Fixing the NFL: Improving the Game Off the Field

The Bill Barnwell Show

On today's episode of The Bill Barnwell Show, Doug Kyed of The Boston Herald joins the show for the next installment of the Fixing the NFL series, breaking down what changes need to occur off the field to improve the game. They brainstorm ideas like if The NFL Draft should come before free agency, implementing minor league teams to the NFL, and why the league should abolish the playoff seeding system. Later, they break down their "Boomer takes," including why teams should have nine wins to be considered playoff-eligible. Plus, Doug shares one of the most insane ideas on the podcast that would change life as we know it.

4:54 NFL Draft before free agency

11:39 Double the rookie pay scale

15:15 Cap benefit for keeping players drafted by teams

19:27 Abolish playoff seeding, and conference champions get to pick which wild card team they play

21:00 Boomer Take: Teams must have nine wins to be playoff-eligible

25:07 No spring leagues; bring minor leagues consisting of practice players for the Fall

31:10 Boomer Take: teams only play on Sunday and Monday

34:22: Boomer Take: bring back positional jersey numbers

35:29 Kyedian Calendar: shifting every month backward

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