NFL WildCard Weekend 2010- Extended Xmas for Some;Miniature American Flags for Others
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Buckethead
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This is true, but consider their competition since then. Hard to tell.Talon- said:
Indy, Steelers, and Ravens all will be interesting. They should at least get 2 of them.
Damn I want the Packers to have another shot with A-Rod vs. them.
Elfforkusu
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No they don't, they're terrible.BakedPigeon said:
Look, I have no doubt that Seattle will come out fired up, "we get no respect!", etc, and play their best game of the season. But as long as the Saints don't lay an egg it won't matter.
They have a puncher's chance, but so does any NFL team in any single game.
Also, I'm not buying into this Patriots aura of invicibility. They're good, but I'd like the Steelers out of the AFC if they didn't melt every time they went up against Belicheck and Brady.
If it's Ravens vs Patriots in the divisional round, I'm not sure I pick the Pats!
BakedPigeon
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TheBranca18 said:
And the raiders beat everyone in their division and did not make the playoffs, whats your point? Dumb stats? that does not mean shit in the playoffs. The season is over, Seahawks already played a playoff game, they are already do or die and rolling.
You realize they beat the Steelers, Colts, Jets, Bears, and your own Pack during this run, correct? Not exactly the NFC West they've played there. Bears and Jets looked like Big Ten teams against them.Buckethead said:
The spread scheme they're running with, literally, 35+ different formations is pretty much tailor made to beat teams like Pittsburgh and Ravens who are reliant on their base front 7 causing havoc.
And, again, Belichick + Brady in Foxborough is hell.
BakedPigeon said:
Right and just because the Seahawks are in the playoffs does not mean they are suddenly on equal footing as the other teams. THey're not. They don't have the talent on either side of the ball and one could question their coach as well. Why exactly do you have any faith for them to do anything with the Saints?
They beat a Rams team with a rookie QB who has shit wide receivers and rarely threw the ball beyond the line of scrimmage.
Wellington
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Their tight ends are a horrible matchup for any linebacking corps.Talon- said:
DeaconKnowledge
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Impossible. ravens can only see the Pats if they both get to the AFC Championship.Elfforkusu said:
BakedPigeon
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TheBranca18 said:
An equal footing? Like the pats undefeated juggernaut non equal footing to any other team footing when the giants beat them? expect the unexpected.
DeaconKnowledge said:
Colts win, Ravens win, Ravens face the Patriots in the Divisional Round, no?
BakedPigeon said:
So why bother making a post? I mean, hey yeah shit like that happens, but where's the value in making a comment like that? I realize you're a fan in the NFC West but let's be honest here. The division was shit this year. Pure three day old diaper shit. And you're not convincing me that the Seahawks stand a chance against a Saints team that went into Atlanta and beat the Falcons.
The fact that Hernandez is fast enough to be a wideout and Gronk has enough size to thump in the running game lets them line each of them out wide, on the line, in the slot, or in the backfield.Wellington said:
In the Jets game, they rolled out with 27 different formations in the first 27 offensive plays of the game. Shit's silly.
Buckethead
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Steelers are the only solid team they really "blew out" though. Ok and the Bears.Talon- said:
Every other team was mediocre and/or highly inconsistent.
They beat the Colts because Payton threw that dumbass INT, should've gone to OT at the least and Green Bay blew it with that special teams play/no Rodgers.
I'm not saying they're a cakewalk, they're a great team, but it's the playoffs. People can play above their talent level if the right chips fall.
They are favored and for good reason, I'd say they're the team to beat but I just don't think people should be kissing the rings - especially in this bizarro season of surprises and parity.
DeaconKnowledge
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TheBranca18 said:
No. Winner of jets/Colts gets the pats in the divisional.
Buckethead
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So I want....
Ravens
Colts
Seahawks
Packers
Let's see how that goes.
Ravens
Colts
Seahawks
Packers
Let's see how that goes.
BakedPigeon
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TheBranca18 said:
Why bother making a post? Someone has to appreciate the little guys besides me and Jack N Coke. I fucking hate the seahawks just dont count them out.
DeaconKnowledge
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Hmm, I think you may be right. Could have sworn it was reversed.TheBranca18 said:
Shit doesn't come out of nowhere. It's always a matter of matchups. The Giants blew up the Pats unathletic offensive line with the myriad of pass rushers they could rotate in and out. The hits put their toll on the Patriots.BakedPigeon said:
How do the Seahawks matchup with the Saints? Seattle's allowed the 2nd most passing touchdowns and are tied for the 4th least picks in the league. They've allowed the 2nd most 20+ yard completions in the league with 60.
How do you beat the Saints? Eliminate their running game and get quick pressure in Drew's face with a secondary that limits big plays. Is Seattle good at any one of those things? No.
