I cant be the only one who hates tanking. A lottery isnt the solution and ranking worst to first is even worse. Teams that contend until the very end, coming up short of a playoff spot by a game or a tiebreaker and then ranking them in reverse order could be a solution.
1. Rams
2. Steelers
3. Bears
4. Cowboys
5. Broncos
6. Raiders
7. Colts
8. Falcons
9. Bucs
10. Jets
11. Jags
12. Browns
13. Cards
14. Panthers
15. Chargers
16. Dolphins
17. Giants
18. Lions
19. Skins
20. Bengals
Rank the rest of the teams as the playoffs usually do.
Only problem I see is that the bad teams will be still bad, and have a tough time getting into the playoffs. Is that really a problem?
Also, middle of the pack teams improve faster. You could see more teams that usually coast to a 1st round bye maybe face a Wild Card fight.