AFC South Winner

[mosslost]

What a mess. They will be seed 4. Interesting play off scenario if that team wins it's home wild card round game.

Two interesting, potentially good or troubling ramifications.

1 Seed draws the wild card team like KC/Oak/Denver/Pitt/Balt.... (if they advanced) while the 2 Seed gets Houston/Tenn/Colts.... in divisional.. not fair lol

or. the 3 seed beats the other seed 6, and then we get the AFC South team IF they somehow win their home wild card game. They probably lose it. If they lose it just about all the remaining teams really belong their this year.

Pats/Oak verses KC/Denver/Pitt/Balt in the Divisional. The AFC South winning their home game could really make the divisional ****ed up.

(Seed 1 can't play seed 3 in divisional either... would be cool to drop Baltimore/Pitt to seed 3 somehow and get the one, then we can't play them until AFCCG if we get the one. Be cool if the Colts could go on a fluke win streak, win a fluke wild card game, and then come to NE for destruction in play offs)

 

[Haterproof]

This is very interesting going forward! I'm all for the Pats getting the easiest path to AFCG and beyond! My money is on the Colts are Titans winning that awful division! Houston won't recover

 

[mosslost]

Actually, I have thought through this and I just do not want whoever wins the AFC South to win their playoff game. It just makes the rest of it too weird. (Like the 2 seed drawing a layup divisional, while the 1 seed has to go through a battle.)

 

[mosslost]

This is very interesting going forward! I'm all for the Pats getting the easiest path to AFCG and beyond! My money is on the Colts are Titans winning that awful division! Houston won't recover

having a ****ty team division winner advance past the wild card round ****s up the playoffs. It makes it very possible that the Seed two has the much easier divisional game. The problem is the divisional game is at home for the AFC South winner and they will have a chance. If a 7-9 Houston team takes the division, hosts a 10-6 KC team, and SOMEHOW (unlikely) wins.... AND a 10-6 Pitt 6 Seed Pitt team beats Balt (3 seed) in Wild card and they advance... then 1 Seed hosts Pitt, and 2 Seed hosts Houston. sucky unless we are the 1 seed.

 

[Ring 6]

What a mess. They will be seed 4. Interesting play off scenario if that team wins it's home wild card round game.

Two interesting, potentially good or troubling ramifications.

1 Seed draws the wild card team like KC/Oak/Denver/Pitt/Balt.... (if they advanced) while the 2 Seed gets Houston/Tenn/Colts.... in divisional.. not fair lol

or. the 3 seed beats the other seed 6, and then we get the AFC South team IF they somehow win their home wild card game. They probably lose it. If they lose it just about all the remaining teams really belong their this year.

Pats/Oak verses KC/Denver/Pitt/Balt in the Divisional. The AFC South winning their home game could really make the divisional ****ed up.

(Seed 1 can't play seed 3 in divisional either... would be cool to drop Baltimore/Pitt to seed 3 somehow and get the one, then we can't play them until AFCCG if we get the one. Be cool if the Colts could go on a fluke win streak, win a fluke wild card game, and then come to NE for destruction in play offs)

Oak kc Denver Pitt Baltimore cannot all make playoffs. It is possible only 3 of the 5 get in but that would take Miami getting in.

 

[mosslost]

Oak kc Denver Pitt Baltimore cannot all make playoffs. It is possible only 3 of the 5 get in but that would take Miami getting in.

It is meant to be "possible" opponents at this point in time.

 

[mosslost]

Oak kc Denver Pitt Baltimore cannot all make playoffs. It is possible only 3 of the 5 get in but that would take Miami getting in.

The main point of my OP is that the AFC South winner is most certainly going to be a joke compared to any of the Wild Card teams... (However, that being said, they would have to win their Wild Card game to matter, against one of those wild card teams to become a factor to the Pats... so there is that irony)

 

[Ring 6]

The main point of my OP is that the AFC South winner is most certainly going to be a joke compared to any of the Wild Card teams... (However, that being said, they would have to win their Wild Card game to matter, against one of those wild card teams to become a factor to the Pats... so there is that irony)

Happens every year.

