Crazy Parity in NFL

[mrmojo]

There are no super teams any longer. The 93 Cowboys are the last complete great team, I believe.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?

I think every team that makes the playoffs have a legit shot. In a way regular season doesn't mean that much. The playoffs are a different animal and you just have to be one of the 12.

 

[Nova]

Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?

I do.

The Chargers are a team to watch as are the Bears.

 

[Don Corleone]

While most of the league is still in playoff race there’s just a handful of serious contenders for the SB.

Pray tell, which teams are those? There are always surprises and teams that come from nowhere.

 

[Diehardblues]

I do.

The Chargers are a team to watch as are the Bears.

Both are interesting but unproven in playoffs. Either making it to Super Bowl would be a big surprise.

 

[Don Corleone]

Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?

The Bears and Chargers are scary, and Dallas is becoming scarier.

 

[Don Corleone]

Both are interesting but unproven in playoffs. Either making it to Super Bowl would be a big surprise.

That’s why they play the games. Should the other teams just forfeit?

 

[Diehardblues]

Pray tell, which teams are those? There are always surprises and teams that come from nowhere.

Making the playoffs , yes but not as many coming from nowhere to win Super Bowl.

 

[Diehardblues]

That’s why they play the games. Should the other teams just forfeit?

Of course not. There’s always hope however unlikely it is.

 

[Nova]

There are no super teams any longer. The 93 Cowboys are the last complete great team, I believe.

Those teams can hang with anyone.

But all of the 90s SB winners were complete.

As were the Pats in the early 2000s.

 

[Jstopper]

Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?

The same Pats that got smoked by Jags and the Titans? The same Steelers who tied the Browns, and just lost to the Broncos tonight? Any given Sunday my man

 

[Nova]

Both are interesting but unproven in playoffs. Either making it to Super Bowl would be a big surprise.

Both have a shot because of their defenses which those other teams don’t really have.

 

[Diehardblues]

In 1975 the NFL went to a seeding system. The 1st and 2nd seeds have produced about 75% of the SB winners.

1st seed. 55%
2nd seed 21%
3rd seed 5%
4th seed. 10%
5th seed. 2%
6th seed. 5%

This was as of 2014

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...e-of-being-the-first-seed-in-the-nfl-playoffs

 

[Luther]

In 1975 the NFL went to a seeding system. The 1st and 2nd seeds have produced about 75% of the SB participants.

1st seed. 55%
2nd seed 21%
3rd seed 5%
4th seed. 10%
5th seed. 2%
6th seed. 5%

This was as of 2014

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...e-of-being-the-first-seed-in-the-nfl-playoffs

Parity between 2000 and 2014:
Since 2000, only two No. 1 seeds have won the Super Bowl -- the 2009 Saints and the 2003 Patriots.

In that same span, four No. 2 seeds, one No. 3 seed, two No. 4 seeds, one No. 5 seed and two No. 6 seeds have won the Super Bowl.

 

[Diehardblues]

Parity between 2000 and 2014:
Since 2000, only two No. 1 seeds have won the Super Bowl -- the 2009 Saints and the 2003 Patriots.

In that same span, four No. 2 seeds, one No. 3 seed, two No. 4 seeds, one No. 5 seed and two No. 6 seeds have won the Super Bowl.

That can’t be right. The Patriots have won 5 during this span. Were they ever below a 1st or 2nd seed. Are they only counting the Patriots once?

 

[Luther]

That can’t be right. The Patriots have won 5 during this span. Were they ever below a 1st or 2nd seed. Are they only counting the Patriots once?

http://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/visuals/post/_/id/10921/graphic-which-nfl-playoff-seeds-succeed

 

[Diehardblues]

http://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/visuals/post/_/id/10921/graphic-which-nfl-playoff-seeds-succeed

What seeds were the Pats in their other 4 SB wins?

They must have been the 4 # 2 seeds?

Which my criteria was 1st and 2nd seeds win SB 75%.

 

[ESisback]

Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?

There are several teams (Chargers, Bears, Texans, yes even the Cowboys, Eagles, Panthers, and Packers) who have fans that think they have a shot. Add them together, and that’s a lot of people.

I don’t much care for parity, because you can’t depend on ANYTHING. A team can look awesome for 3, 4, 5 weeks, steamrolling everyone, then get hammered by a team that just lost to the teams they already beat!

 

[ESisback]

Making the playoffs , yes but not as many coming from nowhere to win Super Bowl.

Hasn’t there been two or three 9-7 sixth seeds that ended up in the Super Bowl in the last ten years or so?

 

[links18]

Parity and 4 team divisions keep more teams in the hunt longer, which is what the league wants, even though there are only about 5 or 6 teams that are serious threats to win a Super Bowl right now.