NFL Thread - Playoffs?!

[chionos]

SF's secondary is FAILING.

[Raistlin]

Atlanta has always been an offensive powerhouse when they're clicking. The problem being that the team, especially their defense, is just not consistent, even within the same game (see the first and second half of the game against Seattle). With SF managing to score in the 2nd quarter to keep it within 10, I think they still have a great shot to win.

Speaking of offensive powerhouses, Julio Jones's second touchdown catch was fucking ridiculous.

[Del Murder]

This has been a very exciting game! Julio Jones is a beast.

[Jowy]

wow, what a way to start the fourth!

[escobert]

YEEEEAAAHHHH NINERS!

[Ouch!]

COME ON HARBOWL.

[escobert]

COME ON HARBOWL.

GOD WOULD NOT DENY THIS GLORY HAPPENING!

[Ouch!]

COME ON HARBOWL.

GOD WOULD NOT DENY THIS GLORY HAPPENING!
You're forgetting that Bill Belichek is Satan incarnate.

[chionos]

Oh boy, almost there. Come on Baltimore, don't fuck this up. Just don't.

[Raistlin]

COME ON HARBOWL.

My god, the pre-game coverage of that Super Bowl would be unbearable. But it is still a lesser evil to New England winning.

[Ouch!]

Pre-game coverage is always unbearable.

Also Ridley just got knocked the fuck out. He went down like a freaking rag doll.

[chionos]

Wow.

HahahahaIHATETHEPATRIOTShahahaha

[Ouch!]

Nothing is sweeter than Brady sitting on the ground, dejected, with his hands in his lap. Nothing.

[escobert]

I completely agree.

[Ouch!]

Boom goes the dynamite!

[chionos]

Oh man, it just gets better and better. That made my 2013.

[Ouch!]

And the game ends on back-to-back drives where Brady throws an interception. Justice exists.

[Raistlin]

Nothing is sweeter than Brady sitting on the ground, dejected, with his hands in his lap. Nothing.

Related: The best part of the NFL season is when the Patriots are eliminated from the playoffs.

[chionos]

Nothing is sweeter than Brady sitting on the ground, dejected, with his hands in his lap. Nothing.

Related: The best part of the NFL season is when the Patriots are eliminated from the playoffs.

I love you people. :love:

[Ouch!]

Now get Ray Lewis another ring before he retires. Represent the U.

[chionos]

Yeah, and the Ravens are old, whereas the Niners are young and should be good for many years to come.

[Raistlin]

Nah, I couldn't care less about Ray Lewis. 49ers all the way!

[Ouch!]

First ballot hall of famer ending his career with a Super Bowl win? You can't make that shit up. It needs to happen. Also I'm absolutely biased in this regard.

[Del Murder]

Go SF!

[Futan]

Nah, I couldn't care less about Ray Lewis. 49ers all the way!


Go SF!

EDIT: Well, I'd be happy either way. But happier if SF won.

[Agent Proto]

Even Screech is excited! Though, he has a hard time finding who to root for. :P

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[chionos]

LoL

Is it a win/win or a lose/lose for the extended Harbaugh family? Who are the parents going to root for, eh?

I don't really care who wins either; I will be happy either way. Both teams have good stories to go with their runs, and both play D, and I like to see good D. Like when SF FINALLY started playing some in the second half of that game.

[Pheesh]

Well I like Jim way more than I like John, but I think it would be such an awesome end to an awesome career for Ray Lewis.... But I also dislike Flacco... and Frank Gore and Ray Rice are both as cool as each other >_<

At least I'll finally be able to sit down, watch a match without caring who wins and hopefully just enjoy some amazing defense.

[Jowy]

Go Niners!

[escobert]

I'm rooting for the niners but, I'd be happy to see Lewis go out with a SB win. The niners are a little younger but their D isn't super young. Justin Smith is getting up there in age. Moss as we all know isn't the young (angry) vibrant Randy anymore. I like and dislike players on both teams (mainly the QBs for the later) so really, I'll be happy either way a long as it's a close physical game.

[The Captain]

It's all down to this. Two teams, both of whom have looked very good at times in the playoffs, each having a really good case for winning this game.

As a Giants fan, I want to root against the Ravens because they destroyed us in a Super Bowl a number of years back and I'm still bitter. However, I just have a funny feeling that this Ravens team has some destiny and mojo going for it. Flacco looks like a QB reborn, he beat Brady and Manning in back to back games which is still no small feat and I really like the Raven's receivers against the 49ers secondary. The 49ers best bet is their QB. If he can have another all-world game, like against the Packers, they are really tough to stop.

