[Doggler]

Now that my vote counts...

First of all, this IMO is a PREFERENCE thing. To argue that one way is right and another is wrong doesn't hold water.

My preference is to KEEP the HFA. Here are some of my thoughts as to why

FF is SUCH an unpredictable game. How often does the last-place team outscore the first-place team? Often enough...14 games is usually enough time to sort out the good teams from the bad (even that is questionable though). If you go 14-2 in NFL regular season, you get a HUGE reward - home field advantage. Other teams are punished for not having as good of a record by having to go on the road to beat you. It surely is worth a good 5-8 points. Here, where scores are a good 5x the normal NFL score, 7 points is NOT even close to the same advantage. I think a team that has consistently performed well throughout the season DESERVES a buffer for an average game. 7 points is hardly enough, but it will suffice for me.

Again, this is simply my preference. I want the highest seeds rewarded, as I am operating under the assumption that on average, a division winner will usually be a stronger team than a wild card.