0, the system is broken

I totally agree

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And what if KC were undefeated in the last game, does the ones that think they did the right thing, think they would have played their starters to go undefeated?  Of course, they would play their starters, and the NFL would make sure they did.  but remember, the ones who said they have the right not to start them, well, then what if they did start them in this scenario?  We all can play Devil's Advocates here.  I will never agree that teams should be allowed to not start their starters during the regular season, ever. 

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