Official 2007/2008 NFL Playoff Discussion Thread

[atreyu_2020]

Fuck the regular season, now it's time for the big show. 32 teams started, now down to 12. Discuss all playoff games hur.

My predictions,

WILDCARD ROUND

#5. Jacksonville Jaguars vs. #4. Pittsburgh Steelers
Definitely the most intriguing game in the wildcard round. It's always close between these two games. The Steelers defense without Aaron Smith is letting fucking everyone run against them including the Ravens second string running back. Jacksonville has looked impressive over the last few weeks, barring the last game which consisted of mainly their bench players. Anyway, you have two QB's that hardly turn the ball over, two questionable defenses both have significant injuries. Should be a good one.

Prediction - Jacksonville

#6. Tennessee Titans @ #3. San Diego Chargers
This shouldn't even be close. Titans are atrocious on offense, and pretty good on defense. Chargers are just clicking right now and nothing is stopping LT and their defense looks solid. This is the lock of the week, in my opinion, no way Titans win this one.

Prediction - San Diego

#5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #4. New York Giants
Probably the toughest to predict. I could give a shit about either team. Two of the more boring teams in the NFL, atleast the Giants get a lot of sacks though. I'm going with the Buccaneers in a close one, Eli will figure out how to lose it.

Prediction - Tampa Bay

#6. Washington Redskins @ #3. Seattle Seahawks
Another toughie. Seahawks are great at home but Redskins have a fire in their eyes right now, winners of 4 straight, they've looked impressive in critical games, especially the one in Minnesota. The defense looks strong and I think they'll be able to contain Seattles offense. Redskins in a close one.

Predicton - Washington

DIVISIONAL ROUND

#5. Jacksonville Jaguars @ #1. New England Patriots
May be a game, probably not. Brady torches their defense and Gerrard has his worst game of the year, throwing 3 plus picks.

Prediction - New England

#3. San Diego Chargers @ #2. Indiannapolis Colts
Manning had his worst game of the year against the Chargers, and Vinatieri shit the bed big time in that game. I doubt it'll happen again. Colts win this one.

Prediction - Colts

#6. Washington Redskins @ #1. Dallas Cowboys
Man, this is tougher then it looks. Redskins gave them a game last time playing in Dallas. It's a rivalry game and it's with two good teams so it should be close. You know what, I haven't picked an upset yet, so I'm going with it here, I'm saying Washington wins it in a close one, an upset is bound to happen and this is the only one that makes sense to me.

Prediction - Washington

#5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #2. Green Bay Packers
Packers defense limits the Buccs offense to jack shit, Favre has a good day. Game, set, match.

Prediction - Green Bay

CONFERENCE ROUND

#2. Indiannapolis Colts @ #1. New England Patriots
Another close one, it was close last time and this time the Colts will most likely have Marvin Harrison back. I just can't see Brady losing at home, but Colts keep it close.

Prediction - New England

#6. Washington Redskins @ #2. Green Bay Packers
Packers have a young team. Favre is going to have to carry them in this one. However, I think by this time the Redskins will die down and lose their momentum against the Pack at home. Favre goes to another Superbowl.

Prediction - Green Bay

SUPERBOWL

Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots
Patriots win easily and it's not even close.

The end.

[YankeesSuck]

Dam your predictions are pretty much the same I think, except for a few changes.

AFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Chargers vs #6 Titans - Chargers
#4 Steelers vs #5 Jaguars - Jaguars

Divisional Round

#1 Patriots vs #5 Jaguars - Patriots
#2 Colts vs #3 Chargers - Colts

AFC Championship

#1 Patriots vs #2 Colts - Patriots

NFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - Redskins
#4 Giants vs #5 Buccaneers - Giants

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #6 Redskins - Cowboys
I was thinking of predicting the upset, but Cowboys wont go out right away.
#2 Packers vs #4 Giants - Packers

NFC Championship

#1 Cowboys vs #2 Packers - Packers



SUPERBOWL

New England Patriots vs Green Bay Packers

It is time to get revenge from that Super Bowl in the 90's. And no better to do it by blowing their ass out in Favre's last game maybe you never know with him. Brady and Moss will hook up 3 times, 1 80 yard bomb.

[mr.wow]

Honestly in my opinion I think it's a little too early to decide who wins it all.

I don't want to jinx myself if I say THIS TEAM will win. I really can't wait for dis weekend though.

[TheDawgPound72]

The Colts are going to win the Super Bowl again because if the Patriots do, I'm going to have to repeatedly punch my own self in the dick, and trust me, I don't want to do that.

[Wu-tang]

Biased

AFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Chargers vs #6 Titans - Chargers
#4 Steelers vs #5 Jaguars - Jaguars

Divisional Round

#1 Patriots vs #5 Jaguars - Patriots
#2 Colts vs #3 Chargers - Colts

AFC Championship

#1 Patriots vs #2 Colts - Colts

NFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - Seahawks
#5 Giants vs #4 Buccaneers - Giants

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #5 Giants - Giants

#2 Packers vs #3 Seahawks- Packers

NFC Championship

#2 Packers vs #5 Giants - Giants



SUPERBOWL
Colts vs Giants - Giants

Actual Predictions.

AFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Chargers vs #6 Titans - Chargers
#4 Steelers vs #5 Jaguars - Jaguars

Divisional Round

#1 Patriots vs #5 Jaguars - Patriots
#2 Colts vs #3 Chargers - Colts

AFC Championship

#1 Patriots vs #2 Colts - Colts

NFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - Redskins
#5 Giants vs #4 Buccaneers - Giants

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #6 Redskins - Redskins

#2 Packers vs #5 Giants - Packers

NFC Championship

#2 Packers vs #6 Redskins - Packers



SUPERBOWL
Colts vs Packers - Colts

I'm just rooting for the Pats to shit the bed. Colts, Packers, Jaguars are 3 teams that I can actually see beating them though.

[sprak_]

AFC
Wild Card
#3 Chargers vs #6 Titans - Chargers
Like above poster said, this is an easy choice.

#4 Steelers vs #5 Jaguars - Steelers
This is a toss up, both teams are pretty inconsistent, both teams key players injured. Roethlisberger has a lot more playoff experience so I give Pitt the edge.

Divisional Round
#1 Patriots vs #4 Steelers - Patriots
This will be no different than their regular season game, Patriots crush the Steelers.

#2 Colts vs #3 Chargers - Colts
Peyton Manning and the defending champs against Philip Rivers and Norv Turner, lol.

AFC Championship
#1 Patriots vs #2 Colts - Colts
I don't have much confidence in this pick but the Colts, in my opinion, are the only team with any chance of beating New England. It will be incredibly tough with Indy's best pass rusher out.


NFC
Wild Card Round
#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - Seahawks
I think the Redskins will be drained since their last 4 games have basically been playoff games for them, and they are weak against the pass.

#4 Giants vs #5 Buccaneers - Giants
Giants are better on the road, and should have a lot of confidence after the NE game. Bucs have been resting for a few weeks and might be rusty.

Divisional Round
#1 Cowboys vs #4 Giants - Cowboys
Very scary game for the Cowboys. TO might not be recovered. The Giants have a great pass rush and an explosive offense if Eli plays well. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the Giants won this game but I'm going with the Cowboys.

#2 Packers vs #3 Seahawks - Packers
I'd really rather see the Cowboys get to play the Seahawks and get revenge after last year's playoff game, but I think Seattle might be cursed. "We want the ball, and we're gonna score."

NFC Championship
#1 Cowboys vs #2 Packers - Cowboys
GB is overrated in my opinion. Favre plays badly vs Dallas again but doesn't get injured this time, Cowboys win big.


SUPERBOWL
#1 Cowboys vs #2 Colts - Colts

Would be a nice end to the season, seems too soon for Dallas to be winning the Superbowl and the Patriots winning every game would be boring :p

[Nick is cool]

AFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Chargers vs #6 Titans - Chargers, in a sloppy game
#4 Steelers vs #5 Jaguars - Jaguars, pretty close but jags are too physical

Divisional Round

#1 Patriots vs #5 Jaguars - Patriots in a close game, 24-21
#2 Colts vs #3 Chargers - Colts blow the chargers out

AFC Championship

#1 Patriots vs #2 Colts - pats win, 24-17 with the snow slowing down both teams

NFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - seahawks, of course everyone will pick the skins because of momentum but the seahawks are the better team
#5 Giants vs #4 Buccaneers - Giants, anyone can win the nfc south

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #3 seahawks - dallas revenges last years fluke loss, wins 31-21

#2 Packers vs #5 Giants - Packers, eli chokes. 28-13

NFC Championship

#2 Packers vs #1 Dallas - Dallas, they shut down favre the first meeting and while not shutting him down this time they do enough to win, 27-24



SUPERBOWL - Pats beat dallas 38-31, in a closer game then expected

[crocop]

The Chargers are gonna win it all :)

[Rootraz]

The Redskins are really gettin some love around these parts

[sprak_]

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #3 seahawks - dallas revenges last years fluke loss, wins 31-21

#2 Packers vs #5 Giants - Packers, eli chokes. 28-13

in this round the #1 seed would be playing the #5 seed :P

[atreyu_2020]

SUPERBOWL - Pats beat dallas 38-31, in a closer game then expected

There is absolutely no reason to believe that that game would be close, aside from the "any given sunday" bullshit, there really is no reason.

[Nick is cool]

in this round the #1 seed would be playing the #5 seed :P



My bad.


