Tech Worlds":m7c55o5z said:
That is why is put that caveat about the playoff run.
But wins are really all that matters. You can keep having this great DVOA team, but at some point that has to equal wins (it should right?). Wins are what gets you into the playoffs and is the difference between a road game and home playoff game.
Sorry but we pissed away games this year that an elite team does not piss away. Maybe we are hitting our stride right now? Perhaps, but that is yet to be determined. Keep winning and my pessimism will fade.
We pissed away games this year that elite teams HAVE pissed away time and time again over the years.
You don't recall the SB-era Patriots losing to Miami like clockwork when Miami was among the dregs of the league?
You don't remember the elite Giants sitting at 7-7 after 14 games last season?
You don't remember the 2010 SB Champion Packers losing 2 in a row to the Dolphins and Redskins - 2 teams that finished below .500?
What about the Saints' 3-game losing streak to end the 2009 regular season, which included losses at home to 2 division rivals?
The 2006 Colts lost 4 of their last 8, only one of which was to a team with a winning record.
Honestly, some folks here seem to want to hold the Seahawks to a ridiculous standard that really has no basis in reality. Elite teams... CHAMPIONSHIP teams... they don't win every damn game. They don't ALWAYS beat lesser teams. They sometimes stumble. They sometimes overlook an opponent. It happens. Every. Single. Year.
The important thing is that those championship-caliber teams RECOVER from those stumbles. They fix the problems. They get hot at the right time. That's what matters.