Up The Irons wrote:
Is there anyway the NFL can exclude the entire NFC East from the playoffs?
Yeah, it doesn't seem fair to the teams in the NFC West. I think what they should do is eliminate the preference for divisional champions over wild card teams in the seeding. Having divisions is still good because is preserves the traditional rivalries. But all teams in the playoffs should be seeded strictly by their records as in the NBA playoffs.
So if Dallas wins the NFC East but has a worse record than the wild card teams they will have a lower seed and no home field in the playoffs.