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re: Makes no sense for teams with the better record go on the road in the NFL playoffs...
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:03 am to nvasil1
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:03 am to nvasil1
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find it funny that people believe it makes sense for a division winner to host with a worse record,
The divisions are all the same size with about the same level of competitiveness
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Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:05 am to Chicken
At least the NFL has automatic benefits for winning your division, no matter how shitty, unlike some other amateur setups
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:07 am to beauchristopher
quote:sure...make them win on the road...
Weird considering Tampa absolutely destroyed the Bucs.
Also weird considering Houston destroyed Cleveland.
The better teams won.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:07 am to Chicken
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that like saying in the upcoming college football playoff, the conference winners would be seeded above all other playoff teams...would that make sense to you?
Its 2 different models.
NFL relies soley on record and winning Div is rewarded. Its the same model for both conferences. Its always consitant every year.
CFB relies solely on arguably sometimes flawed rankings and then a committee who slots them based on human interference. Lots of subjective decisions
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:20 am to Chicken
I agree but it’ll never happen. Winning the division is priority 1 for every team before season starts. Unless the change the schedule make up playing division foes twice will carry a home game.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:23 am to Chicken
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Philly should have been hosting Tampa Bay
I agree but as an Eagles fan the result would've been the same.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:23 am to Chicken
I mean if we are going down this route, not every team plays the same schedule, so it wouldn't inherently fair this way either.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:31 am to Big4SALTbro
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The reward for winning the division is being in the playoffs
The reward is home field. Wild card teams get the reward of being in the playoffs without winning their division.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:31 am to Chicken
90% disagree
10% part is if you don't have at least a. 500 record. If you aren't even average you shouldn't be in the playoffs, let alone host your first playoff game
10% part is if you don't have at least a. 500 record. If you aren't even average you shouldn't be in the playoffs, let alone host your first playoff game
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:41 am to Chicken
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Philly should have been hosting Tampa Bay...
Instead of booing TV sets last night, the fans would have booed the team directly.
Better team won.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:41 am to chalmetteowl
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Win your division
This is such an overly simplistic view of the situation. It’s borderline retarded to have a team go on a road to a team with 4+ less wins.
I fully think a division winner should get in, they shouldn’t get to automatically host.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:07 pm to OU Guy
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In 1970 the playoffs were only division winners. In 78 they added the wildcard to make it 5 teams per conf vice 4.
Actually if memory serves correct, after the merger in ‘70, each conference had 3 division winners and 1 wild-card. Each conference had East, Central and West divisions.
In ‘78, you are right and they stated adding additional wild-card teams and of course with League expansion and additional teams over the ensuing years since then we now have the present day 4 division Conference structure and extra wildcard teams.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:12 pm to Chicken
Teams should be rewarded for winning their division. It’s the first goal for every team. Of course they should host over wildcard teams.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:18 pm to Chicken
ITT: Saints fan disagreeing because they play in a shitty division.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:26 pm to Chicken
Theoretically that would penalize teams who win more competitive divisions. It ain’t broke and doesn’t need fixing
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:27 pm to beauchristopher
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Weird considering Tampa absolutely destroyed the Bucs.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:40 pm to Chicken
I see your point, but then you have to do away with divisions completely. You have no more need for regional twice a year divisional opponents. Then it’s like the NBA and the NFL just seeds all NFC and AFC conference teams.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:45 pm to Chicken
Tampa would have whipped Philly's arse in Philly last night so I don't think it matters.
I don't think a team that loses 5 of their last 6 deserves a home playoff game in the Wild Card round.
I don't think a team that loses 5 of their last 6 deserves a home playoff game in the Wild Card round.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:45 pm to nvasil1
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As far as the playoff format, I find it funny that people believe it makes sense for a division winner to host with a worse record, but last week, posters said the expanded CFP should have zero automatic qualifiers for conference champions.
Not all posters said that.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 12:55 pm to Sofaking2
quote:at the very least, divisions are used for scheduling and preserving rivalries...and giving the winner a ticket to the playoffs...
I see your point, but then you have to do away with divisions completely.
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