There is absolutely no reason to believe that that game would be close, aside from the "any given sunday" bullshit, there really is no reason.



Thats basically what im getting at. Plus we have a good pass rush and if our secondary doesnt suck too bad we will stay in the game, the way our defense has played lately the pats would probaly be better off running on us. I say we get lucky somehow (kick return, pats fumbling) and keep it close to the end.

[AngelaStar]

New England Patriots will take it.

[darkesthorizon]

I'm going to go with Colts over Pats. Just going out on a limb and putting that out there. But the NFL is pulling for a New England Dallas Superbowl, or a Pats Pack Superbowl. Imagine the Ratings. The Highest Rated program in American tv history is Superbowl 40, and that was a boring one between Pitt and Seattle. Imagine what Farve vs Brady, or America's team vs The New America's team would bring in. Superbowl match up no one wants to see: Jags and Bucs..lol

[atreyu_2020]

I'd rather see the Jags then Titans, I like watching MJD run and there is absolutely nothing appealing about Tennessee including Vince Young, but yeah, I would just quit watching ESPN period if the Super Bowl were to be Buccaneers/Titans.

And honestly, I doubt Patriots/Cowboys, Patriots/Packers would top Super Bowl 40 as far as viewers. The reason why Super Bowl 40 had so many viewers is because the Steelers were in it, people all over the world were watching because the Steelers are the most world wide watched professional football team in the NFL. Not only was it the highest rated, but it was the #2 watched program in television history. Do you know what is the second highest Super Bowl? 1996, Steelers/Cowboys, the reason for that is because it was the Steelers and Dallas were the #1 team back then, Dallas isn't the #1 team right now. Outside of New England most people around the world can't stand the Patriots. It definitely could happen though, but it'd be hard.

The only team...only team that can keep it close with New England is the Colts, plain and simple.

[YankeesSuck]

And honestly, I doubt Patriots/Cowboys, Patriots/Packers would top Super Bowl 40 as far as viewers. The reason why Super Bowl 40 had so many viewers is because the Steelers were in it, people all over the world were watching because the Steelers are the most world wide watched professional football team in the NFL. Not only was it the highest rated, but it was the #2 watched program in television history. Do you know what is the second highest Super Bowl? 1996, Steelers/Cowboys, the reason for that is because it was the Steelers and Dallas were the #1 team back then, Dallas isn't the #1 team right now. Outside of New England most people around the world can't stand the Patriots. It definitely could happen though, but it'd be hard.
Steelers most watched team ya right. I just watched the Super Bowl last year because I always do every year no matter who is in it. And I bet if the Pats make it this year it will be close to the record. One theres tons of Pats fans and two everyone wants to see them lose. Then if its Packers/Cowboys they both have huge fan bases. When the Pats played the Eagles 86 million people watched it, so it will be close if they get in.

[atreyu_2020]

Steelers most watched team ya right. I just watched the Super Bowl last year because I always do every year no matter who is in it. And I bet if the Pats make it this year it will be close to the record. One theres tons of Pats fans and two everyone wants to see them lose. Then if its Packers/Cowboys they both have huge fan bases. When the Pats played the Eagles 86 million people watched it, so it will be close if they get in.

They're the most watched team because they have the biggest world wide fanbase, which is why their Super Bowl ratings are always high because of the people that don't get to see them often.

And yeah, I watch the Super Bowl too every year, what's that have to do with anything? We're talking about ratings, not what you do cause I could care less what you do. Ratings don't lie, the three highest rated games in Super Bowl history were the Steelers/Seahawks (second most watched program ever on television), Steelers/Cowboys, and Colts/Bears.

It may be close, hell it might even surpass it. I don't see it happening though. I'll tell you another reason, because when the Patriots are beating down on whatever NFC team makes it, it'll make for a very uninteresting game, which it will be, hence losing viewers. People want to see them lose so they're going to watch them? Not when they know that they won't lose.

[Nick is cool]

And honestly, I doubt Patriots/Cowboys, Patriots/Packers would top Super Bowl 40 as far as viewers. The reason why Super Bowl 40 had so many viewers is because the Steelers were in it, people all over the world were watching because the Steelers are the most world wide watched professional football team in the NFL. Not only was it the highest rated, but it was the #2 watched program in television history. Do you know what is the second highest Super Bowl? 1996, Steelers/Cowboys, the reason for that is because it was the Steelers and Dallas were the #1 team back then, Dallas isn't the #1 team right now. Outside of New England most people around the world can't stand the Patriots. It definitely could happen though, but it'd be hard.




I think it will, while the steelers have the biggest fanbase the seahawks probaly arent in the top 10. Dallas/packers are both in the top 3 and like yankeessuck said everyone will watch and root against the pats.

[sprak_]

Where are you guys getting this info from... cause from what I've read, there have been at least two Superbowls that had more viewers than Superbowl 40.

[antoine2589]

seahawks. .

[darkesthorizon]

I'd rather see the Jags then Titans, I like watching MJD run and there is absolutely nothing appealing about Tennessee including Vince Young, but yeah, I would just quit watching ESPN period if the Super Bowl were to be Buccaneers/Titans.

And honestly, I doubt Patriots/Cowboys, Patriots/Packers would top Super Bowl 40 as far as viewers. The reason why Super Bowl 40 had so many viewers is because the Steelers were in it, people all over the world were watching because the Steelers are the most world wide watched professional football team in the NFL. Not only was it the highest rated, but it was the #2 watched program in television history. Do you know what is the second highest Super Bowl? 1996, Steelers/Cowboys, the reason for that is because it was the Steelers and Dallas were the #1 team back then, Dallas isn't the #1 team right now. Outside of New England most people around the world can't stand the Patriots. It definitely could happen though, but it'd be hard.

You're kidding me right? Cowboys vs Pats in the regular season was one of the highest rated programs on TV in 07. I know there is a lot of steelers fans, but i believe this year, the most popular teams happen to be Dallas and New England. And yeah, Dallas is the number 1 most popular team in the NFL right now. They are also the most expensive team in the World, even more then the Brit Soccer Teams. It's not hard, it's Easy. I hate Bias fans who get pissy with things like viewership.

[darkesthorizon]

Where are you guys getting this info from... cause from what I've read, there have been at least two Superbowls that had more viewers than Superbowl 40.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11205332/

Sorry, forgot about the last episode of mash

[atreyu_2020]

You're kidding me right? Cowboys vs Pats in the regular season was one of the highest rated programs on TV in 07. I know there is a lot of steelers fans, but i believe this year, the most popular teams happen to be Dallas and New England. And yeah, Dallas is the number 1 most popular team in the NFL right now. They are also the most expensive team in the World, even more then the Brit Soccer Teams. It's not hard, it's Easy. I hate Bias fans who get pissy with things like viewership.

How is it bias when 2 of the 3 top rated Super Bowls had the Steelers? It's not bias if you have facts.

Like I said, I'm not ruling out that it might be the #1 most viewed Super Bowl, it may happen, if it happened I wouldn't be surprised much, I just dont think it'll happen.

Cowboys/Patriots would make it close, but I don't think Packers/Patriots would be.

[Jaquemeov]

Ok.....now how about point spreads and over/unders?? I think the Jags finally are involved in a low scoring affair.



:idea:

[YankeesSuck]

How is it bias when 2 of the 3 top rated Super Bowls had the Steelers? It's not bias if you have facts.

Like I said, I'm not ruling out that it might be the #1 most viewed Super Bowl, it may happen, if it happened I wouldn't be surprised much, I just dont think it'll happen.

Cowboys/Patriots would make it close, but I don't think Packers/Patriots would be.
Well that article says the most watched one was Patriots/Pathers. 144.4 million watched.

[atreyu_2020]

The NMR said it was the #1 rated Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXX, I'd take their word over msnbc's considering it's their job, and ESPN mentioned it that year. I'm pretty sure it goes Steelers/Seahawks, Colts/Bears, and Steelers/Cowboys.

Edit: Oh, and in that article they were talking about most viewed in the United States when they brought up Patriots/Panthers, considering the title of the fucking article is "Super Bowl 2nd-most watched show ever", after the final episode of MASH.

[sprak_]

well that article is outdated... Colts/Bears is ahead of it

[atreyu_2020]

Goddamnit, fuck this, one article says one thing and the other says another. Another website is now saying that NMR said that Steelers/Cowboys was the highest rated Super Bowl ever, then m.a.s.h. final episode, then Colts/Bears. Which is stupid cause other places are saying the m.a.s.h. final episode is the highest rated, followed by Steelers/Seahawks, then Colts/Bears. 50,000 sites are saying 50,000 things.

Whatever, it doesn't matter, all I know is that Steelers/Seahawks and Steelers/Cowboys are in the top 5 and Pats/Cowboys (if it were to happen) may beat it but I don't think it will, end of this stupid fucking conversation.

Back to football, Prisco from sportsline says that the Steelers team strength is "the defense", I found that laughable.

[AsHopeDies]

there is literally no reason to pick anyone other than the patriots.

[Unhinged]

As much as I despise/ have despised the Patriots, they are amazing and I will give credit where it is due... unlike some of the Pats fans around here. Patriots win it all.

[atreyu_2020]

There is also no reason to pick a NFC team, why the Cowboys and Packers have the most votes after the Patriots is beyond me. Hate to break it to everyone but if theres a team that's going to beat the Patriots it'll be the Colts, then they'll be the Super Bowl champ, so it's one or the other.

[TheDawgPound72]

The Patriots deserve all the credit in the world, but I really see the Colts coming up and shocking them. It will be Brady vs. Peyton at it's finest, and I think Peyton will come away with this one.

