NFL to consider re-seeding playoffs

[KJ89]

Among the "multiple ways" in which the NFL has examined potential adjustments to the playoff system, spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday there has been discussion of letting the team with the superior record host games even if they gain entrance to the postseason as a wild card.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000308443/article/nfl-to-consider-reseeding-playoffs-purely-by-record

[Kyle82]

Could Flag Football be far behind?

[beastson]

BOUT DAMN TIME

[toldozer]

My solution is awesome. No conferences. Just 8 divisions. The division winners and next four teams get seeded 1-12 based on record with winning a division being the first tie breaker, division record the second. What is the point of afc Nfc anyway. Take this year,

Denver

Seattle

Carolina

New England still get byes

San Fran

Indy

Cinncy

Saints host wildcard games

Kansas city

Philly

Arizona

Green bay travel

[Montsta]

They should have done that years ago. All 8 division winners get an automatic playoff bid. 4 wildcard teams get in. Seeding goes off of record, except ties go to division winners, no tiebreaker nonsense. 10-6 division winner gets home game over 10-6 wildcard team, etc.

Perfect.

[The Huddler]

They should have done that years ago. All 8 division winners get an automatic playoff bid. 4 wildcard teams get in. Seeding goes off of record, except ties go to division winners, no tiebreaker nonsense. 10-6 division winner gets home game over 10-6 wildcard team, etc.

Perfect.

Thats too many teams for my liking, but thats just me. Your other ideas sound just right though.

[rainwater]

What is the point of afc Nfc anyway. 

 

A few billion dollars I would guess.  At least that is what Fox and CBS pay to get the respective conferences.  Conferences add intrigue that you would not get otherwise.

[LA_Panther]

Exactly...no more 9-7 division winners hosting 11-5 teams and sh1t

[KJ89]

BOUT DAMN TIME

for real.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

I'd take it. 

[SZ James (banned)]

is this because of katrina?

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I prefer the way it is now. Maybe it sucks, but they were the best of their division. They should host a game, screw it. Stick with the old.

[Montsta]

Thats too many teams for my liking, but thats just me. Your other ideas sound just right though.

I don't think I was clear on the conference portion. It should still be four division winners from each conference with two wildcard winners from each conference. So everything stays the same as it is now, the only difference being that division winners aren't guaranteed a home game. Didn't click the link so I don't know if they said the same thing, but that's how I feel it should be. So for instance this year the 49ers and the Saints should be hosting a game, not the Eagles and the Packers. I would expand on this by saying it only applies to the wildcard round, and is null for any round after that.

[SZ James (banned)]

po nawlins can't win a road playoff game so let's change the entire format :(

e: people supporting this are fuging retards btw