''We think there's plenty of room for us to improve the game of football, and officiating in particular. Major League Baseball recently joined the NHL as sports that have centralized replay systems. Making a not-so-subtle reference to mistakes by game officials this season, Goodell said that committee also will make recommendations to the 32 owners about having replays from all games overseen by the league office. But when you would play the games, I think, is very important, so that the following games, you have virtually an equal time to prepare.'' ''Adding one team would not put us in a counterproductive situation.

''We don't want to become like some other sports, where it's too easy to make the playoffs,'' Lurie said. So this will continue to get very serious consideration by the competition committee.'' ''We think we can do it properly from a competitive standpoint. And that's something that attracts us,'' Goodell said. There will be more excitement, more memorable moments for our fans. We think we can make the matchups more competitive toward the end of the season. ''We think we can make the league more competitive. Goodell said ''there's a lot of benefits'' to increasing the postseason field from 12 to 14 clubs.

Short on details or precise timetables, and acknowledging he'll need approval from team owners for action, Goodell painted the picture of an ever-evolving league during his annual pre-Super Bowl news conference, held Friday in a theater in midtown Manhattan. Possibly creating a set of guidelines to prevent locker-room bullying. Monitoring instant replay from league headquarters. NEW YORK - If commissioner Roger Goodell gets his way, change could be coming to the NFL.Īdding playoff teams.

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