National Outwitters League [Started!]

[MariBK]

I do not completely understand the NFL system, but I like to learn it.

MariBK
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[The Great Habudabi]

Nevermind. I have decided to quit playing instead.

[HuskyPete]

(03-11-2014 11:12 PM)MariBK Wrote:  I do not completely understand the NFL system, but I like to learn it.

MariBK
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Basically in the interest of creating parity, the NFL has a very specific way of scheduling. You play the other 3 teams in your division twice. Then you are assigned an AFC division and an NFC division that you play against. Then for your last 2 games, you play the teams that finished with the same rank as you in their division within your conference. For example:

I am the Patriots. I play the 3 AFC East teams twice (6). Then say I play the NFC North and AFC North for example. That's 8 more games. Now, let's say I won my division last year. My final 2 games will be against the division winners from the AFC South and West.

The idea is that I have 2 harder games then the others in my division. In turn, the last place finishers have 2 easier games because they get to play last place teams. This is one reason why there is usually 1 or 2 NFL teams that have a big improvement each year if they were fortunate to play an easy division and a last place schedule (and possibly get crushed in the playoffs). The fun thing for outwitters is that it might allow a lower ranked player to get a wild card slot because they will play more games against players close to their rank.

[spacechef]

Perhaps we could just make up our own team names than. The important thing is getting the match ups right, based on the NFL system. Whatever name a player comes up with wouldn't really matter.

[jchris98]

(03-12-2014 02:04 AM)spacechef Wrote:  Perhaps we could just make up our own team names than. The important thing is getting the match ups right, based on the NFL system. Whatever name a player comes up with wouldn't really matter.

I don't really like that, not only because it would make it harder on my end, but also it goes against the spirit of the tourney.

[MariBK]

Tnx for the explanation. So before the play offs we play 16 games and have two cut off moments in order to determine whom to play against.

I am really curious (and excited) how this works out...

(03-12-2014 12:29 AM)HuskyPete Wrote:  

(03-11-2014 11:12 PM)MariBK Wrote:  I do not completely understand the NFL system, but I like to learn it.

MariBK
top 200: #81
Master

Basically in the interest of creating parity, the NFL has a very specific way of scheduling. You play the other 3 teams in your division twice. Then you are assigned an AFC division and an NFC division that you play against. Then for your last 2 games, you play the teams that finished with the same rank as you in their division within your conference. For example:

I am the Patriots. I play the 3 AFC East teams twice (6). Then say I play the NFC North and AFC North for example. That's 8 more games. Now, let's say I won my division last year. My final 2 games will be against the division winners from the AFC South and West.

The idea is that I have 2 harder games then the others in my division. In turn, the last place finishers have 2 easier games because they get to play last place teams. This is one reason why there is usually 1 or 2 NFL teams that have a big improvement each year if they were fortunate to play an easy division and a last place schedule (and possibly get crushed in the playoffs). The fun thing for outwitters is that it might allow a lower ranked player to get a wild card slot because they will play more games against players close to their rank.

[HuskyPete]

Yes so after 16 games, the 4 division winners with the best record get a bye. The other 4 division winners get a first round match with one of the 4 wild card teams. Sorry jchris. Not meaning to overstep. I'm just explaining the NFL! Lol

[lawtai]

Might as well sign up for this too:

lawtai
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[amoffett11]

I think the idea of using the NFL teams is a good one, because then it's easy to look at the schedule and figure out who plays who.

[mr_13en]

Jchris, so once you have the 32 teams filled, all 16 games start simultaneously? Or over a certain period of time?