December 29, 2006
The End Of The Road?
Is there anyone out there who thinks the Giants will win tomorrow night? After quitting last week against New Orleans? After playing the way they have during the second half of the season? Without a healthy Jeremy Shockey? No, it doesn’t seem that this team has a victory in them and that’s a shame because tomorrow’s game means a lot.
First and foremost, it means a playoff spot. If the Giants win, they would be in the playoffs. (Green Bay could tie them, but New York would win the strength of victory tiebreaker.)
Unless they make the playoffs, tomorrow’s game is also Tiki Barber’s last one as a Giant. It is hard to like the way Tiki handled his whole retirement, but he has been one of the best to ever put on the blue and white. Now, it certainly looks like his career will end without one last run into the playoffs.
Maybe the Giants can snap out of it and give Tiki one last shot and save Tom Coughlin’s job. Coughlin certainly realized he was in trouble this week and “reassigned” (a nice word for fired) his offensive coordinator, but it all seems like too little too late. Washington wins big.
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The Giants gave up way too much for Manning, and he hasn't delivered. Injuries haven't helped and Coughlin is guilty of some bad play calling. The Giants are a disaster.
J-E-T-S! are the only hope for a playoff run (slim, but we can dream)
what the heck is a "strength of victory tiebreaker"?
foget it- even a win and cough-lin is through...the giants suck, and manning a big waste! Time to start over (Again)
Go Skins!
I believe a strength of victory tiebreaker is for when two teams have the same record: to decide playoff berth they look at who beat who when they played, and if they have a split (like the Giants and Eagles who both beat each other this season), who else they've beaten. If teams A and B are
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
strength of victory = -defeated- opponents winning percentage
http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers
TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.
1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head, if applicable.
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Strength of victory.
5. Strength of schedule.
6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best net points in conference games.
9. Best net points in all games.
10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
11. Coin toss.
strength of victory = your defeated opponents winning percentage