Why NFL Playoffs Expansion is a Bad Idea

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Jan 5, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFC Wild Card Banner during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at between the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field. San Francisco won 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFC Wild Card Banner during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at between the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field. San Francisco won 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

NFL playoffs expansion seems inevitable. It’s really more a matter of “when” more than it is an “if” at this point. The NFL owners meetings wrapped up with the idea of playoff expansion getting more play than ever before. While it’s probably not able to be implemented for the 2014 NFL playoffs, the 2015 playoffs are looking more and more like they’re about to gain a team or two. I love football and can’t get enough of it, but here’s why expanding the NFL playoffs is a bad idea.