The problem with 8 playoff teams is there is no incentive for top teams to truly TRY during the regular season, since they get no benefit of being a #1 or #2 seed. It also makes it less competitive to fight for the final playoff spots, since often where will be 1-2 "bad" teams per conference, giving a 4/4 chance or a 4/5 chance to make the playoffs...
People LOVE the competitiveness of the NFL playoffs, where only 7/16 (44%) of teams make the playoffs, but in GLB we have 8/12 (67%) of teams making the playoffs.
To make a change would help the competitiveness of the regular season.
Edit to add, I agree with RC's discord suggestion:
6 playoff teams
Top2/6 get bye week.
2 teams (#4 each conference) don't demote.
4 teams demote.
This let's teams fight for a lot more (top2 seed for bye week, top6 to make playoffs, top8 to not demote) and would lead to a much more engaging regular season in all leagues...
People LOVE the competitiveness of the NFL playoffs, where only 7/16 (44%) of teams make the playoffs, but in GLB we have 8/12 (67%) of teams making the playoffs.
To make a change would help the competitiveness of the regular season.
Edit to add, I agree with RC's discord suggestion:
6 playoff teams
Top2/6 get bye week.
2 teams (#4 each conference) don't demote.
4 teams demote.
This let's teams fight for a lot more (top2 seed for bye week, top6 to make playoffs, top8 to not demote) and would lead to a much more engaging regular season in all leagues...
Edited by WiSeIVIaN on Jan 5, 2024 14:49:00
Edited by WiSeIVIaN on Jan 5, 2024 12:52:11
Edited by WiSeIVIaN on Jan 5, 2024 11:30:06