New Playoff System

[Schneed10]

A summary of the idea would have been good, and spelling Goodell's name right would have been good.

Basically this article just suggests that no changes be made to the current playoff format EXCEPT that homefield advantage be determined by record only. As it stands now, if a Wild Card team finishes 12-4, they will have a lower seed than a division winner who finishes 9-7. The article is suggesting to change that so that playoff seeding simply follows the record and ignores whether the team is a division winner or wildcard.

I like it. You keep the 12-team format, division winners still automatically make it even if there are 3 wildcard contenders with better records (which preserves rivalries because your primary objective is to beat your division rivals), the only difference is determining seeding for homefield.

Doesn't seem right to me that the Giants (10-6) were seeded below the Bucs (9-7) this season.