supafly

At first this article seemed a bit silly to me, but after thinking it over for a minute it may very well be much better to drop to the #4 seed to gain matchups that may be more favorable.

That would of course, mean losing out in the finale at home vs MIA, as Belichick would obviously wait and see what shakes out this week depending on DEN/CLE, HOU/MIN, and possibly most importantly---BAL/NYG.

If we have the ability to drop down to the #4 seed, a decent case is stated to do so.

It would mean we'd host INDY and then go to HOUSTON (with the #4), as opposed to hosting PITTSBURGH/CINCINNATI, and then going to Mile High to play Manning and DENVER (with the #3).

Thoughts???


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dales804

I was waiting for this to come out, either in an article or in a thread here. I say just get healthy for the playoffs. Whatever seed they end up with, so be it.

Ice_Ice_Brady

This is the time of year where superstition reigns supreme. Everyone has obscure stats about why a team is more or less likely to win. Patriots really hurt themselves by dropping the bye and HFA vs. Denver. Bottom line is, they need play championship football in the playoffs, and play championship football consistently. They'll have some tough matchups, and they'll need to win them.

I think it's well-documented that most of the recent Super Bowl championships had to go through hell just to get there.

I.M. Fletcher

My only issue with this thinking it is a false sense of control. Sure Cincy sounds great in round one, but what if the Colts falter? I know we did a number on them, but I am not sure I want to play a team with absolutely nothing to lose and playing strong for their coach.

There are just so many things that can happen in the playoffs, which is why the easiest decision is to just win, not worry about the rest and show up when you need to.

Pat the Pats Fan

I am still expecting Baltimore to be the 6th seed. I see them losing out. No matter what, I don't see Balt, Indy,Cinn or Pitt beating Houston or Denver. The Pats have to play both of them away, so I don't see how the order matters.

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doesntmatter1

I'll take whatever path leads to the superbowl but it would seem like a good choice to avoid superbowl winning qbs in ben and peyton. So if we magically lose out I will not panic and assume the club agrees with this as well.

The Gr8est

Lets wait and see if Cleveland can beat Denver this week. The Browns are playing well and the Broncos may just mentally relax now that the Pats lost.

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SVN

BB has 'dropped' a game before in 2006 when he played cassel vs dolphins(flutie drop kick game) so we could avoid pittsburgh and play jax.

randomk1

Meh **** all of this. Sure a bye and homefield would be good but we dropped games. Either we go on the road and prove we are the best team or we fall short. Nothing more to it.

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supafly

Well sure, I am not advocating losing both games, but possibly resting the starters vs MIA in the last game to drop down.

It's on this week in JAX for sure, next week vs MIA those decisions will have to be made if Belichick sees it that way.

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