[darkesthorizon]

I can totally see the Colts coming in and beating the Pats. If the Colts were healthy the first game, i think they would have knocked them off, but they were badly beat up. But to me it seems like a case of, if they can beat the Pats, the Cowboys or Packers could knock off the Colts.

[Nick is cool]

I can totally see the Colts coming in and beating the Pats. If the Colts were healthy the first game, i think they would have knocked them off, but they were badly beat up. But to me it seems like a case of, if they can beat the Pats, the Cowboys or Packers could knock off the Colts.





Exactly, and dallas beat the colts last year so why couldnt they do it this year? The colts arent nearly as unbeatable as the pats, but at the same time they have a good chance at beating the pats.

[joka]

AFC
Wild Card
#3 Chargers vs #6 Titans - Chargers
Chargers smash on Titans. Titans are very lucky to be in the playoffs, and the with the Chargers on a hot streak and LT getting back up to par, I don't see the Titans doing anything in this game. Haynesworth with the injured hamstring makes a bad team even worse. This is no contest Chargers move on.

#4 Steelers vs #5 Jaguars - Jags
Jags are hot, Steelers are torn up. I predict the Steelers, but you never know. Both of these teams have been on and off this season. With Willie Parker out, and the no-depth Steelers full of players bothered by injuries..the only thing going for them is that they are the steelers. The Jags are coming into wild card weekend hot. I think Garrard will not turn over the ball half as much as Big Ben will, and I think MJD and Fred Taylor will run all over the Steelers. I'm watching for Reggie Williams too, if he can make a few plays this game is a done deal.

Divisional Round
#1 Patriots vs #5 Jaguars - Patriots
I don't see the Jaguars stopping the Pats through the air at all. The Pats might have a hard time containing the Jags one-two punch on the ground, but that won't be enough to pull one over the pats.
#2 Colts vs #3 Chargers - Colts
Bob Sanders and the Colts defense will stop the Chargers all day, and the Chargers D can will definatley not stop Colts through the air..Colts for sure.

AFC Championship
#1 Patriots vs #2 Colts - Patriots
Same game as last time, with Marv back in I guess that adds another dimension to the colts offense. But the Patriots are the team to beat, and i don't think anyone is up to that task. A weak pass rush will also give Brady even better chances of picking apart the colts defense on every play. Pats for sure.


NFC
Wild Card Round
#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - Seahawks
I changed my mind yesterday, lol. The Hawks have been doing great, and even if the Redskins are playing with fire in there eyes, i think that the hawks will top them. The Skins have been playing great football. I think this game will come down to the wire, with Matt Hasslebeck leading the Hawks to a final drive TD to win the game.

#4 Giants vs #5 Buccaneers - Giants
I can't see Jeff Garcia coming off a few weeks rest, as an old quarterback and keeping out of the grips of the Giants pass rush. And after the confidence gained against the Pats the Giants are looking for a few wins.

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #4 Giants - Cowboys
Close game, If TO can play at the top of his game this is an easy win. But if the Giants can pick up some momentum coming into this game it could be tough...close game but the Boys win.

#2 Packers vs #3 Seahawks - Packers
Packers over Seahawks. Brett Favre has the ability to win every game he comes into. And with such a young team around him, they won't be quite as fatigued coming into this game. On both sides of the ball are young, explosive players...very tough team to beat. Packers by a mile.

NFC Championship
#1 Cowboys vs #2 Packers - Cowboys
Packers over Boys, very close game, shootout with high scores on both sides of the scoreboard. Packers win in fourth quarter off a few homo...*Romo turnovers.


SUPERBOWL
#2 Packers vs #1 Patriots
Patriots top Packers by a few, Tom Brady throws more INT's than TDs, but Brett Favre comes up short in the big game.

[TheFondler]

Oh my God, the Seattle defense looks unstoppable.

[rlstoner2003]

this playoff game is terrible...

[Nick is cool]

Seattles offense isnt doing shit.. but their D is playing very good.

[Bumsen]

this playoff game is terrible...

QFT. Just waiting for the Jax/Pittsburgh game.:sleeping2

[Liberator13]

Yeah, I want the Jags to win it all.

Holy balls, the 'skins remembered how to play.


WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!

A miss?!?!?! Wow.

lawls, 4th edit.

The hell, Hasselbeck... do you want to be done for the season?

[antoine2589]

seahawks beat redskins 35-14 in the first wild card game

summary:
seahawks weren't dumb in the first half, got td
todd collins got raped by patrick kerney twice
game was boring, seahawks up 13-0 until
washington remembered sean taylor died and scored 14 unanswered in around 2minutes, led 14-13
i committed suicide
washington recovered a non-onside kickoff when burleson and josh wilson decided to be gay
washington missed a fg, tony romo memories revived me to life
hasselbeck immediately throws an interception after driving past the 50
i died again
santana moss went blind
marcus trufant didnt
i got alive
extra-special last minute int td return by jordan babineaux honors sean taylor by winning by 21 (o hai sean taylor)

[TheFondler]

You know that if the Skins would have won, they'd have said that miffed kickoff was guided down to them by Sean.

[Bumsen]

Roethlisberger:uhoh:.

[poopchow]

oh skins.

i feel worse for their players. thank you for the fun season, RIP sean

[Masterbasser412]

Bullshit "hold" on the 2 point conversion.

[FLYINGDOG]

Jaguars.


had me pissed off for a minute there.

[darkesthorizon]

Redskins lost by 21, oh that Sean Taylor, what a prankster.

Good to see the Steelers get beat. The Jags remind me of that Steelers from 2 years ago. Good ground game, Tough D, Lumbering Olf of a QB, but still is a play maker. That fourth and 2 draw was a good draw, but what the hell was Tyrone Carter thinking about? Horrible tackling.

[stickaLICK]

Nick is cool pretty good list. Well I will sya what think beside the games that ended today.

Packers will beat Dallas in the Championship by a TD.

And Packer defeat Tom Brady and the Cheating Patriots by a FG.

Brett Favre walks off a champion and the best QB ever.

I am not a Packer fan either, I actually dislike them but its what I think.

[TheFondler]

Nick is cool pretty good list. Well I will sya what think beside the games that ended today.

Packers will beat Dallas in the Championship by a TD.

And Packer defeat Tom Brady and the Cheating Patriots by a FG.

Brett Favre walks off a champion and the best QB ever.

I am not a Packer fan either, I actually dislike them but its what I think.

I'm pulling for Seattle to make it as the dark horse, but if that doesn't happen, I'll hope you're right that the Pack goes all the way. I'm a big fan of Brett Favre and I think it would be climactic as fuck if he ends his career with a Super Bowl win. But didn't he say he was coming back for another year?

[atreyu_2020]

Haha, Mahan gets a phantom holding call on a converted two point conversion, Gerrard gets a 32 yard run and Polamalu gets bear hugged, how pleasant. There were atleast 3 holds on that play, not even holds, more like tackles, Casey gets tackled down and so does James Harrison, the holding just helped. Way to call the right calls at the right time refs, beautiful. I knew the game would come back to that 2 point conversion that got taken away from us.

How fitting, the season ending with the o-line not being able to double block a bench player.

As bad as it sounds, as bad as Ben played in the first half he was still the best player on that team in this game. Bless his fucking heart I know he gets pressure on him nearly every time he drops back, it's almost like when it does get time he throws to double coverage when there's a man wide open. What the fuck kind of playcalling is this, 3rd and 5 and they try to run Ben out to the side in the last few minutes of the game, Bruce Arians needs to go.

If Tyrone Carter or Nate Washington is on this team next year I will boycott the season.

Can't say there's always next season. It's going to take another 3-4 years to work on the kinks in the O-line. Faneca leaving is a good start though, I swear he was the most worthless piece of shit on that line all season, Mahan to a close second. Most of Bens pressure came from his side between him and Mahan. I think we may have something with Trai Essex, dude played his heart out tonight and was the only consistent lineman on this team tonight. Colon is too streaky, he plays magnificient at times, then at times looks like he couldn't cover a junior high school player. First 3 rounds we better go Guard, Center, Guard and pick up a worthy wide receiver in free agency. But that's not in the Steelers nature, they'd rather pick up a 5'9" third string receiver from the 49ers. Years of heart break are in store for this team, I can just feel it. If I were Ben I'd demand a trade.

I hope New England wins it all now.

[joka]

lol that shit was the worst call ever, the PI on jags D, when hines ward had his hand all in that dudes facemask! not trippin tho, jags won.

Atreyu or whatever. lol i hate the steelers (nothin against them..but my friends is a diehard..and i like 2 be an ass), but what the hell was ben thinking throwing to davenport in double coverage 30 yards down the field on the sideline?

[TheDawgPound72]

Glad to see the Steelers lose, it's a win for Browns fans.

[atreyu_2020]

lol that shit was the worst call ever, the PI on jags D, when hines ward had his hand all in that dudes facemask! not trippin tho, jags won.

Atreyu or whatever. lol i hate the steelers (nothin against them..but my friends is a diehard..and i like 2 be an ass), but what the hell was ben thinking throwing to davenport in double coverage 30 yards down the field on the sideline?

Actually Hines' hand was caught in the guys mask because of the defensive pass interference. It was the "hold" on Mahan on the two point conversion and nothing called on the mugging on Troy on Garrards 32 yard run, add on the fact Tyrone Carter can't make an open field tackle to save his fucking life that really did it for the Steelers.

