This is how I see it, as well. The 1984 49ers aren't the 1983 49ers or 1985 49ers, they're the 1984 49ers, obviously.JohnH19 wrote:Each season is an island. What happens in a subsequent season should have no bearing on how we view the previous season.
Also the era prior to "making the playoffs" I think is always viewed backward, as if it's a lesser accomplishment.
Agree with what Rupert said and have said it myself a bunch of times, I can't stand wild cards in any sport. Also defies logic to have a team finish 3rd in a little 4-team group get a chance to be "champion" when in reality they're already behind two other teams in their own little 4-team group. Bugs me much more in college football when a team doesn't win their conference but gets to play for the "national championship" and even moreso in high school when teams finish 4th out of 6-teams in a district but "make the state playoffs". More playoff teams isn't more competition, it's actually anti-competition and makes each game throughout the season less meaningful.