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keefriff99
They could switch to how the NBA does it and just award the teams with the best records playoff spots rather than care about who wins which division.
Really, just have two conferences and get rid of the divisions.
I like the divisions as rivalries are built on geographic factors (mainly). That being said, no problem with having division winners make the playoffs. It's the home game factor that I would change.
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MisterDDDD
As a Seahawks fan it's tough to know who to root for in tomorrows Saints-Niners game.
Saints beat SF and the division title and 2nd seed overall for the Hawks becomes more likely and leaves them atop of the division regardless of win/lose Sunday night.
SF beats NO combined with a Seahawk win on Sunday night, lands them with the Number 1 seed overall..
I lean towards rooting for the Saints and securing the division first but kind of a win/win situation for the Hawks!!
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keefriff99
They could switch to how the NBA does it and just award the teams with the best records playoff spots rather than care about who wins which division.
Really, just have two conferences and get rid of the divisions.
I like the divisions as rivalries are built on geographic factors (mainly). That being said, no problem with having division winners make the playoffs. It's the home game factor that I would change.
So you support a division "winner" with a losing record making the playoffs and a team with a winning record not making the playoffs.
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Chris Fountain
Saints -niners game is awesome
the fix is in. NO getting screwed again by the refs
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keefriff99
They could switch to how the NBA does it and just award the teams with the best records playoff spots rather than care about who wins which division.
Really, just have two conferences and get rid of the divisions.
I like the divisions as rivalries are built on geographic factors (mainly). That being said, no problem with having division winners make the playoffs. It's the home game factor that I would change.
So you support a division "winner" with a losing record making the playoffs and a team with a winning record not making the playoffs.
Yes. Those teams had opportunity to win their own division ultimately. or best the 5 seed. Just read article today that said NFL isn't going to change this for various reason. Its up on ESPN & Pro Football talk sites. sorry about your Saints. F SF!
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MisterDDDD
As a Seahawks fan it's tough to know who to root for in tomorrows Saints-Niners game.
Saints beat SF and the division title and 2nd seed overall for the Hawks becomes more likely and leaves them atop of the division regardless of win/lose Sunday night.
SF beats NO combined with a Seahawk win on Sunday night, lands them with the Number 1 seed overall..
I lean towards rooting for the Saints and securing the division first but kind of a win/win situation for the Hawks!!
Pretty sad that Seattle will finish with a better record than, oh, anyone in the NFC East... and finish 5th.
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GasLightStreet
I thought the Saints would get rolled today. They did quite well.
But in the playoffs, that means you lose.
Green Bay and whoever in the NFC E won't get far. Seattle, SF, NO - depending on what team of their own shows up for their games... it seems to me like amongst those 3 teams one of them will win the Super Bowl.
And yet Baltimore is just on fire.
For a while I've been thinking SF v BAL for the SB.
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DGA35
Some exciting football this week, along with some controversial reffing. Niners vs Saints was awesome football. In the Pats/KC game, the refs missed some blatant penalties, lucky I'm not a Pats fan. Can't believe their fans would boo them off the field at halftime!
Rams looked really good beating Seattle tonight, Hawks defense couldn't stop the Rams offense.
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Chris Fountain
Ok I will buy into the conspiracy theory since it now is all walks of our life. What is the conspiracy here? Why do the refs want S.F. to win? I will believe based on objective evidence. It was a great game and the face-masking penalty on N.O. did not help them at all and disputes any theory -
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Chris Fountain
Ok I will buy into the conspiracy theory since it now is all walks of our life. What is the conspiracy here? Why do the refs want S.F. to win? I will believe based on objective evidence. It was a great game and the face-masking penalty on N.O. did not help them at all and disputes any theory -
what was the spread?
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keefriffhard4life
instead the saints coach seemed to want to blame the refs again for another lose
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instead the saints coach seemed to want to blame the refs again for another lose
The refs have been awful. It's a league wide issue as well.
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stickyfingers101
would somebody PLEASE tell the Patriots to stop cheating....
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keefriff99
Sports fandom is so irrational to me.
I have teams that I root for, but not blindly, and I'm always honest about their flaws. Belichick is a devious bastard...he will bend the rules to win. This isn't a surprise, and the fans contorting themselves into pretzels pretending that this latest Bengals scandal is "nothing" make me laugh. OBVIOUSLY they were up to something shady.
The fact that Patriots are so broken down right now that they feel to need to try to gain a competitive advantage over the BENGALS is the most worrying part of this.
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keefriff99
Sports fandom is so irrational to me.
I have teams that I root for, but not blindly, and I'm always honest about their flaws. Belichick is a devious bastard...he will bend the rules to win. This isn't a surprise, and the fans contorting themselves into pretzels pretending that this latest Bengals scandal is "nothing" make me laugh. OBVIOUSLY they were up to something shady.
The fact that Patriots are so broken down right now that they feel to need to try to gain a competitive advantage over the BENGALS is the most worrying part of this.
I don't see them beating BAL or KC in the playoffs this year.
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Chris Fountain
Yep - and that is why the Pats are cheating again. I recommend the NFL League Office send everyone in their organization bibles and have them repent!
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RollingFreak
Them doing poorly probably works. I feel like Brady is gonna retire in either 3 years or the next time they win the Super Bowl. Having said that, if they won this year, I think that would be too soon. Before this season, I think he had 2 or 3 more left in him. If he won this year, I think he'd wanna keep playing then he might have to retire in a year he doesn't win, which I don't see happening. So I think this is a good year for them to underperform and now next year he'll come out fighting, and if he goes all the way, retire.
Still playing well, but not like the Patriots.