Would this scenario change your mindset going into the game?

[t96]

Looking at wildcard, which is extremely unlikely but crazier things have happened, there are 8 teams ahead of us: Giants, Redskins, Eagles, Cardinals, Vikings, Packers, Buccaneers, Aints. In the division of course the Falcons, Aints and Bucs are all ahead of us. Pretend this scenario happens before the Sunday night game:

Vikings lost to Cowboys.

Lions beat Saints.

Texans beat Packers.

Chiefs beat Falcons.

Bengals beat Eagles.

Chargers beat Buccaneers.

Steelers beat Giants.

Cardinals beat Redskins.

 

Every single one of these outcomes would be good for us and honestly none of the individual outcomes turning out this way is unlikely. We'd gain on every single other wildcard opponent with a win tonight except for the Cardinals, but they're only half a game ahead of us and have a tough schedule including likely losses at Seattle, at Dolphins and possibly at Rams. And of course we'd gain on every divisional opponent including the Falcons which although a lot would still have to go our way the rest of the season would help those odds.

 

My mindset going into Seattle as of now is that we're most likely going to lose with the injuries and poor play of our team and I won't be upset at all with a close loss at this point. I want to win them all still and go for 9-7 but it's looking pretty unlikely for tomorrow night and I recognize and that forms my current mindset. I bet others have a similar mindset. But if this scenario happened before the game, I'd be going into the game all in for a win, similar to our 2014 playoff game in Seattle. Not that any of our mindsets really matter but I'm curious whether this would change others mindsets as well.

In all likelihood, this scenario doesn't play out, we don't win and none of this matters. But, to me at least, it's still interesting to look at.

[Mr. Scot]

My mindset is keep fighting till the end.

Nothing changes that.

[luke nukem]

the giants won a Superbowl going 9-7, never say die!

[uncfan888]

fug it.. Why not 

[t96]

15 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

My mindset is keep fighting till the end.

Nothing changes that.

As is mine but would you be more upset with a loss tomorrow night if that scenario happens than if all those teams won?

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

if everything came together and this team ran the table and got some help from the rest of the NFC to make the playoffs i'd be a believer.  you'd have to think we'd be going into the playoffs red hot and nobody would want anything to do with us.

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

As is mine but would you be more upset with a loss tomorrow night if that scenario happens than if all those teams won?

Hard to say.

I don't like losing either way.

[Ivan The Awesome]

So top ten draft pick isn't the mindset of ya'll yet? Damn, stubborness isn't a virtue.

[pantherphan96]

i can't believe this team will run the table with this OL but I'll never root for us to lose just for a draft pick.

[Nails]

If only the Cardinals beat the Redskins I'd take it.  That's the team that still must lose an additional two games other than our game.  PLENTY of weeks and opportunities for all those teams to lose a game or two.

[AceBoogie]

We aren't going to the playoffs. Make peace with it now

[Nails]

1 minute ago, AceBoogie said:

We aren't going to the playoffs. Make peace with it now

The draft isn't until the end of April.  Nothing wrong with waiting to see what happens tomorrow night before proceeding down that LONG road.

[Harbingers]

51 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

My mindset is keep fighting till the end.

Nothing changes that.

Your god damn right. 

Additional: fug a wild card it's more probable we win the division. 

[AceBoogie]

4 minutes ago, Nails said:

The draft isn't until the end of April.  Nothing wrong with waiting to see what happens tomorrow night before proceeding down that LONG road.

Just setting yourself up for disappointment. Watch the games, root for your team, but do so with the knowledge that the only thing we're playing for is pride.