NFL 2010
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Krigloch the Furious
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Jets Cromartie rips Brady...calls him every swear in the book.
a local Boston sports network released some player stats...
age
Brady 33
Cromartie 26
rings
Brady 3
Cromartie 0
pro bowls
Brady 6
Cromartie 1
children
Brady 2
Cromartie 9
mothers of child
Brady 2
Cromartie 8
a local Boston sports network released some player stats...
age
Brady 33
Cromartie 26
rings
Brady 3
Cromartie 0
pro bowls
Brady 6
Cromartie 1
children
Brady 2
Cromartie 9
mothers of child
Brady 2
Cromartie 8
Psychonaut
God Of Emptiness
Haha I hope the Pats embarrass the Jets so Rex Ryan will shut his fat, flapping jowls and quit trying to be such a clown. He can fuck off either way.
Hope so too...kinda like the last meeting (45-3). Whatever the blowhard Ryan and his teams method is...it usually doesn't help when talking shit, atleast not in the NFL it seems. I loved Brady's comments after that last blowout (Jets) game. Quote -"we take after our coach Bill...when we win we say little...and when we lose we say less".
Xorv
Drug the Priest
Mort Divine
Shrine Maiden of the In-Crowd
King Richard
Hello there
As much as I hate to say this, there's no way the Patriots are going to lose to the goddamn Jets, so stop picking the Jets to win people.
The Ravens on the other hand have a legitimate shot of beating the Steelers though. I don't know what the spread is, but I'm sure it's closer to a push than anything (Ravens probably getting 3 points because they are away). I'm going with the Steelers however, because the Ravens are due for a meltdown in the playoffs like normal.
The Packers-Falcons game is the most intriguing game of this playoff round imo. I have no idea who is going to win this game. If I were betting on this game I'd go with the Falcons at home.
And last and totally least, the Seahawks are going to be absolutely demolished by the Bears. Kind of like how the Cowboys won their first playoff game in 109325929525 years only to be annihilated by the Vikings in the next round. The Seahawks have no business being in the playoffs let alone making it farther than the fucking Colts (yes I'm bitter).
Anyways, thems my picks.
The Ravens on the other hand have a legitimate shot of beating the Steelers though. I don't know what the spread is, but I'm sure it's closer to a push than anything (Ravens probably getting 3 points because they are away). I'm going with the Steelers however, because the Ravens are due for a meltdown in the playoffs like normal.
The Packers-Falcons game is the most intriguing game of this playoff round imo. I have no idea who is going to win this game. If I were betting on this game I'd go with the Falcons at home.
And last and totally least, the Seahawks are going to be absolutely demolished by the Bears. Kind of like how the Cowboys won their first playoff game in 109325929525 years only to be annihilated by the Vikings in the next round. The Seahawks have no business being in the playoffs let alone making it farther than the fucking Colts (yes I'm bitter).
Anyways, thems my picks.
skeptik
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I think the Packers are receiving more hype than they deserve because nobody expected them to make it this far with all the injuries they had and everybody in the beginning of the season picked them to go to the super bowl. I think their Cinderella story ends in Atlanta.
The Seahawks don't have a realistic shot at beating the Bears, regardless of whether or not they already beat them in Chicago this year. Just because they were able to eek out a fluke home victory against the Saints last week doesn't mean they're a legitimate threat.
I had a dream last night that the Jets lost by 20+ points. I expect this to match reality with the Patriots once again reaching the AFC Championship game. The Patriots have had more success with the top seed than anybody else in the past two decades, unfortunately.
