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12-15-2013, 10:30 PM | #1 |
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They got the Seahawks and 49ers coming up. They will end at 9-7.
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12-15-2013, 10:37 PM | #2 |
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Divisions are out dated. If you want the best teams then it should go by record only. That way a bs team would not get in.
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12-15-2013, 10:49 PM | #3 |
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12-15-2013, 10:39 PM | #4 |
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Love it. You lose to an NFC East team, you shouldn't sniff the playoffs.
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12-15-2013, 10:57 PM | #5 |
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Scrap the divisions. Keep the.conferences. top 6 teams by record play. 1 and 2 get bye. 3-6 play. Problem solved. Right now chiefs would be the 2 seed
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12-15-2013, 10:59 PM | #6 |
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Yeah but it doesn't work that way. You get rid of divisions, we don't play Oakland, Denver and SD twice anymore... the schedules would be handled differently.
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12-16-2013, 01:41 AM | #7 |
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I guess you don't like division rivalries. This would effectively end rivalries in the NFL. Stupid idea.
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12-15-2013, 10:59 PM | #8 |
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1 and 2 get home field. If both advance. 2 goes to 1 for afcc game. Higher seed always hosts game.
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12-16-2013, 01:38 AM | #9 |
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I like it the way it is. Sure some teams can get screwed. But a team can get screwed no matter what format is used. Unless you want to dilute the playoffs. No Thanks....We do not need to be like the NBA where half or more of the league gets in.
Winning a Division is important. Division rivalries are important.
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12-16-2013, 04:26 AM | #10 |
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The system right now sucks because it doesn't take into account two teams from the same division being better than most of the rest of the conference (Chiefs/Broncos, Seahawks/49ers).
But I am a fan of winning a division to make it. Makes having rivalries worth it. And it makes you bring your A game, because losing division games hurt bad. It's a flawed system, and boy does it show this year, but I like it and I'll stick with it. I would not be surprised if they changed it to best 6 teams, though. |
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12-16-2013, 05:10 AM | #11 |
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Meh, we should just be happy there are wild cards that let good teams get in when they have a better team in their division.
With teams like the Steelers that won as a 6 seed a few years ago, you can make the argument with there being so much parity that lesser teams should get their shot also, but it just creates 98% unnecessary games. If one out of 50 teams gets screwed out of their SB run...tough. Baseball purists generally hate wild card formats. Back in the day, winning your pennant was a big deal. Now it just means you made the playoffs. |
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12-16-2013, 08:38 AM | #12 |
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Win your division and quit your whining.
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12-16-2013, 11:45 AM | #13 |
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In the old days, there were two divisions and one playoff qualifier from each. Each division had 6 teams. If you wanted to be the champion, you darn well better win your division. Teams with one loss would sometimes miss the playoffs. The regular season had real meaning.
Football uses a single elimination playoff system. Under such a system there us a high chance that the SB champ will not be the best team in football. The more teams you invite to the playoff, the more likely you will have a non-best team win the SB and the less meaning the regular season will hold. These days to win your division you only need to beat three other teams. Failing in that, you need to be in the top two of 12 losers. That is plenty of chanes to make the playoffs. If a team us unhappy about not making it, then win more games. |
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12-16-2013, 12:24 PM | #14 |
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thread is a loser but OP earns gold star
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They are only 1 game ahead of PHI and CHI, and there are still 2 games left.
Now, if they get to 11-5 and miss out to two 8-8 teams, then I could see using the term "screwed".
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