It's been 7 years since a team made the Super Bowl without a 1st Round bye. And it gets worse. (1 Viewer)

[HouseCall]

Yes. And before 2009, no team had ever lost the last 3 regular season games and won the Super Bowl.
Saints do a lot of things that are not usually done or have never been done before.
Bring it on.

We were also the first team to lose to Tampa and win the Super Bowl in the same season. So lots of firsts happen.

 

[Saint Spud]

No
They depended on not slipping against double digit dogs....at home

Or choking away a big lead against the best team in the NFC at home. And then further choking by giving up a game-ending play on 4th and 2.

We did this to ourselves. We could have been gifted a second chance, but it didn’t happen.

 

[Walter White]

So we should just forfeit and give up our playoff position. Got it. #sarcasmoffnow

 

[Ragin Caucasian]

 

[Saint Spud]

As I said before, stats don't play ball. No present team is the same team that helped produce your stats. There are factors that can't be factored into stats. There are things that can't be accounted for. Garropolo could slip and fall down the stairs and change everything.

Bottom line is the game has to be played out. I'll guarantee you no coach is feeding his team Coco Puff stats because they do or don't have a bye. They're throwing red meat in that cage and prodding them with a stick.

This is football. "You >>play<< to win the game!" lol.

If the argument is “stats don’t play the game, there’s still a chance,” then sure. Before I got married, there was a chance I could’ve gotten Jennifer Lopez to go out with me.

Unfortunately, because of the people involved (her and me), the chances were <0.000001%. Roughly the same as our chances of making it to the Super Bowl without a bye.

 

[26ISTHEMAN]

Lots of fail in this thread. Saints are just as good on the road as they are at home this year. Maybe better. We still get the 2 seed if we win and Seattle beats the 9ers, but if we have to go on the road, so be it. It won’t be the first time it’s happened.

 

[Walter White]

#sarcasmonagain Oh my God!!! The season's over!! Lord help us!! #sarcasmoff

 

[hookedsaint]

This fanbase I swear...

It’s always the same certain few

 

[Goatman Saint]

No way in hell we are winning 4 games in the playoffs. We aren't built for it.

1-5 on the road and that took the greatness of Drew Brees to pull that lone win out in Philly.

Well there it is. No need to worry about the playoffs. Should’ve just yanked when Brees got injured for a better draft pick.

 

[DaveXA]

If the argument is “stats don’t play the game, there’s still a chance,” then sure. Before I got married, there was a chance I could’ve gotten Jennifer Lopez to go out with me.

Unfortunately, because of the people involved (her and me), the chances were <0.000001%. Roughly the same as our chances of making it to the Super Bowl without a bye.

Actually, based on historical precedent, teams without a bye get to the SB about 20% of the time in the current playoff format. So no, not remotely roughly the same. That, and the Saints have been stellar on the road this season.

 

[Saint Spud]

Actually, based on historical precedent, teams without a bye get to the SB about 20% of the time in the current playoff format. So no, not remotely roughly the same. That, and the Saints have been stellar on the road this season.

Obviously I was joking.

But we can agree 80% is better than 20%, correct? And then you slice Into those numbers considerably based on how unlikely it is we win not 1, but likely two games on the road against 13-3 teams AFTER winning a first-round game?

Do that, and you’re a lot closer to .000001% than 20%.

 

[mattgdg]

We have lost twice as many games this year at home as on the road, so it's better if all games are on the road. You can't debate that logic.

 

[Moon]

No way in hell we are winning 4 games in the playoffs. We aren't built for it.

1-5 on the road and that took the greatness of Drew Brees to pull that lone win out in Philly.

Good grief....can every one of your posts just go to locker room?

 

[krakkan]

That's fine.

The bottom line is that none of that tends to matter in the playoffs. Attrition sets in when you don't get the bye. You suffer more injuries, teams get to rest and game plan in advance for you.

Our chances of making the Super Bowl just dropped exponentially.

We have not lost a bye yet. We still have very good chance at the number 2 seed. Even if we are the 3rd seed I actually see it as a positive for us. This team this year has come out flat after the bye or alot days off. With drew being out for 5 weeks he is actually well rested and the offense is firing all cylinders now. I actually believe having a bye would be bad thing for this years team.

 

[rail]

Obviously I was joking.

But we can agree 80% is better than 20%, correct? And then you slice Into those numbers considerably based on how unlikely it is we win not 1, but likely two games on the road against 13-3 teams AFTER winning a first-round game?

Do that, and you’re a lot closer to .000001% than 20%.

Wtf dude. How about you just give up, not watch, and do something else for the rest of the season?

Seriously, what it the point of this inane thread?