NFL Divisional Round: Uncharted Territory

[Moss]

imo the Vikings are the most flawed team in the NFC. They can't pass protect, they can't run block, they can't defend the pass, and with EJ Henderson out they can't stop the run. They will probably lose 77-0.

[BadKarma]

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/...d_In_Bethlehem

[Moss]

"Hey, Romo."
"!"
*SLICE*
"Aw fuck mang that wasn't him..."

[recuperi]

Pure speed wise, I'm thinking Ginn > Sproles > Johnson. Ginn has pure speed, Sproles has that insane second gear and Johnson is fast, but faster at changing directions and cutting.

Sproles isn't really fast as much as he is quick. He's got some speed yeah, but he still gets caught from behind sometimes.


Even if it were another team, I'd expect the Chargers to be running several screens to him or Tolbert. It's just what Norv does. There's like no medium range passing in the offense, only deep balls or screens most of the time.

Also, why is it that VJax is the one being focused on here? Naanee is where it's at

[Olo401]

I'm pretty sure defense won the game for Arizona.

Yeah it did, but it took more than 60 minutes to show up.

Yeah he does look like another douche I'm familiar with:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ndFUCVGbt3...orv-turner.jpg--http://www.mtv.com/onair/jersey_shor...ie/281x211.jpg

OMG HAHAHAAHAHA

Anyways.. picks!

Arizona vs. New Orleans
Dallas vs. Minnesota - I'm with Tymon on this one PICK 'EM. This game is gonna be epic.
Baltimore at Indianapolis
NY Jets at San Diego

[Penthesilea]

"The Saints' pass defense ranked third among NFL teams in holding opposing quarterbacks to low passer ratings. Here's the thing, though. The Saints faced Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman (twice), Jake Delhomme (twice) and Chad Henne. Marc Bulger had 298 yards against them and nearly won the game. " -Mike Sando

edit: sorry the format on those stats is shitty, tried to fix it

Also forgetting another QB starting his first ever game in Kevin Kolb (though he did have a lot of yards passing, he also gave up a pick six at the goalline and had another int or two).

[tyven]

chris johnson would smoke those fools in a straight line race

wes welker would eat revis's lunch

[Deejay]

chris johnson would smoke those fools in a straight line race

^

[Devolver]

Only active football thread so.

Ahem.

GOD DAMN IT SKIP HOLTZ WE HAD SOMETHING GOOD IN ECU YOU FUCK FACE WHY DID YOU LEAVE WHYWHYWHYWHYWHY :'(

Spoiler: show

GOD DAMN I'M REALLY FUCKING PISSED!

[deft]

The amount the Jets talk about their defense, and Rex Ryan, and these other guys open their mouths about it, and feel the need to shove down our throats everyday they are the #1 defense is getting out of fucking hand. We get it. Who had the #1 defense last year? The year before that? Oh yeah, that's right, no one remembers. This is the most over-rated defense that I can remember in recent history.

The super bowl champion Steelers had the best defense last year. Pro argument.

[Weltall]

Chris Johnson has the fastest #'s ever in the NFL, so until the other guys get some numbers, they don't lie.

[Kang]

Ewww Peyton Manning avatar Tyche.

Here's hoping for a Chargers/Ravens AFC championship game. Then at least one of my teams will make it to the Super Bowl.

I still don't see the Jets as any kind of threat. They squeaked into the playoffs basically by winning two gimme games and last week the Bengals just tanked. I would like to see how they do against a team on a role like the Chargers.

Ravens/Colts game worries me. I still think the -6.5 line is way too high. If the Colts do manage to win, it will be by a field goal or less. That's right, I'm calling a low scoring affair from a Manning-led Colts offense!

[tyven]

-6.5 is the absolute perfect spread for Vegas. They are practically begging you to take the Colts by dangling that half point

[Tyche]

It's a perfect line because the public bets are split 50/50 and the spread hasn't moved since it opened. If it were up to Vegas, they would prefer that every game is split 50/50 on the public (it's the reason that the lines move). That way, they make money on the juice and lose nothing.

[Penthesilea]

http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/20...?currentPage=1

a prayer in the city, four words long: I ain't seen nothin'.

It was a lie, of course.

Robert Nixon had seen everything. He had seen more than enough to put a rich and famous man, an NFL superstar, in prison. But this is what you tell the police unless you're a fool. You can't go wrong if you say you ain't seen nothin', and you can go very wrong if you say otherwise. And as far as Robert Nixon is concerned, what happened to the fat man with the Muslim beard is proof.

[tyven]

come on guys Marvin Harrison is a role model and players like TO and Minnesota Moss should strive to be like him

[Kyreth]

SAT, JAN 16

Arizona at New Orleans I'm going to go with Arizona here. New Orleans was having trouble late in the season, and even with time to rest, the Cardinals are motivated and won't have trouble putting up offensive points.

Baltimore at Indianapolis Old Baltimore vs. New Baltimore = oldschool victory. Not that either team needs an excuse to play this one like a junkyard dog fight. Indy wins it, though.

SUN, JAN 17

Dallas at Minnesota This'll be the nastiest one of the bunch, but I think Farve-rage will carry them through this. Vikings win.

NY Jets at San Diego Though it's stupid vs. the Chargers, I Want To Believe. Jets.

[Cephius]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/20...4/alg_fans.jpg

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS

[Headspace]

I'm ashamed for both Indy and my teams for tanking the end of the season.

Now we gotta listen to this shit ^

[Cephius]

Don't worry Headspace, there will be plenty of room on the bandwagon for next week's Jets/Colts matchup