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[Wrayfield]

Marvel at my ability to paste an avatar on top of Freeman's head.

Cruel but funny.

 

[BannedEpisode]

I was gonna come in and make a joke about how anytime the falcons get a bye week they will end up facing a QB with more playoffs wins than Matt Ryan but then I saw all the Viking pictures and got sad.

I'm sorry Atlanta fans. Go win it all and make 98 count for something.

 

[B1gg_Randall]

BAL @ DEN | GB @ SF | SEA @ ATL | HOU @ NE
Falcons got this.

 

[SlackAdjuster]

I pretty much hate all the (realistic) coaching options available at this point. Ugh.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

BAL @ DEN | GB @ SF | SEA @ ATL | HOU @ NE

 

[Tabris]

A Ray Lewis-retiring Baltimore is the #1 team I'm afraid of out of this group, no matter how bad Joe Flacco is, and we play them Saturday.

HOLD ME GODSLAY!

 

[TemplaerDude]

You would cheer for that piece of shit Manning.

 

[Striker]

!!!!!!! NEVER FORGET !!!!!!!! THE FALCONS ARE CHOKERS!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! NEVER FORGET !!!!!!!!

!!!!!!! NEVER FORGET !!!!!!!! MORE LIKE THE FAILCONS AMIRITE?!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! NEVER FORGET !!!!!!!!

Fantastic.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Manning needs to save his playoff choke for the AFC Championship against the Texans.

For now, beat he Rats!

 

[TheLegendary]

The Falcons are going to shit the bed I just know it.

 

[Buckethead]

why just a week? why not until after the superbowl?

I've got a bad feeling about the game but sure I ain't fraud of no ghost.

Bet expires Feb 9 2013.

 

[eznark]

The Falcons are going to shit the bed I just know it.

They opened as underdogs essentially. No shame in the coming humiliation.

 

[Ænima]

BAL @ DEN | GB @ SF | SEA @ ATL | HOU @ NE

AFC games will be easy wins. Seattle wins due to being tougher and more well-rounded than Atl. Niners lose due to Kaep inexperience.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

The Falcons are going to shit the bed I just know it.

I disagree. This next game is their Super Bowl.

 

[Bolt Vanderhuge]

Dear OP,

Eat a dick.

Sincerely,

Flacco5ever

Spoiler

It's going to be melancholy watching Ray's last game ever next Sunday

 

[RBH]

I was gonna come in and make a joke about how anytime the falcons get a bye week they will end up facing a QB with more playoffs wins than Matt Ryan but then I saw all the Viking pictures and got sad.

I'm sorry Atlanta fans. Go win it all and make 98 count for something.

YEAH!

We got one person on our side!

 

[DragonSworne]

I'm looking at the Raven's Denver match up, and I just don't know how the Ravens can lose.

It's definitely Ravens game to lose

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I already can't wait for next weekend, all of the games will be fun to watch. Divisional week is probably the best week of the year for football games. Too bad the Dolphins have no part in it, though.

Side note: RGIII, Luck, and Tannehill have all won the same number of playoff games. Tannehill has lost the least of the three. Wilson doesn't count because his team is loaded.

 

[squicken]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...an-extension-for-freeman?campaign=Twitter_atl

Bucs won't be extending Freeman's contract, meaning he's going to be a FA after next year. Or someone could trade for him

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

I'm looking at the Raven's Denver match up, and I just don't know how the Ravens can lose.

It's definitely Ravens game to lose

How do you figure?

 

[storybook77]

BAL @ DEN | GB @ SF | SEA @ ATL | HOU @ NE

 

[jakncoke]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...an-extension-for-freeman?campaign=Twitter_atl

Bucs won't be extending Freeman's contract, meaning he's going to be a FA after next year. Or someone could trade for him

Taco Bell owners from other NFL cities should be delighted by the news.

 

[Dragon]

I'm looking at the Raven's Denver match up, and I just don't know how the Ravens can lose.

It's definitely Ravens game to lose

http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=321216033

 

[bionic77]

The brunette is better than that tub deserves. She is cute.

The blonde looks like she got her boob job done in Jacksonville.

And the other chick is obviously there to make the other two chicks look better.

 

[bionic77]

How do you figure?

Drugs are pretty awesome dude.

Give them a chance.

But don't use too many of them and then come back and scam us for money.

 

[eznark]

I don't normally dip into King's schlock Larry King impersonator column but I was told there was a Gil Brandt sighting, and I love me some Gil!

