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2015 playoff changes? (calls saints out by name)
Posted on 12/20/14 at 11:10 am
Posted on 12/20/14 at 11:10 am
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When Seattle was 7-9, it was a feel good story for them. I really don't get how if the saints do something, the rules have to change. Changed how overtime works, now people are wanting to change how the playoffs work?
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You can blame the New Orleans Saints, if you want, but the NFL is looking to make changes to the way the playoff teams are decided. The reason you can blame the Saints (or the Atlanta Falcons), by the way, is because they’re currently slated to make it into the postseason with a less than impressive 6-8 record — which says more about the dismal NFC South than anything else — which really hurts fans of teams like the San Diego Chargers or the Kansas City Chiefs, who are both above .500 but look to be on the outside of the hunt for the Lombardi trophy when all is said and done.
No one likes this. Well, that’s not exactly true (we’re sure that Saints and Falcons fans are thrilled), but it does speak against the innate idea of fairness that most fans take to be gospel when it comes to sports.
When Seattle was 7-9, it was a feel good story for them. I really don't get how if the saints do something, the rules have to change. Changed how overtime works, now people are wanting to change how the playoffs work?
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 11:12 am to SEClint
I think we all knew this was coming.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 11:20 am to SEClint
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which really hurts fans of teams like the San Diego Chargers
San Diego made the playoffs a few years back at 8-8 and won their first playoff game.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 12:05 pm to SEClint
I love it. It's fun being the bad guys.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 12:34 pm to SEClint
This will be idiotic if true. Let's change the system for something that's happened three times in the history of the NFL. And Saints fans have every right to have that opinion considering what happened in 2010.
You win your division you get a home playoff game. Simple as that. Why the frick is that a problem all of a sudden?
You win your division you get a home playoff game. Simple as that. Why the frick is that a problem all of a sudden?
Posted on 12/20/14 at 1:05 pm to SEClint
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which really hurts fans of teams like the San Diego Chargers or the Kansas City Chiefs, who are both above .500 but look to be on the outside of the hunt for the Lombardi trophy when all is said and done.
Not to mention are in the other conference.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 1:17 pm to SEClint
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When Seattle was 7-9, it was a feel good story for them. I really don't get how if the saints do something, the rules have to change. Changed how overtime works, now people are wanting to change how the playoffs work?
I agree - I remember the Rams / Seahawks game being flexed to NBC Sunday Night Football and it being hailed as "two up and coming teams" fighting for a well-earned home playoff game and a new beginning.
Makes no fricking sense how they got all this love and us (relatively recent SB champs with far more star power - ditto for Atlanta in the star power respect, too) get shat on constantly.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 2:11 pm to SEClint
This is not an anti-Saints thing. People were ticked Seattle got in at 7-9, but everyone thought this was a once in lifetime thing.
So the second time something may have to be done.
So the second time something may have to be done.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 4:58 pm to SEClint
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which really hurts fans of teams like the San Diego Chargers or the Kansas City Chiefs
Posted on 12/20/14 at 6:43 pm to SEClint
Odd...don't remember this being an issue when Seattle got a home playoff game at 7-9.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 12:05 am to SEClint
I might be wrong , but I believe the playoff change was already in the works at the end of last year. If I remember correctly Goodell had already talked about adding an extra playoff team to both NFC and AFC as of last year and it was tabled during the offseason but was definitely going to be in effect for the 2015 season if approved by the owners which as I understood it would be no problem. But I get what you are saying. 
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:51 am to SEClint
Was this article written when a 7-9 seattle team won their division and hosted a playoff game?
frick THE NFL
frick THE NFL
Posted on 12/21/14 at 9:04 am to SEClint
I remember a lot of pissed off people when Seattle got in and hosted a playoff game. I'm ok with this change if they make it. 8-8 doesn't bother me as bad but 7-9 doesn't deserve to go to the playoffs.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 12:05 pm to SEClint
quote:. The overtime also had to do with Peyton watching the Chargers win in OT a year earlier.
When Seattle was 7-9, it was a feel good story for them. I really don't get how if the saints do something, the rules have to change. Changed how overtime works, now people are wanting to change how the playoffs work?
This is an issue since seemingly happening more regularly. It's really dumb IMO. They should get rid of divisions completely.
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