NFL Playoff Predictions

[sidereal]

On NE over SD: WTF is Norv Turner punting for when his team is in NE territory late 4th quarter…?

Yeah.  Granted it was 4th and 10.  But hand to God, when they brought out the punting team I told my wife "They just lost".  When you're down two scores and there's like 6 minutes to go against a team 3 times as good as you are, you take a fucking risk.

[HaemishM]

The Packers never bothered to run. What did they give it to Grant, 10 times? Maybe? That right there is stupid.

Grant had one good run all game. Credit NYG's defense (even though I picked GB.).

Oh yeah, Manning played better than Favre. Sorry.

Grant did have one good run. But it wasn't like they really ever tried to get the running game started. The whole 4th quarter, every time Green Bay got the ball, I was saying "Run the ball, at least once." But they didn't. They just kept throwing the ball, and knowing that, the Giants just loaded up the pressure and played the pass. And it wasn't like they were trying high percentage out routes, or slants, but easy to intercept stuff or underneath dink passes. They got outcoached and outplayed. It almost reminded me of New Orleans vs. Chicago in last year's NFC Championship game. Let's just forget that we've got a running game, we can pass on these guys. Only, they couldn't and they lost because of it.

[tazelbain]

By my count

Rasix - 10

Phildo - 8
Hoax - 8
sidereal - 8

El Gallo - 7
shiznitz - 7
WayAbvPar - 7
HaemishM - 7

Stray - 6
tazelbain - 6
trotski - 6
naum - 6
JWIV - 6
LanTheWarder - 6

Wershlak - 5

Trippy- 4
cmlances 4

Zetleft - 3
Daeven - 3
Nebu - 3
Ozzu - 3

Paelos - 2

EDIT: double ba

[WayAbvPar]

I don't think I'm going to watch the SB this year.

I may not either, think that's a first. 

Ditto. Hate both teams. Hate both coaches. Hate both quarterbacks. I am sure I can find something to do on a Sunday.

[JackOnTheMap]

On NE over SD: WTF is Norv Turner punting for when his team is in NE territory late 4th quarter…?

Yeah.  Granted it was 4th and 10.  But hand to God, when they brought out the punting team I told my wife "They just lost".  When you're down two scores and there's like 6 minutes to go against a team 3 times as good as you are, you take a fucking risk.

Schottenheimer just blew it again!!

Oh WAIT!

[Paelos]

STOP KICKING FIELD GOALS AGAINST THE PATS!

Nobody seems to want to learn this fact at all. Just go for it you knuckleheads. At one point it was 4th and 2 late in the game and SD kicked a FG. It was just horrible, no-balls, decision-making.

[HaemishM]

Yeah, when the Chargers kicked that field goal in the 4th quarter instead of going for it on 4th down, I knew it was over. Actually, I'd know for over a quarter that it was over... essentially, every time the Chargers kicked a field goal. But you're right, if you're in field goal range against the Pats, you might as well just go for it.

[shiznitz]

On NE over SD: WTF is Norv Turner punting for when his team is in NE territory late 4th quarter…?

Even worse, SD always settled for 3. You cannot beat the Pats if you settle for 3. The Giants MIGHT win if they know this. If you are too close to punt, fucking go for it on 4th. I bet NE had the lowest FG attempts of any team in the NFL by a mile.

[LanTheWarder]

I should have 6 points see below for post with picks in it from earlier in the thread.

[LanTheWarder]

By my count

Rasix - 8

Stray - 6
Phildo - 6
Hoax - 6
sidereal - 6

shiznitz - 5
WayAbvPar - 5
HaemishM - 5
Wershlak - 5

tazelbain - 4
trotski - 4
naum - 4
Trippy- 4
JWIV - 4
cmlances 4

Nebu - 3
Ozzu - 3
El Gallo - 3

Paelos - 2

Zetleft - 1
LanTheWarder - 1
Daeven - 1

Triforcer  - 0

I should have 2. Not that it really matters all that much. I'll go with the Pats and the Giants.

[Hoax]

STOP KICKING FIELD GOALS AGAINST THE PATS!

Nobody seems to want to learn this fact at all. Just go for it you knuckleheads. At one point it was 4th and 2 late in the game and SD kicked a FG. It was just horrible, no-balls, decision-making.

I've got to feel bad for Norv here though.  In the Red Zone his O-Line suddenly couldn't move anyone anywhere.  He didn't have LT, nor Gates really.  He ran it every fucking time on the 10, got nowhere and felt forced to pass twice versus 7 Pats in a zone.  Really I think after the first two times he might have tried to dump it to Sproles or play-action fade route on first down because Turner could only gain 3+ on first EVERYWHERE but the Red Zone, which makes no fucking sense but w/e.

The Chargers could have won, they got to Brady just enough to make him beatable.  That defense almost carried the game for them but the Offense just couldn't catch any breaks and was really banged up.  After that Rivers INT I dont think they even could go deep anymore (I'll admit I don't have a great memory for every play).

So, you are the NYG's, what do you do?  Will they rush 3-4 and think that they are smart enough to beat Brady with zones or will they just go balls out despite not having anywhere near the secondary SD has?  Does it matter?  Can they even stop the Pats running game which is better then the Packs by a good amount imo?

