Stuff like that is when I won't play in leagues where more than four teams make the playoffs. What is the point in even having a regular season if 6-8 teams make it out of 10-12? If your team is worth a damn, you'll make it, and then it's just a matter of whose players just happen to light it up in December. Less teams making the playoffs lessen the luck factor. Granted, it takes the fun out of it for teams who have slow starts and then have little chance of making it, but that's too bad.
On a related note, I am proud to say that the one online team I had this year was one of the best teams I ever put together. My starters were:
Romo
DeMarco, Jeremy Hill and Ingram
A. Brown, E. Sanders and D. Baldwin (or P. Harvin or Wayne)
Gronk
Justin Tucker
Seattle D
I went 12-2 and dominated both playoff games in winning the league.