Famous people say the darndest things!
Songs Music Lyrics
Lists of US Patents
Article Search
Most Recent Articles

Protecting America with Specialty Gases
by Bob Davis
in N/A
Internet Disregarded by Most Small Businesses!
by Henry Vowels
in N/A
The Wealthy Mindset
by Dinar P. Wiria-Atmadja
in N/A
What is Debt Consolidation?
by John Mussi
in N/A
Working Savings into Your Budget
by John Mussi
in N/A
Seven Secrets of Independent Travel in Europe
by Karen Bryan
in N/A
Understanding Fixed Income Securities: Expectations
by Steve Selengut
in N/A
You Can Learn A Lot From a Rich Jerk
by Kevin Nobleman
in N/A
How to Find Low Interest Online Loans
by John Mussi
in N/A
"Divorce and Children: Things To Consider When You're Staying Ma...
by Karl Augustine
in N/A
A Guide to Finding Cheap Homeowner Loans
by John Mussi
in N/A
GETTING HELP FOR YOUR FEARS AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
by stan popovich
in N/A
Seeking Success? Start Now!
by Ronnie Nijmeh
in World News
A Chance for a Home
by Tanya Sturman
in World News
Alaska Real Estate – The Great Outdoors
by Raynor James
in N/A
The 10 essential elements you must include in every offer.
by Eugenijus Sakalauskas
in N/A
Minimum Credit Card Payments to Rise
by Charles Essmeier
in N/A
Why do many people fail in Affiliate Marketing!
by Jonathan White
in N/A
7 Essential Elements To Every Organizational Change
by Mike Beitler
in N/A
Three Things You Should Know About Gold Wedding Bands
by Amanda Trevino
in N/A
Three times more sales of CD with the Belarusian music
by Michael Garmahis
in N/A
Jump from Unknown to Widely Quoted in One Week
by Dr. Lynella Grant
in World News
Criteria of choosing an ideal web hosting company
by Leo L.
in N/A
Beware of Online Payday Loan Sites
by Pete Glocker
in N/A
Bills are due and Credit Repair is in Place
by Jonathan Cheong
in N/A
Puppets turn into Muppets - Under Age Drinkers
by Kacy Carr
in N/A
Birthing Your Dream
by Karin S. Syren
in N/A
Advantages of an Online Site Builder
by Halstatt Pires
in N/A
Are You Safe Ordering Online
by Michael Rock
in N/A
Limiting Perceptions and Broadening Horizons
by Jesse S. Somer
in N/A
Effective use of your online time
by Nowshade Kabir
in World News
Some "Free Stuff" Still Survives Online
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Why Homeschool?
by Dr. J. E. Burke
in N/A
3 Ways To STOP Affiliate Link "Hijackers"
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Why Choose Dial Up ISP Services
by Mark Woodcock
in N/A
Acing the SAT Exam
by Nick Smith
in N/A
Turning the Key to Online Success
by Steve Driskill
in N/A
A Difficult Decision
by Paulette Kaufman
in N/A
Quick Books and Finances
by Adam Smith
in N/A
Review: The Step-by-Step Copywriting Course
by Jill Whalen
in World News
Restoration in Russia: Inevitable and Much Needed
by Alexey Pushkov, translated by Helen Shelestiuk
in N/A
United Nations Day Teaching Tips
by Freda J. Glatt, M.S.
in N/A
Bridal Shower Themes
by Samantha Taylor
in N/A
British Aikido Board Controversy
by Henry Ellis
in N/A
South African Whale-Watching Hotspot
by Bronwen Roberts
in N/A
What is a Commercial Mortgage?
by John Mussi
in N/A
reader - Fun Nursery Themes That Will Even Have Your Baby Talkin...
by Michael Holland
in N/A
Avoiding leaks when installing vinyl retrofit windows
by John Rocco
in World News
CRAVING FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM
by Dinar P. Wiria-Atmadja
in N/A
Guide to Internet Business - Design and Content
by Steven O. Ng
in N/A
Tips for Buying Baby Gear
by Eric Koshinsky
in N/A
7 Secrets to Having a Financially Healthy Family
by Lori Radun
in N/A
Buying Life Insurance online – is it a really good idea?
by Michael Challiner
in N/A
Tax Tidbit #1: How To Turn Non-Deductible Commuting Mileage Into...
by Wayne M. Davies
in World News
Web Content: How Much Should I Pay?
by Joel Walsh
in N/A
How Toddlers Can Benefit from Using Computers
by Jackie G. Maxwell
in N/A
Opening a bank account doesn't have to be difficult
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
How to create RSS feeds easily - with this simple guide !
by Lakhya Phukan
in N/A
FireWire is your friend
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Reverse Merger: Have They Taken the Reverse out of Reverse Merge...
by Joseph Quinones
in N/A
More Cool Sites Everyone Should Bookmark
