http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdo...--nfl.html

 

The NFL in my opinion needs to leave this be. When you begin adding extra teams to participate, and you begin rewarding teams with W-L records over Divisional winners, you water down the overall product out there IMHO. I don't care if New Orleans is 11 - 5 and Philadelphia is 10 - 6. People cry about that right now.

 

My arguement is that, look, New Orleans played in a dome this year nine times (one away game in ATL), and they play in the South in the nice weather conditions of Tampa Bay and Carolina. Get over it. If you're such a better team, you should be able to go out on the road and beat the Eagles right? The Eagles 10 - 6 record is more impressive than New Orleans 11 - 5 record this year. They deserved to win the NFC East and they deserved the home field advantage. New Orleans had a chance to clinch their division twice this season, and they failed to do so. Sorry for your luck.

 

Same thing with them going into SEA a few years ago when they went 7 - 9. Again, sorry for your luck. If you're a superior team, I don't care where you're playing, you will find a way to win. I understand that homefield advantage is important, but, people act like teams can't win on the road and go onto the Superbowl as well. The Giants and Steelers have proven that when you look back at the last decade of play-off runs.

 

Then, when you get into this mess of seven teams per conference, I don't like that as well.

 

#7 would play #5

#6 would play #4

 

That now leaves seeds 1# - #3 free for how long? Do you force #3 and #2 to face-off now? Or, do you allow the ultimate winner out of the #7 - #4 seeds to duke it out with #3 after they've had what? two weeks worth of rest? And so forth? Just doesn't make any sense to me. I don't mind the leauge's ambition. But, if it's not broke, you have no need to fix it. The way it works now is perfect. #6 Vs. #4 / #5 Vs. #3. #1 and #2 await their opponents with a week off, and then that's that before the Conference Championship.

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