If the NFL embraced a BCS instead of silly playoffs...

[Jake]

Super Bowl: Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

The 49ers were close to getting the bid, but their losses came later in the season, and the pollsters are notoriously biased against West Coast teams. Sorry.

BCS Bowls

Bud Light Bowl: San Francisco 49ers vs New England Patriots

But take solace, 49ers fans because you get to compete for the title of Bud Light Bowl champions. It won't be easy, though, because you have to play against the Patriots, due to the AFC East's automatic tie-in with the Bud Light Bowl.

Doritos Bowl: Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers

By virtue of winning their division by tiebreaker, the Broncos became eligible for BCS selection, and the Doritos Bowl was thrilled to get Tim Tebow in their game.

Non-BCS Bowls

Hyundai Bowl: Baltimore Ravens vs Detroit Lions

It's a shame that Baltimore won its division and still got shut out of the BCS, but it's just that the Steelers fans travel so well.

T-Mobile Bowl: New York Jets vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Jets, despite their massively disappointing season, did become bowl eligible with their eighth win of the season. A handful of players could be suspended for that game, though, because that team is just a mess. Also, it's a little-known rule that Notre Dame becomes NFL bowl-eligible in any season where they win seven games, and lose their college bowl game by less than 14 points. No one is sure why this rule exists, because it's not 1941 anymore.

Jerry Jones Bowl, presented by Jerry Jones: Oakland Raiders vs Dallas Cowboys

This bowl was created just four days ago, when Jerry Jones decided he wanted his team in a bowl game, and when he said to Roger Goodell, "Hey, I'll give you a bunch of money if we can be in a bowl game," the league couldn't resist.

There are a few others in the story.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/sh...stead-of-these-silly-playoffs?urn=nfl,wp15336

 

[woofermazing]

The Patriots get a BCS bid despite not beating a team with a winning record, sounds exactly like the BCS!

 

[PlanetFrnd]

If only the NFL had 120 teams and 12 game seasons!

 

[Jake]

And yet, college football has no problem narrowing the field down to 10 teams for BCS bowls.

 

[BuckeyeSoldier]

I think one thing playoff advocates overlook. in a playoff every team but one loses the last game they play. with a bowl system half of the team get to end their season with a win, giving positive momentum and something for the fans to be excited about going into the offseason.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I think one thing playoff advocates overlook. in a playoff every team but one loses the last game they play. with a bowl system half of the team get to end their season with a win, giving positive momentum and something for the fans to be excited about going into the offseason.

Why don't we just mandate each regular-season finale end in a tie so that no team has a sad off-season?

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Why don't we just mandate each regular-season finale end in a tie so that no team has a sad off-season?

Don't forget the free hugs we all should get.