PATRIOTSFANINPA

I get tired of seeing crappy teams make the playoffs just because they are in a weak division and just like College football should do the tournament,I think the NFL really needs to think twice and go for a seeded tournament for the AFC and NFC conference to determine that the actual BEST 6 teams of each conference enter the postseason.

This year alone proves that a seeded tournament would be the way to go - Chicago leads the NFC North with a mediocre 6-5 record and Denver leads the AFC West with a 6-5 record as well

There likely will be 1 or more teams that are 10-6 and sitting home for the playoffs while Chicago or Minnesota and Denver or San Diego getting in at an 8-8 or 9-7 mark - Does not make sense

Should the NFL consider a playoff seedings tournament by conference or should it remain as is ?

brdmaverick

I think the NFL should take a serious look at this BECAUSE OF THE FOUR DIVISION format.

When it was three divisions it was perfectly fine, with the best wild card team still getting to host a Wild Card game.

Oddly enough, the way that the system is set up now, we should EXPECT road victories in the opening round. Think about it, it is actually likely each year that the best non-division winner has a better record than the worst division winner (and those two would be setup to face each other in the Wild Card Round).

Thinking back I know the Pats had a worse record than the Jags when they squared off in the Wild Card round of 2005.

The NBA realized there was a need for change when teh two best teams in the league (Spurs and Mavs) faced each other in the second round of the playoffs. It's time for the NFL to do the same.

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Pats726

Doesn't the home field advantage change this year? If a wild card team has a better record...don't they get a home game?? I could have swoen it was changed..or at least looked at... (per Jags...lol a year or so too late...)
I like the way it is now of the 6 teams..4 Dic winners and 2...NO MORE teams...and those in tough divisions bad records..well...they MAY NOT get a home field and may be gone fast..

billdog3484

i always thought it was stupid that a team that wins division and goes, say 8-8 or 7-9 would get in over a team that went 10-6 or even hypothetically 11-5or 12-4. its kind of absurd but i guess having the divisions creates rivalries and generates substantial amounts of money

Pats726

If one really wishes to have seedings..then get rid of divisions...just have two conferences of 16 teams...take the top 6...leave it at that..but PLEASE don't complain about weak divisions..if you don't like them..do away with them...period. If a team wins a division is the best they deserve to go. There will always be strong and weak ones..part of life..they are weak and will be gone..(I THINK the rule was changed so that wild cards COULD have home games...if it's so that is OK..) Leave the system alone.

HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

I know it sucks but you can't change the format because one division isn't very good. It undermines the purpose of winning one's division. Unfortunately, the Pats could finish two games ahead of Denver but miss the playoffs because the Pats didn't win their division.

xmarkd400x

I don't know what the answer is, but I'd be steamed if the 10-6/11-5 Pats didn't get in over 8-8 Denver.

makoute

No 11-5 team will miss the playoff. 10-6 maybe, not 11-5 though.

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alamo

No, wild cards can't host home games against division winners, there's been no change.

Eliminating divisions would be a disaster for the NFL, people would tune out in droves. The current system balances the importance of divisions versus the chances of a wildcard getting to the SB. After the Steelers and Giants 2 of the last 3 years I don't see an outcry that the wildcards are being unfairly penalized.

Disco Volante

I think the NFL schedule, division alignment, and playoff seeding is absolutely fine as is.

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