6-9 Seattle Seahawks Control Their Own Destiny

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Dec 26, 2010 8:19 PM
If Seattle who is 6-9 and losers of 3 straight and have been outscored by 107 points this season win against the 7-8 Rams.....they will host a playoff game.

That's great!
Dec 26, 2010 8:19pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Dec 26, 2010 8:23 PM
The funny part will be all the people calling for a bunch of rule changes over a 40 year aberration. Talk about killing a mosquito with a bazooka.
Dec 26, 2010 8:23pm
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Dec 26, 2010 8:25 PM
queencitybuckeye;614030 wrote:The funny part will be all the people calling for a bunch of rule changes over a 40 year aberration. Talk about killing a mosquito with a bazooka.

exactly.
Dec 26, 2010 8:25pm
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Dec 26, 2010 8:25 PM
This is reason #1 why the NFL should immediately institute the BCS system and simply match up the top two teams in the Super Bowl.
Dec 26, 2010 8:25pm
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Dec 26, 2010 8:32 PM
There should be rule changes, and it isn't because of this year. It's just as ridiculous that an 11-5 team would have to play on the road against a 9-7 team as it is against a 7-9 team. The teams with the best records should be rewarded with home field.

This will be the 3rd straight season the NFC west champ will benefit from the rule, 12-4 Indy had to play @ 8-8 San Diego (and lost) in the 2008-2009 playoffs, etc.
Dec 26, 2010 8:32pm
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Dec 26, 2010 8:40 PM
who gives a shit, really
Dec 26, 2010 8:40pm
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Dec 26, 2010 8:44 PM
Pete Carroll best coach ever.
Dec 26, 2010 8:44pm
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Dec 26, 2010 8:59 PM
Qwest Field is one of the toughest stadiums in the NFL to play a road game, at least when the Seahawks are good. Since they're at home against a mediocre Rams team, they may win and get into the playoffs. At that point, the home field advantage won't really matter, because the rest of the playoff teams are all capable of hammering them.
Dec 26, 2010 8:59pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:02 PM
Mulva;614041 wrote:There should be rule changes, and it isn't because of this year. It's just as ridiculous that an 11-5 team would have to play on the road against a 9-7 team as it is against a 7-9 team. The teams with the best records should be rewarded with home field.

This will be the 3rd straight season the NFC west champ will benefit from the rule, 12-4 Indy had to play @ 8-8 San Diego (and lost) in the 2008-2009 playoffs, etc.

I agree. The top two seeds stay the same and the other four teams are reseeded based on record.
Dec 26, 2010 9:02pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:06 PM
I hope the Rams can pull it off next week. I'm not a Carroll fan at all
Dec 26, 2010 9:06pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:16 PM
No rule changes. The divisions are setup with 14-of-16 games being in common with divisional opponents. It makes sense to use them as a primary qualification for the playoffs. The Wildcards are simply there as a 'catch all". They're nothing more than a second chance, not a first chance.

Sykotyk
Dec 26, 2010 9:16pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:19 PM
A sub-.500 team should never host a playoff game.
Dec 26, 2010 9:19pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:19 PM
justincredible;614095 wrote:A sub-.500 team should never host a playoff game.

you shouldn't run a message board...what the fuck is your point.

Boom. Broiled.
Dec 26, 2010 9:19pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:22 PM
wes_mantooth;614096 wrote:you shouldn't run a message board...what the fuck is your point.

Boom. Broiled.

I have no argument.
Dec 26, 2010 9:22pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:27 PM
is this the Sunday night game next week?

figured they'd announce it by now
Dec 26, 2010 9:27pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:29 PM
Sykotyk;614091 wrote:No rule changes. The divisions are setup with 14-of-16 games being in common with divisional opponents. It makes sense to use them as a primary qualification for the playoffs. The Wildcards are simply there as a 'catch all". They're nothing more than a second chance, not a first chance.

Sykotyk

I agree with this to qualify, but I think it would be a good move to not let division winners to host so long as they have a worse than .500 average. If they go 8-8 they host, but not below that. They would play at the #5 seed, and #6 seed goes to #4 seed.
Dec 26, 2010 9:29pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:33 PM
Sykotyk;614091 wrote:No rule changes. The divisions are setup with 14-of-16 games being in common with divisional opponents. It makes sense to use them as a primary qualification for the playoffs. The Wildcards are simply there as a 'catch all". They're nothing more than a second chance, not a first chance.

Sykotyk

Who cares if every team in the division plays the same schedule? The point is that the door is open for losing teams to host games over teams who had a better record. By lucking into a small division that can't beat anyone outside of that division, a crappy team gets in and hosts ahead of six or eight better teams....you know, teams that....win.
Dec 26, 2010 9:33pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:33 PM
Mulva;614041 wrote:There should be rule changes, and it isn't because of this year. It's just as ridiculous that an 11-5 team would have to play on the road against a 9-7 team as it is against a 7-9 team. The teams with the best records should be rewarded with home field.

This will be the 3rd straight season the NFC west champ will benefit from the rule, 12-4 Indy had to play @ 8-8 San Diego (and lost) in the 2008-2009 playoffs, etc.

The divisions (and winning them) should either mean something, or they should be done away with. It's not the least bit ridiculous that a second place team should go on the road to a division champion, even one with a worse record. Records can be extremely misleading due to differences in schedule strength - the 9-7 division champion could quite possibly be a lot better than a 10-6 or 11-5 wild card.
Dec 26, 2010 9:33pm
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Dec 26, 2010 9:38 PM
Non;614107 wrote:is this the Sunday night game next week?

figured they'd announce it by now

It's Tuesday at 8. They announced it real early today.
Dec 26, 2010 9:38pm
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Dec 27, 2010 4:23 PM
They could end up being the 83-79 WS Champion St Louis Cardinals????


No way in hell.
Dec 27, 2010 4:23pm
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Dec 27, 2010 4:25 PM
I guess it's just weird for the 23rd best team out of 32 teams to be controlling their own destiny to host a playoff game....when a top 5 team or two has no chance to host a home game.

The West divisions suck too often.
Dec 27, 2010 4:25pm
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Dec 27, 2010 4:29 PM
Ironman92;614961 wrote:They could end up being the 83-79 WS Champion St Louis Cardinals????


No way in hell.


Or the 1985 Villanova Wildcats, or the 1983 NC ST Wolfpack etc.etc.etc. It's what makes the Playoffs/Tournaments fun and interesting.
Dec 27, 2010 4:29pm
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Dec 27, 2010 4:41 PM
Those teams winning made them interesting.

I know most of the county wil be on the edge of their seats for the 34-14 beating by the visiting Saints in the divisional round.
Dec 27, 2010 4:41pm
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Dec 27, 2010 11:41 PM
Mr. Bradford, you better show up.

I can deal with an 8-8 team being in the playoffs but will struggle with a 7-9 team making it in
Dec 27, 2010 11:41pm
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Dec 28, 2010 8:13 AM
The worst part about this is that a 7-9 team would get a home playoff game while a team with a winning record would have to travel as a wildcard.

Something has to change in terms of how they setup the playoffs.
Dec 28, 2010 8:13am