AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Stripes said: The Ravens were denied a fair chance to win the division with the game being canceled. Pretty much every suggestion I have seen this week would have screwed them over worse than anyone else. I don't mind the NFL leaving them a window. The Bengals just have to win the game and make it all moot. This. With the Bill/Bengals game canceled AND a Bengals loss the league couldn't fairly award a home game traditionally reserved for the division winner. A coin toss is about as fair a way it could happen. I don't know why a potential Bengals/Bills divisional round game isn't addressed. If the Bengals have to go up there without a coin flip that's the biggest bullshit ever. Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 1 minute ago, AMPHAR said: This. With the Bill/Bengals game canceled AND a Bengals loss the league couldn't fairly award a home game traditionally reserved for the division winner. A coin toss is about as fair a way it could happen. I don't know why a potential Bengals/Bills divisional round game isn't addressed. If the Bengals have to go up there without a coin flip that's the biggest bullshit ever. Again, because the Bills and Bengals can’t get any advantage over one another due to the missed game. All the coin flips are to deal with the potential inequity created by using winning percentages between teams that played an unequal number of games. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, membengal said: Teth doesn't make sense. The unbalanced schedule is on a rotation between conferences. The Bengals got the extra home game last and will get it next year. Not sure of the point here. The Ravens loss is not removed either. Not sure of his point because the Bengals are awarded a home game with a win despite having played fewer games. Stating playing Joe Burrow in the Jungle is a 50/50 is the dumbest thing in that whole rant. I think the line is -7. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 22 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: There’s no Bengals/Bills scenario because the cancelled game can’t give either one an advantage over the other. Its keeping the Bengals from the 2 seed if all 3 teams win, I believe. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, membengal said: The ravens should have beaten the Steelers then. They were denied nothing. Well shouldn't the Bengals just beat the Ravens? At home? Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Actually, no, not everyone gets screwed. Really, just the bengals. Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Just now, AMPHAR said: Well shouldn't the Bengals just beat the Ravens? At home? Sure. But then shouldn’t we have a chance to host Buffalo ? Because there’s no coin flip for that… ravens are covered. Bengals are…not. Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, AMPHAR said: Its keeping the Bengals from the 2 seed if all 3 teams win, I believe. If the Bills win they end with a better record than the Bengals, even if Cincy wins. Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Just now, HoosierCat said: If the Bills win they end with a better record than the Bengals, even if Cincy wins. Because…we were not allowed to finish playing them. In a game, at home, where we came out hair ablaze and taking names. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, membengal said: Another stupid point. The home/away games are based on the scheduling formula set way in advance. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, membengal said: Sure. But then shouldn’t we have a chance to host Buffalo ? Because there’s no coin flip for that… ravens are covered. Bengals are…not. Potential Buffalo game is the only thing worth bitching about. The other stuff is as fair as it can be. Burrow at Home, favored by 7 against a back up QB. If they don't win and lose a coin toss so fucking be it. 1 Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: Again, because the Bills and Bengals can’t get any advantage over one another due to the missed game. All the coin flips are to deal with the potential inequity created by using winning percentages between teams that played an unequal number of games. Yeah that's a loop hole. That potential match up should be addressed, IMO. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 17 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: If the Bills win they end with a better record than the Bengals, even if Cincy wins. Loophole. Let's be honest Buffalo got the best (standings wise) out of that MNF game being canceled. It was the right call (humanity wise). However, that decision removed a legit chance for the Bengals to even the records WITH the tie breaker. That can't be ignored. That potential match up should be addressed, IMO. Its the same reasoning why the league can't just award the Ravens a home game with a sweep of the Bengals. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 I just hope the initial release was focused on AFC Champ game and there are some considerations for Divisional round games to be announced. That round should be treated the same. Doesn't make sense not to. Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Literally, this - they create new rules but ONLY apply them to the bengals (to Cincy’s detriment) Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, AMPHAR said: Loophole. Let's be honest Buffalo got the best (standings wise) out of that MNF game being canceled. It was the right call (humanity wise). However, that decision removed a legit chance for the Bengals to even the records WITH the tie breaker. That can't be ignored. That potential match up should be addressed, IMO. It also eliminated Buffalo’s chance to nail the second seed down. That can’t be ignored either. Both teams lost an opportunity here, and I simply can’t get too worked up about it. Quote
AMPHAR Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: It also eliminated Buffalo’s chance to nail the second seed down. That can’t be ignored either. Both teams lost an opportunity here, and I simply can’t get too worked up about it. I'm not in favor of ignoring it. The divisional round should have the same considerations. Do a coin flip, neutral sight or whatever. There's just no way its fair for KC or Buffalo to be awarded a divisional round home match up with the Bengals, IF the Bengals win on Sunday. Quote
Stripes Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 I do think the solution could be better for the divisional round forward. The Bengals are the best team in the AFC, and I look forward to them proving it wherever they end up. 1 Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, Stripes said: I do think the solution could be better for the divisional round forward. The Bengals are the best team in the AFC, and I look forward to them proving it wherever they end up. Except, come the fuck on. They may indeed be best. But the path , through no fault of their own is likely TO Buffalo in late January and then TO Kansas City in back to back weeks IF they can beat the ravens in back to back weeks (never simple and always physical ). All because they were not able to finish playing a game through no fault of their own that would have changed much of that calculus if they had won. And nothing in the proposal allows for the second round to potentially be made right given the lost opportunity. seriously, close your eyes and tell me the nfl does the same thing to the Steelers. Quote
HoosierCat Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Memo from the chip off the ‘ol block dep’t: Katie is a no. Quote Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn is on the competition committee, which approved the scenarios Thursday. In a memo obtained by ESPN's Seth Wickersham, Blackburn urged the committee members to vote against the scenarios. Her reasoning stemmed from the timing of a rule change away from the standard of winning percentages used in this scenario. "The proper process for making rule change (sic) is in the off-season," Blackburn wrote. "It is not appropriate to put teams in a position to vote for something that may introduce bias, favor one team over another or impact their own situation when the vote takes place immediately before the playoffs." https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35388199/bills-bengals-game-not-resume-amid-damar-hamlin-continued-recovery Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Of course she is a no. Anyone who cares about this team would be a no. It’s a shit proposal that only fucks the bengals. Quote
membengal Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 This response is accurate as fuck Quote
Stripes Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Fair gripe from Mixon. Whatever one’s philosophy of “fairness”, this is inconsistent with that doctrine. Quote
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