Who to root for week 17 edition - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

InRodWeRust · 12-29-2010, 04:22 PM

Thank you TheGodInAGreyHoodie for making these threads all season. They were always a highlight in the forum. Don't be shy about making some playoff ones too

Mountain_Commando · 12-29-2010, 04:49 PM

This doesn't have to be the last thread this year. Post season games may not affect draft picks, but they do affect who we will face.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie · 12-29-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain_Commando

This doesn't have to be the last thread this year. Post season games may not affect draft picks, but they do affect who we will face.

Actually the Saints playoff games do affect our 6th round pick. The sooner they are eliminated the better.

Haley · 12-29-2010, 05:11 PM

Yes thanks for making these threads! I do pull this thread up on my iPad during some of the games just to make sure I'm not "rooting stupid".

The Gr8est · 12-29-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jmt57

I copied this from the "Raiders pick scenarios" thread, so assuming it is correct I can figure out which 6-9 teams could pass the Raiders in the final standings used for draft order. Looks like it would be all four of the 6-9 teams - the Redskins, Vikings, Titans and Seahawks. I guess whichever NFCW team loses Sunday night will pick before Oakland. The only other 7-win team is the Dolphins but I'm not going to root for the Pats to lose, even if it is a meaningless game.

Also, I'll go ahead and root for the Packers to win because their fans that were here this season were pretty cool, and that would keep the Giants out of the playoffs.

The Seahawks cannot catch the Raiders by winning since the Seahawks would get the NFC West by winning, but the Rams' opponents will have a lower winning percentage than the Raiders'.

If Minnesota loses, then Seattle winning helps with the Vikings pick. Ideally though, Oakland loses and Minnesota wins and catches them. That WILL make Oakland's pick higher by 1.

bradydaman29 · 12-29-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NEPats1

I'm sad this will be the last thread of the season. I loved reading these threads every week.

Great work!

Ditto. Let's hope Belichick gets some more picks from other teams this year so we can have fun doing this again next year.

***PatsWickedPissah*** · 12-29-2010, 05:54 PM

My only gripe...For Whom Should We Root?

terabthia2 · 12-29-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pheenix11

I also want to see a 7-9 team make it, I love chaos.

muahahahaha!

I don't.

The NFC West is a joke. At LEAST a .500 postseason team is not unprecedented. I know it's just the luck of the draw that for some reason has put the NFC West in the toilet this year. I think the fact that the winner gets to HOST a game is ridiculous. Especially with the Saints potentially going 12-4 and having to go on the road for three games. I'm not saying I'd change the system, because this sort of thing is going to happen every now and then with only four teams in a division. By anyone's sane reasoning however, NO 7-9 team should be playing in a postseason game.

***Dragda*** · 12-29-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by West Philly Patriot

+1 these were a must read every week for me.

Makes me wish I didn't wait for week 17 to start reading these. From the thread title, I just thought "nobody can tell me who to root for."

I root based completely on emotion. When I decide to root for a team for some external reason, I just can't do it.

terabthia2 · 12-29-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragda

Makes me wish I didn't wait for week 17 to start reading these. From the thread title, I just thought "nobody can tell me who to root for."

I root based completely on emotion. When I decide to root for a team for some external reason, I just can't do it.

This.

I like these threads and read them every week, but I have my own reasons for wanting X to win over Y. Some teams I always tend to favor over others, but there are times when I can root for or against them, namely who they might be playing or other extraneous factors (I like/don't like the city or a certain player or whatever.) The draft seems like forever in the future, though like everything else it'll probably be here before you know it.