Quote:If they add a few more teams, and you know they will - probably one for each conference - you know we'll watch.

 

You know you will.

 

Adam,  I can't speak for anyone else.   But as someone that watches 4 or 5 NFL games a week on average currently,  if the NFL expands to a 16 team playoff,   I expect to cut down the amount of games I watch each week.   In the regular season,  probably to 2 to 3 games a week but no more than that.

 

If the league puts a greater emphasis on the teams in the middle of the pack instead of the top of the pack,   then it's not worth investing as much time in the NFL.    I certainly would be against a 14 team playoff.   But comparably speaking,  a 16 team playoff makes the NFL much like the NBA and NHL,  sports leagues I hardly have paid attention to in the regular season since both leagues expanded to a 16 team playoff in the early 1980's.    Only the amount of time and passion I put into the NFL over the years would separate my interest level between the NFL and those two other leagues,  if the NFL went to a 16 team playoff format.

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