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I think the league needs to seriously reevaluate its playoff formula. The imbalance between the conferences is becoming so lopsided that pitting the winners against each other hardly represents "the best vs. the best" at the end of the season.
A playoff tournament bracketing system needs to be established based on won-loss record at the end of the season. This, of course, would require a radical change in alignment, perhaps doing away altogether with the conference format. But when you really think about it, what distinguishes the conferences anyway? It's not like there's a legitimate "rivalry" between the AFC and NFC echoing the old days of the NFL and AFL.
It would be a much better league if, at the end of the season, the two best teams had a shot at facing off in the Super Bowl. I wonder if the league brass has put any thought into this.
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I think the league needs to seriously reevaluate its playoff formula. The imbalance between the conferences is becoming so lopsided that pitting the winners against each other hardly represents "the best vs. the best" at the end of the season.
A playoff tournament bracketing system needs to be established based on won-loss record at the end of the season. This, of course, would require a radical change in alignment, perhaps doing away altogether with the conference format. But when you really think about it, what distinguishes the conferences anyway? It's not like there's a legitimate "rivalry" between the AFC and NFC echoing the old days of the NFL and AFL.
It would be a much better league if, at the end of the season, the two best teams had a shot at facing off in the Super Bowl. I wonder if the league brass has put any thought into this.
In the same way they seed teams now for each conference, they should just apply that to all teams who get in the playoffs instead of separating the two conferences.
I would keep the same format however where the same number of teams from each conference get into the playoffs.
UGH, please...just no. the NFL is two conferences. Just because one of them sucks right now is no reason to go mucking with the most popular game in the country.
Someday the AFC will suck, and the NFC will win a few. That was the case, not too long ago.
Interesting proposal, and I assume it's in part a reaction to the lopsided victory by the Colts last night. A lot can happen in a season, however, and it just may be that the Saints are currently a poor representative for the NFC. Another team or teams could certainly emerge over the current popular choices of Chicago or Seattle that does make progress this season and is a worthy opponent in the Super Bowl. I believe this thing is cyclical, and it will change over time. For now and in the first week of this season, the AFC is still dominant. I like simplicity, and I'd hate to get into a weighted playoff bracket type of system that could eventually drive everyone crazy.
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I think the league needs to seriously reevaluate its playoff formula. The imbalance between the conferences is becoming so lopsided that pitting the winners against each other hardly represents "the best vs. the best" at the end of the season.
Hilarious, they were saying that the AFC couldn't compete in the 80's.
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UGH, please...just no. the NFL is two conferences. Just because one of them sucks right now is no reason to go mucking with the most popular game in the country.
Someday the AFC will suck, and the NFC will win a few. That was the case, not too long ago.
Yeah, but the conferences don't mean anything anyway -- why even have them? They're not even separated from each other geographically. There's no longer any legitimate tradition to preserve between the two, it's been nearly 40 years since the AFL and NFL merged. How is it "mucking" with the most popular game in the country to ensure that the two best teams have a chance at meeting for the league championship?
The NFC won 15 straight Super Bowls at one point, so the AFC dominance is in its infancy compared to that stretch...It's completely cyclical...The AFC teams do not have a competitive advantage over the NFC ones, it's not like the high payroll teams are in one conference and the low ones in others...It's all the same.
The Super Bowl is becoming meaningless
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