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What Miami needs to make the post season

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First off, I know there are some of you who will call me stupid for this, but if you think there is no chance, then just don't post. Plain and simple, stay out of this thread if you don't have anything positive to say.

I know these threads may get a little annoying and I was going to post this in another thread, but I figured why not give it it's own little thread because I did a bit of work on it.

So here ya go, here's a nice little update of what we need to happen to qualify for post season play.

Of course, Miami wins out. (That's a given.)

Cincinnati OR Jacksonville must lose out. They will have the tie breakers on us and if either wins one game that gives them 9 wins.

Cincinnati plays- @Indianapolis, @ Denver, Pittsburgh

Jacksonville plays- @ Tennessee, New England, @ Kansas City

Next, we are going to need some more help. Kansas City, Denver and New York Jets are all 7-6. Now obviously, we need them all to lose at least 1 game. If we are tied up with NY or KC, we will get the nod because we beat KC and after going through division, conference and common games, we will get NY on SOS believe it or not.

So if we win out, NY is behind us. This means we will need KC to lose one game and Denver to lose 2.

Kansas City plays- @ San Diego, @ Oakland, Jacksonville

Denver plays- @ Arizona, Cincinnati, San Fransisco

So if KC loses this week, like they should, we move past them essentially. This is where it starts to get a little tricky. If it comes down to a 3 way tie between Miami, KC and Denver, we will get the go. The reason for this is because KC will have a better division record than Denver which eliminates Denver first, then we eliminate KC due to head to head competition. So really, we need to root for KC to lose just one of their remaining 3 because that will actully help us.

Everything is really sketchy and not very clear because of SOS and other scenarios. It should be a lot more clear after week 15 if we are still alive.

And also, we need Pittsburgh to lose just 1 game.

Pittsburgh plays- @Carolina, Baltimore, @ Cincinnati (No way they run through that)

Well, I hope it's a little more clear for you guys. If I messed up anywhere, feel free to correct me. Thanks guys.
 
great post. actually gives me hope again, as I think it is possible. I have seen stranger things happen
 
Finfan80 said:
great post. actually gives me hope again, as I think it is possible. I have seen stranger things happen
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That's my thought as well man. I'm not giving up on this team until they are actully finished and through. As long as we are alive, it gives us something to be excited for. And you're right, stranger things have happend.
 
Id say we have a 15% chance. We win and everything goes right Id say we have about a 30% or maybe 35% chance.

Just keep fighting until the season is over, thats all I ask
 
Great breakdown, although my reaction to seeing it on paper is a little less optimistic than some others apparently. I would only add that it isn't just a matter of this team or that team losing...they have to lose only certain games, because the Dolphins actually need them to win others. For instance, you want Denver to lose two games, or one if they end up tied with KC, but they also need to beat the Bengals, so that means the loss needs to come against the Niners or Arizona. I just can't see all of this happening just right for Miami.

The best shot for the playoffs appears to be for the Bengals to lose out against that difficult remaining schedule. I actually look for the Dolphins to be mathematically out of it after next week. Not what I want, but it appears to be the grim reality. If only they had beaten Houston or Pittsburgh early on in the season! Very frustrating to think about.
 
Hey that's an alright chance, i mean at least there's a possibility. If only we were in the NFC
 
:blowup: Ow! My head is going to explode trying to figure all that out. Just kidding. Great post!
 
PhinsRock said:
Just say no to posting in this thread.
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Man...he went to a lot of trouble to explain to fellow finfans that may still be interested in playoff scenarios what needs to happen in order for us to make it, and all you can do is be smarmy and contradict your own message...

Way to contribute. You've just made everyone else on the board look smarter. :sidelol:
 
wishful thinking guys, wishful thinking....


would be great though, starting to forget what its like to be in the postseason. hell, i couldn't even by a pack of cigarettes last we were there.
 
Alex44 said:
Id say we have a 15% chance. We win and everything goes right Id say we have about a 30% or maybe 35% chance.

Just keep fighting until the season is over, thats all I ask
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How about, "Begin fighting when the season starts".

Because had we done that, we wouldnt need this team to do this, that team to do that, and this other team to do this other thing.

The way they started the season they don't deserve the playoffs.

They wasted the opportunities they had way back in week two and three, when they lost to those two loser franchises, the Bills and Texans.

And the thing that gets me with so many Fins fans is that no one is outraged. Everyone is like, "all I ask is play the next three teams tough and I'll be happy". I won't be happy. I don't care if we win the last three games 50-0.

Watching other teams, in some cases, inferior teams, in the playoffs while we sit our candy arses at home because we didn't have a coach who could find a way to prepare this team to beat the Bills and Texans to me is inexcusable. And I don't care what he does in the future, he has to pay a price for failing us this year.

The only hope I have is that he takes the Bama job.
 
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