Anyone Want To Talk NFL Playoffs And Superbowl Predictions
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Alex Smith did not deliver. Was that 0-11 on 3rd downs? Hard to go the SB with such performance. I agree with Ron's comments earlier.
Having seen the Pats several times this year, their defense isn't 1/100th as good as the 49ers. Eli will go wild on the Pats. Hakeem will eat the Pats secondary alive.
Not an SF fan but their defense is better than the Pats' .. They are very difficult to score against. Was watching he game on a bad sInternet stream so I could not se everyting .. I would not however fault Alex Smith ... He played well against a defense that is hitting all cylnders and has confused more than one QB, he didn't seem fazed... I actually found the Jints D exposed at times by a running quaterback ... Fortunately Tom Brady doesn't run.. . Giants by a touchdown...
I agree. Patriots barely beat the Ravens and maybe they lose if the Ravens' kicker doesn't miss the chip shot to tie.
Stupid mistakes? Take a number buddy. See Ravens-Patriots for that one. I feel so bad for the Ravens. They HAD it. Twice! Save two mistakes that will not be soon forgotten in a bitter off season. They played beautifully. Flaco did what he had to. The defense did what great defenses do. Brady was mortal today. A very bad day for the Harbough brothers indeed but a great day for football.
All that's left to say now is- Go Giants! Should be a very good game.
Never mind the fumble that was poked as Kyle Williams wanted more yards for the return. The one that hurt was the previous return wherein he was letting the ball go but the ball lightly touched his knee thereby making it a live ball. That resulted into a quick score for the Giants and was the biggest break they had all game to take back the lead. Tough one there.
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btw, i'm a bit confused about the giants. are they a new york team or a new jersey team? or does new york have 2 nfl teams like la has with the lakers and the clippers in the nba?
NEW YORK GIANTS ... Their home Stadium is in New Joysey
New York City has two NFL teams, Two NHL Teams, Two MLB teams and soon will have two NBA teams
thanks for the info, frantz.
No way Eli is going to beat the Pats this time around. For me it wasn't so much as to how the Giants won the game but rather how the 49ers lost it
Do you mean in 2007 or this year?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/gameflash/2011/11/06/4507_boxscore.html
The Pats OLine couldn't protect Brady and he was running for his life in November
Let's look at some of the other facts. Brady is not a mobile QB, unlike Rodgers or Smith. So the Giants pass rushers, all four of them, will have their pass rushing routes defined. That line better be able to protect Brady better than it did earlier this year. Second, the Pats are a one dimensional aging offensive team. Gronkowski was hurt in the Ravens game and his status is unknown. So they basically have two receivers (Hernandez and Welker) and bunch of over the hill receivers like Branch. Right now, the majority of their game are short slants over the middle say to Welker, and the Giants have shut those passes down all post-season. Third, there's no aspect of the defense or offense, where the Pats are superior, outside of the QB position, and there, the difference is so slight to be meaningless. And might I add, beginning with the Jets game, the Giants D has basically shut down every QB including the likes of Tony Romo and Aaron Rodgers (and Rodgers is a lot more mobile than Brady). Even at coaching, it's a wash.So I expect the Giants to really dominate this game.
on yesterday's game, i saw it that way too. that muffed punt call on williams, was supposed to eat up more time (and a possible score) while the niners were leading by 4 but that call reversal upon review gave the giants great field position and a quick score and a lead change. the niners lost it right there.
Ha! I would argue they lost it the second they decided to use Alex Smith as their quarterback. Think about it: their field goal kicker set an NFL single season record for the most field goals. That is not a record I want my field goal kicker to have. He earned that record because the Niners offense in the red zone (and, heck, even outside the red zone) was absolutely abysmal, and the first, second and third reasons for that futility is Alex Smith. I posted yesterday during the game, and it bears repeating: 35 minutes into the game (i.e., 5 minutes into the 3rd quarter) and Alex Smith had completed 3 passes. Three! Can you even think of another quarterback who is less skilled (other than JaMarcus Russell)? Even Tim Tebow, as sad a passer as he is, would have won that game for the Niners.
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