I have no idea, it's funny though because on that play Ben had no pressure on him, I swear if he doesn't have 3 defenders gunning for his head he feels the need to force things. It's painful though since Holmes was wide open and Ben missed him. Then to add onto it one of his picks went for a TD, the other came in the endzone, but he made up for it in the second half with a magnificient performance, he fucking torched their defense....but like I've seen for a long time now, the Steelers defense chokes under pressure and can't hold onto a lead, plain and simple.

Regardless at the end of the day, everything went wrong for the Steelers. Inconsistent offense, horrible defense, and dreadful special teams. Jags didn't look too impressive and will get dismantled in New England.

[wils0646]

Atreyu, I know your offensive line is pretty horrible in pass protection this year, but a lot of the sacks seem to be made by Big Ben because he holds on to the ball way too long.

There's no other QB besides retired Doug Johnson that I've seen holding the ball as long.

Is it the offensive system? Do your WRs run long routes a lot of times?

It's just my observation from watching many Steelers games this year. I don't think all of the blame rests in the offensive line.

[atreyu_2020]

Atreyu, I know your offensive line is pretty horrible in pass protection this year, but a lot of the sacks seem to be made by Big Ben because he holds on to the ball way too long.

There's no other QB besides retired Doug Johnson that I've seen holding the ball as long.

Is it the offensive system? Do your WRs run long routes a lot of times?

It's just my observation from watching many Steelers games this year. I don't think all of the blame rests in the offensive line.

You don't see enough Steeler games, in order for the guy to hold the ball to long he needs protection from his line. I shit you not they are the worst pass protecting unit in the entire league, if it weren't for Bens mobility and incredible ability to escape tackles and throw out of the pocket who knows, the sack total would have been doubled. There may be a few of his sacks that came from him holding onto the ball for too long, most of them come from instant pressure from the line not getting a push off the los, half of them with their ass on the ground or getting beat. They sacked him 4 times in the first half, none of which came from him holding onto the ball too long, but rather Faneca and Mahan letting wide open defenders come right through and get a shot at him. Guys like Tom Brady, David Garrard, Peyton Manning, when they get sacked it's usually because they hold the ball too long, why? Because their pass protection is magnificient and it hardly happens.

They don't run long routes, usually. Santonio Holmes usually runs 15 yards out and the occasional straight route, as shown by his YPC, it led the league out of all receivers. The Steelers damn sure don't have enough depth in the receiving core to spread the ball around, so Ben typically looks for Hines, Holmes, and Heath, most of the time Hines and Holmes. They hardly ever spread the receivers.

[MusicIsDead]

I can't even tell you're a steelers fan sometimes. Most fans predict their team to win and back them through anything. You seem a lot more partial to the Patriots. Not that that's a bad thing, just my $0.02

[rlstoner2003]

As a Packer fan, I'm hoping the Giants win tomorrow, because i think they can beat Dallas, and just get out of the way. Packers can beat Giants, onto superbowl.

[atreyu_2020]

I can't even tell you're a steelers fan sometimes. Most fans predict their team to win and back them through anything. You seem a lot more partial to the Patriots. Not that that's a bad thing, just my $0.02

I just know when there's work to be done with my team. I predicted against them because I'm a realist, not a senseless homer. I figured they'd lose this bout. And just because I'm rooting for the Pats now that the Steelers are out doesn't mean I'm partial to them. This is the guy that said the team should be 15-1 but the refs handed them that game in Baltimore, which they did. I want them to win it all because the NFC is lame, I hate Peyton Manning, LT is a prick, Titans are lame as shit, Jacksonville beat us so of course I'll root for anyone against them especially since they weren't even impressive beating us. Granted Bruschi and Rodney Harrison can fuck their own mother for all I care, I don't know...I guess seeing a perfect season would be cool.

[Liberator13]

I think the Jags have a chance against the Pats. I've said that the last three weeks, and I truly believe it.

[322]

seattle ftw

[The_Bosh]

Eli actually looked decent today and got his first post-season win. Should be a great game next week in Dallas. I don't think anyone outside the city of Dallas will be cheering for the Cowgirls in that one.


And not that either one had/has a chance, but why aren't the Titans and Bucs in the poll???

[mr.wow]

First playoff win for the Chargers in 13 years! Now we have to face the Colts... Manning say hello to Cromartie again.

[atreyu_2020]

2/4 for me, Giants looked pretty decent, I like their chances in Dallas but I can definitely see them losing, looks like it will be Dallas/Green Bay in the NFC championship after all.

[darkesthorizon]

I think the Jags have a chance against the Pats. I've said that the last three weeks, and I truly believe it.

Everyone keeps saying that, but the Jags can't even beat the Colts. Not sure why everyones so high on the Jags, cause they can run the ball? Fuck that, Pats, not ONE 1000 yd rusher, and they went undefeated. It's going to be a Pats beat down, 42-10 or something crazy. Now, SD vs the Colts is an interesting game. Thing about the Chargers is, when that team is On, they are hard to beat, but most of the time they aren't. But if they can pull out their best game of the year, they might have a chance to keep it close with the Colts.

And god, everyone who said that the NFC is woeful, and sad, and the AFC is vastly superior, yeah, i aplogize to you all. I watched these two playoff games this weekend on the NFC side, None of those teams could probably even beat the Titans.

[YankeesSuck]

I hope the Patriots see this.
http://www.jaguars.com/News/powerrankings.aspx

[Nick is cool]

And god, everyone who said that the NFC is woeful, and sad, and the AFC is vastly superior, yeah, i aplogize to you all. I watched these two playoff games this weekend on the NFC side, None of those teams could probably even beat the Titans.



Theres no doubt in my mind skins seahawks and giants wouldve beaten the titans. Probaly worse then the chargers did. My highschool could shut down the titans offense.

[atreyu_2020]

It's funny how a lot of people think Jacksonville are going to beat New England.

The only reason some people predict the Jags will win is because they are one of the better teams in the NFL that the Patriots havent beat, so they think it's cool to pick Jacksonville When it was the Cowboys, the Colts, the Steelers...doesn't matter who it was it was the EXACT same shit, deja vu. Well, news flash for the people predicting the Jags will beat New England, Jacksonville can't hold a candle against the Colts and are barely better then the Steelers. And you think THIS team is going to shake off New England? Get the fuck out of here.

[YankeesSuck]

It should be a perfect night for Brady, 30 degrees no snow or wind. Read this whole stupid article. Del Rio should wear a suit so atleast there will be one nice thing about the Jaguars. Click (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=green_jeremy&id=3187786)

[atreyu_2020]

It should be a perfect night for Brady, 30 degrees no snow or wind. Read this whole stupid article. Click (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=green_jeremy&id=3187786)

I guess I should be grateful. By beating the Steelers people think this team is going to beat New England, I guess the Steelers are THAT good. Like I said, the only reason people are all like "oh, Jacksonvilles the team to beat New England" because Jacksonville hasen't played New England yet so they need new material.

Fuck Jacksonville, they got by the Steelers because of a cheap holding call on the two point conversion and got away with 3 holding calls on one fucking play. There's no reason to believe they'll beat New England. Ben lit their defense up the first time they played and damn near the entire game the second time and he doesn't have nearly the receiving and O-line talent as Tom Brady. Garrard isn't ready to play the Pats at home, shit he wasn't ready to play the Steelers even. Not only are the Jags not going to get a sniff at Tom Brady, but their RB core are going down in shambles too because the Pats are going adapt quite easily to a team that has a lackluster passing attack.

[DontBottaMe13]

my signature says it all rigth now

[atreyu_2020]

my signature says it all rigth now

Did you have a New York Rangers sig before the Giants went to the NFC championship?

It'll be gone again once they get stomped by the Pack.

Looks like my Superbowl pick is looking good.

[YankeesSuck]

Fuckk finally we can talk. I was pissed so much happened today couldnt even come on here. You all are lucky it was down last night after Pats won lol.

[moose]

LOL at all you pathetic colts fans.....you should be ashamed of yourselves and your superbowl talk and how your going to beat the pats so bad

you dumbfucks couldn't even beat a banged up Gates who didn't even have rivers or lt to back him up......hahahah pathetic

[ftbllplr]

This weekend went pretty much as perfectly as possible. Those faggot Cowboys and Colts lost. Packers ran train all over the Seahawks and the Patriots won, as expected.

[atreyu_2020]

This weekend went pretty much as perfectly as possible. Those faggot Cowboys and Colts lost. Packers ran train all over the Seahawks and the Patriots won, as expected.

Only problem is Philip Rivers still stands.

[Nick is cool]

The main reason we lost.. is our recievers blow. Witten was the only one that had a good game.

Glenn was terrible (cant blame him too much though since hes just coming back)

crayton is about as fast as a highschool reciever and the only reason he sometimes does good is because of the attention other players draw and because he has good hands. And he dropped 2 huge balls, one on 3rd on 14 that wouldve gained atleast 20 yards and it was probaly the easiest catch in the game.

TO had 1 on 1 all night with a 3rd corner.. well unless he was still hurt he played terrible because you expect him to dominate practically anyone 1 on 1, and he couldnt even get open against a teams 3rd corner.


The giants were blitzing and playing man, and our recievers simply werent getting open. Nothing romo could do, and even when our line blocked them for a while he still couldnt do anything because no one was getting open. We need to draft a reciever, one with some speed, we have enough slow ones. And play miles austin more.


And of course we already beat you 2 times and its hard to beat any team 3 times in a year


Good game giants, hope you beat the packers.

