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On December 28 2005 10:52 ~OpZ~ wrote:
in reply to the 49ers only getting beat by one point, do not forget, last season the New England Patriots, lost to the Miami Dolphins....and the pats did win the Super Bowl...So yea...
Anyway Seahawks aren't going to make it to the Super Bowl -.-...They are another, "OGM PLAYOFF TIME, LETS CHOKE" team, just like the colts.
Here's my problem with the jags. they've had 10 "we should definitely win this game by 30 point" type of games against the jets, 2xhouston, baltimore, 2xtennessee, arizona, cleveland, san fran, and borderline st louis. in the last 7 weeks, they're only tough opponent was indy. admitedly they did well early in the season against cinci pittsburgh and seattle, but that was with a healthy fred taylor and byron leftwich. taylor gets hurt a lot, who konws if leftwich will be in playing shape when he returns. he was never all that quick footed, and after a month or not working out, who knows if he can push off well on that ankle. their defense is solid but i dont trust in their offense enough to put up points against the rest of the AFC defenses.
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I honestly dont see the Colts in the Super bowl. Broncos / Pats are my best bet. And nobody has done a real good job at giving me a reason to doubt the seahawks beyond the smattering of "omgnmmgn XXX team is better!"
Let me remind you guys. 21-3 @ home in last 3 years. More false starts by opponents than ANY other stadium in the NFL this year. #1 Offense. #4 Defense in Pts allowed. #1 Sack team. NFL MVP, NFL Defensive ROokie of the Year (Tatupu) and oh yeah, the quarterback with the best rating in the month of December completing over 60 passes of 80 with 0 interceptions.
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On December 23 2005 02:29 TreY wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm about 95% sure I'm right, but don't the top two teams in the league get 1st round byes? So "with current standings", the Pats will play the Jaguars. Correct? The worst division leader against the best wildcard. Or, seeds 4 and 5. Either way you look at it, I'm generally sure that I'm right.
That's right. I'm not sure if you were replying to something I said or not, though. If you were replying to what I said about the Pats losing in the divisional round what I meant was this: They're going to stomp the Jaguars. Jags suck without Leftwhich. (unless he's QBing, which he might be, but I was unaware of that)
On December 28 2005 11:56 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I honestly dont see the Colts in the Super bowl. Broncos / Pats are my best bet. And nobody has done a real good job at giving me a reason to doubt the seahawks beyond the smattering of "omgnmmgn XXX team is better!"
Let me remind you guys. 21-3 @ home in last 3 years. More false starts by opponents than ANY other stadium in the NFL this year. #1 Offense. #4 Defense in Pts allowed. #1 Sack team. NFL MVP, NFL Defensive ROokie of the Year (Tatupu) and oh yeah, the quarterback with the best rating in the month of December completing over 60 passes of 80 with 0 interceptions.
I thought the Falcons had that honor for some reason.
The Seahawks have beaten bad opponents convincingly, nothing more.
t Jacksonville L 26-14 FOX
Sunday, September 18 1:00 pm PT Atlanta W 21-18 FOX
Sunday, September 25 1:00 pm PT Arizona W 37-12 FOX
Sunday, October 2 10:00 am PT at Washington L 20-17 FOX
Sunday, October 9 10:00 am PT at St Louis W 37-31 FOX
Sunday, October 16 5:30 pm PT Houston W 42-10 ESPN
Sunday, October 23 1:00 pm PT Dallas W 13-10 FOX
Sunday, November 6 1:05 pm PT at Arizona W 33-19 FOX
Sunday, November 13 1:00 pm PT St Louis W 31-16 FOX
Sunday, November 20 1:05 pm PT at San Francisco W 27-25 FOX
Sunday, November 27 1:00 pm PT New York Giants W 24-21 FOX
Monday, December 5 6:00 pm PT at Philadelphia W 42-0 ABC
Sunday, December 11 1:00 pm PT San Francisco W 41-3 FOX
Sunday, December 18 10:00 am PT at Tennessee W 28-24 FOX
Saturday, December 24 1:00 pm PT Indianapolis W 28-13
They played mediocre teams in Dallas and New York (good for the NFC, but both needing at least one more year before they become serious threats), and hardly beat them. They also have the luxury of having the absolute worst division in the NFC, and second in the NFL being topped only by the the AFC East (Patriots division whichever it is).
