| nordlead said: I think week 8 is too late for the Playoff predictions. By then NE could be 8-0 and a virtual lock. Week 6 is more reasonable, but still fairly late. Why not open entries at week 4, you get bonus points for submitting early, 6 weeks would be no penalty, and up to 8 weeks would be a penalty. |
I thought about this but I am not sure it matters...how many people are not going to select NE to make the playoffs? Also keep in mind that when I say week 8, I mean it is due before kickoff of the first game of week 8. So the best a team could be is 7-0 (byes further complicate the playoff picture). If you did playoff predictions after week 4 last year then this would only be 2 more games of info at the most, possibly only 1.
A sure fire team in week 8 would pretty much always be on my list to make the playoffs in week 4. The real advantage in waiting a few weeks is in the more questionable teams. The teams who are serious contenders for first round byes will be the easy additions to your list. It is the 3rd and 4th seeded division champions and the 6 or 7 teams per conference vying for the wildcard spots that differs from person to person.
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