[sprak_]

Teams that win twice almost always win the third game actually.

I think the main reasons they lost were Romo's play, and too many penalties. The O-line played great. Romo missed some key throws to T.O. and made other bad decisions, like taking that sack when he had plenty of time to throw it away. The intentional grounding call was BS, however. Crayton is an idiot, he talked a lot of trash and played terribly. I think the Giants just had good coverage on T.O. because he didn't look hurt at all early in the game, but maybe he was limited by the ankle, who knows.

Cowboys also had a lot of bad karma going into the game, especially when Jerry Jones gave out tickets to the NFC championship game to all the players. It made me sick before the game when I heard about that.

[Nick is cool]

Teams that win twice almost always win the third game actually.

I think the main reasons they lost were Romo's play, and too many penalties. The O-line played great. Romo missed some key throws to T.O. and made other bad decisions, like taking that sack when he had plenty of time to throw it away. The intentional grounding call was BS, however. Crayton is an idiot, he talked a lot of trash and played terribly. I think the Giants just had good coverage on T.O. because he didn't look hurt at all early in the game, but maybe he was limited by the ankle, who knows.

Cowboys also had a lot of bad karma going into the game, especially when Jerry Jones gave out tickets to the NFC championship game to all the players. It made me sick before the game when I heard about that.



Well wade phillips said after the game that TO was playing hurt, and i believe him because i watched TO beat teams #1 corners all year and all of a sudden he couldnt even get seperation against a teams #3 corner.

We need to get another speedy reciever. And play miles austin more.

[darkesthorizon]

I don't Blame Romo for the lost. There were key plays where his Wideouts would drop passes or short routes. (Crayton) And other times pentalies killed them. But why the hell did they start Marion Barber? Why change it up? They beat the Giants twice in the reg season, why go against what got you there. Plus Baber is effective late in games because he is so fresh. He had a monster 1st half, then seemed to be gassed the second. Couldn't pick up a blitz to save his life. The entire Offensive lined seemed gas. It's pretty sad on the last play of the game you have Jason Witten(All Pro, caught 96 passes, lead the team in receptions) in on Pass Protection. Just sad. But really turned the game was the Giants getting that TD before the Half. Where was the D?

I am so glad the Colts lost. But why the hell is Phillip Rivers yelling at the Fans, your ass got injured and wasn't even touched.

Best Case for the Superbowl is Pats and Packers, worse case is any game involving the Giants. No one wants to really see a Pats Giants rematch, i've seen it. Or a Chargers Giants game, i would seriously consider not watching that game. Chargers Packers doesn't interest me either seeing that the Packers already stomped them this year. But I think i'd still watch it. But Pray to god, No Chargers and Giants Super-blow.

[Liberator13]

I don't blame Romo for this loss at all. Yes, he screwed up a few times, but it really isn't on him. As darkest said, Marion the Barbarian lost his pure power towards the end of the game, and the o-line let more pressure get to Romo then I think I have seen all season.

[Nick is cool]

and the o-line let more pressure get to Romo then I think I have seen all season.





its because of how much the gmen were blitzing, and they were getting away with it because our WRs werent getting open when they were 1 on 1



craytons too slow to get seperation (and he had a few drops when he did), TO wasnt as explosive as usual because of his ankle, glenn didnt play the whole year so you cant expect him to do much so witten was the only one getting open most of the time

[Mr. Heskey]

Well congrats to the NYG. I don't know wtf happened to the cowboys this last month.

Good luck against Green Bay. I don't think I could stand to see them go on.

[Liberator13]

Yeah, I may blow my brains out if Favre makes it to the Super Bowl.

[Nick is cool]

I wouldnt be suprised if the packers end up winning the superbowl. I dont believe that the nfl is planned or anything but it seems like when theres a good story that could happen it always ends up happening..

[Mr. Heskey]

I wouldnt be suprised if the packers end up winning the superbowl. I dont believe that the nfl is planned or anything but it seems like when theres a good story that could happen it always ends up happening..

My dream would be a san diego v nyg.

Not going to happen, but if it's green bay v new england, I may very well kill myself.

[Wu-tang]

The Giants kept the Pack out of the playoffs last year, and they'll knock them off this year.

Also...I'm sorry cowboy fans, but that game was sweet. Possibly the best moment in the last decade of Giantshood.

And to be fair to TO...Webster wasn't even the #3 earlier in the season, he was #5. Madison(inj), Ross, McQuarters, Dockery(inj), and then Webster, but since Madison was hurt they tried Corey instead, and he played extremely well last week against the Bucs.

[DontBottaMe13]

Did you have a New York Rangers sig before the Giants went to the NFC championship?


lol no ive had the giants in there the whole time ive been on here, i give one team the avatar, the other the sig

[JerkyMyTurky]

I don't want to hear that TO was injured when in fact he played. The Giants are one of the most banged up teams in the NFL. They didn't have Mathis Kiwanuka, one of their best pass rushers and Shockey was also injuried and a bunch of their pass coverage players were hurt or got hurt during the game.

You could say the Cowboys outplayed the Giants in the first half, even though it was a tie game by half time, but the Giants clearly outplayed the Cowboys in the second half. It was a game of defense, penalties and special teams, in which case the Giants did better to win the game.

As well as the Giants played, the Cowboys shot themselves in the foot on many occasions, whether it be the numerous penalties, Romo not getting rid of the ball and taking a sack for big losses, bad passes, dropped balls or by the coaches changing year long strategy of using Jones in the 1st half and using Barber in the 2nd half. Barber had a great first half, but he was gassed by the 3rd quarter and Jones was no were to be seen. The lack of running game pretty much allowed the Giants to sit back and do a better job on the wideouts.

As for what would make a nice Superbowl, I'd say any team except the Chargers would make for a solid Superbowl. I'd rather see the Charges in the Superbowl, because I think the Giants would have a better chance against them, but it would be sweeter if the Giants faced the Patriots and end their story book season on a sour note.

As for the Giants - Packers match up, I think it will be a lot harder to win there, as the Packers are a great home team, the weather is going to be very cold and their wide outs are currently doing very well this year. That being said, I think the Giants have what it takes to win. If Eli continues his solid play from the passed 3 weeks, he can lead the offense to scores. If the weather is really lousy, the Giants have the running core in Jacobs and Bradshaw to lead an effective running game and the Giants wideouts are also capable of big plays with Toomer and Burress. Boss and Smith also shown they can come up with big catches in the Cowboy game. The difficulty will be with the Giants defense giving Favre a hard time and chasing him out of the pocket.

My pick is Giants 23, Packers 20.

[Eaglefan9727]

It was great to see P. Manning choke once again when it counts. As for who is going to win this year. It will be the New England Patriots.

[BigMac]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cevst1mqzIE

Want a tissue with your wamburger?

[wils0646]

http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/ee75/midwestfavrefan/packers%20videos/?action=view&current=favretolee.flv

Vintage Favre.

I might be going to the game this Sunday. Playoff time at the frozen tundra of Lambeau field is simply surreal. I hope the Packers come out on top.

The game against the Hawks started out so badly, but Grant (how about this kid?!!) comes through with an amazing day on the ground. I'd say a 6th rounder for this kid was a pretty good price.

Good luck Giants, but I hope the Pack comes out on top.

[Yea,StopTalking]

No way the Patriots are going to lose now. Patriots would beat both the Packers and the Giants but I would like to see Favre make it to the superbowl only to get crushed by the Pats.

[MusicIsDead]

I really don't know who I hate more, San Diego or New England. Best case scenario is for them to kick the shit out of each other and get owned by Green Bay in the superbowl.

[wils0646]

Sorry Cowboys fans, but I have to post this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLMHMhkdy2Q

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_2PrLrVKZw

:lmao:

[atreyu_2020]

And on that note, Roy Williams fucking sucks.

[Liberator13]

Roy Williams can hit. That's it. His coverage is terrible, but he is very physical. He's like a retarded Bob Sanders. Except Bob is the godliest secondary player in the entire league.


It hurt me to say that, I still love you Mike Brown.

[mr.wow]

Chargers Packers doesn't interest me either seeing that the Packers already stomped them this year. But I think i'd still watch it. But Pray to god, No Chargers and Giants Super-blow.

The Chargers were trying to get used to the switch in their coaching staff around the time. And you can say that we had a curse after we lost to New England making Chargers go 1-3 in the beginning of the season.

When Chargers beat the Colts I was in total disbelief. I just couldn't sleep that night either. We beat these guys with our secondary quarterback Volek, with Gates being injured and without LT. I mean sure we beat the Colts earlier this season with luck when they were missing some of their starters, but man this wasn't a win given to us from the Colts. Doesn't get any better than that.

[Nick is cool]

Roy Williams can hit. That's it. His coverage is terrible, but he is very physical. He's like a retarded Bob Sanders. Except Bob is the godliest secondary player in the entire league.


It hurt me to say that, I still love you Mike Brown.





The bad thing is hes not even that good of a tackler. He hits harder then anyone ive ever seen (packers fans know this for sure) but he misses his fair share of tackles too. But then again its usual for nfl players to miss the easiest tackles in the world while looking like fucking pewee football players. Anthony henry.


And i honestly think that if you made an all star team of the remaining 3 teams and played the pats in arizona the pats would win. Not dissing the other teams, just of how good the pats will play in the superbowl IMO. Unless my brett favre theory comes into effect.

[Liberator13]

No way anybody else wins other than the Pats.

And yes, I'm amazed at how many simple tackles these pros miss. Week in and week out of Bears game I'm screaming "WRAP THEM THE FUCK UP" at some of our defensive players.