Give me destiny and a team riding a hot finish, like my Giants of last year.

Ravens 24 49ers 17

MVP: Ray Rice


Also, interesting question to ponder: Who is a good QB that will in this offseason proclaim that he is elite and then go out and pretty much prove it? Last year was Eli. This year was Flacco. Any guesses?

Josh Freeman? Matthew Stafford? Mark Sanchez.......sorry, couldn't resist.


Take care all.

[Ouch!]

If the Ravens win, my guess is going to be that Ray Lewis, not Rice, gets named MVP for winning before retiring. His performance against the Patriots was all right, but his playoff performance this postseason has been phenomenal for a guy in his seventeenth year. Not saying he'll deserve it, but he'll probably get it.

[escobert]

It's all down to this. Two teams, both of whom have looked very good at times in the playoffs, each having a really good case for winning this game.

As a Giants fan, I want to root against the Ravens because they destroyed us in a Super Bowl a number of years back and I'm still bitter. However, I just have a funny feeling that this Ravens team has some destiny and mojo going for it. Flacco looks like a QB reborn, he beat Brady and Manning in back to back games which is still no small feat and I really like the Raven's receivers against the 49ers secondary. The 49ers best bet is their QB. If he can have another all-world game, like against the Packers, they are really tough to stop.

Give me destiny and a team riding a hot finish, like my Giants of last year.

Ravens 24 49ers 17

MVP: Ray Rice


Also, interesting question to ponder: Who is a good QB that will in this offseason proclaim that he is elite and then go out and pretty much prove it? Last year was Eli. This year was Flacco. Any guesses?

Josh Freeman? Matthew Stafford? Mark Sanchez.......sorry, couldn't resist.


Take care all.

I don't think Cutler would outright say it but from Marc Trestmans history Cutler should have a VERY good year.

[The Captain]

Cutler is a mighty good pick! I would also say Rivers in San Diego if they can find a way to upgrade their receivers. Though I am really not fans of either player AT ALL.


As for Lewis being MVP, it would certainly be the fairy tale pick, but unless the Ravens have a monster defensive game, MVP's almost always go to the offense. I don't think the 49ers will have a poor game offensively. They will be stifled a bit, and with a shaky kicker, that could prove to be a real issue too.

Take care all.

[Del Murder]

I don't think Ray Rice is going to run all over the Niners. If the Ravens win I think the MVP whoever intercepts Kaepernick the most.

[Ouch!]

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Too good not to share.

[Pheesh]

In response to The Captain's q: I want to say Bradford if they get him some good receivers and an O-Line this offseason, but I'm biased. More realistically, I have a feeling that Andrew Luck will avoid the sophomore slump next year and really put himself up there as an elite QB. It's always hard to pick because I may have said the same thing about Cam Newton last year, but Luck seems more composed and the league seems to be trending so much to young, scrambling QB's now that a guy that stays in the pocket will really stand out.

[Ouch!]

I think Andrew Luck is actually the more likely to suffer a sophomore slump than any of the other rookie quarterbacks. His accuracy was second worse in the league at 54.1% ahead of only Chad Henne. His 23 touchdowns were 14th. His 18 interceptions were third in the league (behind Brees and Romo who both threw 19). His 41 sacks were fourth in the league. His yards per attempt (7.0) is only good to tie for 18th.

Why bring up all these stats? If anything, Luck is likely to improve on most of these and thus avoid a sophomore slump, right? Here's the one stat that made everyone regard Andrew Luck as a superstar rather than a disappointment this season, though: the Colts were a staggering 9-1 in games decided by one score or fewer. Luck certainly had some phenomenal last-minute drives, but even the top quarterbacks in the league only win just more than half of one-score games. Aside from the Colts loss to the Jaguars, their other losses were bad. The next closest was losing by 12. I fully expect a regression to the mean for the Colts next season.

[Bunny]

AW YEA WHOSE READY FOR THE PRO BOWL?

AFC!
AFC!
AFC!

[Del Murder]

I'm havin a Pro Bowl party at my house if anyone wants to come!

[Raistlin]

Pro Bowl! :excited:


*doesn't even know when it starts or on what station*

[escobert]

7pm ET I believe. no idea what channel.

[Del Murder]

I think it's on FX or The Nature Channel.

[Raistlin]

The Nature Channel sounds about right. The Pro Bowl is obviously a behavioral study on why people give a crap about something just because of a label.