Question of the week: Strive for playoffs or fold for draft

SaintFanInATLHELL · 11-30-2004, 04:29 PM

The Saints are in an interesting pickle. This is a followup to my PLAYOFFS!!! post from last week.

As much as they try, they are still in it. Everyone around them in the race for the last wildcard spot (sans two) lost last week: Detroit, TB, St. Louis, Chicago, Arizona, and the Giants. The two winners, Carolina and Dallas, have pulled themselves back into it.. All in all there are two 5-6 teams and five 4-7 teams still in the race.

Next week Chicago,TB and Dallas have tough games with Minnesota, Atlanta and Seattle respectively. There is direct head to head between the Saints and the Panthers, and the Lions and the Cards. Finally the Giants and the Rams, the co-leaders in the race, both have winnable games with Washington and San Francisco respectively.

So the question. Do the Saints actually do what all teams try to do and win games? Or do we throttle back, play the rookies and the second/third stringers, and set up for a top 10 pick. Note that there are 5 teams with 3 wins or less at the current time.

The NFC is ultra weak. After Philly, Atlanta, and GB no one seems to have a consistent program.

So the question: shoot for the last playoff spot, and face GB in Lambeau in January, or try to stay in that 5-10 draft pick slot?

You make the call.

SFIAH

11-30-2004, 04:29 PM	#1
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,647	Question of the week: Strive for playoffs or fold for draft The Saints are in an interesting pickle. This is a followup to my PLAYOFFS!!! post from last week. As much as they try, they are still in it. Everyone around them in the race for the last wildcard spot (sans two) lost last week: Detroit, TB, St. Louis, Chicago, Arizona, and the Giants. The two winners, Carolina and Dallas, have pulled themselves back into it.. All in all there are two 5-6 teams and five 4-7 teams still in the race. Next week Chicago,TB and Dallas have tough games with Minnesota, Atlanta and Seattle respectively. There is direct head to head between the Saints and the Panthers, and the Lions and the Cards. Finally the Giants and the Rams, the co-leaders in the race, both have winnable games with Washington and San Francisco respectively. So the question. Do the Saints actually do what all teams try to do and win games? Or do we throttle back, play the rookies and the second/third stringers, and set up for a top 10 pick. Note that there are 5 teams with 3 wins or less at the current time. The NFC is ultra weak. After Philly, Atlanta, and GB no one seems to have a consistent program. So the question: shoot for the last playoff spot, and face GB in Lambeau in January, or try to stay in that 5-10 draft pick slot? You make the call. SFIAH