The Sports Thread

[The Ozzman]

No way Jacksonville beats either the Patriots or the Colts. They are a solid team with good running backs, a capable quarterback and a very good defense, but the Patriots and Colts are both good defensively and powerhouses offensively.

The Jaguars are the biggest threat to both teams. Colts beat the Jags once, I believe, but the game was mighty close.

 

[cookiecutter]

At the very least they should've gone for the kick after the penalty

 

[Matt]

Jags over Steelers
Chargers over Titans
Giants over Bucs
Redskins over Seahawks

Patriots over Jags
Colts over Chargers
Cowboys over Redskins
Packers over Giants

Colts over Patriots
Packers over Cowboys

Packers over Colts

But I could see Jacksonville beating the Pats and Washington beating Dallas

Only 1 wrong so far. I seriously don't know what I was thinking when I made this list, I always thought that Seattle would win. Oh well.

 

[llamaking]

man. steelers lost

oh well, now i root for the san diego super chargers.

 

[King Richard]

Bring on the Chargers baby!

 

[Matt]

Yeah, shouldn't have a problem there

 

[AchrisK]

man. steelers lost

oh well, now i root for the san diego super chargers.

Bring on the Chargers baby!

Here we come. I bet you were hoping to play the Titans, eh? You may not admit it, but you're scared of the Chargers...or you should be. I am not in any way guaranteeing a Charger victory. I am pretty satisfied that we won a playoff game this season. But I think there is a dynamic between the Colt and Chargers that allows the Chargers to be very competitive with the Colts. With that, the Chargers talent, and the confidence boost from the playoff win, I think it will be a good game.

Yeah, shouldn't have a problem there

Wrongo

 

[King Richard]

Here we come. I bet you were hoping to play the Titans, eh? You may not admit it, but you're scared of the Chargers...or you should be. I am not in any way guaranteeing a Charger victory. I am pretty satisfied that we won a playoff game this season. But I think there is a dynamic between the Colt and Chargers that allows the Chargers to be very competitive with the Colts. With that, the Chargers talent, and the confidence boost from the playoff win, I think it will be a good game.

Honest answer: No.

I was hoping the Chargers would win (you can go back and look at my predictions and see I picked the Chargers too). I've said this to a few people, but I predicted that the playoffs would work itself out so that the Colts would avenge their two loses of the year. So far so good. The Chargers are coming to the loudest stadium in the league (arguably), and unless the Jaguars passing game improves dramatically, we'll be heading to Foxboro to knock the Cheatriots out as well. It's really a Colt's fan dream to see it work out this way.

If I were you, I'd be worried. The Chargers are going on the road to play the defending champs. Not only that, but the Colt's defense is alot better than the Titans, and the Colts offense is infinitely better than the Titans. The Chargers were shut out for a complete half. They couldn't do anything against a mediocre Titans team. The first time they met this season as a complete fluke, even you would acknowledge that. Manning isn't going to throw 6 picks again and the Colts ST has improved alot since then as well. Also, Gates is hurt, however the severity of the injury is still a mystery. I'm sure by wednesday or so we should hear more on it when the Chargers return to practice, but if Gates can't play, that's really going to hinder the Chargers. He's probably 1/3 of their offense (LT and Champers/Jackson being the other). That's huge! I mean, I hope Gates isn't too seriously injured, but I'm not going to lose any sleep if he doesn't play. The Colts have had/have enough injuries to last them a lifetime.

The two things that scare me are Jammer and Cromartie. Those two corners are just sick, specifically Cromartie. That interception he had against the Colts earlier this year was one of the top 10 interceptions I have ever seen in my life. He is just a stud. The rest of their defense is rather hit or miss. Philips and Merriman are deadly yes indeed, but the Colts o-line is finally going to be healthy, and when they play their game they are one of the two best o-lines in the league. It will be interseting to see just how much the Chargers want to blitz Manning. Harrison is going to be coming back healthy, FINALLY! So they'll have to worry about Harrison, Wayne, Gonzalez, Clark, and Addai out of the backfield. So blitzing Manning might not be a great idea. Mess with the bull, you get the horns.

All in all, I'm just fucking excited. I love the playoffs. If it wasn't for the weather, this would probably be my favorite time of the year. How I see the game going is pretty simple:

Chargers will take their opening drive down for a td or field goal. Manning will take their opening drive for a td. After the game starts to get settled, the Colts defense will completely shut down LT. Rivers will throw 2 interceptions, and 0 passing tds. LT will be held to 80 yards rushing, 1 td.

End result - Colts 31 Chargers 13

edit: On a side note, Bob Sanders was named the defensive player of the year.

 

[AchrisK]

I guess we'll see. Looking forward to it!

 

[Zephyrus]

Bring on the Jags. They are doomed.

 

[King Richard]

I wouldn't be surprised if they win tbh.

 

[Zephyrus]

I admit the Chargers' chances against the Colts are very slim now that Gates is out.

 

[The Ozzman]

Fuck Ohio State.

 

[King Richard]

Oh yeah the Championship game is on today...who gives a fuck!

 

[Matt]

Fuck LSU.

 

[The Ozzman]

Fuck OSU.

Right on!

 

[Matt]

Meh, I ordinarily like OSU but when neither team deserves to be in the championship I can't really support them

 

[The Ozzman]

I just hate OSU and the majority of fans, so I root for the other team.

 

[King Richard]

Sucks to be Jim Tressel, two Championship losses in a row.

 

[The Ozzman]

He might be looking for a new job