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Originally Posted by Pestilence
I wouldn't take away their playoff game....but division winners shouldn't get a home game in the playoffs just because they win the division. That should be based off of record.
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I'd certainly take it away. Just because someone beats three shitty teams in a four-team-shitty division doesn't mean they should be in the playoffs. Time for the NFL to do what the NBA and NHL have done: make it four 8-team divisions. They can still keep the old rivalries if they want, by having the old groupings play twice, but this shit of teams with worse records making the playoffs over teams with better records has to stop.
And do they really need eight divisions? The Easts and Norths of both leagues could easily be combined. I mean, why the hell does Miami play New England, Buffalo, and the Jets twice anyway, when geographically-closer teams like Baltimore and Pittsburgh might not play them at all?
Four divisions. Top team in each gets a first-round bye. Next four teams with the best records make the playoffs, just like MLB's lone wildcard team.