2009 NFL

[Ozzu]

For me, as a Cowboys fan, it's more relief than any other feeling at the moment. They got the playoff win monkey off their back and really, they could do some serious damage in the playoffs now. It's pretty exciting.

[Rasix]

What did humanity do to deserve having to listen to Joe Gibbs and Joe Theisman in the same broadcast team?

[Paelos]

I think the Cowboys secondary surprised a lot of people. It was a complete shutdown outside of the blown tackle when Vick actually decided to pass. I'll cut them some slack on that one though, because I never saw it coming either.

[Margalis]

In a battle of two choketastic teams one had to win.

The Eagles are always dropping passes, fumbling snaps, and just generally playing like crap in big games. There are going to be more calls to drop McNabb after this but the team as a whole plays lousy in these big games. If it's not McNabb throwing balls in the dirt it's a receiver dropping a first down reception. At some point you have to blame the coach and the GM, because while individual players come and go it's always the same story.

Also J-E-T-S!

[HaemishM]

Both games pretty much sucked ass for the neutral spectator. The Eagles couldn't block for shit. Whenever McNabb dropped back he was constantly running for his fucking life. The defense wasn't much better, and they got screwed on some really ticky-tack interference calls. But mostly, they were outplayed.

I don't know how the Bengals even got to the playoffs. Palmer was horrible. Yeah, he had some guys drop passes but mostly, he was totally off his game, sailing balls high or missing the proper throw. The fact that they almost came back on the strength of Cedric Benson shows me this team was a pretender who took advantage of an off year by the Steelers. The Jets are going to get hammered by a good team.

[Cyrrex]

How bout dem Cowboys!

9 out of 10 dentists who hate the Cowboys blame the above sentence for their opinion.

[Surlyboi]

The Jets are going to get hammered by a good team.

I dunno. Two things the Jets are good at:

1)Pissing off their fans.
2)Pissing off the fans of better teams by pulling a surprising game out of their asses.

[Paelos]

I don't think the Jets are going to surprise Peyton.

[01101010]

Still not sold on the 'Boys. And that touchdown pass by Vick was insane- the rest of the game, meh.

[JWIV]

I don't think the Jets are going to surprise Peyton.

Jets are playing the Chargers.

Because the Ravens are playing the Colts!   SUCK IT BRADY.

[Paelos]

Things are just continuing to line up right for the Chargers to take the AFC.

EDIT: Oh and Green Bay looks fucking terrible. None of these playoff games have been remotely close. Even the Jets game wasn't close given the score.

[Chimpy]

EDIT: Oh and Green Bay looks fucking terrible. None of these playoff games have been remotely close. Even the Jets game wasn't close given the score.

Uhm....game is tied with 11mins left and the game isn't close?

[Trippy]

GB was sucking the first half. They are doing better now.

[Chimpy]

So I don't have a TV....'watching' the NFL flash live play by play.

Assumed it was over then saw a big flash of FIELD GOAL MISSED.

 

[Hoax]

myp2p.eu

learn to "pirate" yarrrrr

[Surlyboi]

He hooked it like Happy Gilmour before Apollo Creed died.

[Azuredream]

That was a good game, at least compared to the rest of Wild Card Weekend. Cardinals knocked off what I thought was a great GB team. Saints will have their hands full.

[Raging Turtle]

 

[Margalis]

I love that ESPN's "The Sports Guy" got all four picks wrong. For a guy called "the sports guy" he doesn't appear to know anything about any sport.

Anyway all four of the teams I thought would win won. Which is also the four teams I wanted to win. Happy to see the Patriots get thrashed, especially after the bullshit way the refs bailed them out of their previous game against the Ravens.

[01101010]

Wow... GB battles all the way back then pleh? That was a hell of a game that almost didn't watch since it looked like a carbon copy of the pats/ravens.

[Ozzu]

Kurt Warner is as good as anyone when he's on a roll. He was sure as hell on a roll today.

[Surlyboi]

Too bad their defense couldn't say the same thing. Luckily, Green Bay's defense was even more full of holes.

[HaemishM]

Where the fuck did Green Bay's defense go? How many times can you throw the same fucking pass down the middle to the same fucking receiver and get burned on it before you figure out what you are doing wrong?

And still that game could have been won because of Aaron Rodgers. Unfortunately, it was also lost because of Rodgers. He doesn't quite get it yet. He holds onto the ball WAY TOO LONG and either gets creamed or has to throw a bad pass - which is exactly what happened on the first and last plays of the game. He thinks he has to be the one to win the game all by himself. That's going to take experience to get over. That and a better O-line. But really, that defense? They ought to be fucking ashamed. Not because Kurt Warner torched them, but because the Cardinals were able to run the ball so well, and because they tackled for shit.

