el capitan
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I know we famously benefitted from the way teams are seeded for the playoffs when we beat the Saints 3 years ago but it is something that should be looked at very soon because the current system is dumb.
For example, we're the deserved no.1 seed (we have the best record and therefor earned the right to HFA and the "easier" road to the superb owl), yet our most likely opponents in the divisional round are the 12-4 9ers or the 11-5 Saints.
The Panthers as the no.2 seed could very well end up with either the 10-6 Eagles or a Packers team that scraped into the playoffs with 8 wins. The only way we'll get an easier matchup than the Panthers is if either both road teams win or both home teams win in the wildcard round.
I have every confidence that we can and will beat anyone at home and would personally love to see the 49ers season end at the Clink but what is the point in having a seeding system if those seeds are not based on record.
For example, we're the deserved no.1 seed (we have the best record and therefor earned the right to HFA and the "easier" road to the superb owl), yet our most likely opponents in the divisional round are the 12-4 9ers or the 11-5 Saints.
The Panthers as the no.2 seed could very well end up with either the 10-6 Eagles or a Packers team that scraped into the playoffs with 8 wins. The only way we'll get an easier matchup than the Panthers is if either both road teams win or both home teams win in the wildcard round.
I have every confidence that we can and will beat anyone at home and would personally love to see the 49ers season end at the Clink but what is the point in having a seeding system if those seeds are not based on record.