Weight Of Division Record

So I was bored and was rummaging around some of the old threads on here and came across the link to CBS Sportsline's Power Rankings, where the Skins are currently the lowest ranked NFC East team (all four NFC East teams are in the top half of their rankings). I know we've all moaned about this and similar rankings in the past and of course, the poll is just someone's stupid opinion, but it got me riled up again, particularly since we had the best division record last season.

If I understand the rules correctly, a team's divisional record has no weight in the team's status as a 'Division Champion' (aside from the fact that the more division games you win, the better your W/L record will be compared to other teams in the division, and therefore, the greater chance you have of being the Division Champion). But on it's own, the divisional record is only used for tiebreaking procedures.

So do you guys think the divisional record, on it's own, should factor into the determination of the Divisional Champ? If so, how? Or would that unnecessarily complicate the standings? Forgive me if this idea has already been dissected.

I think it should. I mean if the Skins wouldn't have lost those AFC games this year, THEY would have been the NFC champs.

I say let the division record determine who's the divisional champ and if there needs to be a tiebreaker, use the overall record.

So I was bored and was rummaging around some of the old threads on here and came across the link to CBS Sportsline's Power Rankings, where the Skins are currently the lowest ranked NFC East team (all four NFC East teams are in the top half of their rankings). I know we've all moaned about this and similar rankings in the past and of course, the poll is just someone's stupid opinion, but it got me riled up again, particularly since we had the best division record last season.

If I understand the rules correctly, a team's divisional record has no weight in the team's status as a 'Division Champion' (aside from the fact that the more division games you win, the better your W/L record will be compared to other teams in the division, and therefore, the greater chance you have of being the Division Champion). But on it's own, the divisional record is only used for tiebreaking procedures.

So do you guys think the divisional record, on it's own, should factor into the determination of the Divisional Champ? If so, how? Or would that unnecessarily complicate the standings? Forgive me if this idea has already been dissected.No I don't think the divisonal record should be any more of a deciding factor in deciding the champion than a tiebreaker. The sample size is too small.

Don't put too much (translation: any) stock into the CBS powerrankings. They are all Pete Prisco's opinions, and he makes ST21 look like a genius in most of his writings.

-EDIT-500th post!

And you didn't say anything about BSB?! For shame.

Maybe at 1000...500 is too insignificant to honor him with.

Just wait unless he sees that.

Anyway, how are you not division champion if you've beaten EVERYONE in your division, but just had bad luck elsewhere? It's kind of pointless to me to award someone you've maybe swept, division champ.

just win the games your supposed to and the tiebreakers dont matter.and by the way,good morning tmc

Good morning to you sir.

They are all Pete Prisco's opinions, and he makes ST21 look like a genius in most of his writings.


:laughing2 Awesome, I love it.

And Congrats on 500!