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We're all just arguing the same point over and over again now.
I take your point and agree that a Bye is better for a myriad of, to be honest, pretty obvious reasons, including those that you cite.
But, we can't bank on it this year.
If we look back on the last ten seasons, the SB winner has had a Bye 50% of the time and had to win four games 50% of the time. So, while I will agree that "3 vs. 4" with a week to rest is an "advantage," the data suggest that it is not a "huge advantage," given that, as a predictor of the outcome, "3 vs 4" has been a 50-50 proposition in recent years.
If your argument is that there's something about the Patriots that means they can't take a four game route to hoisting the Lombardi, then I just plain disagree with you. Taking that view implies that we don't think the team is tough or resilient enough to deal with the adversity of four playoff games, at least one of which will usually be in an unfriendly venue. That's just not how I see these Patriots, until proven otherwise.
I feel like just because something happens a certain way doesn't necessarily mean we should draw too many conclusions from it, unless there is solid football logic behind things happening the way they did and a likeliness to history repeating itself. For example, the 2007 Giants beat the 2007 Patriots. Does that mean if I can choose a team to win me one game I wouldn't take the Patriots in a heartbeat? No, I'd take them with considerable ease again and again regardless of what actually happened because in my mind and using what I know (which yeah could be wrong) they give me a much better shot of winning. Same concept applies here IMO, just because the wild card teams happened to get hot and defy the odds doesn't mean that it's any less of an advantage to have the bye. That's just the way the cards unfolded those years. When you consider the clear competitive advantages to owning a bye, it really is a big help especially at that stage in the season.