Who Wins The AFCN "Honestly"

[Stewy]

(05-11-2022, 10:29 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Watson has also won in the postseason.  

But what does this have to do with your claim that the AFC South was "weak" when Watson won it?

Ok.  So a most of you know I live in Houston.  I listen to and read up on all Houston sports, and listen to the sports talk to and from work (long commute).

There is no doubt that you have to win the games, but it is also true that the AFC South was then and previously had been the weakest division in the AFC.  You can have an opinion Fred but the local sports media here know more than you, sorry.  Also while yes two teams made the playoffs, the other two in the division were usually ABYSMAL.  

Examples
2017 - Jacks/Tenn went to the playoffs as the 3rd and 5th seeds, whereas Houston and the Colts were 14th/15th out of 16 teams.  Also that year, they played the AFC East with the almost equally bad Jets and Dolphins 13th/11th.  Weak division with a weak schedule = multiple playoff teams.
2018 - Houston/Colts were in the playoffs as the 3rd/6th seeds;  the AFCS played the AFCEast again, which was worse than the previous year with Jest, Buff, and fins all with losing records ranked 15/13/10 in the AFC.  On top of that they played the NFCEast, which was abysmal at the time including the Giants and Redskins with losing records.  Though Dallas and Philly were both in the playoffs, it was as the 4th/6th seeds.  Plus Hous had the advantage of a last place schedule.
2019 - Houston/Tenn were in as the 4th/6th seeds.  They played the Abysmal AFCWest that had 3 teams with losing records, Chargers, Denver, Raiders 13th/9th/8th respectively, though Raiders/Denver were 7-9.  They also played the NFCSouth that had 3 teams with losing records.  Finally Houston only played 5 teams with winning records (going 2-3) (if you count Tennessee twice with whom they split).

If you look at the schedules and who the AFCSouth played 2017-2019, not only was the division weak, but they played weak divisions.  Until 2021 their Division winner was never more than the 3rd seed, and except for Tennessee in 2019 it was all 1 round exits.  2018 doesn't count because the Colts beat the Texans in a 1st round wildcard.  Colts went on to be pulverized by a real team (Pats 35-14) in the divisional round.

Summary:  Having two playoff teams from your division doesn't mean squat unless you look at strength of schedule.