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Be the Full Jigsaw! How to Solve the Leadership Puzzle
by Alan Cutler
in N/A
Knowledge From the People, For the People
by Jesse S. Somer
in N/A
Feeling FICA
by Adam Smith
in N/A
How To Develop an Online Business Using Practical Thoughts
by Andy Cooper
in N/A
Increase Your Response On eBay, Starting Right Now!
by Jordan Williams
in N/A
7 Years At The Keyboard
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
What are the Advantages to Completing an Online Bachelors Degree...
by Ignacio Setien
in N/A
Beyond the box with Google's Web API
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
You should only declare bankruptcy if you absolutely have to
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Effective methods of doing business online!
by Nowshade Kabir
in World News
I'm Guilty Until Proven Innocent
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Slash Your Grocery Prices with Coupons
by Granmamma
in N/A
Web Store: Why Do You Need One?
by Nowshade Kabir
in World News
What Tablet PCs Can Do for You
by Nick Smith
in N/A
Hurricane Katrina – How To Use Your Business Loss To Get A Refun...
by Richard A. Chapo
in World News
Digital camera disc formats
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
A balancing act: How to properly organize your checkbook
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Uses for secured loans
by Jeff Lakie
in N/A
New MSN search engine: How good is it?
by Nowshade Kabir
in World News
Blood Test for Your Blog?
by Nick Smith
in N/A
Deadlines
by Dr. Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D.
in N/A
Saint George and the Dragon: Email Marketing As Fundamentalism P...
by John Botscharow
in World News
How To Make Your Stiffest Competitor Your Best Joint Venture Par...
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Debt Counseling - Tips on Avoiding Scams
by Delia Galley
in N/A
Network Marketing online – The Method
by Silke Stahl
in World News
Taking the True Relationship Test
by Nick Smith
in N/A
Windows Task Manager
by Tmara Harahsheh
in N/A
Your Own Home Business?
by Craig Binkley
in World News
Paimpol town and its surroundings
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Scratching Out A Living On The Internet!
by Vern Anderson
in World News
10 ways to protect your financial identity being used for someon...
by BZ Riger-Hull
in World News
Faith to deal with Troubled Teens
by Craig Rogers and Sandy Brunson
in N/A
Wartime Hiring: 5 Steps to Attract Top Talent
by Mike Nacke
in N/A
Advertising And Marketing: Finally, A Plan!
by Jim Peters
in World News
Trekshare.com - Crashing a Laos Wedding - Part 1
by Joseph Kultgen
in World News
Mandurah - Western Australia | A Holiday Destination For All
by Steve Wall
in N/A
An introduction to Auto Insurances
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Tips On How To Arrange Cheaper Home Contents And Buildings Insur...
by Joseph Kenny
in N/A
Know some benefits of bankruptcy
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Optimum SEO Keyword Density – A Real-Life Case Study
by Glenn Murray
in World News
The Downtown San Francisco Marriott Hotel Wins Gold Key Award fo...
by eMergent Marketing
in N/A
I’m So In Love, So Why Am I Depressed?
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
in World News
Halloween In Siberia – Sort Of
by Rick Chapo
in N/A
One of The Best New Business Opportunities May Be Right there in...
by Howard Schwartz
in N/A
The Life or Death Guide to being a Student in the UK
by Tony Radford
in N/A
7 Simple Reasons Why You Need a Network Security Camera for Your...
by Herman Lee
in N/A
Transfer the digital camera images to your computer
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Christian Debt Consolidation – Feel Comfortable About Managing Y...
by Charles Essmeier
in N/A
Starting a New Business Online?
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Is kayaking expensive?
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Customers Say the Electronic Medical Record is the Safer Choice
by Joe Miller
in N/A
3 Secrets to "Striking it Rich" in Cyberspace
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Rescue Dogs
by Eric Shannon
in N/A
reader, Quick Tactics To Brand Your Business And Make More Sales
by Charles Kangethe
in World News
