NFL Thread - Playoffs?!

[Ouch!]

I wouldn't pay Jake Long big money, and I'm a Dolphins fan. Despite being an absolute beast his first two seasons, injuries have plagued him for the last two, and since his torn biceps at the end of the 2011 season, he has not been the monster that we was. Profootball focus has him ranked pretty low. He's going to be demanding a bigger price tag than he's worth at this point, methinks.

[charliepanayi]

Curse you Colts, messing up my predictions.

[Raistlin]

No big surprises so far, with Houston and Baltimore winning. Baltimore didn't exactly look great, though, with two fumbles by the normally sturdy Ray Rice and Flacco having trouble with Indy's defense for much of the game. The Colts were competitive for most of the game, which is not a great sign for the Ravens. I expect them to be killed by Denver.

[charliepanayi]

I think Baltimore have a better chance against Denver (though I'd pick the latter to win) than Houston do against New England.

[chionos]

This might just be Denver's year though. The Manning hype overshadows the fact that they're a good team anyway, have been getting better the last few years and only really lacked a decent QB.

But altogether, I'll just be happy for NE to lose at some point. That's all that matters now.

[Raistlin]

But altogether, I'll just be happy for NE to lose at some point. That's all that matters now.

*high five*

[Bunny]

I cannot stress how much I want a Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl.

It is entirely within the abilities of the Broncos to make it that far, but I am not entirely convinced that the Seahawks have what it takes to overcome the challenges ahead of them. It would be great to see though.

[Ouch!]

But altogether, I'll just be happy for NE to lose at some point. That's all that matters now.

I can't agree with this more enthusiastically.

[Raistlin]

I cannot stress how much I want a Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl.

It is entirely within the abilities of the Broncos to make it that far, but I am not entirely convinced that the Seahawks have what it takes to overcome the challenges ahead of them. It would be great to see though.

I'm rooting for Broncos-49ers, personally, but I don't have anything against any NFC team in this year's playoff. And the AFC team I root for the strongest is always whoever's playing the Patriots.

[Del Murder]

I'm hoping Oakland still has a chance.

[charliepanayi]

RG3 should have been taken off far sooner in the game last night.

I can definitely see another Manning v Brady AFC Championship game now. Green Bay v SF is hard to call at the moment, but I'd take SF to maybe edge it. I've been saying all season that Atlanta aren't all that and will be one and done in the playoffs, and I think Seattle will beat them. In the last two years the Giants and Packers showed what happens when you go into the playoffs with a lot of momentum, so perhaps Seattle will follow suit? If they do get past Atlanta a trip to SF or Green Bay will be very tough though.

[Ouch!]

Doctors confirmed a complete tear of not only RG3's LCL but also his ACL. He will be out minimum 6-8 months (which sounds pretty aggressive to me). This is the second time he has torn his ACL. 13% of people who tear the ACL a second time will go on to tear it a third, and the surgery to repair it has a much higher failure rate the second time.

I fully expect RG3 to come back and play again. Medical technology will get him patched up, but when he returns he will unlikely be the dynamic player that he was his rookie year. RG3's ability to run masked other shortcomings by forcing defenses to compensate for that. He's certainly got better tools than any other mobile quarterback to precede him, but I doubt his ability to distinguish himself as elite without that facet of his game. Shame, he was fun to watch.

[escobert]

But altogether, I'll just be happy for NE to lose at some point. That's all that matters now.

I can't agree with this more enthusiastically.

I think everyone outside of New England would be happy. And there's a lot of us here in New England that would be VERY happy if the pats lost.

Also hoping the friggen Packers lose this weekend.

[Ouch!]

And after confirmation of a full ACL tear, they're back to saying it's only a partial. I hate sports reporting some most all the time.

[Del Murder]

My predictions:

New England
Denver
Seattle
Green Bay

Both home teams in the AFC and both road teams in the NFC!

Super Bowl prediction:

Denver over Green Bay