2010 NFL Playoffs Thread

[footballplaya52]

Nobody gave Minnesota a chance against the "red hot" Cowboys last week.

i did

 

[Gtown81]

from the beginning of the playoffs I've been saying that the Vikes are gunna win the Super Bowl

 

[cruzg24]

Anybody else in this world have a problem with Favre telling a player to stop b8tching about money and just play? Javon Walker was getting paid to play but he wanted more money. That's all fine, this is a business but when key players stop showing up to work in order to prove a point...I think the team captain has a right to get a little pissy about it.

Favre admitted that he shouldn't of been playing towards the end of last year b/c he tore his bicep....but played. How does that make him a bad person? It was a stupid decision by himself and his coaching staff if anything...but hardly a selfish move.

Like I said before, the guy can change his mind about retiring as many times as he wants. He doesn't owe anybody anything, has done a lot for the game, the fans, put Green Bay on the map. So what if he decides that retirement is the right choice as soon as the long season is over, a lot of players do. Sit around the house long enough, camp opens up and suddenly you start to re-think that decision. Favre loves the game, he's a competitor, he decided he's not done yet. Again, how does that make him a bad person?

Favre would of stayed retired if the Vikings weren't so persistent with bringing him in. Your argument is seriously flawed and all your doing is giving horrible examples to support your side...completely trying to hide the fact that you don't like the guy b/c you just don't like him.

Thats not true, I used to be indifferent about him, but there are many more countless instances where he has stepped out of line. Most recently the obvious power struggle with Brad Childress, it just shows how undermined Brad is by Brett. Everyone knows Brett is running that organization. And that injury wasnt just a "stupid" decision as you put it, it cost that team a playoff berth and everyone knows that, he basically crippled a team of its good season. As for the retirement issue, just keep your mouth shut then in the offseason, this guy is so overrated and his value can not be more significant as these so-called experts say he is.

Brett Favre is the biggest Benedict Arnold I have ever met in my life and thats what ticks me off the most about him. Imagine Derek Jeter in a Red Sox uniform, yea thats right you cant, cuz he knows where his allegiance is and how much his fanbase cares about him.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Thats not true, I used to be indifferent about him, but there are many more countless instances where he has stepped out of line. Most recently the obvious power struggle with Brad Childress, it just shows how undermined Brad is by Brett. Everyone knows Brett is running that organization. And that injury wasnt just a "stupid" decision as you put it, it cost that team a playoff berth and everyone knows that, he basically crippled a team of its good season. As for the retirement issue, just keep your mouth shut then in the offseason, this guy is so overrated and his value can not be more significant as these so-called experts say he is.

Brett Favre is the biggest Benedict Arnold I have ever met in my life and thats what ticks me off the most about him. Imagine Derek Jeter in a Red Sox uniform, yea thats right you cant, cuz he knows where his allegiance is and how much his fanbase cares about him.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

 

[A.E]

Thats not true, I used to be indifferent about him, but there are many more countless instances where he has stepped out of line. Most recently the obvious power struggle with Brad Childress, it just shows how undermined Brad is by Brett. Everyone knows Brett is running that organization. And that injury wasnt just a "stupid" decision as you put it, it cost that team a playoff berth and everyone knows that, he basically crippled a team of its good season. As for the retirement issue, just keep your mouth shut then in the offseason, this guy is so overrated and his value can not be more significant as these so-called experts say he is.

Brett Favre is the biggest Benedict Arnold I have ever met in my life and thats what ticks me off the most about him. Imagine Derek Jeter in a Red Sox uniform, yea thats right you cant, cuz he knows where his allegiance is and how much his fanbase cares about him.

Who gives a sh*t about Brad Childress being underminded? The Vikings don't...and they know what they were getting when they begged Favre to come to Minnesota. Notice how much more productive the Vikings' passing game is this season? That's not because the result of Brad's fantastic coaching or outstanding play calling abilities. The bottom line is the team is winning with Brett.

So the Jets would of made the post-season with Kellen Clemens? I'd rather take my chances with Brett Favre throwing with his left arm. The Jets weren't a good team last season and far from a playoff spot. There's a reason the organization overhauled its coaching staff within a year.


Favre is a "Benedict Arnold"!?! Dude...just stop talking about this, your not helping yourself.

 

[Blake]

Anyone else going with the Jets'?

I am.

 

[MR.ballin]

Anyone else going with the Jets'?

I am.

Me. obviously cause I'm from Ny but I like Giants more.

 

[Blake]

*pukes*

I can't wait to see the Jets rushing attack against that weak Colt's rushing defense.

Also, Manning vs. Jets DB's will be thrilling.

