Owners approve change to draft order
by Matty I on Mar 25, 2009 3:24 PM EDT
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PrintIn a unanimous vote, the owners today approved a proposed change to how the draft order is determined. Now, beginning in 2010, all 12 teams who make the playoffs will be seeded based on their finish in the playoffs rather than by just their regular season record, as it is now.
For example, other than the two Super Bowl participants who get picks 31 and 32, the rest of the draft is determined on regular season record. Therefore, the 8-8 San Diego Chargers actually pick 16th overall in 2009 even though they made the playoffs while the 11-5 Patriots, who failed to make the playoffs, have pick 23. This new rule is the solution to that problem.
Beginning in 2010, all 20 teams who fail to make the playoffs will be ordered between picks 1 and 20 based on their regular season record. Then, picks 21through 24 will be ordered based on the regular season records of the 4 losing teams of Wildcard weekend. Picks 25 through 28 will be ordered based on the records of the 4 teams who lose in the divisional round. Picks 29 and 30 will be ordered based on the records of the two losing conference championship teams. And the Super Bowl will continue to determine the final 2 picks.
Great job by the owners, though it probably shouldn't have taken so long for them to make this necessary change.
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Hey Matty...
did you hear about them talking about moving the draft to Febuary…and free agency after it. This is so the owners can fill as many holes cheap..then go into free agency knowing where they stand.
This would also give them leverage when trying to hammer out a deal before the season ends…because a fringe guy knows they can just draft a replacement and he will have to go elsewhere…
The biggest thing they say is they wanna move all the senior bowls, combine, and pro days to one place to save money and cut staff. all this would go down in the same place then they would draft soon after. many say this would make teams put together more staff for scouting college games to get a head start
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I heard that....
….but it’s believed that it is a long way off. It wasn’t even on the agenda at this owners’ meetings.
I hope they don’t do that. I think that’s ridiculous.
do you, or do you not
know the way to sesame street?
by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 25, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I've heard they plan on extending the season in a few years.
to 17 or 18 games
"How can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?"
-From the Unforgiven III off of Death Magnetic
Yeah I heard that
That topic will be a hot discussion at the next owners’ meetings and when the owners and players sit down to discuss the next CBA.
I’m 100% against the idea. But I get the feeling most will be for it – as will the owners.
and also
NBC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, and NFLN would love the idea, cause that means more meaningful games, which means more viewership, which means more dollar bills ya’ll…
-"I'll weather whatever storm, Make it out without a bruise"
-"Even when winning illogical, losing is still far from optional"
-"Even the greatest gotta suffer sometime"
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by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Mar 25, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah I heard that too
but I don’t think it’ll happen. That would mean a complete mad dash from Super Bowl to Combine to Pro Days to Draft, all in the space of a month. Plus the NFL would lose their Headline Dominance throughout the offseason if they cram everything into a month of time. WTF would we be talking about in April and May if the draft and FA already happened 2 months ago?
by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 25, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Whooops
……..yeaa but it could save millions for the owners….and help them stop where contracts are going…its up for debate for the new bargaining agreement i read.
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The contracts can be reigned in simply by instituting a Rookie cap
which the Union will agree to in a heartbeat (I believe Upshaw was the only one who was wholeheartedly against it). The FA contracts won’t ever be tamed because there’s always those retard owners (I’m talking to you, Dan Snyder) who will pay ridiculous money because they don’t have a clue what they’re doing.
by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 25, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
firmly in the realm of eh, but
i donno, i always believed the old system makes more sense…
the regular season is more of an indicator of the overall quality of a team where as the playoffs can be a bit more iffy – due to injuries and hot teams…
so just because philly makes the Championship game doesn’t mean they need help more than Tenn…
anyways it’s not likely to make very much of a dif. one way or the other.
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