Madden Curse

[dickay]

Now with Favre's interception-ridden playoff-less season(pending the Jets don't come back in the 2ish minutes left in the Miami-New York game), do you believe in the "Madden Curse"?

I didn't before, but now I do

really??? It was a 40 something year old Favre staying healthy and NOT making the playoffs with a team that won how many games last year that made you think the curse is real?

If you didn't believe it wasn't real prior, I don't see how Favre could have made you a believer

[TheNamelessPoet]

This is related: Why don't the Patriots get to make the playoffs if the Jets lose and the Ravens win? They would be tied for first...

they would be tired but Miami holds the tiebreaker... and the Raves hold the tiebreaker for the WC

[RedsoxRockies]

they would be tired but Miami holds the tiebreaker... and the Raves hold the tiebreaker for the WC

Yea, I looked it up, but still, they should have to play a tie breaker game, this ending was just cheap and cheezy.

[etothep]

Yea, I looked it up, but still, they should have to play a tie breaker game, this ending was just cheap and cheezy.

I'm sure you would be singing a different tune if the Pats held the tiebreaker advantage

[HoustonGM]

Well that is what you believe. There is really no way to prove that it does or doesn't exsist.

Ah, the bulletproof defense, used to defend anything, no matter how crazy or unbelievable it is. At either rate, the burden of proof is on you.

[OregonDuck1989]

Yea, I looked it up, but still, they should have to play a tie breaker game, this ending was just cheap and cheezy.

A tie breaker game? This isn't baseball, an extra game in the football season would cause a riot with the players union.

[HoustonGM]

Funny. 50/50 split here. I bet if the question was "Do you believe in magic?" it would be an overwhelming "No", even though by believing in this, you ARE believing in magic.

[Arctic Blast]

Yea, I looked it up, but still, they should have to play a tie breaker game, this ending was just cheap and cheezy.

Jesus...I realize I'm kinda grumpy tonight, but seriously...quit friggin whining. Miami made it due to tougher schedule and tougher winning percentage among the teams they played this year...that's what broke the tie. So, they did just as well against better competition. What in that do you possibly have a problem with?

[dickay]

Funny. 50/50 split here. I bet if the question was "Do you believe in magic?" it would be an overwhelming "No", even though by believing in this, you ARE believing in magic.

i haven't voted at all on this, but aren't you one who in the thread about supernatural forces stated you believed in them? Ghosts and the like? I realize they aren't quite the same, but then again its not very different either.

[CatKnight]

Yea, I looked it up, but still, they should have to play a tie breaker game, this ending was just cheap and cheezy.

Strange. Browns fans were thinking the same thing last year...and I'm sure there have been similar scenarios for every year of the modern NFL playoff system.

The current system ensures that the majority of games ON WEEK 17 are still important. Baseball can't claim that. Basketball it's hard to claim ANY of the regular season games count.

No. The current system works quite well, and we both know there would be riots if they had to play an extra game. A 163rd game when you've played 162 and have up to 21 more in the playoffs is no big deal That's what..about 0.7% extra? Adding over 5% to the NFL season is asking for it.

The Pats lost. Deal. Welcome to reality.

[HoustonGM]

i haven't voted at all on this, but aren't you one who in the thread about supernatural forces stated you believed in them? Ghosts and the like? I realize they aren't quite the same, but then again its not very different either.

No. I posted once in that thread, mentioning the potential scientific reason behind near-death experiences

[dickay]

No. I posted once in that thread, mentioning the potential scientific reason behind near-death experiences

ok..

personally i am not totally sold on their being a 'supernatural' presence and most certainly not sold on a 'curse' of any type. I have not however ruled anything out personally.

[Swampdog]

It does seem unfortunate that a team with an 11-5 record (Patriots) is excluded from the playoffs, while teams with 9 wins (Eagles, Cardinals) make it, and an 8-8 team (Chargers) qualifies for the postseason. But thats just how it goes with divisional play.

Unfair? Probably. But it is what it is, so to speak. It has happened in the past, and will happen again, I'm sure.

I recall one season in MLB when the team with the best record in baseball was excluded from the postseason. It happens. Oh well.

[dickay]

I recall one season in MLB when the team with the best record in baseball was excluded from the postseason. It happens. Oh well.

thats impossible.

[Swampdog]

Think again. It happened.