How is the NFL watered down? If anything, it’s the only sport where expanded playoffs make sense (not that I think they should have expanded) since they don’t play even half the league. 32 teams and each team plays what, 14 other teams? The NBA and NHL are watered down. And they play half the games MLB does.
The dodgers finished 16 games ahead of Arizona last season and the dbacks knocked them out. No way you could realistically make an argument that Arizona was better, as a whole. That would get a big “SSS” in any other argument on here.