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Originally Posted by Sowa
If they move to reseeding I don't think everyone would be happy. For instance, teams in particularly strong divisions are being punished for having tougher schedules. In the NBA the reseeding works because the division games don't make up as high of a percentage of the schedule. In the NFL and say its like the years where the Dolphins, Jets and Patriots are all legit, then you are of course going to have a worse record than a team who is way above their division peers. I don't think it really needs to be changed honestly. Do I think the Jets should have home field, because they put together a better season than the Colts? Yes. But, I don't think there is a fair way to do it.
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Exactly...they are being punished for playing tougher schedules. Re-seeding would limit that. Look at New Orleans this year as the most extreme example. The NFL already uses strength of schedule and strength of victory in determining playoff teams in case of ties, no reason they cant take it the next step.