But at least the game was more entertaining than all the other games this weekend combined.

[Tannhauser]

Nah, Jets v. Bengals was a good game.  Philly v. Dallas blew. Ravens v. NE was a shocker and in a good way.  Buh BYE Brady.  I hate the Ravens, but it's disgusting how much the league babies Brady.  Didn't see Cards v. GB, just the last play but wow!  Both teams have some serious firepower.  Rodgers is the real deal, he'll be back in the playoffs, great talent. 

So many great games coming.   Can't wait to see the Chargers in action, I don't see any West Coast teams play very much throughout the season.  But I'm glad the Pats are out, so tired of those fucks. 

[Brogarn]

Neither team had any defense whatsoever in the GB/AZ game. It got so bad, even Buck and Aikman were making fun of it.

Was awesome to watch Rodgers keep his cool and bring the team back into the competition. While I agree that he can tend to hold the ball too long, I don't fault him too much because the game really did rely on him. There wasn't enough time to get a running game going and they were always playing catch up with the score. I mean, you're trying to match Warner score for score while he's on fire. So, it wasn't surprising that it was Rodgers' mistake that also finished the game. You can only shoulder so much pressure and he had a lot. Played it well though. Impressed the shit out of me, anyways.

[Sky]

I liked the slo-mo replay of Lewis rolling over Brady. Classy guy, didn't even mention how they got robbed by Brady-pampering and how good it felt to smash him in the face a few times.

Also, I'm pretty sure there was a face mask that caused that GB fumble to lose the game, surprised that didn't call the TD back. GB deserved that one, hell of a game and a comeback worthy of the ghost of you-know-whovre.

WTF Eagles, pwned.

[Brogarn]

Ya, that face mask and another call earlier that should have been offensive pass interference against Woodson were bullshit. But then again, those kind of calls happen in every game and officiating already eats up the clock as it is. Really, if GB's defense had been on the ball, those calls wouldn't have mattered, so... /shrug.

[HaemishM]

Was awesome to watch Rodgers keep his cool and bring the team back into the competition. While I agree that he can tend to hold the ball too long, I don't fault him too much because the game really did rely on him.

Oh yeah, it's really just his lack of experience that causes it - I hope. He is a fantastic QB but the hardest lesson for really good QB's to learn is when to take an incompletion instead of a sack or an INT. I think part of it is the pressure he puts on himself to live up to the Favre Gunslinger legacy, and part of it is that mental thing that hasn't clicked yet. Of course, if he had an O-line worth a shit, it wouldn't matter so much.

[Nebu]

Of course, if he had an O-line worth a shit, it wouldn't matter so much.

An extra one second at NFL speed would make all the difference.  I have to confess that I wasn't a huge fan of Rogers, but this season made me a believer.  I really enjoy watching him play.

[Brogarn]

I think he needs another year of a shitty O-Line and minus that one second, though. Give him that gift and he might end up holding it even longer when he shouldn't.

I'm kidding. Mostly.

[Nebu]

I'm kidding. Mostly.

Some truth to that, though I wish I had access to the full game films.  Two common problems that young QBs face coming to the NFL are a) staring down receivers too long and b) not recognizing coverage schemes quickly enough.  I don't have enough footage to know if Rogers is making bad choices on his checkdowns, not recognizing coverage packages, or just trying to force balls into tight places.   The college game moved so fast that I could barely keep up mentally.  I can't imagine how tough it is to QB in the NFL. 

[HaemishM]

I don't think he's making bad choices on checkdowns, I think he is trying to make plays and hasn't developed that internal OH SHIT clock yet.

[WayAbvPar]

Fuck Pete Carroll. This is going to be a fucking disaster. My only hope is an 0-16 season so they can draft Jake Locker.

[Trippy]

Also, I'm pretty sure there was a face mask that caused that GB fumble to lose the game, surprised that didn't call the TD back. GB deserved that one, hell of a game and a comeback worthy of the ghost of you-know-whovre.

Yes the front page image of that tackle on Si.com (gone now) showed part of his hand on the face mask though it didn't look like in that frame he was grabbing it.

[Rasix]

It would have sucked to have a game ender overturned because of that.  I think the ball had come out before the hand even hit the facemask.  Missing a wide open receiver on a go route lost the game more than that.

Shouldn't have gone to overtime anyhow.  Rackers looked like a nervous high schooler trying out for varsity on that field goal.