[sprak_]

No way... the Pats are great but they would get crushed by a team like that.

The Jaguars were able to shut down the long passes but couldn't get any pressure on Brady. That team could have the Packers secondary which was the best in the league, and could even put Cromartie on Welker at all times. Strahan, Umenyiora, Merriman pass rushing... thats scary.

Then on offense... Favre, LT, Brandon Jacobs, Plaxico, Driver, Jennings, Chambers, Gates... holding this team to 50 pts would be impressive.

[YankeesSuck]

Hey Merriman you will know Gaffney's name come game time bitch. Chargers all ready smack talking if you didnt know. Lets see Rivers smack talk to Pats fans he might get a snowball thrown at him or worst. :lol: I guarantee you he will get in a fist fight with a fan someday.

And then some game named Igor is like who new england? Please they are more worried than we are, and know whats up. HAHAHA.

I mean every year teams smack talk. And they end up getting owned in the game. Every year Pats have made it, someone has something to say. And it ends up going up in the Pats locker room. But it dont seem like these teams have learned yet. Remember Freddie Mitchell, Mike Vanderjerk, Anthony Smith, Paul Spicer.

[Wu-tang]

Hey Merriman you will know Gaffney's name come game time bitch. Chargers all ready smack talking if you didnt know. Lets see Rivers smack talk to Pats fans he might get a snowball thrown at him or worst. :lol: I guarantee you he will get in a fist fight with a fan someday.

And then some game named Igor is like who new england? Please they are more worried than we are, and know whats up. HAHAHA.

I mean every year teams smack talk. And they end up getting owned in the game. Every year Pats have made it, someone has something to say. And it ends up going up in the Pats locker room. But it dont seem like these teams have learned yet. Remember Freddie Mitchell, Mike Vanderjerk, Anthony Smith, Paul Spicer.

Yeah, QFT. Especially since the Pats organization is so classy themselves. :rolleyes:

And I'm sorry Nick, but fuck the cowboys. Fuck Wade, Romo, Jerry Jones and any other douchebag that keeps saying "the better team lost."

[mr.wow]

Hey Merriman you will know Gaffney's name come game time bitch. Chargers all ready smack talking if you didnt know. Lets see Rivers smack talk to Pats fans he might get a snowball thrown at him or worst. :lol: I guarantee you he will get in a fist fight with a fan someday.

And then some game named Igor is like who new england? Please they are more worried than we are, and know whats up. HAHAHA.

I mean every year teams smack talk. And they end up getting owned in the game. Every year Pats have made it, someone has something to say. And it ends up going up in the Pats locker room. But it dont seem like these teams have learned yet. Remember Freddie Mitchell, Mike Vanderjerk, Anthony Smith, Paul Spicer.

Thats what I like about Rivers, he talks a lot of shit. Igor's stupid comments should've been kept to himself though, how can you not be worried about a team that is 18-0?

I just like the fact the people and media thought them Colts would have the best chance to beat New England. Now we know that the Chargers have a better chance. If Chargers win against the Patriots it will be the upset of the century.

Quick note from the past -

In 2004 Pittsburgh had the best record of 15-1. Next year they won the superbowl.

In 2005 Indianapolis had the best record of 14-2. Next year they won the superbowl.

In 2006 San Diego had the best record of 14-2.

[atreyu_2020]

Thats what I like about Rivers, he talks a lot of shit..

There are many ways of talking shit. There's the funny kind, there's the serious kind, then there's the kind you'd expect from a 10 year old kid that has a big brother, that's Rivers.

Yeah, QFT. Especially since the Pats organization is so classy themselves. :rolleyes:

And I'm sorry Nick, but fuck the cowboys. Fuck Wade, Romo, Jerry Jones and any other douchebag that keeps saying "the better team lost."

Hah yeah, no fan of a team with Rodney Harrison on it should be talking about class.

Yeah, that's what's called Bungle Syndrome.

[YankeesSuck]

Yeah, QFT. Especially since the Pats organization is so classy themselves. :rolleyes:
Ok but thats beside the point. Do Pats players usually trash talk an upcoming opponet? No they dont. They know better than to do that. It just adds fuel to the other team.

I never mentioned anything about the Pats being classy nimrods. I was saying how other teams talk smack before playing them, and they get smoked. You think they would know not to by now. This is what Igor's real quote.

"Who? New England?" Olshansky said. "Seriously, I mean, they're more worried than we are, I promise you. Believe me. They know what's up."

[atreyu_2020]

Yeah they know that even if they hand the game to the Chargers on a silver platter like the Colts did...they'd still lose.

[Godlike]

Call me stupid................Giants Vs. Chargers..........God im gonna regret this.

[Unhinged]

Guys... just give it up. I've made my peace with the fact that the fucking ass Patriots are going to dismantle the Chargers, and then hopefully the Packers can pull one out. Patriots v. Packers for the StuporBowl, and it's too close to call from there.

[YankeesSuck]

The Chargers better dress warm or they will freeze their balls off.

[Warka]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2cdIRidjeE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRcy7kWfrC4

[wils0646]

There are many ways of talking shit. There's the funny kind, there's the serious kind, then there's the kind you'd expect from a 10 year old kid that has a big brother, that's Rivers.

Exactly. I've never seen a QB do that (other than Vick flipping off his own fans). Who the hell does he think he is? He's not even a top 10 QB in the league and he runs his mouth off like he owns the league. Do something in the league before you even think about running your mouth. Do you ever see a Brady, Manning, or Favre do anything like this? No, because they know how fucking stupid it is. Learn to lead without any of that shit. Him and his fucking noodle arm piss me off.

He needs to get shut up by the Pats this Sunday. Or at least just get lit up on a sack.

[Mr Larkin]

As a Pats fan I can openly admit Rodney Harrison is our grumpiest of old men on defense. After he retires I will not be suprised to see him sitting on his porch yelling at those damn kids to get off his lawn. Oh and we have the future coverd with our little head stomper in Merriweather. But maybe I may just be blinded by winning since it was kinda tough to come by in the 90s but the Pats are one of the classier teams in the league. Like I said earlier though this is a completely biased statement coming from a guy who has been a Pats fan all his life.

[atreyu_2020]

but the Pats are one of the classier teams in the league.

That's about the funniest post I may have ever seen on this forum. Just because they ignored the undefeated season talk for the majority of the season makes them far from being one of the classier teams in the NFL, that's just nonsense.

[Mr Larkin]

That's about the funniest post I may have ever seen on this forum. Just because they ignored the undefeated season talk for the majority of the season makes them far from being one of the classier teams in the NFL, that's just nonsense.

Like I said, I am speaking from a biased fan viewpoint. Yes we were caught cheating, and we payed the consequences. Rodney was caught with HGH and he payed the consequences. Can I have a list of what we have done to make this the "funniest post" you have ever seen on this forum...

[YankeesSuck]

Pats are more classy than San Diago thats for sure. The things that come out of their mouths. This classy shit is annoying though. Its football fuck being classy.

[darkesthorizon]

Wtf does that even Mean? Classy? Someone please define for me what a Classy Team is.

[DontBottaMe13]

a classy team to me is yet to be found in football

however, some examples: detroit red wings, new york yankees
teams that expect to win without excessive celebration//gloating//shit talking//saying the better team lost, etc

[Nick is cool]

No way... the Pats are great but they would get crushed by a team like that.

The Jaguars were able to shut down the long passes but couldn't get any pressure on Brady. That team could have the Packers secondary which was the best in the league, and could even put Cromartie on Welker at all times. Strahan, Umenyiora, Merriman pass rushing... thats scary.

Then on offense... Favre, LT, Brandon Jacobs, Plaxico, Driver, Jennings, Chambers, Gates... holding this team to 50 pts would be impressive.



Pats obviously wouldnt stop their O but i doubt they would slow down the pats much. Belicheck is great at having his team ready, and its the superbowl, in nice sunny arizona where the weather wont be a problem. And the jags didnt shut down anything, when a qb goes 26-28 with 2 drops its not shutting them down.. This game would be in the 40s



Yeah, QFT. Especially since the Pats organization is so classy themselves. :rolleyes:

And I'm sorry Nick, but fuck the cowboys. Fuck Wade, Romo, Jerry Jones and any other douchebag that keeps saying "the better team lost."


Fuck brandon jacobs for being so huge. Fuck eli manning for always playing good against the cowboys. And fuck patrick crayton, i hope we draft a reciever and drop crayton.

[sprak_]

Pats obviously wouldnt stop their O but i doubt they would slow down the pats much. Belicheck is great at having his team ready, and its the superbowl, in nice sunny arizona where the weather wont be a problem. And the jags didnt shut down anything, when a qb goes 26-28 with 2 drops its not shutting them down.. This game would be in the 40s


Yes the Jaguars did shut down the deep passes. Moss had one catch, 14 yards. There were two pass plays of over 20 yards and one of them was a screen to Maroney. Brady was 26-28 because he had unlimited time in the pocket.

[Mr Larkin]

Yes the Jaguars did shut down the deep passes. Moss had one catch, 14 yards. There were two pass plays of over 20 yards and one of them was a screen to Maroney. Brady was 26-28 because he had unlimited time in the pocket.

shutting down the deep pass doesn't mean shit when you let the other team complete 90% of their passes. Its like trying to brag about shutting down the otuside run when the other team burned you for 200+ rushing yards up the middle.

