NFL Playoffs 2003-2004: The Official Thread
okay, in an attempt to maybe converge some comments about the playoff teams (rather than seven hundred cropping up all over the place), i'm starting the thread to take us through the super bowl. make your comments about teams that made it (maybe even teams that didn't, but please don't keep whining about your teams not making it once the first playoffs start -- hey, i gave up on my bucs four weeks ago). that being said, here are your contenders:
Saturday, Jan. 3 wild cards
Tennessee at Baltimore -- 4:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Dallas at Carolina -- 8:00 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday, Jan. 4 wild cards
Seattle at Green Bay -- 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
Denver at Indianapolis -- 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
the teams waiting for these games to finish include:
AFC
New England (homefield throughout)
Kansas City
NFC
Philadelphia (homefield throughout)
St. Louis
i don't know about anyone else, but this has got to be the most unpredictable gang of teams i have ever seen going into the playoffs. all teams have seen their hot streaks, and their horrible chokes. some seem like teams of destiny (see: green bay, new england), others seems dangerously low seeds (see: tennessee).
any thoughts? right now, if emotion mean anything in this game, we may see a rematch of the last time favre won a super bowl, being new england vs. green bay.
edit: baltimore has a great defense and rushing game, but they MUST get ahead in their games to win, and i just don't see them doing it four consecutive games to win it all.
edit: denver has a legit shot to get to the afc championship game, especially since they rested their big names for the green bay game (the pack may still have won, but cheese-heads should still send a thank you card to denver for not making them work for the victory too hard)
edit: both st. louis and kansas city have shown their achilles' heels, but by the time they did, they had won too many games to fall out of the playoffs (see: vikings, a team where the defense was shown to be made of paper around week 10 by the new york giants, and then dropped four of their seven losses to the worst teams in the nfl... ouch)
edit: i just don't see either dallas or carolina getting past the second round (well, one of them HAS to win the wild card game, right?)
edit: i would HATE to be in seattle's shoes right now. hmmm, we suck all year on the road, to go play the magical packers in lambeau. groan... pass the antacid.
p.s. what a crazy day in the last week with the green bay/vikings games. absolutely nuts.
Saturday, Jan. 3 wild cards
Tennessee at Baltimore -- 4:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Dallas at Carolina -- 8:00 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday, Jan. 4 wild cards
Seattle at Green Bay -- 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
Denver at Indianapolis -- 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
the teams waiting for these games to finish include:
AFC
New England (homefield throughout)
Kansas City
NFC
Philadelphia (homefield throughout)
St. Louis
i don't know about anyone else, but this has got to be the most unpredictable gang of teams i have ever seen going into the playoffs. all teams have seen their hot streaks, and their horrible chokes. some seem like teams of destiny (see: green bay, new england), others seems dangerously low seeds (see: tennessee).
any thoughts? right now, if emotion mean anything in this game, we may see a rematch of the last time favre won a super bowl, being new england vs. green bay.
edit: baltimore has a great defense and rushing game, but they MUST get ahead in their games to win, and i just don't see them doing it four consecutive games to win it all.
edit: denver has a legit shot to get to the afc championship game, especially since they rested their big names for the green bay game (the pack may still have won, but cheese-heads should still send a thank you card to denver for not making them work for the victory too hard)
edit: both st. louis and kansas city have shown their achilles' heels, but by the time they did, they had won too many games to fall out of the playoffs (see: vikings, a team where the defense was shown to be made of paper around week 10 by the new york giants, and then dropped four of their seven losses to the worst teams in the nfl... ouch)
edit: i just don't see either dallas or carolina getting past the second round (well, one of them HAS to win the wild card game, right?)
edit: i would HATE to be in seattle's shoes right now. hmmm, we suck all year on the road, to go play the magical packers in lambeau. groan... pass the antacid.
p.s. what a crazy day in the last week with the green bay/vikings games. absolutely nuts.
Comments
today: titans vs. ravens, and cowboy vs. panthers
i say titans over ravens -- they have just enough defense to stop baltimore (really, load 8 in the box and jamal is stopped... unless you're cleveland), and they have the better offense with a passable running game and mcnair.
as far as the cowboys/panthers are concerned, both have lost considerable steam at the end of the season, and both benefitted greatly from schedules against weak teams this year. personally, i say it's a toss up, with panthers probably winning due to homefield.
That's bad news for the Titans with more than two full quarters left to play.
