Garrapolo-Trade or Keep?

[Off The Grid]

It was such a stupid statement I couldn't believe you were being serious.

Let me get this straight.

If NE and NYJ tie, and NE swept NYJ in the two games they played, but NYJ had the better strength of schedule (and remember that teams in the same division have 14 of their 16 games the same -- so SoS will only be different because of two games), NYJ should win the division.

Riiiiiiiiiiight.

Jesus Christ!!

Do you really need me to explain to you that only a drooling Idiot dismisses Head to Head??

It's "Head to Head", for God's Sake. Everybody includes Head to Head at the top.

The stupid **** that I referred to ~ I still can't believe that I have to explain this to you!! ~ was Conference Record, Divisional Record, and all that other tertiary stuff.

Here's an hint for you, Quantum: If I say that the Rams suck, it's still kinda goes without saying ~ or so I would've thought ~ that I don't think that Aaron Donald sucks. You know?

'Cause you'd have to be pretty ~ what's the word? ~ stupid ~ to draw that conclusion.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Jesus Christ!!

Do you really need me to explain to you that only a drooling Idiot dismisses Head to Head??

It's "Head to Head", for God's Sake. Everybody includes Head to Head at the top.

The stupid **** that I referred to ~ I still can't believe that I have to explain this to you!! ~ was Conference Record, Divisional Record, and all that other tertiary stuff.

Here's an hint for you, Quantum: If I say that the Rams suck, it's still kinda goes without saying ~ or so I would've thought ~ that I don't think that Aaron Donald sucks. You know?

'Cause you'd have to be pretty ~ what's the word? ~ stupid ~ to draw that conclusion.

FWIW, Grid, I think the main reason why SOS ended up so far down the list is that it's something that, strictly speaking, the teams involved in the tie have very little control over. Since 14 of the 16 are the same within a division, you might end up saying "OK, whether Green Bay or Detroit makes the playoffs depends on who wins more games: New York and Tampa Bay or Philadelphia and New Orleans."

 

[Off The Grid]

FWIW, Grid, I think the main reason why SOS ended up so far down the list is that it's something that, strictly speaking, the teams involved in the tie have very little control over. Since 14 of the 16 are the same within a division, you might end up saying "OK, whether Green Bay or Detroit makes the playoffs depends on who wins more games: New York and Tampa Bay or Philadelphia and New Orleans."

Fair Point...But it's almost as if you're describing statistical randomness or something.

The Reality, though, is that better Teams win more Games. Yes?

Thus: The Team that Plays the tougher Schedule and wins as many Games as its Foe has proven itself more Worthy of Glory, Wealth, and Consequence than the Team that kept pace by beating Slugs.

The Differential between the 2008 Patriots and Fish was that we played the 12-4 Steelers and the 12-4 Colts, while the Fish played the 11-5 Ravens and 8-8 Planet Hoosten.

For both Teams to've attained identical 11-5 Records, while splitting the Head to Head Games yet playing these moderately disparate Schedules, I consider that Differential a far, far more purer, more legitimate TieBreaker than stuff like Divisional Record, Conference Record, and other stuff like that.