Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

[BillsImpossible]

If the Bills finish 9-7 or better and don't make the playoffs, but the Colts or Texans do make the playoffs with 8-8 records or worse, that would be a horrible way to end this season.

Who wants to watch an 8-8 or worse team in the playoffs over a 9-7 or better team?

Shouldn't wins count more than losses, regardless of the division a team is in?

What's it going to take? A 6-10 "Division Winner," to change the rule?

I think there will come a day when the NFL will change this rule and hope to the football gods that the 2015 Bills aren't the reason why.

[YardRat]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

Win your own division and it's a moot point. I would say no. What's next, taking away home field advantage because a very strong team in an otherwise really weak division pads their overall record by beating up on the wannabes for 6 games each season?

[BillsImpossible]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

Win your own division and it's a moot point. I would say no. What's next, taking away home field advantage because a very strong team in an otherwise really weak division pads their overall record by beating up on the wannabes for 6 games each season?

The teams with the most wins should get home field advantage, not the teams that won their weak ass divisions.

[Skooby]

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It's a valid argument but you have to reward teams for inter-divisional accomplishments, which ironically is also a tie-breaker.

[YardRat]

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The teams with the most wins should get home field advantage, not the teams that won their weak ass divisions.

They are usually the same.

[Joe Fo Sho]

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If the Bills finish 9-7 or better and don't make the playoffs, but the Colts or Texans do make the playoffs with 8-8 records or worse, that would be a horrible way to end this season.

Who wants to watch an 8-8 or worse team in the playoffs over a 9-7 or better team?

Shouldn't wins count more than losses, regardless of the division a team is in?

What's it going to take? A 6-10 "Division Winner," to change the rule?

I think there will come a day when the NFL will change this rule and hope to the football gods that the 2015 Bills aren't the reason why.

Why should you let a team into the playoffs that did not win their division and who also did not have a better record than two other teams that also did not win their division?

At least with a division winner you can say pretty clearly that one team is better than the other 3 who have played each other more than once and had a similar schedule.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

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I think division winners do deserve an automatic spot but not guaranteed home field in the wild card round.

[tomz]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

I think division winners do deserve an automatic spot but not guaranteed home field in the wild card round.

That seems sensible. By the way, remember when the Seahawks went 7-9, won their division and then proceeded to tear up the playoffs? And how 'bout those 9-7 Giants who won the Super Bowl?

[Skooby]

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That seems sensible. By the way, remember when the Seahawks went 7-9, won their division and then proceeded to tear up the playoffs? And how 'bout those 9-7 Giants who won the Super Bowl?

I think the Giants were on the road all 3 playoff games before the Superbowl & had won like 7 straight before making the playoffs, one of the games being a win against the Bills (Bills should of won).

[BertSquirtgum]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

If the Bills finish 9-7 or better and don't make the playoffs, but the Colts or Texans do make the playoffs with 8-8 records or worse, that would be a horrible way to end this season.

Who wants to watch an 8-8 or worse team in the playoffs over a 9-7 or better team?

Shouldn't wins count more than losses, regardless of the division a team is in?

What's it going to take? A 6-10 "Division Winner," to change the rule?

I think there will come a day when the NFL will change this rule and hope to the football gods that the 2015 Bills aren't the reason why.

Absolutely not. You win your division. You make the playoffs.

[Meathead]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

no but they need to get rid of playoff byes. add two teams and have everybody play each week. top seeds will still have it pretty easy against playoff bottom dwellers

[gebobs]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

Yeah...the byes are an enormous advantage. Four division winners and four wildcards from each conference.

[Joe Fo Sho]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

no but they need to get rid of playoff byes. add two teams and have everybody play each week. top seeds will still have it pretty easy against playoff bottom dwellers

Yeah...the byes are an enormous advantage. Four division winners and four wildcards from each conference.

You guys want half of the NFL to make the playoffs?

[gebobs]

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You guys want half of the NFL to make the playoffs?

Yeah, I guess that's a bit much. Then again, it might be the only way we could get to see our team any time soon. :-)

[OpIv37]

Re: Should The NFL Get Rid of Automatic Playoff Berths For Division Winners?

You guys want half of the NFL to make the playoffs?

That's what the NHL and NBA do.