2008 Wildcard Playoff thread - no dogs no Romos

Saturday January 3, 2009
Atlanta 4:30 pm EST
Arizona NBC

Indianapolis 8:00 pm EST
San Diego NBC

Sunday January 4, 2009
Baltimore 1:00 pm EST
Miami CBS

Philadelphia 4:30 pm EST
Minnesota FOX

Saturday January 3, 2009
Atlanta 4:30 pm EST
Arizona NBC

ATL

Indianapolis 8:00 pm EST
San Diego NBC

SD (INDY run-D goes to tits. Sorry Paytown :()

Sunday January 4, 2009
Baltimore 1:00 pm EST
Miami CBS

Quoth the Ravens: LOLTIMORE :[ B[ YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOW

Philadelphia 4:30 pm EST
Minnesota FOX

PHI in a workman-like game.

atl
indy
bals
flyin dawkins yahhhhhh -_-

atl
colts
bmore
phil

i'm thinkin we're gonna have damn similar picks you guys.

guys i am really excited!

I dunno about this ATL/AZ game. Can I trust a rookie QB on the road? tossup for me but I might lean AZ if they get some points in the spread.

SD/IND is the momentum bowl but I'll be damned if SD doesn't pull off the upset at home.

Baltimore should demolish Miami.

I'll pick Philly.

could very well be a sweep by the visiting teams this weekend

it always pleasantly surprises me at the end of the season when the wildcards happen right after the final reg season game. i don't know it seems like we should have to wait? but we don't!

arizona has been sucking ass. go falcons!

not only don't we have to wait but we are treated to an ORGY of football

no possibility of bad weather though :/

yeah wow what a weather-free sched of games..

no way ariz gets pts at home...they will be a fav..3.5-4.5

it always pleasantly surprises me at the end of the season when the wildcards happen right after the final reg season game. i don't know it seems like we should have to wait? but we don't!

― horseshoe, Monday, December 29, 2008 10:44 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ya same~!

i could see zona winning, especially if DC clancy pendergast cooks up enough of his mad scientist shit to confuse ryan. angry bird fite~~~!!!!

atl
indy
baltimore
MINNies

With Crennel and Savage gone it's like I can see clearly for the first time in years and I think the Chargers are going to win.

atl
indy
miami
philly

btw when i was little i used to think an ami was a relative miami your ami etc prob lots of little kids think this

i dunno about that one

atlanta
indy
baltimore
philly

Atlanta, San Diego, Minnesota, Baltimore

Atlanta
Indianapolis
LOLtimore
Philadelphia

BREAKING: SAN DIEGO CHARGERS PLAYOFF SPOT AWARDED TO NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - COMMISH RULES IT ILLEGAL FOR 11 WIN TEAM TO MISS PLAYOFFS

ZONA
PAYTA
BALLA
SOTA

(sorry falcons but u almost lost to rams. I do hope jesus mcwarner gets hurt.)

BREAKING: SAN DIEGO CHARGERS PLAYOFF SPOT AWARDED TO NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

PATS GOT ROBBED! FAAACK YOU NFL!

winter depresses the hell out of me, I am having flashbacks to late december and january during 04-05 seasons, when I was like FAAACK YOU NEW ENGLAND IT SUCKS TO LIVE HERE! (but, go pats!)

seriously, why can't daylight saving time add more sunlight in the evening so it doesn't get dark at 5pm
need to move to atlanta

Saturday January 3, 2009
Atlanta 4:30 pm EST
Arizona NBC

As badly as Zona's been playing lately, and as much as I want Kurt Warner to shatter his knee in a thousand pieces in retaliation for him completely and totally murdering my fantasy team Week 15... MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!! MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!!

Indianapolis 8:00 pm EST
San Diego NBC

YEE-HAW!! Giddy-up Colts!

Sunday January 4, 2009
Baltimore 1:00 pm EST
Miami CBS

fins in a low-scoring borefest

Philadelphia 4:30 pm EST
Minnesota FOX

Philly in a blowout and a half. This would be my "Mortgage cars, house, even family members Lock of the Week." Tarvaris Jackson is absolutely fucking awful.

I'm thinking snrub otm as usual but the scales have fallen from my eyes and I see things now in a different light which means the Chargers will win. The Ravens win as well which leads into my second eye opener that snrub may not contain the wisdom to guide me through this wildcard weekend.

cankles might have to give me solace under a falcon wing but I can't believe just yet.

schef's rib may also be affecting judgement around these parts so I'm left like Moses in the desert.

Atlanta's 4-4 record on the road had me fooled into thinking that Matt Ryan could cope okay, but i am glad to be set straight. it would be awesome if mr snrub could share the insightful tactical info he has that exposes Ryan as the terrible road-game liability he is.

I wish I was someone else
I'm confused, I'm afraid, I hate the loneliness
And there's nowhere to run to
Nothing makes any sense, but I still try my hardest

Take my hand
Please help me man
'Cause I'm looking for something to believe in
And I don't know where to start
And I don't know where to begin, to begin

If I was stupid or naive
Trying to achieve what they all call contentness
If people weren't such dicks and I never made mistakes
Then I could find forgiveness

Take my hand
Please help me man
'Cause I'm looking for something to believe in
And I don't know where to start
And I don't know where to begin, oh no

I can't be someone else
I don't feel that it's hopeless
I don't feel that I'm useless

I can't throw it all away
I need some courage to find my weakness
And with your love, I know with all my heart I can win

'Cause I'm looking for something to believe in
And I just need something to believe in
I'm looking for something to believe in
And I just need something to believe in

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ATL over AZ thx to a few warner fumbles and michael turner pounding it up the middle.

IND over SD though it will be close.

