detfan782004 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 It's tougher to win division when you face those teams the most. They have the most inside info, the most knowledge of your team and the rivalries matter. Winning division matters and you should be rewarded for it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 11 hours ago, pf9 said: The NFL needs to realize that not every division winner is worthy of opening the playoffs at home. Right now in both conferences there is a non-division leader that has a better record than the leader of another division in the conference. I'm paying particular attention to Cleveland which is now 10-5 but is in second place in the AFC North while Jacksonville leads the AFC South at 8-7. The Browns have never hosted a playoff game at their current venue, a result of the NFL not forcing Art Modell to sell the Browns in 1995 while being awarded a version of the Ravens built through an expansion draft. The last home playoff game hosted by the Browns was at the old stadium in 1994. By removing seeding priority for division winners - something I praise the NBA for - it will make potential playoff teams fight harder to earn a particular seed. Two interesting scenarios can come from this: 1. A division winner being so bad they are saddled with the 7th seed and thus having no chance at a home playoff game going on to win the Super Bowl. 2. The top two seeds come from the same division, potentially setting up the biggest game in the rivalry's history in the conference championship game. Before responding consider this. Anyone who claims to be an NFL fan but does not want this is not really an NFL fan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofos Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 13 hours ago, pf9 said: The NBA has already established that being in the playoffs alone is reward enough for winning your division (though it almost became a problem last year when one division winner, the Heat, was relegated to the play-in round, they survived and made it all the way to the NBA Finals). Quite frankly, the NBA should have adopted their current seeding system the instant they became a 6-division league 19 years ago. Bring the NBA into a discussion about NFL playoffs is crazy. The NBA playoffs are not single games they so each team has home games. Not to mention the playoffs in the NBA last as long as the season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 "my team didn't win enough games but should still be rewarded" threads are always a good time 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Wait, so the NFL should change the whole setup to accommodate... the Browns? The system is fine as is. Divisions play 14/17 common opponents each season. As much as it sucks being in the same division as Baltimore and Pitt, it makes those home playoff games even more rewarding. And when you throw in the idea that the league wants to at least explore the idea of neutral sight championship games, the OP justy makes even less sense, if that's possible. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 17 hours ago, TheKillerNacho said: didnt you make the same thread last year? Yep. It has become his annual Christmas gift to the forum. I suspect he may have a calendar reminder to create the thread. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Hard disagree. In fact, they should eliminate wild card games all together. As is, they already are giving 6 free passes to teams that didn't even win their division. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, ThatJerkDave said: Hard disagree. In fact, they should eliminate wild card games all together. As is, they already are giving 6 free passes to teams that didn't even win their division. They should also eliminate every division winner, too. Just have a 32 team tournament to end the season - single elimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavar703 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 I'm guessing you're fan of a team that didn't win their division lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXsteeler Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 18 hours ago, VigilantZombie said: Teams who fail to do so shouldn't be rewarded with better seeds, simply put. There's no good argument against that. Both south divisions, but especially the NFC south have been trash for years. There is nothing special about the NFC south division leader limping to a home playoff loss with a losing record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D82 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 This year I'd love it if this were the case, as Dallas @ home has been far and away a better team than Dallas on the road. But - I'd still be opposed to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neumatic Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 You’re persistent, I’ll give you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt79511 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 I don't get why this is such a laughable take. The NBA has this provision. The NFL isn't "special," winning your division doesn't "mean more" compared to other sports leagues. You guys just wish it did because it validates your fandom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 57 minutes ago, ET80 said: They should also eliminate every division winner, too. Just have a 32 team tournament to end the season - single elimination. I have an even better idea. It involves a LOT of strategy. The team that finishes with the best record, but doesn't win their division wins the championship. So like, do you go on a tear at the beginning of the season then pepper in a couple of losses? Do you only play hard in odd numbered weeks? Do you start 0-6 and then man all stations for a tough run? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Mazrimiv said: Yep. It has become his annual Christmas gift to the forum. I suspect he may have a calendar reminder to create the thread. Are we sure this account isn’t AI lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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