There was when you had five-team divisions; four-team divisions lead to nonsense like Seattle - with a losing record - hosting a HOME playoff game against the defending world champion Saints and then winning. That's beyond absurd.I really believe that the NFL has it right with its playoff format. There is a real value in winning the division, so that team should be in the playoff. Outside of that, it's hard to argue against the wild card picks.
It's hard to argue the wildcard but a team shouldn't benefit because it happens to reside in the same division as the three worst teams in the NFL - not when it can simply go 6-0 against those foes and 1-9 against the rest of the league and get a HOME playoff game. That's just plain nuts.