18 game schedule coming...What would you like to see the new format be?

[aceinthehouse]

Currently,we play our Division twice,Play a full division in the NFC Conference (currently North) and then a team in each of the other two Conferences (South & West) who finished in the same order,as we did in our own division that season before. (Rams and Bucs)

But with an 18 game schedule,this might very well considerably change who we play now.

I've been talking to my brother about this all week on this subject and we came up with a few possibilities on the schedule change.

18 game schedule:
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Example 1:
Play Division twice (6 games)
Play Everyone in the NFC Conference once (12 games and all 3 other divisions)
Summary: I actually like this set up the best because I'm not the biggest fan of Non-Conference play. This would make all games important and not have the"well..we can lose to the Colts because they're AFC" and this also throws the Strength of Schedule out the window.(everyone in the same conference play each other at least 1 time)
Why would this be a bad idea? LOVE this set up the best,but there's one bad thing that I hate about it.....You could theoretically LOSE all Division Games(0-6) and win all your other games in the Conference going 12-6 overall and win your division because of overall record and Conference play. That would be crazy...Not win a division game,but win your division...really? lol Likely would never happen..but still,you can't allow this possibility imo.
Why would this be Great? Makes the Super Bowl more special! Makes the AFC/NFC matchup in the Super Bowl a special meeting. It used to be like this actually! Also,gives your team a true measure of how good they really are,since they've played everyone in their Conference at least one time. It also makes seeding more legit since same records can easily be decided by head-to-head matchups in the playoffs rather than just Conference records being compared.

Example 2:
Play Division twice (6 games)
Play Conference Division twice in rotation (8 games)
Play Non-Conference Division once in rotation (4 games)
No common opponent games in other 2 Divisions.
Summary: This one is pretty cool...If you were going by this years schedule with this method,we would play G.B.,Bears,Lions and Vikings @Home and Away.(just like Division) IMO...This kind of evens the playing field a little more here with this set up. But keeps the same set up on the Non-Conference play as we have,but eliminates those 2 Conference games like the Rams and Bucs in those 2 other Divisions. This would give teams 14 Conference games and 4 Non-Conference games.
Why would this be a bad idea? Haven't found anything yet...
Why would this be Great? This method allows your team to get another crack at the Conference Division teams your playing like in your own Division. Instead of our redskins getting G.B. and Minny @Home and Lions and Bears on the road,we would get two shots of each team @Home and on the road. No more of those lucky wins as teams end that conversation with sweeps or getting revenge. Also makes it possible to play a team outside Division 3 times if you meet in the playoffs somehow. This could very well increase rivalry games BIG time!

Example 3:
Play Division twice (6 games)
Play Conference Division in rotation once (4 games)
Play 2 Non-Conference AFC Divisions once (8 games)
No common opponent
Summary: This is my least favorite,but it does balance out the schedule a little more. It gives teams 10 Conference opponents and 8 Non-Conference opponents. It also makes the Non-Conference play a little more important now. With only 10 total Conference games,there's no more..."Well,we can lay down for the Colts and be ok" games...Because that plays a bigger role in a teams overall record instead of just 4 games as it is now. So if you win all your Conference games with 10 wins (including all 6 division wins) You better win a couple AFC games if you want to win your Division outright cause 10 wins might just be good enough for a wild card if you don't play well for Non-Conference play.
Why would this be a bad idea? Lessons the importance of Conference play and puts more emphasis on Non-Conference play with the amount of games played. Increases the chances that a team could easily meet in the Super Bowl and have already played each other...This isn't good either imo...
Why would this be Great? More variety matchups outside Conference. That's really all I got,since I'm not a big fan of Non-Conference play anyways. That's what Preseason games are for..lol. But you do add more good QB VS QB matchups doing it like this by increasing the AFC conference opponents.

Which of the 3 do you like the most?

And do you have your own Schedule method,you would like to see the NFL go with WHEN they add 18 games to teams schedules?

The most likely and easiest scenario is they will just add 2 more common opponents for us...(So like this year...we might have had Carolina and Niners on our schedule or something like that..) I hope they don't go that route though...

Your thoughts?