NFC West Again Proves My Point For a New Conference Playoff System

November 22, 2010   ·   Kevin Nesgoda   ·   Jump to comments

Today, the teams of the NFC West had a chance to make me eat my words. They had a chance to prove that each of them belonged in the playoffs and that they could compete with the best of the best in the NFL.
They had a chance to prove me wrong.
Instead, each of those teams proved to me they still do not belong. They proved me right to the tune of 120-60. Each NFC West team received a butt kicking from four teams that potentially will be in the playoffs this coming January.
Currently, the Seattle Seahawks lead the division at 5-5, but are currently ninth overall in the conference standings. The Redskins are a paltry tie-breaker ahead of the Seahawks, but regardless, if the playoffs started today, the Seahawks would cost three teams that are decisively better a playoff spot.
The St. Louis Rams were the only team from the NFC West that put up a fight today. They held tough tonight against the Atlanta Falcons and weren’t out of the game until the final five minutes...

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