What about Bob?

Palm Beach, Fla. - NFL owners defeated a measure earlier this morning that would have changed the playoff seeding format.

The proposal didn't come to an official vote after a show of hands indicated that there was no chance of passage. To change the current format, a minimum 24 owners would have had to approve the system.

"No way was that going to happen," said Giants co-owner John Mara, a member of the competition committee who supported a change to playoff format.

According to the competition committee's proposal, wild card teams that finished with a better record than a divisional winner would be seeded higher and potentially play a home game in the postseason. This past year, for instance, the Giants finished 10-6 and earned a wild card, but played on the road against the 9-7 Buccaneers, who won the NFC South.