Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants Game Thread
by John B on Jan 8, 2012 12:30 PM EST
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PrintThe third game of this year's NFL Playoffs is perhaps the most evenly matched of the first round. The Atlanta Falcons come to the Meadowlands to face the Giants. The winner has a date in Green Bay with the rested Packers next week. That does not sound like much of a prize.
I think the question of this game is whether the Giants' pass rush shows up. If the Giants cannot get to the quarterback, the Falcons have plenty of weapons to expose a weak secondary. They really need to pressure Matt Ryan and make him uncomfortable.
This is a difficult game to pick because the Giants are so unpredictable. I could see them coming out and winning by three touchdowns. I could see them coming out and losing by three touchdowns. I lean to the Giants because they seem to be on a roll and are at home, but I have no conviction for that pick.
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It depends on what kind of game the ATL OC calls
If the Falcons go pass first, Giants will probably win.
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I don't want the Falcons to win but i want the Giants to lose.
I don't care what people say about me and i will keep doing what i enjoy.
I think Turner is gonna go off, but I'm actually pulling for the Smurfs.
If they get hot and go deep, it puts a lot of pressure on the Jets to grow up and start running things right.
by Crackback on Jan 8, 2012 12:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I really would hate it if the Giants to won a nother Superbowl.
We wouldn’t hear the end of that, ever.
by Clarke W. Griswald on Jan 8, 2012 12:56 PM EST reply actions
Because Tannebumm is an idiot.
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You realize we got Nick Mangold in that trade, right?
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by John B on Jan 8, 2012 1:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
For real
That worked out great for us
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Making a dynamite pick doesn't change the fact that we possibly sold low on a great pass rusher
And we haven’t had a guy who could get to the QB since. But it was a good move to sell off a guy who didn’t want to really be here not fit a system we were determined to run.
by J-Nasty on Jan 8, 2012 1:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
John Abraham was a cancer at that point and getting rid of him was the right thing to do.
by SioneBAAOOOHA on Jan 8, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
Well i didn't know we would be getting Nick Mangold.
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He's a 4-3 guy
And the first round pick we got for him turned into Nick Mangold
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
This is gonna be a boring game.
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Tannebumm........ Tannebumm tans his bum instead of helping the Jets....
Ba dum shhhh
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Just kidding.
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Some Giants Defensive players last name: Umenyoira, akumara, kiwanuka.
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Falcons have good ball movement, i love the WR core.
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Take the 3. What are the Falcons doing?
by ArunK on Jan 8, 2012 1:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Didn
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Didn't get it.
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That was a bad spot
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 1:43 PM EST reply actions
This is probably the closest game we will get for the Wild Card.
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That's gotta be a safety! Intentional grounding!
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ehh...
sanchez would have been sacked at the one. he wouldnt have time to move backwards.
2 point lead and the ball.
Going for it worked out, oddly.
by ArunK on Jan 8, 2012 1:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I remember last year in the AFC Championship when the Jets got stopped at the 1 and everyone thought they were done but then we got a safety on the Steelers.
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That whole game is a painful memory now
by ArunK on Jan 8, 2012 1:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
ya.. that was a weird series.
It was also the first game that we couldnt get the big stop when we needed it. Looking back it was a showcase of our problems this year
That was also back when we had a decent WR core.
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It really did feel like that was our year
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
last year was the year to win it all
if Ben doesn’t complete that pass, i fully believe Mark drives us down the field to win it
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You knew the game when you got into it
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by Jadden Hopkins on Jan 8, 2012 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Tomlin said he threw the ball because he didn't want mark to have the ball.
He knew mark would have won it for us…
I remember that!! If he had dove a little earlier then that's an INT.
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Plus we beat them on the road 22-17 in week 14 that same year so we all thought we were gonna win after road wins against the Colts and the Patroits.
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I actually thought 09-10 was our year after we beat the Chargers. Best rushing in the NFL and best Defense in the NFL and a not bad WR core with Decent Sanchez.
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I'm still pissed off at that drive.
