ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ...

• "Basing off W-L isn't viable until the divisions and scheduling are better balanced." — Mentaleffigy

(Re: NFL playoff seeding changes)

Previous ESPN Featured Comment of the Day, plus a Featured Deadspin Response or two ...

• "Shaq did impress. He gave them energy, I think. We'll see if he can keep it up." — lidoCaineandB12

• Dorenzo Hudson did vomit. They gave him soup and 7-Up, I think. We'll see if he can keep it down." —MopUpDuty2008 — JeffersonShortBus

• Short sentences. Insecurity. Bored at work./HaikuBoy89 — Bamassippi

• BTW Rick, it seems like you pull one of my comments every third day for this. — Ukrainenotweak