The Colts played and beat the Steelers, the Patriots, the Bengals and the Jaguars (twice). They began the season 13-0 and have since lost two meaningless games, one of which the starters only played one quarter, the coach didn't show up to, and the #1 reciever, and Cato June (their linebacker). The Colts also deactivated four other starters before the game – offensive tackle Ryan Diem (knee), safety Bob Sanders (back), defensive tackle Corey Simon (foot) and defensive tackle Montae Reagor (knee). And Manning passed for over 100 yards in the first quarter, without Harrison. Add Harrison into the mix, and put the defensive starters back in, and you're in for an asskicking via the Colts.
The Broncos have, bar none, the hardest division in the league this year. They've beaten the Chargers, the Cheifs, The Patriots (granted they were missing some key players), and The Eagles when they still had TO and McNabb. They also beat some decent teams in the Cowboys, the Ravens (who's defense is still very good), and Buffalo who just beat the crap out of the Bengals.
Everyone knows about the Patriots, and you'd have to be an idiot to say they're going to be an easy game for anyone, but their time is over. The Bengals had a huge turn around this season, and they'll be tough for anyone, and the Jags beat the Seahawks, so I guess we can tell how the two conferences stack up against each other, considering Jacksonville is pretty much the weakest team going into the playoffs on the AFC side.
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you could say the same argument for the giants beating hte broncos. one of the weakest NFC playoffs teams beats one of the top AFC playoff teams. any team can win any of the games. at this point there's little use arguing. u won't change anyone's minds about the teams that they like, just root for your team, and when your team eventually loses (as 11 of the 12 will) we can discuss what happened. trying to predict more is pointless
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seahawks are hands down best in the nfc but i still dont see them making it to the super bowl. Seahawks will probably choke. (Im from seattle too) I think giants will revenge their loss and beat the seahawks in the conference championships. I also think redskins can beat them with their stifling defense. Other than alexander, I think seahawks are just an ordinary team, so if a team can shut him down, i think they have a real good chance of winning.
AFC on the other hand is very difficult to predict with all the high caliber teams, but I think Colts will pull through since they are playing in their dome. Games that Colts lost in previous playoffs was due to the cold conditions that they are not used to, though now with their revamped D and edge, they prob would do pretty well if they had to play on the road. But indoors, its gonna be very hard to stop that offense.
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o and u forgot the loss in the playoffs at home =]
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Its true seahawks have played bad vs bad teams and only skimmed by the better teams. Not going to deny it. Seahawks are a tough traveling team cause we travel further than any other team in the NFL, we also come from a moderate climate and travel to Florida where its 90+ with 90% humidity, that isnt easy. Playing in Washington is also known as one of the hardest stadiums to be played in. BUt guess what stadium is THE hardest? Seattle. Know why? 1. The fans and their proximity to the field, but 2. Teams have to travel the furthest to get there as well. So when i talk about the playoffs, im not talking about the regular season where we traveled hundreds of miles to play in the opposite climate, or an extremely hostile environment, im talking about weaker NFC teams traveling very far to go to THE hardest place for opponents to play football in the NFL. Im talking about a team who has allowed 22 points in 3 games and scored 107. Im talking about a team that has confidence (finnally), a mature quarterback (bout time) and the best running back with the best offensive line in the NFL. I can see the arguement for us getting smacked in the Superbowl, because we are going to be the underdogs. BUt saying we dont have all the cards lined up to make it to the superbowl is a bit off key.
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hehe actually even with my remarks from above, i want the colts and seahawks play in the super bowl =]
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Gotta go with my home team Chicago to take down Seattle in the NFC Championship game. Will be a close game, but I think the bears have a good chance if Grossman's return continues to elevate our passing game. Bald Hasselback getting picked off a couple times wouldn't hurt either. 
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SweetLemons - He's questionable to play this week, but I think we're starting Garrard because we're already locked in the 5th spot and it would give Leftwich an extra week to rest.
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i think leftwich should play this week. i dont think first game back should be a playoff game, it may be too much for leftwich to handle due to pressure. He should get some playing time in this week.
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On December 30 2005 08:40 HyunG wrote:
i think leftwich should play this week. i dont think first game back should be a playoff game, it may be too much for leftwich to handle due to pressure. He should get some playing time in this week.
Maybe like, for a series or something, just to see how he is. If he runs well and stuff, let him play until he feels uncomfortable.
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Gahh I also hate the Patriots, and the Steelers have to play them AGAIN.... For god sakes, they kill us in the playoffs every year.
