NFL Playoff Spin

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Runscott

My brain actually has 3 halves, but one of them is not in my head.

So you're saying you have a Hockey brain?

If Carolina wins, pigs will fly; dogs and cats will co-habitate, etc.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

So you're saying you have a Hockey brain?

If Carolina wins, pigs will fly; dogs and cats will co-habitate, etc.

I didn't pick Carolina, but I think they are most likely to upset after Baltimore. I would rank them as follows, but I picked Baltimore and Dallas, not Carolina. I have to hope my own teams win

1. Baltimore
2. Carolina
3. Dallas
4. Indianapolis

[bnorth]

I am just glad to see the Cowboys in the playoffs. Now hopefully they can stay undefeated on the road this year.

[clydepepper]

ESPN initially went after the possibility of Peyton Manning's terrible game vs. Indianapolis being the his last game - saying that he just no longer had the ability to make the necessary throws.

Today, we found out the truth, he played with a torn quad muscle, the graphic details of which gives me the 'shivers'.

While we hate to hear of someone so universally well respected suffering, we are relieved that we have not seen the last of the most cerebral quarterback ever.

Kudos to Phillip Rivers for setting the pain-threshold so high (played with torn ACL).

Oh, and Aaron was just Aaron, despite a partially torn calf muscle. GO PACK!

[Runscott]

That's good news in a way. I hate to think he's done after that terrible performance last night. It was really hard to understand, but on the other hand, it's still difficult to explain some of his choices - passing into blanketed coverage where if anyone was going to catch the ball, Indy had as good a chance as Denver. That's a mental issue, not physical.

[Jayworld]

Having been a Patriots fan since 1975, I'm glad they are back in the AFC championship. And having lived in the Dallas area all my life, I've rooted against the Cowboys faithfully since 1989; the day Jerry Jones purchased the team. I'm not a Cowboys hater, just a Jerry Jones "disliker..."

Go Pats!

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Runscott

That's good news in a way. I hate to think he's done after that terrible performance last night. It was really hard to understand, but on the other hand, it's still difficult to explain some of his choices - passing into blanketed coverage where if anyone was going to catch the ball, Indy had as good a chance as Denver. That's a mental issue, not physical.

Actually, he used to complete that type of pass all the time, and we were amazed! Least we soon forget how good he has been.

Also, there were several dropped passes, but I attribute that to the receivers being used to catching full-speed passes not the change-ups that were so frequent on Sunday.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I didn't pick Carolina, but I think they are most likely to upset after Baltimore. I would rank them as follows, but I picked Baltimore and Dallas, not Carolina. I have to hope my own teams win

1. Baltimore
2. Carolina
3. Dallas
4. Indianapolis

50 points above Mendoza....very impressive Scott!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

50 points above Mendoza....very impressive Scott!

I think Frank got them all correct, so you know something went horribly wrong this weekend.