It is fine the way it is. I am surprised we still have the bye weeks to be honest, figured the NFL would expand the playoffs to 8 teams per conference and get that extra revenue.

Let me guess. You work for the IRS, right?

It's coming. I guarantee it.

THIS
it's the N ****ing L
no best of series win or go home
no pussy series
1 and done bring it BIG or GTFO

Another annual argument? Winning your division means something. Leave it.

Tennessee probably doesn't feel too great, either. They won one more game than Denver yet didn't even make the playoffs while Denver got to host a home game.

I think a compromise could be reached. Yes, the division has to mean something. On the other hand, with four-team divisions and some perennial powerhouses, it's not fair to some teams. The Patriots, Steelers, and Ravens have been strong AFC teams for a decade; thus, teams like the Bills and Browns are put at a disadvantage. I mean, shit, Cleveland has to play Pittsburgh twice and Baltimore twice; no wonder they suck all the time.

I would suggest they combine to four 8-team divisions instead of 8 4-team divisions. Two for the AFC (north and east, perhaps, vs. south and west) and two for the NFC. Each 8-team division-winner gets a bye (the usual #1 and #2 seed). After those two, seed four wildcards by record, thus meaning, for example, the "AFC Northeast" could send five teams to the playoffs if the four non-division-winners all have the best records. Seed those four as #3 through #6 with the two highest hosting playoff games as the division winners do now.

If they went by that format, just using this year's records, we'd have seen:

AFC "NE"
New England (13-3) (1st seed)
Baltimore (12-4) (3nd seed)
Pittsburgh (12-4) (4th seed)
Cincinnatti (9-7) (5th seed)
New York Jets (8-8)
Miami Dolphins (6-10)
Buffalo Bills (6-10)
Cleveland (4-12)

AFC "SW"
Houston (10-6) (2nd seed)
Tennessee (9-7) (6th seed)
Denver (8-8)
San Diego (8-8)
Oakland (8-8)
Kansas City (7-9)
Jacksonville (5-11)
Indianapolis (2-14)

Now, granted, there's still room for the injustice of weird statistics; in this case, the 10-6 Titans would actually have been the #2 seed and Baltimore, with a better record, would've gotten screwed out of a bye week. But it would've put Tennesee into the playoffs instead of Denver, and given Pitt a deserved home game. It would've set up Tennessee @ Baltimore and Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh.

Likewise, in the NFC, the Lions and Falcons (with a better record) would've seeded higher than the Giants (who got to host a home game against a team with a better record). It would've been:

NFC "NE":
Packers (1)
Lions (4)
Giants (6)

NFC "SW":
Niners (2)
Saints (3)
Falcons (5)

First week would've been Giants @ Saints and Falcons @ Lions.

Alot of Nos, but I say the seeding should be determined by win/loss, only seems logical.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..................................................................... .................................................................................................... ...............NO!!!

And while we're at it, when they re-seed to four 8-team divisions, I say they also shake the whole damn thing up and put the teams more geographical. You might break up the odd long-standing rivalry or two but many of them could be kept and a few new good ones could be created. It's ridiculous that some cities are within driving distance and don't have a two-game yearly rivalry. I'd suggest something along these lines...

Oh, hell no.

No, winning your division should give you a home playoff game. Period.

If you have a problem with it, win your division.

Why not? Just because 78 years ago Dallas used to play Washington because there were only a handful of NFL teams? Even though they're thousands of miles apart? It's stupid. It makes absolutely no sense, for example, that Miami is in the same division as three teams at the other end of the east coast. And they move teams already (they booted Indy out of the AFC East, for example).

Just going off that map I drew up, the big rivalries that would end are Dallas with the NFC East, Miami with the AFC East, Cleveland with the AFC North... but it would create new ones with the Niners and Raiders, Jets and Giants, Bucs and Dolphins, Chiefs and Rams, Steelers and Eagles, Ravens and Redskins, Texans and Cowboys, etc.,.

I bolded the part I object to. I'll worry about your plan when the NFL hires you.

And I responded to the part you bolded, and you responded with stupidity. If you have an argument, back it up, or shut the **** up.

*checks watch*

Oh, shit! Are they serving smackdowns early tonight?