(02-06-2018, 09:18 AM)UCF Knight Wrote:

(02-06-2018, 07:50 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Would rather not go at all. If you're not going to win it all then don't even bother going all the way. In this case you're saying we end up losing. In my opinion I would rather take the loss in the AFCC game and have those two weeks now to work on the off season, scouting, pending free agents, contract extensions, etc. 

To focus for another two weeks on the Superbowl only to lose? No thank you. Plus. The Superbowl hangover tends to be real roughly 90% of the time. It's rare a Superbowl losing team finds itself right back in the Superbowl the following year. Just looking at the last ten years for example. 

Atlanta? Out after 1 win. 
Carolina? 6-10 in 2016.
Seattle? Out after 1 win. 
San Francisco? Imploded. 
New England? Out after 1 win. 
Pittsburgh? Lost Wildcard game to Denver.
Indy? Lost Wildcard game to New York.
Arizona? Out after 1 win. 
New England? Missed play-offs. (Brady went to IR)
Chicago? Imploded.

How did the team that lost the AFC Championship game do the following year?

I'd rather have a shot at winning the Super Bowl than not go at all.  You can never guarantee you will get a shot to go back any time soon.

I would have to check. Nothing is ever guaranteed. But I would much rather not go at all and lose that game. It just seems to be devastating to a football team the following year. Plus the loss of two weeks into the off season toward preparation as a player and the front office ins and outs just seems like a bitter pill to swallow when you're right back to work in just three months.

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