The one place where you can see Seattle succeeding is stopping the Saints rushing attack because of all the injuries they have at that position, but, even then, we've already established that Seattle's secondary allows big plays. They're 24th in the league on 3rd down percentage on defense.
Buckethead
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=5981573DeaconKnowledge said:
BakedPigeon
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Talon- said:
God damn... Stats Stats Stats. Its the playoffs.
Facts. Facts. Facts.BakedPigeon said:
They don't matchup well against their first opponent, which you respond with drivel about "how it's the playoffs."
You are what your record says you are. You are what your team's performance indicates. This is a mediocre team that's been blown out by an average of 20 points in its losses.
BakedPigeon
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Talon- said:
ok
bob_arctor
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:lol a whole week of this stuff. love it. in jets news, possible return of damien woody to the o-line and erik smith at safety with smith almost certainly a definite. oh shit, tomlinson gatorade commercial just got me amped.
Equus Bellator Apex
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What fuck is Pomplamoose?
Elfforkusu
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You are correct.TheBranca18 said:
I know it's hard, but you Pats fans should probably root for the Jets this weekend!
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Equus Bellator Apex said:
Sellout band that makes pleasant commercials???
Nemesis121
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Futurevoid said:
11-5/12-4 if they lower the turn overs significantly....
Giants won 10 games playing ugly football, 42 turn overs is pathetic, they fix that problem, they will be hard to beat next season.
TheLegendary
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Nemesis121 said:
There's always another issue that comes out that you dont expect. Maybe the Giants take care of the turnovers but you'll inherit the 500 injuries that the Packers have had this year, for example. Then the next year you say without the injuries we're unbeatable! Repeat ad nauseum.
Good luck!
Ninja Scooter
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are the schedules just leaking or have they been announced already? Would like to see the Redskins schedule for next year.
storybook77
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Ninja Scooter said:
Schedules are dictated by rotating divisions and final standings of the regular season. We don't know exact time and dates.
You are correct! There is no way in Boston that the Pats lose to the Jets.Elfforkusu said:
Though it would be my dream scenario to get the Chiefs at Pittsburgh for the Divisional and then the Jets for the Championship game before we go to the Superbowl to beat up on Seattle. But that might be asking for a bit too much...
BakedPigeon
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bionic77 said:
I would be more worried about the Ravens.
There's a rotation of divisional matchups that's already known, so that accounts for 8 games. Then 6 games are divisional games. The last 2 games are the only ones determined by place in the division, and there are divisional matchups for those games as well.Ninja Scooter said:
For example, say AFC North and NFC West are lined up for those last 2 games. The 1st place team in each division plays each other. The 2nd place team in each division plays each other. And so on.
In reality, we know every schedule but 2 games for every season through 2013. The actual schedule of dates and times is announced in the summer.
Until we get that damned 18 game season.
Giants have been getting injuries left and right since '05. They've been fairly fortunate this season defensively with them, but they were missing many guys on the line and Steve Smith's loss was obviously huge. GB didn't lose impact guys on offense for any substantial amount of time. Ryan Grant is good player, but replaceable. He was your biggest injury.TheLegendary said:
TheLegendary
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Woa just realized my pre-season prediction of 10-6 was dead on. I never bought into the super hype before the season but expected them to win the North with that record. I predicted the Vikings collapse and a more competitive Bears team but no way did I expect the Bears turnaround so quickly.
Next year I'll have to keep my predictions archived for posterity's sake .
Next year I'll have to keep my predictions archived for posterity's sake .
Buckethead
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Striker said:
The entire offense was based on Finley
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Not going to be around much this week but definitely will be for the games. Just wanted to say this before I leave.
J-E-T-S!
JETS!
JETS!
JETS!!!
Bring on the hate bitches, see you Saturday. =P
J-E-T-S!
JETS!
JETS!
JETS!!!
Bring on the hate bitches, see you Saturday. =P
TheLegendary
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Striker said:
Clear word of warning. I'm not using injuries as an excuse, because I'm not excusing the performance of the team in any way. Not blaming their losses on injuries or anything like that. Just getting this out the way before people bitch and whine like crazy people.
First of all you're limiting the scope of your argument to offense only as if that legitimizes your point. Ignoring that, I think any team losing their starting running back for an entire season (you realize he was done for the season either the 1st or 2nd week right?) is a substantial loss for a significant amount of time. Not something that can't be overcome, sure, but saying a 1200 yard rusher being gone the whole season is not significant is silly.
And despite the mockery that Jermichael receives on this forum, which I find odd by the way because no Packer fan that I know of has anointed him (or Rodgers for that matter) as hall of fame bound like people seem to suggest, he is the very definition of an impact player and we lost him to IR early on too. Our entire off season was devoted to tailoring the offense to Finley so whether or not you believe he's the greatest TE of all time is irrelevant; it required a massive re-working of our offense in order to adjust to him being gone. Hence, an impact playing being gone for a substantial amount of time.
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