Post by hehatesshe on Dec 16, 2020 0:15:01 GMT
I never said the Patriots weren't good or deserving. I only said they benefited from being in a weak division.
One can only benefit from something if they wouldn't have achieved what they achieved without that benefit.
The 2018 Patriots would have beat the Chiefs on the road and the Rams in the superbowl regardless of what division they were in. Being in the AFC East did them no favors, especially when they beat many other good teams and won 3 postseason games.
This is where your "no pressure to win division so they played better in the playoffs" argument fails, because the Saints have had a cake walk to the playoffs the past two years and have absolutely nothing to show for it.
And over the last 10 years, the 3 losers in the AFC East have had more wins than the 3 losers in the NFC South 4 times, the same amount of wins 2 times, and more losses 4 times.
Seems pretty even to me.
And I could do that with every division and get similar results.
You can't have a prolonged advantage if the numbers are even amongst divisions!
That's like saying I have the advantage in monopoly because I start with 2 extra $500 bills and you start with an extra 10 $100 bills.
It's the same advantage! Nobody is better off!