OT: NFL Playoffs!

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 12, 2008 3:37 PM EST Comment 23 comments

Today, the playofs finally begin. I don't say that just because I'm a Patriots fan, I say it because if the op four teams in the game haven't started playing yet, it's not really the playoffs, it's more like a 'play-in'. That may just be me though.
Anyone have any thoughts on today's games?
Personally, I'm going with the Pats, Colts, Packers and Giants. I think a combination of Tony Romo not being half as clutch as people want to believe he is, Dallas peaking in November and TO being not TO results in a Cowboys collapse.

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Please patriots lose

pleeease
and better yet do it at the hands of Bull City boy David Garrard

by nms on Jan 12, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

GO PATS!!!!

17-0 coming up!

by goalieguy on Jan 12, 2008 4:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

My Picks are

NFC:

Packers over the SeaHawks for the simple fact that Seahawks have had a tought time running the ball and they have never been a good road team so, I am with packers here. 24-14

Giants over the Boys, I am worried with this pick here because alot of people are picking the Giants to win and me being from NY, the giants are not a good team when they are considered the front runner. But I pick the Giants becuase of course TO's health and also the Cowboys secondary in my opinion is very suspect and cane thrown upon and Eli (who I have confidence in) will do that well and look for Jacobs to have a big game.
31-24

AFC:

Patroits over the Jags, one reason is that against the patroits gotta put points up by TD's and not field goals. By doing that you need your quarterback to be very good, and I don't know if David Garrad can have that type of game. The thing with the patriots is that while their d is good it's not great and it's slow, so you definitely move the ball against them. Jags have the running game but the key is the quarterback. Nevertheless, too much brady, moss, and welker and etc here. 35-21.

Chargers over the colts. Yes I didn't, I really do think that the Chargers are gonna win this game. To be honest, this is more gut feel pick than anything else but, LT to me is gonna have a big game and I think the X-Facter Philip Rivers will play well. 31-28.

So there is my picks for the NFL playoffs.

by NYYLover1000 on Jan 12, 2008 4:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i hate the packers

but it's because I'm a bear's fan...

so here i go... seahawks, patriots, chargers, cowboys... why... I don't know just a guy feeling.

"If you were a hot dog, would you eat yourself?"

by Trobone on Jan 12, 2008 5:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Picks

Packers (will comeback), Cowboys, Patriots, Chargers.

Not very daring, all the home teams.

Cheering for-Seahawks (Packers are the worse 13-3 team ever, Favre is so overrated. Short passes + great receivers who break tackles and make great plays with the ball= good passing stats, undeserved credit), Cowboys, Jaguars and Colts.

by bl on Jan 12, 2008 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Meant to say

Colts, not the Chargers will win tomorrow.

by bl on Jan 12, 2008 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This Weekend

Pack, Giants, Colts, Pats

Next weekend:

Colts, Pack

SB:
Colts

That's my call...

by Dfarth on Jan 12, 2008 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Is there anything better

than football in the snow?

I used to really hate Brett Farve, but now for some reason I seem to be pulling for him.

I'll go Patriots, Colts, Packers, and Cowboys this weekend. But hopefully the Giants can take down the Cowboys and Romo.

by nyy601 on Jan 12, 2008 6:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Amen

Football in the snow... which is why Domes are a slight against god.

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 12, 2008 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Domes....

Fun fact I just heard...
2004 Manning played 11 games in Domes
2007 Brady played 1 game in a Dome

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 12, 2008 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

JAGS!

....didnt write it here, but they are my upset special! and as I type this... TOUCHDOWN baby.

Packers
Cowboys
Colts...

going with the home teams in all the other ones...

by daveh33 on Jan 12, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That was a close call right there

with Garrad throwing that td pass to matt jones.

I think he wasn't down but hey it's really close

by NYYLover1000 on Jan 12, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

that play

i still can't tell if he was down or not, but either way, that was an incredible throw.

overall garrard played a fantastic game and if northcutt didn't have a couple of key drops, who knows? then again, the jags failed to stop new england the whole game. they refused to blitz and it cost them badly--brady just sat back there all day and picked them apart. you knew that if the jags didn't mix things up defensively, watson and faulk would burn them all day... and that's exactly what happened. i'm still mystified they didn't try blitzing at least a little bit more.

by jpahk on Jan 13, 2008 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Blitzing

I was thinking the exact same thing. I remember them showing Mike Smith and saying how a lot of teams were interested in him. I sure as hell wouldn't want him as my DC, you have to bring the pressure.

by nyy601 on Jan 13, 2008 12:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Blitzing

Brady has a ridiculous passer rating on blitz plays. Del Rio is usually fairly blitz happy. Jacksonville's Pass D just wasn't going to be good enough to cover all the angles and Brady always finds the open angle.

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 13, 2008 1:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

After Brady started off like 19-20

I would have taken my chances with blitzing. The weak zones and rushing 3 or 4 guys obviously wasn't working. They were playing not to give up the big play, they were not playing to win. You will not beat the Patriots unless you take some chances.

by nyy601 on Jan 13, 2008 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

On the gambling element. But the Jags just don't have the personnel for it.

With the Colts down (that was a shocker) should we just hand the trophy to the Pats?

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 13, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If Gates, Rivers, LT are healthy there's a chance

They are much better than they were in week 2. They do have the weapons on D to slow down the Pats. The best nose tackle in football, Merriman and Phillips getting pressure on Brady, and Cromartie covering Moss should be a great matchup.

I'll pick the Pats, but I wouldn't be totally surprised with an upset.

by nyy601 on Jan 13, 2008 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Chargers

They're a very talented team, no doubt. But two things stand out in my mind.
The first is that I'm not convinced they will be healthy by then. Knee injuries suck.
The second, and more pressing, is that as talented as they are, they're a sloppy, undisciplined team. They got away with it today, but no way are they going to be able to win in NE playing sloppy football like that.

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 13, 2008 5:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That Was The Plan

They didn't blitz by design. Their whole gameplan was to take Moss out of the game and make them have to keep it short. It worked for the most part, except on that play (busted screen?) when Brady rolled out and hit Stallworth deep (incredible catch by the way).

Unfortunately for the Jags, Brady is good enough to beat you that way too. They just have too many weapons on offense. That early fumble turned out to be key as well, Jags never got a chance to build any kind of cushion.

The only thing I think the Jags could have done differently that might have been able to turn the game for them, was to hold onto the ball a little longer. They ran an almost identical number of plays against the Pats, but they had almost 5 minutes less in time of possession. Maybe if they hold onto the ball a little longer the Patriots show their age on D in the 4th quarter?

I know one thing, the Jags are a pretty good team, with a little tweaking maybe they take the division from the Colts next year.

Same guy, new name.

by stillredsoxfan on Jan 13, 2008 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I like the people including the Packers

in their picks after the game has ended.

Manny Parra is my favorite pitcher.

by PujolsJunkie on Jan 12, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

so...

u want that i put down the seahawks then?

by daveh33 on Jan 12, 2008 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

jax put up a nice fight, but as expected, it looks liek the Pats are going to prevail.
Surpisingly, the Pats contained Jax's running game and were beaten up instead by David Garrard.
The Pats, on the other hand, ran ALL OVER the Jags, with Lawrence Maroney averaging close to 6 yards per carry.
Brady was close to Flawless. 3tds, 0 interceptions and 26/28 passing for 262 yards. The only punt was the last Offensive play.

This is me being polite.

by CrimsonLiederhosen on Jan 12, 2008 11:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs