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12/30/2003 Archived Entry: "Case for a seeded postseason tournament, and the TMQ Non-QB Non-RB NFL MVP"

Posted by steve @ 01:07 PM EST [Link]

TMQ: Gregg Easterbrook's final regular season Tuesday Morning Quarterback is up and I have to say I like his cheerbabe of the week. Other weighty issues he considers include a seeded playoffs, something I have to confess I don't like.

"Why should a team that wins a weak division get privileges in the playoffs over a team that finishes second in a strong division?"

I can understand that line of thinking -- I've had the same thoughts about the NHL playoffs (currently the number four and five times in the NHL's western conference have better records than the number three team) -- but in my mind you may as well wipe out the divisions and simply have two divisions in each league with a one-two finisher and one wildcard if you go the seeded route (actually, I'd drop the wildcard myself in that situation). If a division is persistently weak, then change the division. After all, the NFL is all about parity, right?

Read on.