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djrunner 
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| Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 6:41 am)
or do we have to be thinking 10 and 6?
Looking at our schedule, and our D, I think we have a shot at 9 and 7. Any chance the NFC allows a team with that record in this year. I know at this point, it's a long shot but it would be nice...
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quail man 
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 6:43 am to djrunner)
depends upon who the "us" is you are referring to...you play for the bucs?
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djrunner
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 6:44 am to quail man)
Talking Saints here bra, stick to the Hornets board.
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Pectus 
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 6:49 am to djrunner)
Here's what I've always said regarding the playoffs and post season...
If you look at it...really look at it, the Saints are always given a route into the playoffs. The thing is, they have to take care of their business.
Worry about winning and the rest will take care of itself.
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whodatfan
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 6:55 am to Pectus)
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Worry about winning and the rest will take care of itself.
This. And what in the hell are the bucs doing? Winning and shite. They are in the way. We have to knock them off with the sweep or they need to drop a few games.
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Breesus
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:08 am to whodatfan)
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We have to knock them off with the sweep or they need to drop a few games.
We can legitimately go 5-1 in the division this year. Which would be awesome.
4-2 is i think our bottom. The falcons in ATL will be tough and like the game Sunday it really can go either way. But the Bucs and Panthers have to come into the Dome. So i think we win both of those.
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LSUZombie
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:26 am to Breesus)
I was about to post this same question.
9-7 should get us in. I'll say this, if we go 9-7 and DON'T get in, this season will still be considered a monumental success and momentum going into next year will be huge.
I was a huge doubter of this team after their 0-4 start, but since then they've gone 4-1, and all with a defense that gives up so many yards its staggering.
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Breesus
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:35 am to LSUZombie)
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if we go 9-7 and DON'T get in, this season will still be considered a monumental success and momentum going into next year will be huge.
Breesus agrees with Zombie
As long as we win both divisional games left in the season at home. Especially the Carolina game in the Dome to end the season. If we miss the playoffs winning that game is the key to keeping high spirits and momentum into next season.
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and all with a defense that gives up so many yards its staggering.
Inches are the only thing that matter. Not yards. They went like 90 yards in that game, marched all the way down the field and the D kept them out the endzone. And its like the third time our D did that this season. When it matters and when we need it our D has been stepping up huge.
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SouljaBreauxTellEm
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:38 am to djrunner)
1 game at a time baby!! wooo
Just keep rooting for NFC to lose to AFC
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WorldsGreatest
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:44 am to SouljaBreauxTellEm)
The Seahawks, Vikings, Bucs, and Cowboys are now in our way. We're currently the 10th seed.
We'll take out the Bucs and Cowboys for sure.
It's those damn Seahawks and Vikings that I'm worried about!
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Sophandros
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 7:52 am to WorldsGreatest)
The Vikes have to play Chicago and Green Bay twice.
Their next two are at Chicago and at Green Bay.
They also have to go to Houston.
Seattle is more problematic. The good news is that they have only won one road game this year (@ Carolina). The bad news is that they only have three road games left (Miami, Chicago, and Buffalo).
Still, if we win out, we should be in at 11-5. 9-7 means we need a lot of help.
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elprez00
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:09 am to LSUZombie)
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9-7 should get us in. I'll say this, if we go 9-7 and DON'T get in, this season will still be considered a monumental success and momentum going into next year will be huge
How crazy focused is CSP gonna be going into next year having to sit and watch this season without being able to do anything about it? I bet he ordered legal pads in bulk for the suspension. The rest of the league should be very, very worried.
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lsutigers1992
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:10 am to Sophandros)
We have to split with the 49ers and Falcons and then beat everyone else to get to 10-6.
That's gonna be hard. The Cowboys and Giants games on the road will be tough. And the Bucs always give us problems.
We would have to go 3-2 in those 5 games just to reach 9-7.
I love the Saints but I think the playoffs are still a longshot.
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Brettesaurus Rex
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:11 am to elprez00)
I don't know. If we make 9-7 it's going to come down to some serious tie breakers. However, if by some chance make it to 10-6, I think we have a good chance to win it outright. Honestly Seattle, Tampa, and Minny are our 3 biggest competitors right now. Luckily we can give Tampa another loss on the way
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mm2316
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:17 am to elprez00)
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How crazy focused is CSP gonna be going into next year having to sit and watch this season without being able to do anything about it? I bet he ordered legal pads in bulk for the suspension. The rest of the league should be very, very worried.
I've been trying to not think about next season because this one is still alive and well, but if we don't come out and dominate next year with CP back, I'll be highly surprised.
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whodat912
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:23 am to Sophandros)
NFC South- Falcons
NFC North- Green Bay
NFC West- 49ers
NFC East- Giants
Wild Card 5 Seed- Bears
The way I see it this is the most likely scenario, meaning we have to worry about the Seahawks/Vikings
The Vikings schedule is tough, they will lose 4+ games. No need to worry about them
The Seahawks schedule is easy, probably lose 2-3 of their remaining games putting them at 10-6 or 9-7. But 6 or 7 of their losses would be conference losses, so we could potentially win that tie-breaker
First thing is first, we gotta win alot of tough games going forward.
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Suntiger
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:28 am to djrunner)
We are 1 game under .500 and are currently tied for 9th in the NFC with Detroit, Dallas and Arizona.
Let's get a winning record before we start talking playoffs.
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CptRusty
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:37 am to whodat912)
Games going forward:
@ Raiders - Hopefully they build off the momentum and bring it to 5-5
vs 49ers - I didn't like this one earlier, but they just lost Alex Smith. That can only help.
@ Falcons - Coin Flip
@ Giants - We seem to have their number and Andy Dalton shredded em last night. What would Breesus do?
vs Bucs - Always tough, and they are a solid team. Coin flip.
@ Cowboys - If we keep playing like we did Sunday, I like us in this game.
vs Panthers - Could be an extremely interesting game to close out the season. Lets hope for a replay of 2011 
From behind my black and gold glasses I say if the team continues to perform like they have the past two weeks, then we have a legit shot at running the table, or possibly only dropping 1-2 games.
That puts us anywhere from 11-5 to 9-7. At 9 wins we will probably need some help getting in the playoffs. At 11 wins, we're in.
IMO: If we beat the Giants and SF, then we control our own destiny.
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TigerinATL
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| re: Will 9-7 get us in the playoffs... (Posted on 11/12/12 at 8:41 am to Suntiger)
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Let's get a winning record before we start talking playoffs.
Screw that. 0-4 made a lot of non bandwagoners jump off, we need to jump back on early enough so no one notices and calls us bandwagoners 
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