 

[Mexi]

cant wait for this Jets game

Colts arent ready

 

[vikesfan]

cant wait for this Jets game

Colts arent ready

bet a dollar that the colts beat the <Censored> out of the jets lol

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

bet a dollar that the colts beat the <Censored> out of the jets lol

I do think the Colts will win but I want the Jets....

 

[elcheato]

cant wait for this Jets game

Colts arent ready

Gonna give Sanchez all the credit with another 100 yard performance?

 

[RipCity32]

The J-E-T-S are about to get S-M-A-C-K-E-D.

 

[cruzg24]

Damn I thought the game would be earlier between the Colts and Jets. I guess its at 3pm.

 

[Blake]

Those picking Indy will appreciate this:

History gives us two great precedents for the surprising Jets-Colts battle in the AFC title game.

The first precedent, of course, is one of the great epics of American sporting history: the Jets shocking 16-7 win over the Colts in Super Bowl III, a game universally regarded as one of the great upsets on record. We’ll look at that one in a little more detail later today.

The second is a little more current: last week’s 17-14 Jets victory over the Chargers.

And it’s that game that provides the best indicator of how the AFC title tilt could unfold.

The Jets statistical story is well-known by now, after the late-season surge (and a couple handouts) followed by road playoff wins at Cincinnati and San Diego: the Jets play shutdown defense (No. 1 in Defensive Passer Rating) and display a religious commitment to old-school offense, run the ball first and put Mark Sanchez in good situations to execute a conservative but productive passing attack – something he’s done quite well in two playoff games.

The Colts, meanwhile, are something of a mirror of the Chargers and present similar match-up advantages for the Jets.

Peyton Manning is obviously one of the great quarterbacks ever and we don’t need to rehash the numbers here. He won MVP honors again in 2009, though his numbers fell short of those posted by San Diego’s Philip Rivers in almost every area (Manning, with Rivers’ numbers, would have also won MVP honors this year… which says more about the media’s infatuation with Manning, but more on that later).

And like Rivers, Manning put up those numbers despite the fact he was paired with a poor ground game: the 2009 Chargers ranked No. 32 with an average of 3.33 YPA running the ball; the 2009 Colts ranked No. 30 with an average of 3.54 YPA.

So those numbers give the Jets the same opportunity they exploited against the Chargers: the opportunity to make the Colts a one-dimensional offense and force them to win by throwing the ball into the teeth of the league’s top pass defense (58.8 Defensive Passer Rating).

The Chargers attempted 40 passers last week, while handing the ball off just 15 times to its running backs, gaining 57 yards. Yup, that’s one dimensional.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, he New York offense, and Shonn Greene, will gash Indy’s lowly-rated Defensive Hogs on the ground (The Colts ended the year a dreadful No. 30 in our Defensive Hog Index, ahead of only the Lions and Rams; and No. 19 against the run, surrendering 4.33 YPA).

Again, it all adds up to bad match-ups for the Colts.

However, you cannot dispute that the Colts have a couple key advantages, the biggest at the most important position on the field, quarterback. Plus, they’re simply a more talented team than the Jets and they’ve proven, more than any other team in football this year, that they can gut out tough wins.

This will be a tightly contested battle that will frustrate Colts fans for much of the day: remember, Indy had scored just 15 points against the Jets through three quarters back in December, with Manning at the helm of the offense. But it’s unlikely the Jets will get the luxury of three missed field goals, gifts they received last week from the new Mike Vanderjagt, San Diego’s Nick Kaeding.

The Jets can win, if they find a way to force Manning into three picks or six negative pass plays (remember, according to our updated CHFF Interception Ladder, three postseasoon picks spells almost certain doom). He is famous for his postseason meltdowns: the Colts have averaged a meager 13.4 PPG in their eight Manning Era postseason losses. But that scenario seems unlikely against the Jets.

To put it in the metaphorical terms of our movie-character comparisons: the Colts, who took a dive against the Jets in Week 16, get the second shot to be a contender that had eluded Terry Malloy. They make good on the opportunity.

New York keeps it close before falling to the mighty Colts ... however, the Gang Green emerges from the defeat as one of the off-season AFC favorites heading into the 2010 campaign.

Indianapolis 20, N.Y. Jets 16

 

[cruzg24]

Damn Braylon Edwards just took it to the house.

7-3 Jets.

 

[MapleLeaf]

Really I want anyone but the Colts to win the Super Bowl. I think Jets vs. Saints would be the best matchup

 

[cruzg24]

Colts fumble the ball and the Jets recover it. 14-6 Jets.

 

[elcheato]

Hopefully Rex Ryan has a good time at his super bowl parade.

 

[RipCity32]

Hopefully Rex Ryan has a good time at his super bowl parade.

Lmao!

I hate the Jets.