Even with two interceptions thrown, I still think McNair can rally his team and win (with or without George).
The Ravens defense is doing a great job though, but I just have to go with the Titans in the end, because frankly, I haven't followed the Ravens at all this season and I just don't know who they are as a team.
Edit: Looks like the Ravens offense is moving the ball at will. Nice!
Great game so far in any case.
Regarding Dallas and Carolina, I think it depends on which Dallas offense shows up.
Speaking as a life-long Cowboys fan, I think we're all surprised at their success this season.
Great Defense, but the Offense is very erratic.
The Cowboys defense will hold their own (although the corners can be exploited at times), but the game hinges on the Cowboys offense - Will Hambrick get the running game online?, Can Quincy Carter not throw desperation passes that result in turnovers?
I'm hoping for a Cowboys win, but I don't see them progressing very far into the playoffs beyond today's game.
I think it'll be the Patriots vs. the Eagles with the Patriots winning it.
Meanwhile, looks like my 'Boys are falling apart.
No offense to speak of.
He kicked!
He gets bad press and still plays great . . . and then, he still gets people who say . . . he's kinda old . . . . and then that's all people remember .. . forgetting that he played a great game and with a dislocated shoulder to boot!!
I'd like to see them go farther . . . . and I'd lie to see the Packers go far too . . . unfortunately I think that the four teams that had byes are VERY good . . . with the Rams being the weakest, then the Eagles matched evenly with the Chiefs and, unfortunately, the Patriots being pretty much unbeatable
what the hey.... I'd even like to see the Broncos go far and the Panthers too (the absolute very worst uniform design in the league!!!! colors aren't bad -except the glitter silver- but the dashes and logos and general layout!! awful . .
There are several teams that could use a serious uniform concept/design change -Patriots, Titans, the Jags could use a better helmet logo . . . and the Raven's have real possibilitiesfor improvements with their adequate helmet logo- but the Panthers are the worst! what a mishmash . . . a mess!
Good uniforms:
Seattle,
The Rams were really good when they were Yellow not gold and the horns looked like horns,
the Lions,
the Eagles had a really good design in the 70s, the difference is slight but the wings came together more in front
the Chargers have a great dark jersey outfit
The Saints
I don't know why designers don't work enough with the shape of the equipment when they are making logos . . . there are real possibilities
Not enough strong graphic shapes that simply look good: like Michigan's helmet: simple memorable and visually forceful.
Originally posted by Argento
Did anybody else want to beat the announcers to death during the Titans Ravens game???
I did...GO PATs
Time to see how Denver @ Indianapolis goes.
hasselbeck will be reminded of that "prediction all offseason, but i appreciate anyone showing some balls. he's young still, but he aged five years on that field today.
give seattle some receivers who can actually HOLD the ball next season, and they'll win this game.
Originally posted by rok
give seattle some receivers who can actually HOLD the ball next season, and they'll win this game.
or rename the position Wide Dropper.
charge them $400 grand per drop and watch stick'em sales rise
between the so-called "receivers" and some terrible blown calls, seahawks disappointed
I'm proud of the way the Hawks played. It could be much worse i could live in Denver. That was a pathetic diplay of football the Broncos had today, not even a game.
Originally posted by Eugene
Favre needs to stop tackling his teammates. It'd be shame to see them not make the Super Bowl because he smothered Ahman Green in the end zone in the previous game.
If farve can hurt green....then they've got another thing coming anyway.
(The Best Show on Turf) St. Louis Rams over Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots beat the (overrated) Tennessee Titans
Hot Indianapolis Colts beat the Kansas City Chiefs (Manning is on a roll here)
Philadephia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers (no more miracles for Favre)
KC will beat Indy with some Special Teams magic from Daunte.
Farvre will ride the miracle mood one more time and beat Philly
Titans will beat Patriots
Rams over Panthers
though the last two are pretty uninteresting, IMO.
Packers vs Philly
The house will be divided and shouting the entire time. Crazy dad from crazy philly. It was sooo cool to see the Packers win that game against the Seahawks, I was screaming my head off at the TV.
Colts Game:
Hmm, I still have the animosity that gets picked up from anyone who remembers the Colts leaving Baltimore in the dead of night. Boo Colts.
Titans:
I say they will beat the Patriots, just because.
Panthers beat the Rams:
I can't stand the Rams, esp. when they beat the Packers back in '02. Panthers win.