NFL Playoffs (Page 11)

Nonsense... 2014 is the Year of the Horse... we are set!

Who you gonna put your faith in, an ape or a psychic manatee?  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/manatees-super-bowl-picks_n_4676626.html

They ran a bunch of simulations in Madden 25 and Denver got the slight nod with a slightly more wins...   So that settles it.

Well, not that it's Friday, only a couple more hours till the work day ends and the countdown really starts!

What are everyone's plans?  I decided to have a "Bronco" brunch.  Whip up some  home made eggs benedict, bloody Mary's and some cinnamon rolls from scratch.  Watch a lot of pre game stuff.  THEN I'm heading down to the strip.  My company reserved an area at the Foundation Room in Mandalay Bay so they are providing the open bar and buffet.  Should be TASTEY!  The wife works another party (that's Vegas for you!) so her and her friends will catch up with me in the forth quarter after they let her go... 

My brother and SIL live in Washington.  There hasn't been any verbal confrontation yet, but we both have posted our obligatory team logos on Facebook and the typical "GO - team name here - GO!".  Probably best to avoid and actual correspondence for a while till after the sting is over for one of us.

Mormons? 

Originally posted by JoshR

Na, even Jesus gets Tebow for PFM.

Totally dominated. I really did not expect that. What a terrible game. I really hate seeing Seattle win.

I think you better get used to it.

That's just it... they were not in that conversation before the game.... but they are now. They dominated the best offense ever... I mean what more is there to say. 

And like I said... invariably one team does not show up... and I really thought that was going to be Seattle, but it was Denver.... the pressure of the Super Bowl cracks great teams... the pressure of Manning and the Broncos loosing was too great... and they said "Oh $it" on the very first snap and never recovered. Seattle had absolutely nothing to loose but to go play football. And they played and dominated.

I did not expect such a bad showing... but in the end it was Denver in the game... poor special teams and defense, and if you disrupt Peyton you can beat him. That's no secret, it's just hard to do... same for Brady. It wasn't even fun... not even for a minute. 

Last year they were not playing Championship ball even though they should have beat Ravens. This year we knew we had holes, but I expected a competitive game even if we lost. Oh well... there's always next season.....

Oh ya.... offense wins games, defense STILL wins Championships.

^^^^^ THIS!  Wooot! 

As I mentioned on page 1, I'm a huge Seahawks fan. I attended the first franchise playoff game at the Kingdome. Coincidentally, it was against the Broncos, and we beat them handily.

It's been a long haul. Great job, Hawks!

Amen brother!! Last night was almost enough to purge the memories of Dave Krieg being from the "now defunct Milton college" and his little, fumbling hands.

If couldn't have an epic nail biter for entertainment, I'll take a blowout and franchise first Superbowl win - GO HAWKS!!

Monica should be happy with that victory.  I was just rooting against Denver. 

Ad's overall were mediocre.  Some were pretty funny and some were dumb.  And one has proven to be ridiculously controversial.

I may or may not have lost my voice and will be living on throat lozenges today... and I'm sure as hell wearing my jersey at work!!!  

GO HAWKS!!

The commercials were just kind of "meh" this year, but I also wasn't really paying attention to them as I was spending much more time making Tony deaf in one ear.    

Would have been nice to see a football game instead of whatever that was. Definitely goes to show anything can happen on any given Sunday. 

Wish I would have had some money on Seattle +30, whoever did probably got to retire today.

Not one of the BEST performances, but certainly a COMPLETE performance by Seahawks.   They beat Manning the way teams have ALWAYS beat him; pressure him with lineman, don't blitz, drop LBs into shallow coverage and take away his big plays.  Knock him around and make him scramble (if you can call it that).

SEAHAWKS!

That was an unbelievable performance.  They completely dominated every part of the game and made Denver pay for every one of their mistakes.

Seattle just opened as the favorite to repeat...at 9/2 odds.  Significantly better than San Fran who's at 15/2.

The difference between Seattle and Baltimore of last year is that they don't have a lot of key players entering free agency.  The offense should improve if Harvin can stay healthy and Wilson takes another step forward in his growth.  Lynch should have another good year in him before he starts getting closer to that age of 30.  

The key will be if anyone holds out for a new contract.  After next year, Chris Clemons, Cliff Avril, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman, and Malcolm Smith will all be unrestricted free agents.  So while Seattle is young...they also have a lot of guys ready to say...show me the money.  

Well Brady is no gazell either. I'm actually getting sick of all the yapping how Wilson and Kapernick are the new prototype.... right, because nobody has ever thought of a mobile QB before. Those guys are just sitting around everywhere and nobody will let them QB because they are too mobile.

Vick was a runner, and he sucked at QB... he was just OK. Big Ben is mobile, Romo is mobile, Elway and Farvre were mobile. RG3, Russel and Kap just happen to be really talented running and throwing.... but the thing is.... hobble RG3 and what does he do for you? They figure out real quick they can't have their franchise player betting beat to heck... that why you have running backs and why they have short careers. And the other problem with running QBs is they rely on it too much, and won't commit to the pocket and progressing as a passer.

What you need is a pocket passer that can keep plays alive with his mobility... and yes, if Peyton had Elways mobility holy crap.... But we already know Manning's days are numbered... and so are Brady's. Andrew Luck... that is a big strong mobile QB... that guy is truly dangerous. We will see how Kap and Wilson progress.... they are extremely talented.