The ESPN disease has spread to Roger Goodell

[JJT]

Just got an e-mail from Roger Goodell, taking credit for the exciting 2013 NFL season.  Here is an excerpt:

 

 

 

"Once again we have new teams in the playoffs.  Five of the twelve were not there last year (Carolina, Kansas City, Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Diego) and for the 11th straight year, teams that went from last to first in their divisions (Carolina, Philadelphia)."

 

 

 

I suppose he thinks that last is a complete sentence, but forget that.

 

The Carolina Panthers went from second in the division last year to first this year, not last to first.

 

He can't really be paying attention.

 

[nosuchthingasapanther]

it's not his job to pay attention...it's his job to get you to pay attention.

[smitty_89]

Roger emails you? and some assistant probably wrote that email....

[j2sgam]

Uhm... Panthers were 2nd in the division last year? Way to be Goodell, know your product, fact checking is overrated.....

[Cary Kollins]

Wasn't it a three way tie for second last year?

An interesting note, all four NFCS teams have now won the division three times each. Talk about a competitive division.

[JJT]

Roger emails you? and some assistant probably wrote that email....

 

Yes, obviously.  Goodell signed it though.

[JJT]

Wasn't it a three way tie for second last year?

An interesting note, all four NFCS teams have now won the division three times each. Talk about a competitive division.

 

We won the tie-breakers to finish second.

[j2sgam]

No, Saints & us had the same record, but we swept them so... No tie for them...

[Cary Kollins]

Obviously an ignorant statement by the NFL.

It may have been brought up in another thread, but the whole division champ and playoff system is screwed. San Francisco finished 5-1 in the NFC West, Seattle finished 4-2, yet Seattle "wins" the division.

[WarDamnPanthers]

Dear Roger. Please don't expand the season to 18 games. And please don't expand the playoffs. Last thing we need is for the NFL to become like the "everyone gets in" college bowl game format. Keep the schedule as is!!

[Goondal]

No, Saints & us had the same record, but we swept them so... No tie for them...

 

TB was also 7-9 and swept us but was swept by the Saints so the tiebreak had to go deeper than hh.  You are correct though, we won the tiebreak, Roger is confused.

[MadHatter]

Why do we CARE?????

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Obviously an ignorant statement by the NFL.

It may have been brought up in another thread, but the whole division champ and playoff system is screwed. San Francisco finished 5-1 in the NFC West, Seattle finished 4-2, yet Seattle "wins" the division.

 

b/c they finished with a better record? why the fug would they seed based on divisional record? i mean i don't want the panthers to go to seattle either, but they earned that 1 seed.

[KJ89]

I got the same email wtf is this