[Nick is cool]

Yes the Jaguars did shut down the deep passes. Moss had one catch, 14 yards. There were two pass plays of over 20 yards and one of them was a screen to Maroney. Brady was 26-28 because he had unlimited time in the pocket.




Who cares if you shut down the deep pass when they just destroy you on the short pass? Any team could completely shut down wes welker and randy moss, but it doesnt matter because then ben watson stallworth and maroney would have huge days. Its about slowing down their offense, not just the deep ball.

[sprak_]

Did I say the Jaguars had a great game plan or brag about how well they played? No. I said they took away the Pats deep passing plays, which clearly they did. You're the one trying to disagree with that for some reason. I know the Jaguars got destroyed with short passes.

[moose]

Well then what the hell was your point about acknowledging the Jaguars stopping the deep passes. You stating that fact has no value whatso ever

[sprak_]

Go back a page to see why we started talking about the Jaguars, if that isn't too difficult.

[Nick is cool]

I guess it is hard to shut down moss going deep because how damn fast he is, hes ran by double teams numerous times this year

[Wu-tang]

I guess it is hard to shut down moss going deep because how damn fast he is, hes ran by double teams numerous times this year

And when he doesn't outrun double teams, he makes ridiculous catches when triple teamed.

[wils0646]

Wow, game-time temperature for the Packers Giants game...

2 degrees
-15 to -20 wind chill.

It's going to be the Ice Bowl version 2.0.

[YankeesSuck]

God damn its cold there. Its gonna be in the 20's for the Pats game and a wind chill of 5-10 and possible snow. Compared to Green Bay this weather is balmy. Almost game time!

[Xerosnake90]

Pats are Chargers should be good, kinda nervous for. I said at the beginning of the season that the Chargers will lose the first one, than meet the Pats in the playoffs and beat them for an upset. Now I'm afraid it actually might happen >.>

If it doesn't, and Green bay pulls through like I think they will, at least my second prediction will be right. Green bay and Pats in superbowl.

[Bumsen]

Got dammit Rivers.

[mr.wow]

This sucks. :( :( :(

The Chargers will be back.... next year...

[moose]

18-0 and Super Bowl baby



JEAH

[Predator]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS Patriots heading to the superbowl.

My squadron is working one of the food stands in the stadium. I might be able to watch the game.

[Mr Larkin]

This sucks. :( :( :(

The Chargers will be back.... next year...

and so will the Pats baby

[moose]

I dont think it matters who the Patriots play anymore. Belichick has 2 weeks to prepare and I think the Patriots are the most focused team I've ever seen. I hate to say this but, it might just be destiny at this point.

[Elephant]

New England Patriots will take it.


thanks you dumb cunt, for looking at the sports new for 2 seconds and seeing "HEY LOOK THE PATS ARE UNDEFEATED I SHOULD SAY THEY'LL WIN THE SUPERBOWL TO LOOK SMART AND LIKE I KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL"

GTFO this football thread, better yet EBWF, nobody here wants your dumb typical responses.

anyways, the chargers got robbed. They would have beaten the pats if tomlinson played. playoffs should have an injured player game delay system, as cheap as that sounds.

[JerkyMyTurky]

Packs up 10-6 first half, although you would think the Giants should have the lead the way they were dominating the possession and running the offense. One big play by the Packers for the touchdown and two huge drops by Toomer and Burress have hindered the Giants in scoring a touchdown. Giants are playing well, they should be confident going into the second half. Good game so far.

[Wu-tang]

Terrible ass officiating crew. Fuck that, chicken shit calls. No reason at all, no matter what you think about that last Plaxico throw, for them not to review that.

[Bumsen]

Eli's is playing very very well. A better game than pats-bolts imo.

[JerkyMyTurky]

Terrible ass officiating crew. Fuck that, chicken shit calls. No reason at all, no matter what you think about that last Plaxico throw, for them not to review that.

The one he "caught" and fell down and it popped out? There was nothing to review there, it was the right call. Unless you are talking about a different play.

The referee could have called Al Harris for his 2nd "illegal hands to the face" call against Burress, but they didn't. Harris is getting destroyed by Burress in this game. Giants just scored a touchdown, so they are up 13-10 now. Packers have the ball with great field position, so Giants will be lucky to hold them to just a field goal. Packers might take the lead right back.

Edit: Packers took the lead back. Giants stopped them on 3rd down, but Madison threw some guy on the floor after the play was over and got a personal foul penalty. I know the game is still up for grabs, but that play is going to haunt the Giants if they lose. Not only did it give the Packers another set of down, they got the lead back the very next play. Very stupid mistake by Madison. Strahan was and the coordinator were pissed, but not animated. If the Giants don't score next and the Packers do, I think its going to be extremely hard for them to come back. They need to score, field goal or touchdown before the Packers do. The Giants are killing me.

[Bumsen]

Three chicks with bikini tops on at the game. I can hear those nipples screaming.:uhoh:

[jayweezie21]

Three chicks with bikini tops on at the game. I can hear those nipples screaming.:uhoh:

me and you both man! theyll be in the hospital within the hour...

[JerkyMyTurky]

Giants come right back and score another touchdown. That is what I am talking about. Defense needs to come up with a stop and with the way Giants offense is having its way with the Packers defense, they can increase the lead to 10. That'll be a big boost. Not to think ahead though, they need to stop Farve now.

Edit: The Giants are very lucky they didn't just get a touchdown scored on them. After the interception and seeing how the guy is tryng to run it back, I was screaming "get down, get down" at the top of my lungs. What does the guy do? He tries to cut back and forth and fumbles the ball. Big time bonehead play. You get the ball, go fucking down next time! :motz_6:

[Roushpimpn]

Bullshit call.

[mr.wow]

Damn tied and 2 minutes left. I'm rooting for the Packers (as they are my 2nd favorite team)

[Fender]

2:30 left, tie game. the packers better win this one, i cant take another upset after the cowboys game last week :(

edit - holding call on that touchdown. that guy is gonna get beat up in the locker room

[JerkyMyTurky]

The Giants seem to want to fuck up the whole game. What is with the damn fancy cut backs by the players in the open field. You got the ball, play it safe. Stop it with the cut backs, where players can simply stick their hands in and knock the ball out. They lost about 10-15 yards on that fumble. And then the holding call. I can't take this game, I hope they don't fuck it up. It will be a huge loss.

[Bumsen]

This is it


Nevermind

[Mr Larkin]

He puts it left!

[sKin]

Packers get first possession! Wooooot!

[JerkyMyTurky]

God damnit! This game was in the Giants hands! I don't know why, but I have a feeling the tide has turned and Favre is going to get one of those historic drives to get the Packers into the Superbowl. The momentum has totally swung in the Packers favor and the crowd is totally pumped up right now. All the pressure is on the Giants defense, I don't know what to expect. I wouldn't surprised if they held the Packers, but I wouldn't be surprised if they gave up a huge pass play that put the Packers into comfortable field goal position. Giants! :banghead:

[Mr Larkin]

Welcome to the Super Bowl Giants!

Patriots win!

[DarcSystems]

this game is the best game all year.


HOLY HELL, TYNES WINS IT

[sKin]

Nooooo! Interception :(

[Bumsen]

Tynes might have kept his job with this.

[Mr Larkin]

I feel bad for Brett, he had an amazing year and I hope he doesn't retire just yet.

[JerkyMyTurky]

Giants in the Superbowl! There wasn't a doubt in my mind. :bigwink:

[sKin]

You know what.

Fuck. Just FUCK.

[Mr. Heskey]

Good, glad the giants won.


Just do it once more against New England and I'll be happy.

[DarcSystems]

I was kinda rooting for the Packers, but good for the giants.

I don't think they're gonna beat the pats though.

[JerkyMyTurky]

I don't want to hear that TO was injured when in fact he played. The Giants are one of the most banged up teams in the NFL. They didn't have Mathis Kiwanuka, one of their best pass rushers and Shockey was also injuried and a bunch of their pass coverage players were hurt or got hurt during the game.

You could say the Cowboys outplayed the Giants in the first half, even though it was a tie game by half time, but the Giants clearly outplayed the Cowboys in the second half. It was a game of defense, penalties and special teams, in which case the Giants did better to win the game.

As well as the Giants played, the Cowboys shot themselves in the foot on many occasions, whether it be the numerous penalties, Romo not getting rid of the ball and taking a sack for big losses, bad passes, dropped balls or by the coaches changing year long strategy of using Jones in the 1st half and using Barber in the 2nd half. Barber had a great first half, but he was gassed by the 3rd quarter and Jones was no were to be seen. The lack of running game pretty much allowed the Giants to sit back and do a better job on the wideouts.

As for what would make a nice Superbowl, I'd say any team except the Chargers would make for a solid Superbowl. I'd rather see the Charges in the Superbowl, because I think the Giants would have a better chance against them, but it would be sweeter if the Giants faced the Patriots and end their story book season on a sour note.

As for the Giants - Packers match up, I think it will be a lot harder to win there, as the Packers are a great home team, the weather is going to be very cold and their wide outs are currently doing very well this year. That being said, I think the Giants have what it takes to win. If Eli continues his solid play from the passed 3 weeks, he can lead the offense to scores. If the weather is really lousy, the Giants have the running core in Jacobs and Bradshaw to lead an effective running game and the Giants wideouts are also capable of big plays with Toomer and Burress. Boss and Smith also shown they can come up with big catches in the Cowboy game. The difficulty will be with the Giants defense giving Favre a hard time and chasing him out of the pocket.

My pick is Giants 23, Packers 20.