Job Interviews: Use the Personal Touch to Get a Great New Job
by Bonnie Lowe
in N/A
Tips on how to save money
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Say I Don't Know
by Steve Gillman
in N/A
Web Conferencing Services: Meetings in Cyberspace
by Jay Moncliff
in N/A
WestAccom.net - Western Australia - Your Holiday Destination For...
by steve wall
in N/A
What Do You Teach Your Children About Money?
by By Kimberly Chastain , MS, LMFT
in N/A
What Does Vision Have to do With Creating Confidence?
by Sarah Malik
in N/A
How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur on the Web
by Will Spencer
in N/A
Coping With Information Overload
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Moving to Spain - see how much better off you are going to be.
by Pilar Vidueira Loggie
in N/A
Creating your Vision for your business, career, & life.
by BZ Riger-Hull
in World News
STOP Telemarketers Dead In Their Tracks
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Consolidate Student Loans and Shop Online
by Nick Smith
in N/A
A Guide to Taking Your Dream Disney Cruise!
by John Metcalfe
in N/A
12 Steps to Creating a Business Online
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Le Havre, a fishing village
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
Why Suppliers should use B2B exchanges
by Nowshade Kabir
in World News
Charitable Giving Online
by Jesse S. Somer
in N/A
Online Success, By The Numbers
by Paula Morrow
in World News
Commercial Mortgage Refresher Course
by Adam Smith
in N/A
Comparing Short-Term and Long-Term Investments
by John Mussi
in N/A
Connecting With Customers
by Paul Lemberg
in N/A
Cooperation Credit Repair
by Jonathan Cheong
in N/A
Satellite TV, Google, and a Stamp
by Nick Smith
in N/A
Top 10 Ways Websites Makes Me Suffer
by Jason OConnor
in World News
Your Internet Connection Provider
by Mark Woodcock
in N/A
Tax Tidbit #4: How to Let the IRS Pay for Your Kids' Summer Camp
by Wayne M. Davies
in World News
5 Ways to Speed Up Your PC
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Winning Tactics For Choosing A No Win No Fee Solicitor
by Mohammad Latif
in N/A
Buy Traffic – Successfully Buy from Traffic Brokers.
by Charles Nevery
in N/A
Burning Bridges is Bad, But Firewalls are Good
by Heather Wallace
in World News
Getting Into The Game – Playing in Texas Holdem Tournaments
by Graham Easton
in N/A
Access Your PC From The Road
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Pai Gow Poker Rules
by Tarun Sharma
in N/A
Of Hurricane Katrina and Customer Service
by Matt Eliason
in N/A
Discovering Your Life Purpose - An Overview
by Karin S. Syren
in N/A
Digital cameras & resolution
by Jakob Jelling
in World News
10 Things You Should Expect From Your IT Copywriter
by Glenn Murray
in World News
7 Ways to Use Business Card in Your Home Business!
by Carl Cholette
in N/A
How to Improve your Search Engine Ranking
by Suzanne Morrison
in N/A
shopping bargain online
by freis fresche
in N/A
Refinancing Your Home - Is the Time Right?
by Keith Thompson
in N/A
Why You Should Consider Pet Insurance For Your Family Pet
by Joseph Kenny
in N/A
Web Based CRM Systems: Get Mobile. Get Results.
by Cameron Brown
in N/A
6 Reasons to Exercise during Pregnancy
by Criss White
in N/A
World Cruise - a relaxing experience - The Comprehensive World C...
by Colin Hartness
in N/A
Why Payday Loans should be avoided.
by Noel Hynes
in N/A
Internet Marketing; The New Frontier
by Lanard Perry
in World News
What Does That Error Message Really Mean?
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Credit Cards and Home Equity Loans – Read the Fine Print
by Charles Essmeier
in N/A
Is Your Computer Sick?
by Jim Edwards
in N/A
Beginners Guide to Buying a Set of Golf Clubs
by Jason Griffin
in N/A
Affiliate Programs - What Are They
by Lois R. Thompson
in World News
A Simple (Audible) Way to Achieve Time Management Skills
by Jillian Gregory
in N/A
Booming Real Estate Profits From Baby Boomer Investing
by Chris Anderson, PhD
in N/A
A Guide to Buying a New Home
by John Mussi
in N/A
Tips for Finding an Automotive Loan
by John Mussi
in N/A
What is a Self-Certification Mortgage?
by John Mussi
in N/A
Xisco Poncé Jr. Releases Life Affirming Album Suite
by Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
in World News
The Wonderful Wildlife of Southern Spain.
by Ruth Polak
in N/A