Emotional turning point of the game… On the incomplete pass to Holmes.. Woodley said he knew what play it was because of how Wayne hunter was lined up. The entire line was down like it was a run, and hunter is in pass protection stance. Still kills me that ladainian was in that goalie series when GREENE JUST KILLED RYAN CLARK. Ughh.
If we score on that drive... I think the entire game is different.
But given the real situation, we get one stop on defense…. Mark takes us down the field for the win.., pittsburghs D was gassed.
I can't believe our offense was ranked 11th that year
Probably because we had all of the personnel we could have wanted for that kind of offense. But now we have no deep threat wr, and no rt. what a difference two players can make. That and trying to be a pass first team with 2 fossils and a diva at receiver.
Does anyone remember that we were down 24-0 and 24-3 at the half?
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The Giants are like a heavyweight boxer. One punch power, but seemingly can get beat up if you keep the pressure up.
all they need is one big play to get themselves going.
If the Giants get the first off that then this game is rigged
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 2:00 PM EST reply actions
I just realized
whoever wins this game has to play at lambeau next week. they better enjoy this win while it lasts
Wait, didn't the Packers beat them by a game winning FG this year?
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Yeah the Packers got lucky in the game i was watching it
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
im seriously doubting atlanta's offense.
also other than rodgers brees and brady. lots of QB’s took huge steps back. Matt Ryan was hugely inconsistent, josh freeman was awful, Vick was widely inconsistant and then Sanchez was statistically better, but his mistakes often killed us.
Eli's having a good year
i think they got REALLY lucky with cruz though. Can we say they’d be in the playoffs is they didn’t have Victor Cruz? I don’t even know if they would’ve been above .500.
Yeah Eli has really stepped up his game this year
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
Too much pressure on Matt Ryan. Giants have a good D-Line.
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only way their D-line could be better is if they added Jake Long
350 pound dudes rushing at your face is sure to fuck you over.
:D
by Caeden on Jan 8, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i like to see giants injured
i hate pierre-paul
c'mon man
METS JETS NETS LAKERS........... OFWGKTA....FREE EARL. Odd Future Records.
Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
what?
can you honestly say you wouldn’t be a little happy to see tom brady carried off the field in a stretcher?
Thats different tom brady is a jerk and pierre-paul is pretty awesome
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
I'd rather see him lose healthy
I realize a lot of sports fans do it but wishing injury on individuals is kind of looked down on (by custom, not by rule, do whatever you want).
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I can't stand Tom Brady but
I never want to see anyone carried off the field in a stretcher. That’s just mean
Love with a LEO is like a drug.. One taste and your addicted!
Don't worry. I'm a little sadistic too.
I wouldn’t mind if Brady was suspended for violating the NFL drug policy or if he maybe got stuck in traffic while driving to the game.
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As long as no one dies, then i'd be pretty happy.
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I feel sorry for the Giants because they don’t have an innovative OC like the Jets.
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Yeah there were some Schotty ghosts flying around Gilbride's head during that drive
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I love that Schotty is an adjective now
meaning the same thing as the curse it sounds similar to.
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That was more accurate then any pass Sanchez had thrown that game.
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Rex requested more wildcat and strangely enough it was pretty successful
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Yeah it seems when they throw in the wildcat it ends up in a big play
I don’t understand why Schotty doesn’t call for it more than I remeber he’s Schotty
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
If we use wildcat like that throughout the year next season
it’ll really open up the run game a lot
Yeah excited to see what all of are rookies can do next year
especially Wilks and Kerley
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
That's why we should get Trent Richardson... Run game...
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Giants fans can complain all they want
No such thing as PI when the QB is out of the pocket
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 2:59 PM EST reply actions
3rd and goal earlier
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
When the quarterback's out of the pocket, there can still be pass interference....
When the ball’s in the air, you can’t make contact with the receivers.
Ahh thanks
Got them mixed up
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
What does PI have to do with the QB being out of the pocket?
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I wish the Jets Wide Recievers could catch footballs when they are underthrown like the Falcons can.
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I want this game to never end
I have to do my final paper for a 10 day intensive intersession course after this game.
