Makes you wonder if the rams tanked in OT after they found out zona lost (1 Viewer)

[saintsmarchin]

I thought so...
Then the 49ers went into Dallas and beat the hell out of them.

Kyle Shanahan can't win the big one.. but he is a extremely gifted coach.

 

[mikedre]

Probably would rather this matchup then the saints

 

[jasonsw]

What’s going on with these games ?! The only one that was actually competitive was the Bengals vs Raiders game…it’s not even fun to watch…

I think alot of it has to do with the reformating of the playoffs.

In first rd an excellent seed as well as a bad seed has been added. It makes for more games that are potentially not competitive. But it makes for a more competitive second rd.

It used to be wildcard weekend was competitive then the second was where alot of lopsided games occured.

 

[boutte]

Is the #7 seed a good idea?

I'm still going to go with "Yes".

From a playoff chase perspective over 17 weeks, it helps keeps teams in it.
If you are a #2 seed it stinks, but chances are you get to beat up on an easy team if you are good, and if you aren't a solid #2 seed, than you don't deserve the easy game.

Two added football games on Wild Card weekend is great, and it's motivation for the #1 and #2 seeds to keep fighting throughout the season.

People can complain about the #7 playoff seed, but if you unwind it and go back to #6, it would be a whole lot worse.

If they hadn't added a wildcard slot I'd say pass a rule that if you win the division but have a losing record the best team with a winning goes in your place.

No losers in the playoffs.

 

[Quiet Storm]

Are we still talking 'bout the Cards? Or did we switch gears and talking 'bout the Saints now?

Definitely not us. I was kinda ripping on Kingsbury. If all we were missing was Thomas this year we're definitely in the playoffs.

The Cardinals without Hopkins during the season were 3-4 (0-1, playoffs).

If our Saints were as healthy as the Cardinals were this year, we're making noise cause I'm pretty sure Payton knows how to gameplan without ONE WR.

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

Hmmmmm. Possibly