Being that the Steelers and Ravens rivalry is arguably the most fertile and lively between any two teams at the moment based on the recent successes of the two teams, the similarity of their play, and the closeness of their games, this is naturally the most difficult one to pick, as many of these games tend to end on some magical play that occurs with less than 4 minutes to go in the game, whether it's a defense making a play or an offensive player catching a ball one wouldn't expect or one team making an uncharacteristic mistake. As I've said earlier, however, the only two times that the Steelers have gone down this road and lost with Roethlisberger under center were in 2006 when he arguably should have been out of football after suffering lingering concussion symptoms from a severe motorcycle accident, accompanied by an appendectomy and a further concussion suffered later on in the year. Roethlisberger is 8-2 against the Ravens. Flacco is 0-5 against the Steelers when Roethlisberger plays. The Steelers are also a better team now than when the two teams played last. In the last meeting, Roethlisberger was playing his first game since reaggravating a fracture in his foot, impairing his mobility and forcing the offense to run under the pistol formation, which hindered their running game as much as it did the passing game. Then Haloti Ngata broke his nose on the third play of the game and had to contend with that for the entire game. He's much healthier now than he was then, especially with the bye week, as is Polamalu. I also mentioned that their mercurial offensive line has had 4 more games' worth of experience playing together as a unit, which is double what they had following the last Baltimore game. I know this is a ridiculous prediction, but I feel that the running game will have a pretty good day against the Ravens, which hasn't been the case since Jerome Bettis, Jeff Hartings, and Marvel Smith retired and the Steelers let Alan Faneca walk. I suspect that they'll put up over 100 yards rushing total. The Ravens' offensive line has slowly regressed throughout the season, and Michael Oher has looked less and less impressive to my eyes, especially after the league caught on to his chronic false starts. Their success could also depend on the health of their center, who has missed significant practice time thus far.
Ahem...
Long story short, I expect that the Steelers should be able to beat the Ravens, but I wouldn't be baffled or even surprised if the Ravens won. I think a Steeler victory is the more likely scenario though.
The Seahawks don't have a realistic shot at beating the Bears, regardless of whether or not they already beat them in Chicago this year. Just because they were able to eek out a fluke home victory against the Saints last week doesn't mean they're a legitimate threat.
I had a dream last night that the Jets lost by 20+ points. I expect this to match reality with the Patriots once again reaching the AFC Championship game. The Patriots have had more success with the top seed than anybody else in the past two decades, unfortunately.
Being that the Steelers and Ravens rivalry is arguably the most fertile and lively between any two teams at the moment based on the recent successes of the two teams, the similarity of their play, and the closeness of their games, this is naturally the most difficult one to pick, as many of these games tend to end on some magical play that occurs with less than 4 minutes to go in the game, whether it's a defense making a play or an offensive player catching a ball one wouldn't expect or one team making an uncharacteristic mistake. As I've said earlier, however, the only two times that the Steelers have gone down this road and lost with Roethlisberger under center were in 2006 when he arguably should have been out of football after suffering lingering concussion symptoms from a severe motorcycle accident, accompanied by an appendectomy and a further concussion suffered later on in the year. Roethlisberger is 8-2 against the Ravens. Flacco is 0-5 against the Steelers when Roethlisberger plays. The Steelers are also a better team now than when the two teams played last. In the last meeting, Roethlisberger was playing his first game since reaggravating a fracture in his foot, impairing his mobility and forcing the offense to run under the pistol formation, which hindered their running game as much as it did the passing game. Then Haloti Ngata broke his nose on the third play of the game and had to contend with that for the entire game. He's much healthier now than he was then, especially with the bye week, as is Polamalu. I also mentioned that their mercurial offensive line has had 4 more games' worth of experience playing together as a unit, which is double what they had following the last Baltimore game. I know this is a ridiculous prediction, but I feel that the running game will have a pretty good day against the Ravens, which hasn't been the case since Jerome Bettis, Jeff Hartings, and Marvel Smith retired and the Steelers let Alan Faneca walk. I suspect that they'll put up over 100 yards rushing total. The Ravens' offensive line has slowly regressed throughout the season, and Michael Oher has looked less and less impressive to my eyes, especially after the league caught on to his chronic false starts. Their success could also depend on the health of their center, who has missed significant practice time thus far.
Ahem...
