Do the Cowboys control their destiny for the 2nd BYE

[sonnyboy]

I worked out the senario of both Dallas and Seattle finishing 12-4 last week.
Came up with the same outcome. Seattle gets the #2 seed based on better record amongst common games.
Fairly ticked off about this especially since it's really not "games in common" when you look inside the 4-0 and 3-1 records. They get to play Arizona twice while we had to play NYG twice. Someone want to explain how that's FAIR!

It's a completely bogus tie breaker. It should only include the identical games played: such as Det TB. How you can give as much wait to thier extra game against Arz as our extra game against NYG is beyond me.

Niether conference record nor common games that aren't really common games should be used as a tie breaker between teams in the same conference. You are just rewarding teams for playing in a weak division.

The first tie breaker between conference teams with the same record should no doubt be strenght of schedule.

This is just BS. We played in a harder division a harder schedule overall and yet we stand to lose out seeding to this team that we are clearly better than.


I was so sure they'd lose in Denver. They're rolling now and gaining confidence. S.D. is our only real shot here.

 

[Doomsday101]

http://www.nfl.com/standings/conference

Good link to show where we stand.

 

[bula]

I worked out the senario of both Dallas and Seattle finishing 12-4 last week.
Came up with the same outcome. Seattle gets the #2 seed based on better record amongst common games.
Fairly ticked off about this especially since it's really not "games in common" when you look inside the 4-0 and 3-1 records. They get to play Arizona twice while we had to play NYG twice. Someone want to explain how that's FAIR!

Hence my comment earlier. We must root for Seattle to lose to Arizona next week. Obviously for the loss, but also to help the common game tie breaker should the Boys lose one more game (say Atlanta) - we'd THEN be tied in common games. If that happens (both 11-5), i'd be curious to see how that breaks down for the BYE.

 

[stag hunter]

I worked out the senario of both Dallas and Seattle finishing 12-4 last week.
Came up with the same outcome. Seattle gets the #2 seed based on better record amongst common games.
Fairly ticked off about this especially since it's really not "games in common" when you look inside the 4-0 and 3-1 records. They get to play Arizona twice while we had to play NYG twice. Someone want to explain how that's FAIR!

It's a completely bogus tie breaker. It should only include the identical games played: such as Det TB. How you can give as much wait to thier extra game against Arz as our extra game against NYG is beyond me.

Niether conference record nor common games that aren't really common games should be used as a tie breaker between teams in the same conference. You are just rewarding teams for playing in a weak division.

The first tie breaker between conference teams with the same record should no doubt be strenght of schedule.

This is just BS. We played in a harder division a harder schedule overall and yet we stand to lose out seeding to this team that we are clearly better than.


I was so sure they'd lose in Denver. They're rolling now and gaining confidence. S.D. is our only real shot here.

So should the AFC get more playoff teams than the NFC because they are a harder conference? The playoff system we have rewards one thing: WINNING. If you start making exceptions for strength of schedule and common opponents and BS like that all you are doing is making excuses for teams that for whatever reason couldn't get it done in the regular season. If Dallas wins out and doesn't get a great seed because someone in a weaker division had a better conference record, boo freaking hoo.. if we hadn't blown it against the Commanders we wouldn't have to worry about it.

Also, would you be complaining about this if we were the ones with the better conference record? Would this be an issue then? No, so stop complaining.

 

[dbair1967]

I thought the #3 played #6 and that winner headed to the #1 seeded team.....

That was how I understood it.....any event, I really wouldn't like to go to chicago.

#1 seed gets lowest remaining team from wildcard round...

if 6 beats 3, then 6 goes to Chicago...otherwise they get the winner of 4 vs 5

David

 

[sonnyboy]

Hence my comment earlier. We must root for Seattle to lose to Arizona next week. Obviously for the loss, but also to help the common game tie breaker should the Boys lose one more game (say Atlanta) - we'd THEN be tied in common games. If that happens (both 11-5), i'd be curious to see how that breaks down for the BYE.

Good thinking thier. Cards and Lienart didn't look half bad yesterday.

 

[Hostile]

No. Seattle would have the better conference record.

No they wouldn't. They'd be identical.

 

[sonnyboy]

So should the AFC get more playoff teams than the NFC because they are a harder conference? The playoff system we have rewards one thing: WINNING. If you start making exceptions for strength of schedule and common opponents and BS like that all you are doing is making excuses for teams that for whatever reason couldn't get it done in the regular season. If Dallas wins out and doesn't get a great seed because someone in a weaker division had a better conference record, boo freaking hoo.. if we hadn't blown it against the Commanders we wouldn't have to worry about it.

Also, would you be complaining about this if we were the ones with the better conference record? Would this be an issue then? No, so stop complaining.

All I can say to that is that what's fair is fair!

What were talking about is breaking a tie between two clubs that finish with the same record. Someones has to win the tie breaker. Why not have the BETTER MORE DESERVING TEAM WIN.
You telling me we don't deserve to win a tie breaker because we lost a game we should have won. You think Seattle may have lost one they shold have one. That's an assinine arguement.

If the Cowboys standed to benfit from the current system, I would not be complaining. That doesn't make it a fair system.