Thomas Davis on Tie

[panthers90]

Extremely disappointed. Like I said offense scores 37 points we should win the game. And for us, defensively, if we sit around and feel good about ending in a tie, we're missing it. (paraphrased)

 

Seems to have a different opinion than Coach.

[Snake]

I dont think Rivera gave a standing ovation over the tie either.

[panthers90]

He said he wouldn't treat the tie as a loss, do you think TD feels the same way?

[*FreeFua*]

This board was split roughly 50/50 yesterday on people who were ok with the tie and others that felt like it was a loss. Maybe accepting mediocre comes with being a long time Panthers fan, I don't know. I do know that no self respecting competitor is ok with a tie, especially given how that game was ended.

Here's the front page of the Cincy newspaper today that Person tweeted out...

[Ergent Seth]

Rivera was just happy not to lose. he'd take a tie over having to watch nugent's field goal go between the posts any day.

[Snake]

No, but he didn't see this tie as a loss either. I don't know what to say about that.

 

In reality its not. We were lucky it was a tie TBH because our defense poo the bed. So yea Davis should be upset but should Rivera be upset about Newtons performance? The coach speaks for the whole team and one side was getting it done while the other was not.

[Darth Biscuit]

I'm not OK with the tie, but honestly they had the chance to win it and missed the FG so that's really more like a win for us.

 

If we had missed the FG at the end to tie, it would feel more like a loss.

[Chaos]

Is it weird that a part of me feels like if we were 3-3 right now, at least there would be some kind of definitive outcome and we could move forward with a clear understanding of where we stand?

 

I know that probably sounded like a clusterfug of words, but I haven't come to grips with accepting the fact that we neither won nor lost.  It's like the game never happened.

 

If we can destroy GB next weekend at Lambeau, then I will be able to move on.  Until then, I'm afraid I'm stuck in no-man's land on this game.

[yosemiteben]

BUT it is a loss. If we end up going 9-6-1 and if the Taints go 9-7, then we lose out on both the division AND wildcard. At this point, the only way to make the playoffs is to win the South.

 

Is that true?  I don't understand how this can be accurate.

[ItsPantone278]

I don't get what's so hard to understand.  A tie is neither a win nor a loss.

[TN05]

BUT it is a loss. If we end up going 9-6-1 and if the Taints go 9-7, then we lose out on both the division AND wildcard. At this point, the only way to make the playoffs is to win the South.

 

Do you even math?

[Servant of Cthululelei]

BUT it is a loss. If we end up going 9-6-1 and if the Taints go 9-7, then we lose out on both the division AND wildcard. At this point, the only way to make the playoffs is to win the South.

 

Uhhh....that's wrong.  In that scenario, we win the division outright.

[ItsPantone278]

Is that true?  I don't understand how this can be accurate.

 

It's not

 

http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures

[TN05]

Is that true?  I don't understand how this can be accurate.

No, it isn't. Because ties act as a half win, half-loss, we would have an effective record of 9.5-6.5, which trumps a 9-7 record. If we win out, we make the playoffs.