(My personal opinion on the matter - it does not necessarily reflect the Staff or Prestige)
Just no, for three reasons:
1. We started this season with the current rules and system in place. Changing them at the end of the season is not an option. We can only discuss making changes for the next seasons. As Sascha mentioned, the only way this could happen this season without setting a precedent is if all 4 clans agree to organize playoffs. But even if the clans agreed, with Thanksgiving approaching (and American players having limited time in the coming days), I don't think it would be feasible to organize the playoffs before the next season starts.
2. We didn't have trophies for over two years because clans weren't active enough to support playoffs. Everyone complained about the lack of trophies and wanted the old system back. Now, after reintroducing the old system (this is only the second season since the change), some of you want playoffs back - this is a case of critical thinking gone wrong. Certain players seem to push for changes based solely on their clan's immediate interests, without considering the bigger picture or how similar decisions played out in the past.
Additionally, the idea of having separate trophies for the Elo season and playoffs is unnecessary.
3. It demands a greater time investment from Dave, as playoffs and trophies were manually managed by him during the few seasons when playoffs worked. Considering that Dave is currently overwhelmed with his main job and doesn't have much time for AtWar, do we really want to burden him with the hassle of managing playoffs instead of working on the game?
On the sidenote, Paradox absolutely deserves to win the trophy. They played 50 games with 80% winrate. The cw elo system gives advantage to the active clans giving +1 free seasonal elo to a clan for every cw played. If they are still in top3 even though they are disadvantaged because they were not active - good job to them. The same argument applies for goths.
Also, stop clan hopping.