Playoffs?????????

[skinsdad62]

Gives the team and coaches Playoff Experience.

How did that workout last year ?

 

[skinsdad62]

of course, it meant something to the team. what team goes into the offseason and says we wont make the playoffs

We got no benefit from it

 

[j_y19]

of course, it meant something to the team. what team goes into the offseason and says we wont make the playoffs

Houston.

 

[gkekoa]

Dean is not incorrect in his thinking here, for the most part.

He is absolutely correct that the playoffs is a completely new season. There have been some terrible teams with terrible QBs that have won the SB. The first to come to mind are Eli’s NYG.

Shit happens in the playoffs. Good teams lose to worse teams but history only remembers who won the SB. 31 teams lose every year.

Every fan is cheering loudly when their team enters the llayoffs. Almost every fan base complains when they lose.

 

[wilwhite]

Ok 1-1 vs eagles
1-0 vs falcons ( weak )
0-1 vs lions ( weak )
0-1 Vikings
0-0-1 giants

i won’t go with titans because they are AFC

so I would say 2-3-1 vs contenders with the 49ers. Giants , and boys left ( boys could be meaningless )

So the Eagles similarly are 4-1, the Cowboys 4-2, the Giants 0-4-1, the Vikings 2-2, Bucs 3-0, Falcons 2-2, Lions 2-4, 49ers 1-1 and Seahawks 2-3.

Only the Eagles, Vikings and Bucs have winning records against NFC contenders.

If the Commanders beat the Giants they could easily end up as the #6 seed. For the wild card the sixth seed will probably travel to either a QB-less 49ers team or a Seahawks team that's no better against NFC contenders than the Commanders are.

 

[skinsdad62]

So the Eagles similarly are 4-1, the Cowboys 4-2, the Giants 0-4-1, the Vikings 2-2, Bucs 3-0, Falcons 2-2, Lions 2-4, 49ers 1-1 and Seahawks 2-3.

Only the Eagles, Vikings and Bucs have winning records against NFC contenders.

If the Commanders beat the Giants they could easily end up as the #6 seed. For the wild card the sixth seed will probably travel to either a QB-less 49ers team or a Seahawks team that's no better against NFC contenders than the Commanders are.

Ok and ? I say you need to beat the contenders to make noise . As it stands the falcons giants lions are in trouble

 

[wilwhite]

Ok and ? I say you need to beat the contenders to make noise . As it stands the falcons giants lions are in trouble

Not the Vikings, 49ers and Seahawks?

Not sure about your premise. Last year the Rams were only 5-4 against NFC contenders in the regular season. In 2020 the Bucs were only 2-3.

As things stand right now, the Commanders stand a decent chance of making the playoffs and playing a beatable team in the first round.

Positive momentum and a winning culture count for a lot. More than moving up from the late teens to the mid teens in the draft, IMO.

 

[skinsdad62]

Not the Vikings, 49ers and Seahawks?

Not sure about your premise. Last year the Rams were only 5-4 against NFC contenders in the regular season. In 2020 the Bucs were only 2-3.

As things stand right now, the Commanders stand a decent chance of making the playoffs and playing a beatable team in the first round.

Positive momentum and a winning culture count for a lot. More than moving up from the late teens to the mid teens in the draft, IMO.

Didn’t say anything about a draft . What I am saying is if you can’t beat the better teams then it doesn’t matter

 

[wilwhite]

Didn’t say anything about a draft . What I am saying is if you can’t beat the better teams then it doesn’t matter

The Bucs were 1-4 against NFC playoff teams in 2020. The Rams were 2-4 in 2021.

Doesn't seem very predictive.

But the Bucs went 4-0 in December/January of the regular season in 2020 and the Rams went 5-1 in 2021.

 

[deanpet21]

The Bucs were 1-4 against NFC playoff teams in 2020. The Rams were 2-4 in 2021.

Doesn't seem very predictive.

But the Bucs went 4-0 in December/January of the regular season in 2020 and the Rams went 5-1 in 2021.

this just proves anything can happen in the playoffs and it doesn't matter how you get into the playoffs. Thanks for the post.

 

[wilwhite]

this just proves anything can happen in the playoffs and it doesn't matter how you get into the playoffs. Thanks for the post.

I think it does matter how you get in - you want to get in cooking. If the Commanders finish 3-1 there’s every reason for optimism. But if they finish 1-3 and somehow still get the 7 seed I wouldn’t feel good about them.

 

[deanpet21]

I think it does matter how you get in - you want to get in cooking. If the Commanders finish 3-1 there’s every reason for optimism. But if they finish 1-3 and somehow still get the 7 seed I wouldn’t feel good about them.

sure, you want to be playing your best football in Jan but I believe the playoffs are a new season an anything can happen. Just b/c we dent beat good teams in the regular season doesn't mean we can't beat them in the playoffs. you posted the stats from the last 2 Super Bowl champs. That proves my point.

 

[gkekoa]

sure, you want to be playing your best football in Jan but I believe the playoffs are a new season an anything can happen. Just b/c we dent beat good teams in the regular season doesn't mean we can't beat them in the playoffs. you posted the stats from the last 2 Super Bowl champs. That proves my point.

Yet you miss his point.

 

[RobToxin]

Houston.

LEAVE HOUSTON ALONE!

 

[deanpet21]

Yet you miss his point.

dont miss any point. He proved with his stats that i was right

 

[gkekoa]

dont miss any point. He proved with his stats that i was right

No. He showed that it is possible. His point was that a team that was so-so needs to get hot at the right moment going into the playoffs.

 

[deanpet21]

No. He showed that it is possible. His point was that a team that was so-so needs to get hot at the right moment going into the playoffs.

post #249 proves that you dont have to beat playoff teams in the regular season to win in the playoffs.

 

[wilwhite]

No. He showed that it is possible. His point was that a team that was so-so needs to get hot at the right moment going into the playoffs.

Which is completely possible for the Commandskins, by the way. They're 5-1-1 with TH at QB, including 1-1 against definite playoff teams and 2-0-1 against borderline teams.

But the margins have been tight and they've been lucky. The two weeks after the bye (Giants at home and 49ers on the road) should tell us what kind of team they really are.

 

[wilwhite]

post #249 proves that you dont have to beat playoff teams in the regular season to win in the playoffs.

No, but you do have to be kicking ass to finish the regular season.

Since 2014 all sixteen SB teams either won their last two regular season games or three of their last four.

 

[deanpet21]

Which is completely possible for the Commandskins, by the way. They're 5-1-1 with TH at QB, including 1-1 against definite playoff teams and 2-0-1 against borderline teams.

But the margins have been tight and they've been lucky. The two weeks after the bye (Giants at home and 49ers on the road) should tell us what kind of team they really are.

IMO we have to beat the Giants to get into the playoffs. Plus, the 49ers without Grap helps out too.