Bryn Mawr Eagle {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:Bryn Mawr Eagle {l Wrote}:Sucks that they won't make it even if they finish 10-6, but that's having only two wildcards for you.
Don't tell me you support expanding the NFL playoffs. Please don't tell me that.
No, the current format is fine and I certainly don't want to expand the number of teams making it; I was just indirectly pointing out that the current format with 4 divisions and 2 wildcards increases the chances of what you have in the NFC south, and that a seven-win team will claim a playoff spot. I think that having only two wildcard teams (instead of the old three) is more likely to keep some teams out of the playoffs that are better then the some of the division winners. But that's nothing new and possible in any "wildcard" situation. I'm not sure, but I do think that every other NFL team that finishes with 10 wins this year willl make the playofffs. That's all. Just my sour grapes over how this year turned out. (And yes, I'm assuming the Eagles beat the Giants this weekend, which at this point is a big assumption).
i do not like the "we should change/reseed" argument. you win your division, you are in and get to host a game. even if you finish 8-8, 7-9, 6-10 whatever. i read/misheard something that the teams that finished 8-8 or worse since the reformat are 3-0 or 4-1 or something like that in that game.
if the falcons win, and the seahawks beat the rams, it sends the cardinals to atlanta in the first round. a very winnable game for the falcons.