Nightman
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Good teams are concerned with being in Super Bowl contention, not playoff contention. Being in playoff contention may very well only mean your division is weak. Do you deserve credit for not sucking as much as your rivals? Are you going to celebrate an 8-8 playoff birth this year (assuming it even happens)? It's still the same mediocre, unacceptable team, only you've gotten lucky in that three other teams happen to be even worse. Does Jerry get credit for making the Commanders, Giants, and Eagles suck this year? Your standards are too low, and that's a shame.
It's not my standards. I just realize there is nothing I can do about it. If they make the playoffs at 7-9, I'll root for them as much as if they were 13-3. Being idealistic and bitter doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. If you can't find any joy in making the playoffs then that is your issue, not mine.