Long story short, I expect that the Steelers should be able to beat the Ravens, but I wouldn't be baffled or even surprised if the Ravens won. I think a Steeler victory is the more likely scenario though.
Alteredmindeath
Wasteland Survivor
I hate the Jets and the Patriots, but I hate the Patriots even more so I'm going for the Jets.
Mort Divine
Shrine Maiden of the In-Crowd
Packers defense is good enough to stop the Atlanta offense, Atlanta defense isn't good enough to stop the Packer offense.
Only way I see the Packers losing is through massive mental mistakes, penalties, and a healthy dose of Atlanta backpocketing the refs.
Only way I see the Packers losing is through massive mental mistakes, penalties, and a healthy dose of Atlanta backpocketing the refs.
Matt
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Agreed. And those mental mistakes are a huge problem, if they play like they did in Philly they will lose.
And MOL, before the season started the Packers had the best tight end in the game and had a very solid running back, plus their staring middle linebacker and safety.
King Richard
Hello there
Finley is not the best tight end in the game. He may be your favorite, but he's not the best. He hasn't done anything to earn that title yet.
Mort Divine
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I definitely agree there. For the time being the best is Gonzales or Gates. Clark is up there too.
Scary to think about the potential that guys like Finley and Graham have though.
Scary to think about the potential that guys like Finley and Graham have though.
King Richard
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I prefer Clark over Gonzalez, mostly because I think he's a better route runner and has better yac, but Gonzalez is great though.
As an overall tight end I'd give the nod to Gates as the best in the league. He can run block with the best of them and his receiving skills are phenomenal as well. It's a shame he plays for the shitty Chargers.
As an overall tight end I'd give the nod to Gates as the best in the league. He can run block with the best of them and his receiving skills are phenomenal as well. It's a shame he plays for the shitty Chargers.
While we are talking TE's...I must throw out my boy Rob Gronkowski (42 for 546 - 10TDs ). No, he is not yet in the class of the TE's just mentioned and yes he, as a rookie has fell right into a great offense. That said, he is already very good and his future looks very bright. The other rook TE (former Gator) Aaron Hernandez isn't too shabby either. Though his future looks to be as a bigger WR / slot receiver. Both have been effective.
Somehow I'm more worried about this Jets game. Thier D- will be more prepared to face this Pats offense. Last time (the rout) they were not as familiar and prepared defensively. This was after the Pats dealt Moss and basically changed thier O- style on the fly...spreading it out, becoming way more effective.
Somehow I'm more worried about this Jets game. Thier D- will be more prepared to face this Pats offense. Last time (the rout) they were not as familiar and prepared defensively. This was after the Pats dealt Moss and basically changed thier O- style on the fly...spreading it out, becoming way more effective.
skeptik
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Nonsense. The Falcons have the talent to match up with the Packers head on. Matt Ryan is not far behind Aaron Rodgers, Roddy White is better than any individual receiver on the Packers -- though the Packers have the overall edge in the receiving corps. -- Tony Gonzalez is arguably the greatest tight end in the history of the sport, and the running game is in an entirely different league, not to mention the offensive line is considerably underrated (the Packers offensive line, while notably improved from last year, has as yet a way to go). Special teams edge also goes to the Falcons. Defensive line, with the exception of the nose tackle position, favors the Falcons as well, provided that they're healthy. The linebacking corps. is more evenly matched than perhaps you would like to admit, although Clay Matthews gives them the edge. A.J. Hawk has also come along. The secondary also goes to the Packers, but that doesn't mean the Falcons are weak. They're slightly underrated because they got off to a slow start, but Dunta Robinson has gotten better throughout the year, and Brent Grimes has emerged as an opportunistic corner, while the safeties are capable in run support.
I doubt any 6 seed has ever gotten as much push to topple a 1 seed as the Packers are right now.
rms
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i don't think ryan is that closer to rodgers in skill, nor rodgers better than driver or jennings..think that's a good stretch
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