How do you think the Cowboys feel about the Cardinals?

The Cards used to be in the NFC East. Why is Dallas?

 

To keep the old major rivalries together. Washington-Dallas, Dallas-Philly, etc.

 

I actually think this would be kind of cool. And it wouldn't be too bad if they add a regular season game. 15 conference games, 2 non-conference every season.


Still, I prefer the divisional format better, including home games for division winners. It makes for better rivalries and season format. If you play teams multiple times a season, you should get a reward against those foes.





Right now, the foreign game scheduling is what bothers me the most in the NFL. The Saints got screwed. I'm gonna be pissed if the Titans play a "London" game and they take away a Nashville home game.

I think if they do away with 2 pre-season games, add 1 regular season game, and make that game an international game for every team. 16 games that count in foreign cities. That would add broad NFL exposure to the world.

 

That's one good thing about being a boring team under the media's radar. No way we get a game on foreign soil. That's reserved for the 'exciting' teams.

As for the scheduling, it would devastate the NFL if they changed the current format. Regardless of format, there will be arguments - you can never please anyone. And, if we wanted to be the 'most fair' way, it would essentially remove ALL RIVALRIES. Over 10 years or so, fans would completely lose interest in the NFL if this happened.

The AFC East loser of the division can not be mad...although a team may have an 11-5 record and not be in the playoffs, they attained that record by beating up on both WEST divisions all year long.

The key to the divisional winner is that every team within that division has the exact same schedule (besides the similar previous season record matchups which keep parody throughout the entire league).

 

If we win the superbowl...

Not really. They could change the format and scheduling in a fair way.

Yep and I'm a huge fan of the format now.



But, in theory, the NFL could do away with the divisional formatting and have a fair schedule. Play 15 conference games, 1 non-conference game a year. Your non-conference game is parody, #1AFC vs. #1NFC, #2 vs. #2, throughout.


I agree it ruins rivalries though. But that would sort of be the idea of the format change, to have a totally balanced schedule. Personally, I like the current system better. But the above system certainly wouldn't cause people to lose interest in the NFL. Not at a noticeable level at any rate.

 

If a wild card team had played and beaten a division winner with the lessor record i can justify them being seeded higher. That is a significant just reason to do that.

The importance of division is that if you win it you are in the post season and that should never change. I don't believe that alone should guarantee a higher seed than a team that won 3 games more.

If a wildcard has the better record and had beaten the division champ they should be seeded higher!

The colts with an 11-5:grrhee: record and a victory over the 8-8 chargers this year should under no logical justification be seeded lower.