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The Broncos do have to play the Ravens in Baltimore. I wouldn't call that a cake walk. The other three games yes, cakewalk, but not the fourth. I could see the Broncos and the Ravens both finishing with at least 4 losses.
Wild Card teams can win Super Bowls.
So I think 3rd/4th seeds can as well.
They've locked up their division and guaranteed at least one home playoff game. They can lose all four of their remaining games.
It's all seeding now, and that's important, but not essential.
So what you're saying is that to be considered the best team in the NFL, we need to avoid all those other teams that might be considered the best?
PATs are in the Playoffs. Win the division goal ... Achieved.
What's the next goal, BB? To get a bye? i once thought that was
important but not so anymore. A bye might cause some players to
relax and not keep their edge. There will be health issues with or without
the bye.
In recent interviews with players I've heard the strange idea
"We've got 4 games left to get better"
A bye? nice but I don't believe BB has that even on his top 5 list.
That list might include things like
1. Work on the issues that have been identified against some really good teams.
2. After playing these teams, learn from the mistakes.
3. Ramp up to be mentally and physically tough for the playoffs
4. Get Healthy .. take extra care of your body and mind.
5. Towards end of season coaches and support staff begin working
on the most likely teams to be played in the first playoff game.
Dam the Bye --- full speed ahead!
There is no simple formula to winning the Super Bowl. Last year, the Giants were 6-5 after 11 games and finished the season 9-7. They played at home on Wild Card weekend and then went into Green Bay then San Fran as significant underdogs in each to go to the Super Bowl.
Obviously, the Pats winning out and getting at least a bye as the #2 seed would make it easier to get to the Super Bowl, but recent history has shown that there are about as many teams who played Wild Card weekend who got to or even won a Super Bowl as there are who had byes.
split hairs if you want.Those things have nothing to do with each other, unless you are suggesting we tell football players not to play because its so hard to go out there and not get injured so we'd rather have you sit for awhile and come back and play out of sync in a bigger game.
Really, the only team that scares me right now are the Broncos. With Payton at the helm, and with a cakewalk remaining schedule, I don’t see how they don’t go 4-0 to finsih at 13-3. If we win the rest of our matches, we are golden (having won the tie-breaker against the Denver, and (if) defeated the Texans). I think we’re playing for the second seed at WORST. Any seed lower than that, and the road to the Superbowl has just gotten that much tougher.
split hairs if you want.
There is a possibility that there are players playing at less than 100% that could be rushed back sooner than they or ready, or play when they should be rested.
Don't try to be so smart.