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The Southern Strategy
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:59 am
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:59 am
How bad has the NFC South been this year? They've been absolutely putrid, especially in non-division games. There's a lot of talent in this division. Heck, the Saints have been a perennial contender since 2006, the panthers are fresh off a 12-4 season, Atlanta isn't far removed from having the #1 seed in the NFC, so what went wrong? The simplest answer is...collusion.
The idea came after the 2010 season when Seattle went 7-9 and made the playoffs as a 4 seed. What happened was that the rest of their division all received top 15 draft picks. That draft served as a springboard for that division, making it what it is today.
So why all of the non-division game suckage by the NFC South? If the NFC South tanks so low that all of the teams finish among the worst records in football, than only one team has to make the playoffs and get a poor draft pick. The other three teams can be assured of a top 15 draft pick. The teams have even taken it a step further, by all playing so poorly, that all 3 "losers" are nearly assured a top 10 pick. The only "loser" in this scenario, is the actual division winner.
So why would all 4 teams go along with it?
At this point, none of these teams really want to make the playoffs. They're all purposefully tanking, attempting to out-tank each other to get those premier draft picks. How else could one explain Tampa Bay being 1 game out of the number 1 draft position yet only 2 games out of 1st place? Why would Benson donate all of that money to the NFL Hall of Fame if not to secure that #1 pick?
Trust your eyes, not your brain. You eyes do not deceive you, no division could be this bad. This Saints team can't be this bad, neither can the Panthers, Falcons, or...ok, Tampa may really be that bad, but that's besides the point.
Trust your eyes. Is it physically possible for an entire division of NFL teams to collectively put forth such putrid efforts, or is it more likely that they are all engaging in NBA-esque tanking on purpose. Search your feelings, you know the truth.
The idea came after the 2010 season when Seattle went 7-9 and made the playoffs as a 4 seed. What happened was that the rest of their division all received top 15 draft picks. That draft served as a springboard for that division, making it what it is today.
So why all of the non-division game suckage by the NFC South? If the NFC South tanks so low that all of the teams finish among the worst records in football, than only one team has to make the playoffs and get a poor draft pick. The other three teams can be assured of a top 15 draft pick. The teams have even taken it a step further, by all playing so poorly, that all 3 "losers" are nearly assured a top 10 pick. The only "loser" in this scenario, is the actual division winner.
So why would all 4 teams go along with it?
At this point, none of these teams really want to make the playoffs. They're all purposefully tanking, attempting to out-tank each other to get those premier draft picks. How else could one explain Tampa Bay being 1 game out of the number 1 draft position yet only 2 games out of 1st place? Why would Benson donate all of that money to the NFL Hall of Fame if not to secure that #1 pick?
Trust your eyes, not your brain. You eyes do not deceive you, no division could be this bad. This Saints team can't be this bad, neither can the Panthers, Falcons, or...ok, Tampa may really be that bad, but that's besides the point.
Trust your eyes. Is it physically possible for an entire division of NFL teams to collectively put forth such putrid efforts, or is it more likely that they are all engaging in NBA-esque tanking on purpose. Search your feelings, you know the truth.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:02 am to kingbob
You're right. The NFC South of today is very similar to the NFC West of 2010. I am hoping this upcoming draft turns us around in the right direction. Nobody really saw this coming. Hell, experts across the league thought our division would be the toughest in football
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:26 pm to KindaRaw
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Hell, experts across the league thought our division would be the toughest in footbal
It's almost as if there's some kind of strange, mysterious force behind it...
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:10 pm to kingbob
11 million bucks buys you a guaranteed top five pick?! Wow, that's awesome, why are we just discovering this now?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:36 pm to Laaz2750
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Wow, that's awesome, why are we just discovering this now?
We used to get it for free
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:30 pm to kingbob
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Why would Benson donate all of that money to the NFL Hall of Fame if not to secure that #1 pick
Wtf?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:48 pm to kingbob
So this is goodell's fault?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:59 pm to kingbob
Imagine if a team from the south wins a Superbowl because there is nothing but hours and hours of horrible game footage and the real team shows up in the playoffs. That would be funny.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:42 pm to kingbob
I wish WT Sherman was still alive to put us all out of our collective Divisional misery.
ATL? Smoked!
TPA? Tidal Wave!
CLT? Boom!
MSY? Just stop already.
Scorched Earth, baby!
ATL? Smoked!
TPA? Tidal Wave!
CLT? Boom!
MSY? Just stop already.
Scorched Earth, baby!
This post was edited on 11/25/14 at 9:48 pm
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