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If I wanted to see Ben Roethlisberger rape a virgin I'd go to the bar with him
there’s no time man! Need me an A.
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He needs to win another superbowl first...
NFL rules say you can only rape as many people as you have rings…
Wow Falcons second time this game.
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Man this is exactly what I expected from the Falcons
Love with a LEO is like a drug.. One taste and your addicted!
Dear god the Falcons are dumb
Their offense looks like ours
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:08 PM EST reply actions
Their OC is almost as retarded as the Jets
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Seriously
Whats the point in having Michael Turner if you’re just going to go QB sneak after it already didn’t work earlier.
That was a Schotty call
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
that's EXACTLY what i was thinking this game
seriously, an empty backfield on 4th and 1 under center? A QB sneak is the only play you could possibly call. I called that play before it happened, and i knew it wouldn’t work.
Exactly
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
THERE IS YOU'RE DAGGER!
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It's too early to say stuff like that but i wouldn't be suprised if that put the Falcons out of reach
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lol you know he does
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The Falcons Offense hasn't improved at all. The final score will be 20-10 Giants.
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Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzales have still not won a playoff game
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Does anyone still find it odd
That sanchez is so average in the regular season yet he plays lights out in the playoffs? Unlike Ryan and Flacco? I don’t understand it at all.
The other situations he plays good in: No huddle, hurry up, 2 minute drills, high pressue situations
and your aforementioned road game playoffs.
The common them between all of these situations besides pressure? These are the situations when Sanchez does not have time to consult with Schotty, or Schotty doesn’t have time to plan and engineer cutesy play calls.
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That's why I have hope for Sanchez IF he gets the right coaches to teach him
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Lol, i'm facebooking with a few dudes who are convinced the Giants are gonna win it all.
trying to convince them they’re delusional
:D
Don't get me wrong, they're a good team
But this entire season has built up to a Packers-Saints showdown in the NFC game. The Giants are an also-ran.
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I don't know if the Giants play really well and are able to slow down the Packers Offense they have a chance to beat them
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
Now I know what other fans must be thinking when they watch our offense
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:16 PM EST reply actions
It’s funny because when people watch the Jets it’s always Sanchez sucks but you rarely ever hear Matt Ryan sucks
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Yup
Ryan never has to face much heat, but he really isn’t all that great.
Of course his OC also appears to be an idiot.
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'm just glad the media has finally realized Schotty is not the chosen one
Love with a LEO is like a drug.. One taste and your addicted!
Did the media ever think he was the chosen one
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
Yeah that has really annoyed me especially with all the heat Sanchez gets
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
Reminds me alot of Eli when he was in his 3rd and 4th years.
but even after he won the super bowl he was still taking heat.
Because Ryan and Freeman play for franchises no one cares about in cities where the local population don't even care
by J-Nasty on Jan 8, 2012 3:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't know about Tampa but
Atlanta loves their football and baseball teams, it’s the rest of America who doesn’t care about them.
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Atlanta is pretty popular around the country due to the cities status as a mecca of sorts for urban populations
Although Vick’s exodus to Philadelphia has moved a lot of support north.
Tampa, however, nobody likes unless they’re from the less desirable parts of Florida.
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Tony Gonzales deserves a playoff win. It really sucks that he doesn't have one.
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Can we now agree that this game is over?
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who knows, maybe Atlanta can get 11 more safeties
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Have fun watching the game, everyone. I'm off to work on an essay
due tomorrow, haven’t started.
tips hat have a nice evening, gentlemen.
:D
you know what's kinda ironic about Mularkey (falcons oc) and schotty?
they’re both interviewing for Jacksonville yet neither can seem to call a competent, or even logical game.
According to reports, Jay Gruden is the runaway favorite of the Jags for the job
I think it boils down to whether or not he is interested in coaching their team.
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He was an extremely successful head coach in the Arena League and has eight seasons of experience as an NFL assistant.
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What, Schotty and Mularkey are proven?
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I think he's going to stay with his rookie QB and WR
At least that’s what I keep telling myself
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If they don't get a TD here then it's really over.
