Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs.

CantonLegend · 11-02-2009, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

hmmm.... no.
You conveniently are forgetting the wild card game the Cards played at home, so that's 2 out of 3 playoff games played at home. Since your timeline is delimited by the 2005 Steelers, you also conveniently omitted the Colts who played 2 out of 2 playoff games at home in 2006 and ended up winning the SB.

You are also mixing SB winners with non SB winners. If you look at teams that reached the SB but lost it in that same timespan: the Eagles played 2 out of 2 at home; the Seahawks played 2 out of 2 at home; the Patriots played 2 out of 2 at home; the Bears played 2 out of 2 at home.

i almost

when i realized i agreed with everything TR just said

there is always an exception to the rule......like arizona last year.......but how beneficial would it have been to have home field advantage against the bears in '06......the game might've ended up differently.....the only thing that would've made this season better would've been a super bowl in the dome.....thats true homefield advantage

cargojon · 11-02-2009, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by saintpaul25

Home field doesn't really mean much anymore. Arizona, had one home game in the play offs last year, the NFC championship game. The Steelers were a wildcard their first superbowl of the decade, and so were the Giants if I remember correctly. That's 2 out of 3 winners, WITHOUT homefield advantage. It's all about the team itself. Not saying I don't want it, just saying it doesn't mean as much as it used too.

The other thing you're forgetting is that the Steelers and Giants are cold-weather / northeast teams already, so a home game in a cold climate doesn't impact them as much; they're built for it (Plus one of Pit's away games in 05 was in the RCA Dome, and one of NYG's away games was in Dallas, the other in Tampa). Arizona's one road game last year was in Carolina - hardly in the same league climate-wise as Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, etc in January. If that NFCCG last year were in Philly, it would have been an all-Pennsylvania super bowl.

foreverfan · 11-02-2009, 10:52 AM

Who could forget Chicago? But is playing in Philly, New York or Green Bay any better?

Tobias-Reiper · 11-02-2009, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

i almost when i realized i agreed with everything TR just said

...that's the devil leaving your body and the spirit of reason engulfing you in all of its glory ...

mikesaintfan · 11-02-2009, 11:10 AM

im not from N.O. just a big fan.. BUT.....home field=more local revenue= good for the city..right?

CantonLegend · 11-02-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

...that's the devil leaving your body and the spirit of reason engulfing you in all of its glory ...

im glad its that......i just thought it was gas

CantonLegend · 11-02-2009, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

Who could forget Chicago? But is playing in Philly, New York or Green Bay any better?

i have officially........uh.....ummm.......forgot what i was going to say

blast you and your avatars

11-02-2009, 10:05 AM	#11
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper hmmm.... no. You conveniently are forgetting the wild card game the Cards played at home, so that's 2 out of 3 playoff games played at home. Since your timeline is delimited by the 2005 Steelers, you also conveniently omitted the Colts who played 2 out of 2 playoff games at home in 2006 and ended up winning the SB. You are also mixing SB winners with non SB winners. If you look at teams that reached the SB but lost it in that same timespan: the Eagles played 2 out of 2 at home; the Seahawks played 2 out of 2 at home; the Patriots played 2 out of 2 at home; the Bears played 2 out of 2 at home. i almost when i realized i agreed with everything TR just said there is always an exception to the rule......like arizona last year.......but how beneficial would it have been to have home field advantage against the bears in '06......the game might've ended up differently.....the only thing that would've made this season better would've been a super bowl in the dome.....thats true homefield advantage

11-02-2009, 10:23 AM	#12
cargojon 500th Post Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 576	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. Originally Posted by saintpaul25 Home field doesn't really mean much anymore. Arizona, had one home game in the play offs last year, the NFC championship game. The Steelers were a wildcard their first superbowl of the decade, and so were the Giants if I remember correctly. That's 2 out of 3 winners, WITHOUT homefield advantage. It's all about the team itself. Not saying I don't want it, just saying it doesn't mean as much as it used too. The other thing you're forgetting is that the Steelers and Giants are cold-weather / northeast teams already, so a home game in a cold climate doesn't impact them as much; they're built for it (Plus one of Pit's away games in 05 was in the RCA Dome, and one of NYG's away games was in Dallas, the other in Tampa). Arizona's one road game last year was in Carolina - hardly in the same league climate-wise as Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, etc in January. If that NFCCG last year were in Philly, it would have been an all-Pennsylvania super bowl.
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11-02-2009, 10:52 AM	#13
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. Who could forget Chicago? But is playing in Philly, New York or Green Bay any better?

11-02-2009, 11:08 AM	#14
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. Originally Posted by CantonLegend i almost when i realized i agreed with everything TR just said ...that's the devil leaving your body and the spirit of reason engulfing you in all of its glory ...

11-02-2009, 11:10 AM	#15
mikesaintfan 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 1,070	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. im not from N.O. just a big fan.. BUT.....home field=more local revenue= good for the city..right?

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11-02-2009, 11:11 AM	#16
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper ...that's the devil leaving your body and the spirit of reason engulfing you in all of its glory ... im glad its that......i just thought it was gas

11-02-2009, 11:12 AM	#17
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Why the Saints need to keep marching towards HFA in the playoffs. Originally Posted by foreverfan Who could forget Chicago? But is playing in Philly, New York or Green Bay any better? i have officially........uh.....ummm.......forgot what i was going to say blast you and your avatars