“At least the NFL has an objective method of seeding teams.”
Objective? Is that why an 11 - 5 team has to play an away game against a team that went 9 - 7?
In the NFL conferences should be realigned every year, top to bottom. That would be ‘objective’. ;-)
It is objective. You have to win your division. Both San Fran and New Orleans proved the better team won. Same thing in the AFC.
If you look at the NFL schedule, you play 10 teams in your conference. Plus you play 8 common games outside of your division.
It is easy to establish a set of objective playoff standards.
Leave the NFL conferences as they are. Divisions, on the other hand, could use some shaking up.
If you want to play at home, win your division.
Objective? Is that why an 11 - 5 team has to play an away game against a team that went 9 - 7?
In the NFL conferences should be realigned every year, top to bottom. That would be ‘objective’. ;-)
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Objective means that there is an inviolable method by which the playoff seedings are made. You can determine who gets what by an objective criteria.
Objective does not necessarily mean ranked in order of 1-32.