Not like it already isn’t over but maybe they could make it a game for the last 2 or 3 minutes.
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Atlanta is not very good... I'm not impressed by matt ryan at all.
Their OC is a little dumb too…. on that last 4th down stop they made it clear what their play was. Everybody knew they were going for a sneak.
Not to mention
Matt Ryan is a little too lanky and the offensive line isn’t really good enough to be running that play well in the first place
The media should be like so Brian ( Schottenheimer ), Why did you call this play? Then he answers and they keep asking him questions then he eventually flicks them off and the Jets fine and fire him.
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This is why you can never fully trust a dome team
Love with a LEO is like a drug.. One taste and your addicted!
Yep.
If I’m not mistaken their entire Superbowl run was played indoors.
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And don't forget about AP being AP
I think he fumbled a couple of times in that game
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What happened to John Abraham?
Guess he forgot there is more than 1 quarter.
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Jan 8, 2012 3:35 PM EST reply actions
speaking of which
what happened to ray edwards? didn’t they pay him a lot of money?
He's played pretty bad this season
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
When is the thread opening up for Steelers and Broncos?
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My uncle said once
Better a familiar problem than an unfamiliar one
Eh everyone else can have their stats
I’ll take the winner
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and it's not like mark's stats were atrocious. they were solid
given the fact that mark had less to work with, less pass protection, and the schotty was lurking on our sideline.
Yeah after the ravens game he was completely different
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
if one team could matchup and beat the pack without a shootout, it would be the giants.
have good pass rush and decent offense
They don't have a decent offense they have a great one
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
not necessarily... they had a few games where they've been horrible.
plus compared to their pass rush everything is average.
Eli threw for 4983 yards is he average?
"I want to be a catcher. I love to catch. I like to be a catcher. I like to be in the middle of the game. I mean, it's my position. I want to play my position."-Jesus Montero
no. not this year. i just think the recievers have just turned it on recently, which makes their offense look great. They drop a ton of balls, which has cost them games this year. also the run game without both backs tends to be anemic.
congrats giants on beating a very mediocre atlanta team...
next week is a real test.
Take this years unelminated teams, add the Colts, Bucs, Rams, and Cowboys
You have every Super Bowl winner since 1986. Only two of those teams are not among the usual playoff suspects, and once upon a time the Rams were.
Parity is an illusion. This league is consistently dominated by the same franchises.
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probably about half the fans of all those franchises
are just bandwagoners.
yup. the best GM's get better, the others just continually fail.
although the jets seemingly are in the middle.
Can't forget the Redskins..
Going back to 1986, 24 teams have been in the Super Bowl (75%), thirteen have won it (40%), and the Vikings, Oilers, Jets, Lions, Browns, Dolphins, and Jaguars have all been to at least one Championship game (94%) – so 60 minutes away from the Super Bowl. Only the Texans and Chiefs have not been that far, the Texans’ newness gives them an excuse, though they’re a win away from joining the Championship club, and the Chiefs despite some dominance in the early 90s never made it past one-and-done in the Playoffs and never had a decent kicker and mediocre quarterbacks… it seems pretty close to parity when you look at it that way, especially if you compare to basketball, soccer, baseball or hockey. Teams rise and fall, a few just haven’t had a drought in a looooong time.
But I get what you’re saying, excepting Houston, the rest are familiar names in the mix. Still, I think only New England, Green Bay, and Baltimore (and until this evening Pittsburgh) have been dominant over the last decade – San Francisco has been docile since the late 90s, Denver since 2005, the Giants have been hot and cold, and this is only the Saints fourth Playoff trip since 1995.
How many picks did the Falcons give up to only score 2 points in the playoffs?
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four in last year's draft
and their first and 4th in this year’s
yeah that is not something smart.
think about what we gave up for sanchez. it still isnt that much when you think about it ocmpared to that deal.
That trade wasn't really worth it though
there are some weaknesses in their team that were exposed this year.
If Rex wasn't such a...
buffoon with his mouth, he wouldn’t have woken up the Giants and now allowed them to take control of the city.
you know what they say....
its very bad to wake a sleeping giant.
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