Strange goings-on...

[Moozician]

The last few weeks or so have been great for the Bucs. Teams that we have needed to lose, have lost.
AZ loses a couple.
Rams lose a couple
Cowboys lose a couple
Packers lose a couple
Hell, The Saints are in a 4 game slide... In fact, the rest of the division is dropping like flies.

It just seems strange. In years past, when we needed help getting into the playoffs, help was rare. The whole NFC ran right over us. Now, we're talking like "if we lose to the Colts/Bills, it ain't no big deal".

We just gotta keep doing our business, and the rest of the league can watch us, for once.

[King Bootz]

You forgot the most important factor in this reality of yours. The Bucs have also lost a couple. 1-2 in our last 3 games. Same as all of those other teams. This time last month we were 2nd in the NFC. Now we're 3rd.

I don't see how we're in anymore favorable of a position as the other teams you've named. Losing 2 of 3 isn't taking care of business. We need to rack up wins.

[Moozician]

You forgot the most important factor in this reality of yours. The Bucs have also lost a couple. 1-2 in our last 3 games. Same as all of those other teams. This time last month we were 2nd in the NFC. Now we're 3rd.

I don't see how we're in anymore favorable of a position as the other teams you've named. Losing 2 of 3 isn't taking care of business. We need to rack up wins.

That's kinda my point, Bootz... We lost a couple, but ended up not losing any ground in the playoff seedings. We gained within the division. In years past, that wasn't happening.

I don't think "my reality" is a whole lot different from yours.

[King Bootz]

We did lose ground in playoff seeding. Again, we were 2nd this time last month. Actually dropped to 4th at 1 point and are now back up to 3rd. Even if we win this week we will remain 3rd because of conference losses.q

[Moozician]

Well, thanks for not understanding...

[Doooshnzl]

Well, thanks for not understanding...

Oh he understands. Disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing is what he does.

[King Bootz]

Well, thanks for not understanding...

Well what's the underlying message? I'm not trying to bust your chops but you said "we didn't lose any ground". That's simply not true. You can't say dropping from 2nd to 3rd in the conference isn't losing ground.

[BLT]

The point is that if the other teams (Saints, Packers, Cardinals, Dallas, Rams) were winning while we dropped 2/3 home field advantage would be just about out of reach. Each of those teams have slid 1-2 games as well.

We've been fortunate in that regard.

[King Bootz]

The point is that if the other teams (Saints, Packers, Cardinals, Dallas, Rams) were winning while we dropped 2/3 home field advantage would be just about out of reach. Each of those teams have slid 1-2 games as well.

We've been fortunate in that regard.

Wait....So ALL of those teams lost ground in the standings?

Well if they all lost ground....who gained it?

[BLT]

Lol wut

[King Bootz]

Each of those teams have slid 1-2 games as well.

Your words..

[BLT]

Nope. Not 1 person said that except you.

[Moozician]

In boards past, every year I would do a playoff-push thread... Who to root for, who to root against. In the past, things would rarely go our way. THIS YEAR, (the last few weeks anyway,) it seems like the conference leaders have all fallen flat. Yeah, we lost a couple, as well, but haven't suffered any great damage as a result. Unlike in years past, when we needed certain teams to lose, to even be able to "back-in" the playoffs. In years past, a loss any given week, last in the season always seemed to just kill us.

Now, if AZ, Dallas, NO, GB, and the Rams all won the games that they should have, we'd be talking about seeds 5,6, or 7.

As it is, if we win against Indy, we get what, a three-game lead in the division? When has that ever happened for us?

[Nano]

We did lose ground in playoff seeding. Again, we were 2nd this time last month. Actually dropped to 4th at 1 point and are now back up to 3rd. Even if we win this week we will remain 3rd because of conference losses.q

I think he's talking more overall getting to the playoffs and our position in the division. In years past, remember we went 10-6 and 9-7 and didn't make it. Meanwhile this year, we could probably get in with those records. In the division, we're 7-3 and 2(potentially 3 after Sunday) games up on everyone else. In years past, we're multiple games out of first with that record.

[Dread]

It's the Tom Brady effect, he makes other teams play bad.

[Babeinbucland]

Well, thanks for not understanding...

Lol Bootz has a problem for every solution

[AJPG]

We did lose ground in playoff seeding. Again, we were 2nd this time last month. Actually dropped to 4th at 1 point and are now back up to 3rd. Even if we win this week we will remain 3rd because of conference losses.q

If we win and GB loses, we move up to #2. Just win baby!

[Kress]

The point is that if the other teams (Saints, Packers, Cardinals, Dallas, Rams) were winning while we dropped 2/3 home field advantage would be just about out of reach. Each of those teams have slid 1-2 games as well.

We've been fortunate in that regard.

Wait....So ALL of those teams lost ground in the standings?

Well if they all lost ground....who gained it?

It was a six-way tie, which gives the Bucs the advantage because we have swords. Try to keep up.