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skins in playoffs boy?
going from 5-6 to 10-6.. mm
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Good to see Favre go out on a win.
Packers are double fucked without him now 
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im still laughing chiefs didnt make it in after POUNDING their opponent.
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Hahaha. PANTHERS RULE!!! Not division winners but we're in the fucking playoffs for the third time in history. Death to the enemies of allah! Death to the infidels! death! Death! DEATH!
YAYAYAYYAYAYAY
Booyah-_-
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Bears will make it to the superbowl and smoke you like a cheap cuban cigar.
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On December 30 2005 09:21 pooper-scooper wrote:
Gahh I also hate the Patriots, and the Steelers have to play them AGAIN.... For god sakes, they kill us in the playoffs every year.
No, they're playing the Bengals. That's game of the week, easy. Should be really great.
To say the Seahawks don't have a chance to make it is stupid, but I don't think they can win the Superbowl, and they have not played a top defense like the Bears' D this year. It'll be a hard game for them.
My predictions as of now:
Tampa - Washington
NYG - Carolina
Pittsburgh - Bengals
NE - Jacksonville
That means that the Bucs go on to Chicago, NY to Seattle, Pittsburgh to Indy, and NE to Denver, should it all happen like that.
So, divisional rounds:
Bears - Bucs
Seattle - NYG
Denver - Patriots (becoming the first team to ever give Billicheck two losses to the same team in one year)
Indy - Pittsburgh
Championship
Bears - Seattle
Indy - Denver (even though Denver winning would be great, they have a shot, but Indy is going to play some inspired ball this year in the playoffs.)
On January 02 2006 19:23 decafchicken wrote:
Bears will make it to the superbowl and smoke you like a cheap cuban cigar.
It's not really that likely the two will meet again, but we beat them without Grossman before, it'll be easier this time around.
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instead of quoting here is lemons
My predictions as of now:
Tampa - Washington Should be a given
NYG - Carolina Im going to call panthers... they are still a better team this year I believe maybe next year giants will take it but... nonetheless close game
Pittsburgh - Bengals I'm calling bengals but this game means nothing
NE - Jacksonville I'm calling new england just because it will favor the broncos more and I'm a denver fan boy
That means that the Bucs go on to Chicago, Carolina to Seattle, Pittsburgh to Indy, and NE to Denver, should it all happen like that.
So, divisional rounds:
Bears - Bucs Bear should win
Seattle - Car Close game carolina does have the ability to beat seattle at home
Denver - Patriots (becoming the first team to ever give Billicheck two losses to the same team in one year) Also denver has the best score against the patriots and I believe the pats have only beaten us once? under brady at home in a worthless game? but yeah I believe we have the best record against brady and co. but I REALLY wish the pats would play colts instead of the steelers or bengals because the pats would walk all over the colts.... heres where the nay sayers come in AMAGOSH the colts are so great... see the patriots have their team back.. all their key players... they can tear the colts up... the colts are good but I say overrated.
Indy - Pittsburgh Indy just because the steelers don't deserve this over the bengals
Championship
Bears - Seattle I'm going to say bears but who the hell cares.. I mean seattle has a shot but they blow these types of games
Indy - Denver - Heres where im calling denver not just because of my fanboyism
Denver has one hell of an offensive line that is capable of stopping mathis and freeney ... indianas line has less endurance over the course of the game... so they tend to die off at the end... while on defense denver has one of the fresh and best rotations currently in the league... they will swarm manning and keep him on his toes while champ and williams cover the recievers not to mention our small but fast line backer corp will be able to drop back and help coverage.
Denver has a knack all season for throwing up points early and riding it out for a win... while indiana has trouble stopping scores later on in the game so it should be a shoot out really... manning will Most likely keep his offense out on the field longer.. which i know gives them an advantage but if denver uses all their depth they can wear that offense out and keep manning moving...
manning lost to the chargers because they never let him get his foot hold... sorry everyone but manning can not play this game on the run which is why to me hes not as great as everyone says
anyways I'm calling denver over indy
Den vs Sea - Tough game to pick becuase I witnessed larry johnson tear through the broncos and in my mind hes the same caliber as alexander... I'll say if this match up happens we might actually have the first superbowl to watch since Carolina vs Pats... and don't tell me that wasn't a good game... everyone was worried that carolina couldn't score but delhomme went score for score against brady
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