I just realized my pick was spot on. :boink:

[Frymaster]

I really don't get it. The Giants are like..idk what to compare them to. There's no way they should've beaten the 'Boys or the Pack, yet they did. wtf.

[Sketcher]

FUCK YEAH! I had my doubts for a second there.

[YankeesSuck]

Wow crazy, thats the last team I expected to win the NFC. I like it though a Boston-New York Super Bowl.

[wils0646]

The Giants deserved to win the game. I haven't seen an offense move on our D like that the entire year. Barely ANY pressure on Eli Manning in the second half. God, I'm so depressed after an amazing season by the Pack. I hope the Giants at least make it an entertaining Super Bowl.

Good game by the Giants. Not so much the Packers.

[Slid3r]

Wow crazy, thats the last team I expected to win the NFC. I like it though a Boston-New York Super Bowl.

Except this time around everyone hates the Pats, for the most part.

[Fender]

FUCK i hate overtime rules

[JerkyMyTurky]

I really don't get it. The Giants are like..idk what to compare them to. There's no way they should've beaten the 'Boys or the Pack, yet they did. wtf.

You could argue the Patriots game was their "coming of age" showing. There were talks about how they should not play hard and its not worth it to play to win against the Patriots and they should simply rest their core players. They did the opposite and played a really great game, even though they ended up losing, it gave the team confidence, especially Manning that they could go toe to toe with the best team in the NFL. Ever since that game, you have seen a complete change in the team. Manning has played very very good since that game and has been running the offense very nicely. Also, this team are road warriors. They just extended their NFL record for most victories on the road at 10 games. They also play great as the underdog, so I don't think they mind one bit that they will be heavy underdogs against the Patriots. I think that fits their mentality very well. They are a cinderella team sort of. I just wonder which team the Arizona crowd is going to root for. It wouldn't be surprised if they root for the Giants, which might make it feel like a home game and that might not be good. Who knows? I'm just thrilled they are going to the Superbowl and I'm going to try and set up a Superbowl party with some friends for the game. It might be the biggest upset in NFL history if they go there and beat the Patriots.

What is better to root for? A historic 19-0 perfect season by the Patriots or the biggest upset in Superbowl history? Go Big Blue!

[stein17]

Damn you Green Bay!!!! it never works out the way I want it too I dont want to face the fuckin Giants again

[dj TASO]

Fuck!! I really wanted to see Favre go all the way and possibly retire at the top of his prime.

[Mr. Heskey]

FUCK i hate overtime rules

Well it worked out like college rules in this game. The Packers had a chance but they turned it over. So each team had a chance.


I do agree with you however. Winning a game in OT shouldn't be decided by a coinflip.

[chr0nic]

congrats giants fans, ill be rooting for the giants in the super bowl.

[Vociferous]

i cant believe tynes did it.
fucking giants.........................

[darkesthorizon]

The one time i want the Packers to win, and they failed me. Fuckin Giants. I hope they lose by 80.

[Liberator13]

He misses the short shit badly, but nails the 47-yarder? Go him. He was just toying with the Pack fans. haha

[Demand Curve]

See you in Arizona mother fuckers.

[Liberator13]

Who in the fuck thought the Giants would be in the Super Bowl? Seriously? Did ANYBODY on here predict that?

[atreyu_2020]

Well the Giants officially made this Super Bowl uninteresting.

[Demand Curve]

Who in the fuck thought the Giants would be in the Super Bowl? Seriously? Did ANYBODY on here predict that?
Me :wave:

10 char

[ryan41]

Giants fuck yaaaaaa.

[LegendaryU2K]

tynes lol, shocked.........

[k0n_]

As for the Giants - Packers match up, I think it will be a lot harder to win there, as the Packers are a great home team, the weather is going to be very cold and their wide outs are currently doing very well this year. That being said, I think the Giants have what it takes to win. If Eli continues his solid play from the passed 3 weeks, he can lead the offense to scores. If the weather is really lousy, the Giants have the running core in Jacobs and Bradshaw to lead an effective running game and the Giants wideouts are also capable of big plays with Toomer and Burress. Boss and Smith also shown they can come up with big catches in the Cowboy game. The difficulty will be with the Giants defense giving Favre a hard time and chasing him out of the pocket.

My pick is Giants 23, Packers 20.

how the hell :err:

[YankeesSuck]

Hell no lol. Did you edit that jerky? Either that you got a time machine.

[JerkyMyTurky]

how the hell :err:

The description was pretty damn good too. :boink:

Hell no lol. Did you edit that jerky? Either that you got a time machine.

Neither. More like knowing your team and a bit of luck I guess. I actually forgot the score I picked, I knew I picked the Giants though. While reading the previous posts, I saw that I had picked the correct score. :bigwink:

Also, I made an even bolder prediction a few years ago. Before EURO 2004 started, I made a post about how Greece would surprise a lot of people and they went on to win the whole competition. The odds of them winning were 104-1. Here is that thread/post...
http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showthread.php?t=18110
http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showpost.php?p=316813&postcount=36
http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showpost.php?p=317219&postcount=40

[Frostdaddy]

God fucking damnit.

[Wu-tang]

FUCK i hate overtime rules

Does not apply to this game. Both teams were on offense, so there's no argument to make.

Who in the fuck thought the Giants would be in the Super Bowl? Seriously? Did ANYBODY on here predict that?

Bwahaha! After week 2, when our defense was giving up 40 points per game, no one could've seen this. After the ridiculous meltdown against the Viqueens, no one could've predicted this. After the shitty play vs the Skins at home, no one even had the thought in there mind that this team would make it. Hell, a lot of people picked us to lose out after the skins game and said we wouldn't even make it to the playoffs! But after the Patriots game, I knew. I knew we would beat the bucs, I was sure we would beat the Cowgirls, and I had that feeling of homerism and fanhood that kept my confidence against the Packers. The Road to Redemption continues(Garcia, swept by the cowgirls, week 2 packers, next Patriots), even if no one will give us a chance. After we beat Dallas, the whole week I kept thinking, "We are one game away from the Superbowl" and I couldn't ever get it to sink in...but now, it's in. Incredible, this is the definition of a roller coaster season.

[Nick is cool]

Atleast the giants are representing nfc east. And i can brag to all my packer fan friends that dallas outplayed the giants and lost, but giants outplayed the packers and won.

[Wu-tang]

Biased
NFC

Wild Card Round

#3 Seahawks vs #6 Redskins - Seahawks
#5 Giants vs #4 Buccaneers - Giants

Divisional Round

#1 Cowboys vs #5 Giants - Giants

#2 Packers vs #3 Seahawks- Packers

NFC Championship

#2 Packers vs #5 Giants - Giants



Strangely, my biased picks of the NFC were all spot on, where everything else...wasn't.

[mr.wow]

Damn tied and 2 minutes left. I'm rooting for the Packers (as they are my 2nd favorite team)

Sorry Packers fans. I jinxed myself with 2 of my favorite teams. (1st Chargers, 2nd Packers)

Now I know I should never say or bet which team that I WANT to win. Because, I have learned something this past sunday. Although I am only one person with some superstitions, I really think this is my fault. (Who doesn't though?)

Fuck.

[YankeesSuck]

I cant believe teams dont learn from other teams mistakes. The Giants were farely quiet until today. Predicting a score of the game with them winning and stuff. Sure they are confident. But you should stay quiet before a game like this especially against the Pats. You have seen all the teams that have done it before. Eagles and Steelers they both lost. Burress predicted the score to be 23-17 Giants lol.

One of the oldest (and thus most accurate) notions in football is that, before a game, you either say nothing about your opponent, or you praise them.

Or you make them, and everyone else, nauseous with a Lou Holtz routine about how they're the best organized sports team in the history of the country, if not the world.

So, as Super Bowl XLII approaches, the New York Giants are either playing with fire -- or blazing a new trail.

Ignoring the potential motivational effect that their words might have on the 18-0 Patriots, the Giants are pulling a collective Joe Namath, announcing to all who will listen that they plan to win.

And as the game approaches, the Giants are only getting more brash.

On Monday, receiver Plaxico Burress predicted a 23-17 win. Defensive end Michael Strahan declared, "History will be ours."

Maybe they're simply taking a cue from upstairs. After all, co-owner Steve Tisch claimed on Friday night that the Giants will win.

In a way, it all makes sense. Between the lines, trash talking now pervades all of sport. Why should the chatter not begin before the players take the field?

Still, the risk is great. The Patriots surely say nothing publicly, but coach Bill Belichick will paste together these various comments, predictions, and guarantees to work his guys into an absolute frenzy as 6:20 p.m. EST approaches on Sunday.

And when you can sprinkle that kind of emotion over an 18-0 team that is one of the best to ever play the game, it's a dangerous combination.

After all, David didn't drop smack on Goliath before he planted a stone into his skull. If the New York Giants can find a way to knock off the NFL's giants after chirping for a couple of weeks about how they plan to do so, the outcome of this one really will be on par with Jets-Colts in Super Bowl III.

[casty23]

I predict the Giants only because patriots luck has to run out sometime and often time luck winds up being broken in the superbowl.

[Nick is cool]

I predict the Giants only because patriots luck has to run out sometime and often time luck winds up being broken in the superbowl.





not really, the best team usually wins in the superbowl..

[DontBottaMe13]

not really, the best team usually wins in the superbowl..

if the giants win im holding you to that

[Nick is cool]

if the giants win im holding you to that




k, and if the giants win ill go to their training camp next year and fight brandon jacobs