Web	LinkGrinder.com

Top Breaking News
     Greek, Cypriot Leaders Resume Unification Talks in Nicosia by Nathan Morley
     Indonesia Tobacco Sales Grow, Raising Health Fears
     South Korea Allows Top Defector to Travel Overseas by VOA News

The NFL Needs a New Tie-Breaker

After enduring that disgusting final weekend of the NFL season, I have come to the conclusion that a new tie-breaker is needed.

By Terry Mitchell Category: sports

Submit your Articles Here!

After enduring that disgusting final weekend of the NFL season, I have come to the conclusion that a new tie-breaker is needed. How a team performs during the final weekend should be the first tie-breaker, with all the current tie-breakers falling in line after that. A team that won its final game would hold the first tie-breaker advantage against a team they're tied with that lost its final game. If they both lost, both won, or both tied their final game, then the current tie-breakers would take effect in the order that they currently exist. That would accomplish at least three of positive things.

First, a team with a one game lead for a playoff spot, headed into the final weekend, would have more difficulty "backing in" to the playoffs the way Minnesota did this year. By all rights, New Orleans should have made the playoffs instead of the Vikings. They finished with identical records. However, the Saints won their final game, while the Vikings lost theirs. In fact, under the NFL's current crazy tie-breaker system, the Vikings' loss, while ultimately not damaging their own playoff hopes, ironically was one of the major factors that kept the Saints out of the playoffs! Under my proposed rule, the Saints would have been in and the Vikings would have been out.

Second, it would keep more playoff berths/positions open going into the final weekend and maintain more excitement and suspense all the way to the end. Currently, a team with a one game lead for a playoff berth, bye, home field advantage, and/or seeding can have that position clinched before the final weekend if they own the tie-breaker over the team(s) they lead. Under my proposal, that would not be possible. That position would still be open through the final weekend of the season. For example, the Pittsburgh Steelers would not have clinched the home field advantage in the AFC until they beat Buffalo in the final weekend, instead of having it already clinched going into that game.

Third, it would also keep teams with one game leads from having de-facto "byes" during the final weekend. Take Indianapolis for example. The Colts' game against Denver this weekend was meaningless to them, even though it meant everything to the Broncos. Although the Colts had only a one game lead over San Diego for the number three seed in the AFC, they owned the tie-breaker over the Chargers. I don't care what anyone says, the Colts, with their lack of effort, effectively rolled over and allowed the Broncos to win, which wasn't fair to Jacksonville and Baltimore, the teams competing with the Broncos for the final AFC playoff spot. Under my proposal, the Colts would have had to win to maintain their third seed in the playoffs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, and trivia buff from Hopewell, VA. He also serves as a political columnist for American Daily and operates his own website - http://www.commenterry.com - on which he posts commentaries on various subjects such as politics, technology, religion, health and well-being, personal finance, and sports. His commentaries offer a unique point of view that is not often found in mainstream media.

Return to Last Page

Homepage
Articles
DVD's
Member Login
Add Your Link
Edit Your Link
Contact Us
Image Hosting
Advertising
Disclaimer

Auctions - eBooks - Maps - Banner Links - Software - Weather - Music - Movies - TV

	Add Your Site · Terms Of Service · Privacy Policy

DISCLAIMER

	Follow The Bill is a free service that searches the Internet and indexes all files found so that you may search quickly and easily for shared files. These files are created and made available individually by users whose identity we are not aware of and who we have no control over. In essence we function like a search engine tool; these files ARE NOT STORED OR SERVED BY OUR NETWORK. We are not responsible for any materials obtained by using our service. We do not monitor any of the contents of these files. These files may contain viruses, illegal materials, materials inappropriate for minors, offensive files and the like. BY USING OUR SERVICE, YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOWNLOADING THESE MATERIALS AND WILL INDEMNIFY US FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED. For More Specific Information VIEW OUR TERMS OF SERVICE. Thank you and Enjoy!