124 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ProFootballTalk.com SHOULD NFL GO BACK TO SIX DIVISIONS? Posted by Mike Florio on November 6, 2008, 8:58 a.m. In a SportingNews.com item that was slapped together while distracted by television coverage of the election results carefully constructed on a syllable-by-syllable basis, I made the case for getting rid of the current NFL standings format and reverting to three divisions per conference. The reason? By ensuring that one out of every four teams will make the playoffs and host at least one postseason game, there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=482899 There is that "reason here" that is the beginning of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 keep the 4 divisions make it the best 6 records make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 keep the 4 divisions make it the best 6 records make it Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of having "divisions" to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The cream tends to rise to the top in the postseason. Just because someone wins the division at 9-7 and gets a home game doesn't mean they will get any free rides. The Steelers and Giants won Super Bowls under the current format, winning 4 straight road games. The current system is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S. Dylan Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The cream tends to rise to the top in the postseason. Just because someone wins the division at 9-7 and gets a home game doesn't mean they will get any free rides. The Steelers and Giants won Super Bowls under the current format, winning 4 straight road games. The current system is fine. Agreed. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Florio= jetsrule128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozer76 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The reason I preferred 3 divisions to 2 is there's very little chance that a division winner is going to get in ahead of a BETTER non division winning team AND get homefield advantage against teams with better records. If the NFC East panned out the way predictions had it for a while there, then there was a good chance that the NFC West's division winner was not going to have as good a record as the NFC East's worst team that wouldn't even make the playoffs. That to me is a huge flaw that is going to rear its head sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The reason I preferred 3 divisions to 2 is there's very little chance that a division winner is going to get in ahead of a BETTER non division winning team AND get homefield advantage against teams with better records. If the NFC East panned out the way predictions had it for a while there, then there was a good chance that the NFC West's division winner was not going to have as good a record as the NFC East's worst team that wouldn't even make the playoffs. That to me is a huge flaw that is going to rear its head sooner or later. But as we've seen, the Cardinals have racked up victories, and will continue to do so, precisely because they are in a weaker division. The NFC East teams will just beat up on each other. That's why we likely won't run into the problem of the 8-8 division winner and the 10-6 last place team. Eventually, the best teams generally end up getting to the postseason somehow. If anything, the NFC isn't as much of a mess as the AFC right now. Just look at the 4-4 Broncos and 3-5 Chargers duking it out for supremity in the AFC West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua4ever04 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The NFL is by far the best sport/league in the world and personally I think it's perfect. Why tinker with perfection? I understand the premise (and this is an issue because the Broncos or Chargers will get in at 8-8 possibly) but this is the first time this has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of having "divisions" to begin with? nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 Nothing was worse when a few years ago I believe the Rams got in at 7-9 and won their 1st round game in Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 [quote name='Blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 You should nominate yourself for POTW for this insightful gem. I do what I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua4ever04 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Nothing was worse when a few years ago I believe the Rams got in at 7-9 and won their 1st round game in Seattle. They were 8-8 but I think that was the only time a sub-.500 team qualified. But playoff match-ups that involve divisional rivals also loses intrigue because the teams are so familiar that it's just a slugfest that lacks explosion and flash. Some people like it, but I prefer two teams that don't meet often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=482899 There is that "reason here" that is the beginning of the piece. This is in regards to your signature. The haters are not haters when dude is doing poorly. They are actually RIGHT! As for this season, he's doing better, but nothing that has TJ off the hook at the end of the season anywayz. So call me a hater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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