 

[mosslost]

Happens every year.

A joke division team winner yes... but them winning their WC game and advancing, usually does not happen. I think Seattle did it once, or maybe Carolina

 

[Ring 6]

A joke division team winner yes... but them winning their WC game and advancing, usually does not happen. I think Seattle did it once, or maybe Carolina

If they wins playoff game and advance they weren't a joke.

 

[mosslost]

If they wins playoff game and advance they weren't a joke.

I am suggesting that the win at home in WC round would be a fluke, creating a strange dynamic in the divisional match ups.

 

[PatsFan2]

Lets hope Houston doesn't rebound Bob is a horrible Coach.

 

[Ring 6]

I am suggesting that the win at home in WC round would be a fluke, creating a strange dynamic in the divisional match ups.

I guess I don't understand. If you win your division then win in round 1 you aren't a joke or a fluke, you belong.

 

[mosslost]

I guess I don't understand. If you win your division then win in round 1 you aren't a joke or a fluke, you belong.

I suppose. But if they go 7-9 and win their division and there are two 10-6; 9-7 type teams that don't get in, who are better, there are two issues with that IMO. One somebody's playoff path get's easier in the long run; and two some better teams miss out; yes I know that is the deal. I always worry about this scenario once the Pats get the bye week; will we get an easy divisional or the worst one...

Another example is Seed One cannot play Seed 3 in the divisional. In some cases you could have Seed 3 be the AFC South team which actually sucks.. So you really want them to lose.. at home.. in the divisional.. so your biggest competition does not get a layup in the Divisional.

 

[Ring 6]

I suppose. But if they go 7-9 and win their division and there are two 10-6; 9-7 type teams that don't get in, who are better, there are two issues with that IMO. One somebody's playoff path get's easier in the long run; and two some better teams miss out; yes I know that is the deal. I always worry about this scenario once the Pats get the bye week; will we get an easy divisional or the worst one...

Another example is Seed One cannot play Seed 3 in the divisional. In some cases you could have Seed 3 be the AFC South team which actually sucks.. So you really want them to lose.. at home.. in the divisional.. so your biggest competition does not get a layup in the Divisional.

I just don't buy that a team that wins it's way to advancing is an easier opponent than the team they beat.
A 12-4 we team that chokes in round 1 just negates whatever they did to get to 12-4.

 

[mosslost]

I just don't buy that a team that wins it's way to advancing is an easier opponent than the team they beat.
A 12-4 we team that chokes in round 1 just negates whatever they did to get to 12-4.

ok. I understand your point. But if somehow the Texans at home won a game against a wild card Steelers for example, I think whoever of seed 1 and 2 draws the Texans are going to be very happy.

EDIT: Kind of like how we drew Tebow in 2011 season.

 

[Ring 6]

ok. I understand your point. But if somehow the Texans at home won a game against a wild card Steelers for example, I think whoever of seed 1 and 2 draws the Texans are going to be very happy.

EDIT: Kind of like how we drew Tebow in 2011 season.

In that case if Pitt couldn't beat Houston they are overrated and would not have been a worry.

 

[mosslost]

In that case if Pitt couldn't beat Houston they are overrated and would not have been a worry.

well in 2011, I think everyone would have said how lucky we were when Tebow beat Pitt and came to NE. But yeah, ok, I hear you.

 

[Ring 6]

well in 2011, I think everyone would have said how lucky we were when Tebow beat Pitt and came to NE. But yeah, ok, I hear you.

Nah, Pittsburgh wasn't any better. Maybe it was more exciting to beat Tebow, but Pitt was not a good team.

 

[mosslost]

Nah, Pittsburgh wasn't any better. Maybe it was more exciting to beat Tebow, but Pitt was not a good team.

well.... They went to the Super Bowl the year before, and we destroyed Tebow in epic fashion.