[Phildo]

Patriots, for the 2nd place tie =(

[JWIV]

I'll pick the Patriots and hope that my curse kicks in.   

[Zetleft]

Can I make a pick for some geological event to wipe out both teams.  Guess that would be a tie.

[HaemishM]

Anyone hear that Rivers had ortho surgery on his knee on the Monday before the game, played the whole goddamn game with a torn ACL and is having surgery to repair the torn ACL? Puts a whole new spin on the "That motherfucker has more balls and grit than I ever could begin to imagine."

[Phildo]

Eddie Murphy > Nostradamus

[Zetleft]

Anyone hear that Rivers had ortho surgery on his knee on the Monday before the game, played the whole goddamn game with a torn ACL and is having surgery to repair the torn ACL? Puts a whole new spin on the "That motherfucker has more balls and grit than I ever could begin to imagine."

Thats damn tough, give him props for that but I can't help thinking maybe the guy without the torn up knee would have given them a better shot at the win. 


Eddie Murphy the original negrodamus. 

[Paelos]

I'm picking the Pats. Perhaps I can add my own suckass curse to their heads.

[WayAbvPar]

Can I make a pick for some geological event to wipe out both teams.  Guess that would be a tie.

Seconded. Pity Arizona isn't terribly seismically active. Maybe a swarm of killer bees in each locker room?

[Zetleft]

Can I make a pick for some geological event to wipe out both teams.  Guess that would be a tie.

Seconded. Pity Arizona isn't terribly seismically active. Maybe a swarm of killer bees in each locker room?

Sounds like a great reason for an F13 gathering.   

[WayAbvPar]

Maybe we could beat Brady and Belichick to death with one of schild's new mouse pads!

[Zetleft]

Beaten to death with the 

Now thats a headline I want to make happen.  And think of the mad hits that would generate.   I'm already wondering how much a BB blood stained mouse pad will go for on ebay. 

[Nebu]

I missed the last two rounds of picks in the playoffs due to travel.  I think I should be able to submit those picks now! 

NY in the super bowl.  They should all buy lottery tickets. 

[Paelos]

This is the ultimate dissapointment for football fans. As a Cowboys fan, I hate the Giants. As a football fan, I hate the Patriots.

There is absolutely no reason to even throw a party based on this game. I might sit at home and watch golf that Sunday.

[shiznitz]

But you won't, sucker. You will watch.

[LanTheWarder]

NY Giants to win

[Phildo]

This is the ultimate dissapointment for football fans. As a Cowboys fan, I hate the Giants. As a football fan, I hate the Patriots.

There is absolutely no reason to even throw a party based on this game. I might sit at home and watch golf that Sunday.

You could hope for it to be the lowest-scoring superbowl ever.  Or for a tragic injury.  Or something else awesome.

[naum]

We canceled our party plans (lack of interest amongst family / friends for the involved teams)…

Still, will make it down (I am 5 minutes away from U of "Phoenix" stadium, which is in Glendale, just a short ride down the 101…) to the NFL experience… …and I remember how cool it was back in '96, when it was on the Salt River shore (before it became Tempe Town Lake…) across from Sun Devil, er Frank Kush / Pat Tillman field…

People getting all crazy, reports that some folks are getting 10K+ to rent out their homes for the week, hotels charging like $500+ a night, etc… …let the gouging commence!

[Paelos]

But you won't, sucker. You will watch.

Nope, I seriously doubt any of my friends will throw a party for it. If there's no reason to drink booze on a Sunday, then I'll probably play some WoW, check the score on NFL.com, and if NY is up in the 4th, I'll turn it on.

I don't expect it to be even close.

[cmlancas]

NYG, 31-28. Tynes kicks a 51 yarder with 0:02 left and everyone forgets that he couldn't hit a chip shot against Green Bay.


Yeah, this is so full of   

[Bungee]

Disclaimer:
I'm an EU citizen and only became attracted to American Football in 2002 b/c I moved near a city where some friends of mine started playing in a Team, so I'm only concerned with the sport itself and never became soaked into any team-rivalries (besides I figured no one in the AFC North likes one another) or the history of some teams in daily life.

Nevertheless, I hate the Patriots. Someone in the Thread already said that they are just so easy to hate.

And I like the style the Giants play on defense- reminds me of my beloved Steelers with all the pressure packages that brought them a ring (and which they seemingly forgot in the course of the 08 season...)
AND I like the commercial where Strahan states that he loves his Pancakes with "sum eeeeeegsssss"

So I say- GO GIANTS!

[tazelbain]

Pats

[naum]

NE

Duh.

Commercials will be only reason to watch the game but some nerd will no doubt, upload 'em all posthumously, and within hours…

And the whole Escape from New York layers of security lockdown in the area is beyond silly — to the point of banning tailgating…

So I may not even watch the game.

But I hope the football Giants pull it off. That would be epic.

[Rasix]

Pats.  I'm not very psyched about the game though.  So much that I agreed to watch it in SD so my wife can see our friend's new flooring.

[Signe]

I don't really care who wins but that flooring sounds very special if they invite people over to see it.  Please post a pic for me!