Gil Brandt loves him some Johnny Manziel.
Don't get excited, Chiefs or Jags fans. The earliest Manziel could be eligible for the NFL Draft is April 2014. Even though he's only 20, and just 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, he had a Cotton Bowl Friday night that veteran conscience-of-the-NFL Gil Brandt told me was "the best game I've ever seen a player play in college football." Considering that the 79-year-old Brandt has been scouting college players for 52 years, that's quite a statement. Manziel, the Heisman Trophy winner, rushed for 229 yards and two scores, and threw for 287 yards and two scores, as Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 41-13. "It's the best individual effort I've seen,'' Brandt said. "The players we got in the game on defense now are a lot faster than ever before. I don't know how you describe this guy. He is so unique. He's just got unbelievable quickness and such great change of direction -- and remember, he didn't do this against a bad team. He played one of the better teams in college football, and he was a man among boys.'' As for Manziel's NFL prospects, Brandt said: "The game is changing a little bit in the NFL, and quarterbacks are running a lot now. He is not a great passer, but he is a more-than-accurate passer. I think he will translate to the pro game well. The only thing that worries me about him is he's a slightly built, I shouldn't say that, but not that well-built a guy for the NFL.
"I don't know if he can run the option without getting hurt. In saying that, did we think Wilson and Griffin would be like they are? No.''
Sounds like he'll be the ultimate debatable player when he comes out.


Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130107/peter-king-monday-morning-quarterback-nfl-playoffs-wild-card/#ixzz2HIW57EKV

I think it's interesting that Brandt's only concern is that he is slightly built. Manziel has at least two years to bulk up and work on his sloppy mechanics. Definitely a fascinating guy to watch.

 

[ErasureAcer]

Picked all the Wild Card games right.

DEN
HOU
SF
ATL

 

[cdyhybrid]

Unless you're a tank like Cam/Tebow you'll never be able to fully run the option safely in the NFL. QBs will have be very good about avoiding hits like Russell is if they want to do it.

 

[jmdajr]

Is Brady preparing for the Broncos already.

I hope so.

 

[bionic77]

Unless you're a tank like Cam/Tebow you'll never be able to fully run the option safely in the NFL. QBs will have be very good about avoiding hits like Russell is if they want to do it.

Unless you duck and cover under pressure like Tammy and Peyton as well you are going to get hurt in the NFL. Whether it is trying to extend the play, trying to deliver while getting hit or running the ball.

But on the other hand it seems like the guys who are willing to take the hits are the ones winning championships. And most fans would rather use up their qb and players in a few seasons of brilliance then them be pussies and try and extend their career into their 40s.

 

[Coldnoodle]

YEAH!

We got one person on our side!

 

[Dutch Gronk]

So many of you picking the Texans. We're underdogs again!

When we lose, I'll pledge my allegiance to The Matural and the Falcons!

 

[eznark]

Unless you're a tank like Cam/Tebow you'll never be able to fully run the option safely in the NFL. QBs will have be very good about avoiding hits like Russell is if they want to do it.

You don't have to though, that's the thing. And it's the thing that people like Kastrioti and "gimmick offense" casuals are overlooking. The fact that he can run freezes the linebacker/end enough to create a seam for the dive give or to allow a gap in the zone over the top of the linebacker. A QB who keeps it 5-6 times but gets a first down on each of those runs is terrifying to a defensive coordinator. Excellent safety play can impact that a lot (we saw that a bit yesterday as the Seahawks were able to take away a lot of those open ins at 10-15 yards that RG3 lives off of via play action, but otherwise it's tough. The best way people are explaining it is that it creates 11-11 football and we are at a point in the NFL where the better athletes (and the rulebook) tips the scales to the offense.

It's interesting to me that IRG3 is fully aware of just how brittle he is, and plays with it in mind. Yesterday they mentioned that when he releases the ball he immediately puts his hands up/out to show he doesn't have the ball. After this knee injury, I can only think he'll be even more conscious of that going forward.

 

[darkside31337]

YEAH!

We got one person on our side!

Falcons will win this game by 20.

Matt Ryan will be telling Russell Wilson to get the fuck off his field at the end of the game.

 

[eznark]

Falcons will win this game by 20.

Matt Ryan will be telling Russell Wilson to get the fuck off his field at the end of the game.

Have you gotten any games right yet?

 

[djplaeskool]

Oh boy... wow.

Oh ye* of little faith.

*: Majority of the nation

 

[Dragon]

Unless you duck and cover under pressure like Tammy and Peyton as well you are going to get hurt in the NFL. Whether it is trying to extend the play, trying to deliver while getting hit or running the ball.

But on the other hand it seems like the guys who are willing to take the hits are the ones winning championships. And most fans would rather use up their qb and players in a few seasons of brilliance then them be pussies and try and extend their career into their 40s.

Most fans don't get to choose. Maybe we just want to watch the world burn.

 

[Miguel]

Don't you try to make yourself to be the underdog, Dutch! We got here fair and square.

 

[jmdajr]

That other Matt's string of bad luck might continue. Gonna feel bad for em if it happens.

 

[bionic77]

Most fans don't get to choose. Maybe we just want to watch the world burn.

I certainly am ok with that after the way this season ended.

The Pats also having a legit shot to win the SB despite being hot garbage doesn't help my mood either.

 

[Dutch Gronk]

Don't you try to make yourself to be the underdog, Dutch! We got here fair and square.

It's going to be the Jets from '09 or the Broncos from last year. Or we lose after blowing you out in the reg season in a embarrassing fashion ala the Jets or we continue where we left off and leave you guys crying in the bathroom stall after being violated by us.

My guess is option 1.

I certainly am ok with that after the way this season ended.

The Pats also having a legit shot to win the SB despite being hot garbage doesn't help my mood either.

No Eli improves our odds, but we suck. My bet is Godgers gets his second ring.

 

[Dragon]

I certainly am ok with that after the way this season ended.

The Pats also having a legit shot to win the SB despite being hot garbage doesn't help my mood either.

Theres no one in the AFC that's all that great. I would be more excited about the pats but they went 1-3 against the NFC. Not exactly confidence inducing. If they do make the SB, hopefully it won't be against a team that can actually play defense.

 

[JCizzle]

Shanny is still the worst coach in the league this morning. What a total prick. I hope his tanning bed burns him good after what he did to RG3

 

[bionic77]

No Eli improves our odds, but we suck. My bet is Godgers gets his second ring.

Before last week I really liked Seattle's chances because they got to play Atlanta and they are probably the only team with a great secondary left in the playoffs (playing primarily passing teams), but Wussle is giving me doubt.

I also assumed that the Niners would stomp the Packers and that the Broncos would make it to the SB. Now I don't know what to think anymore. Ray's knife is as sharp as ever and the Niners inspire no confidence. I mean in this current shit league I could even see Matt Ryan winning a playoff game or two.

 

[DragonSworne]

The schedule is BS!

WTF

The Ravens played on Sunday, and they have to play again this Saturday? While the Texans played on Saturday and get to play Sunday.

Of course Tom Brady is scheduled to play on Sunday.

This league is ridiculous and so transparent.

 

[bionic77]

Shanny is still the worst coach in the league this morning. What a total prick. I hope his tanning bed burns him good after what he did to RG3

I am pretty sure he did not plan for that to happen and RG3 also wanted to play.

And it isn't going to be talked about but I am sure the Hawks were gunning for that gimpy knee and trying to take his ass out.

 

[jmdajr]

It's going to be the Jets from '09 or the Broncos from last year. Or we lose after blowing you out in the reg season in a embarrassing fashion ala the Jets or we continue where we left off and leave you guys crying in the bathroom stall after being violated by us.

My guess is option 1.



No Eli improves our odds, but we suck. My bet is Godgers gets his second ring.

No one is going to be crying. That's done with.
We know we need a miracle to win.

 

[Wes]

So how many of you can still say their pre-season superbowl prediction is still on course?

BAL @ DEN | GB @ SF | SEA @ ATL | HOU @ NE

 

[eznark]

I had Denver - GB and I think a ton of other people did as well.

Before last week I really liked Seattle's chances because they got to play Atlanta and they are probably the only team with a great secondary left in the playoffs (playing primarily passing teams), but Wussle is giving me doubt.

I also assumed that the Niners would stomp the Packers and that the Broncos would make it to the SB. Now I don't know what to think anymore. Ray's knife is as sharp as ever and the Niners inspire no confidence. I mean in this current shit league I could even see Matt Ryan winning a playoff game or two.

Only way this happens is if Gonzalez has 15 catches and 3 touchdowns. He is their sole hope.

 

[jmdajr]

The schedule is BS!

WTF

The Ravens played on Sunday, and they have to play again this Saturday? While the Texans played on Saturday and get to play Sunday.

Of course Tom Brady is scheduled to play on Sunday.

This league is ridiculous and so transparent.

Well Texans played on Sunday and had to play Saturday. It's just reversed now.