MIA over BAL by a td, i predict BIG THINGS for ricky williams in this one.

PHI over MIN but there will be plenty of fuckups in this game and it will be unwatchable.

guyz I am drunk on wine and listening to bananarama and i just wanna say that this is the coolest forum on the interweb.

guys, how the fuck are the vikings, the dolphins, the falcons and the cardinals in the goddamned playoffs.

I'm gonna cheer for wackiness so I say chargers, dolphins, eagles and falcons for the lulz. I can't bring myself to root for minnesota even though the chance of a postseason rematch with the fbgony could be sweet. super manning bros xliii is just too retarded a concept, it would just be like a four hour oreo advertisement.

Falcons over Cardinals - I'll take the rookie QB being able to hand off to Michael the Burner Turner. Even in a cruddy game last week, Ryan made some big throws. C'mon Atlanta is going to ARIZONA...that's like going on a long weekend with the wife, not an incursion into Cambodia.

Indy over SD - I'll be pissed if the Colts come out and do all of the dumb sxxt they have done two of the last three times they faced the Chargers. SD intercepted Manning like six times in one game and it still took AV to bonk the kick to get beat. LT definitely looked to be running better against the Broncos, it looks like he can cut better now. This isn't logic, I just have the team I want to win. I figure Dallas Clark might be a key dude for Indy.

Miami & B-more - I might have to think on this one for a day. I think this is the tightest and hard to figure match-up. Miami is fun to watch and I have to agree with Simms assessment in the last game that Ricky Williams has not lost any speed. I'm sure it will be Ray Ray vs. Porter doing a bunch of jawing the whole game. I'm kind of leaning Miami, just as Pennington has to be a bit of an edge on Flacco. I could see this one as a 13-10 kind of matchup. Special teams and turnovers will probably be pretty crucial in this game, as I would figure both offenses might get bogged down a bit.

Philly over Minnesota - Whose fans are more morose? Even with the Philly fan rep, I got a feeling this is a more tight call than you might figure. I dated a girl whose family was all from Minnesota, those folks are all crazy on hockey and the Vikings. They are a morose bunch to begin with and their football team has only added to the winters of discontent. The Vikings are made to break a fans heart, their QBs are not that dependable, they are a bit banged up and their coach seems real distant. On the other hand, the Eagles are a love hate kind of club. Philly fans like to blow McNabb and Andy Reid a bunch of static, but I think they really like the dude until he pisses them off. They can't hate Andy Reid, the dude looks like one of the fans. Look at Andy Reid in that Cowboy's game, the dude looks like he had polished off a twelver the night before woke up hung over with a three day beard with sausage gravy all down his jacket, then they went out and gave an epic asskicking to the Cowboys. Whatever happens this next week, that Dallas destruction will go down like the Michael Irvin standing ovation when he went of on a stretcher at the Vet in the lore between the two clubs. Philly has won a lot of playoff games, a lot...give them that with Andy Reid, even if they never got the big one. I have to think Philly's Defense will completely confuse Jackson into mistakes. It could give up a big one to Peterson, but I don't see Minnesota having enough offense to put Philly on their back foot and get them into bad play calling. I'm sure Childress will really study that Redskins game from two weeks ago to try and put up a game plan, but I don't think it will be enough.

Criminy...I got three road dogs picked, I must be off, then again the divisions are kind of screwy this year.

also, in another thing-that-football-analysts-will-probably-think-is-important-but-actually-isnt, brad childress was out off. coordinator for a good while, so maybe he "knows the offense"

our*

i would like to hear mr. snrub's back-up for either of his qb assessments up there since they're statistically un-back-up-able but wtfever.

well, I think what you are failing to understand is that Tarvaris Jackson is awful, and also, MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *sweeps clutter off of desk in single violent motion* MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *jumps onto desk* MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *begins to dance*

All you people who are picking against my Chargers are breaking my drunk heart.

Atlanta vs. Arizona - Ryan on the road against what is basically a really shitty defensive secondary. Michael Turner against a poor run defense, I'm thinking the Falcons, especially if they can get any kind of pressure on Warner.

Indianapolis vs. San Diego - I can't figure out San Diego. They looked good against the Broncos, but the Broncos' defense is putrid. If it's close and a minute to go, Indie takes it.

Baltimore vs. Miami - The Ravens look downright scary, so nevermore Miami.

Philadelphia vs. Minnesota - I'm not sold on Tavarvis Jackson either, putting up huge numbers on crap teams doesn't mean you've figured it out, it just means you've played crap teams. I'm thinking Flying Dawkins makes Jackson cry; add a few Peterson fumbles and it could get ridiculous.

well, I think what you are failing to understand is that Tarvaris Jackson is awful, and also, MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *sweeps clutter off of desk in single violent motion* MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *jumps onto desk* MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *begins to dance*

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:31 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lmao

atlanta
indy
baltimore
philly

this is most definitely the coolest forum on the interweb

also chargers - indy might be really close IMHO, but i just don't trust norv turner to win a playoff game.

poly i will be rooting for the plucky cum from behind chargers

but i just don't trust norv turner to win a playoff game.

What about when he won two of them last year without a healthy Rivers.

Thanks canks!

I like the Turner/Ron Rivera team a lot more than I liked the Turner/Cottrell team.

i guess i've only watched the pats knock the super chargers out of the playoffs x2, esp 2006 when NE was pretty overmatched and didn't seem to be playing well at all for most of the game. that was martyball though. i forgot about the early rounds 2007, i don't think i watched them unfortunately! this year will be different

i think in this situation indy is the come from behind team because they have only beaten the chargers once in the last 736 years.

oh i just meant how they started the year like 4-8 and then went on to win the division

sd are deffo the worst possible WC matchup for indy tho, ya - bet they wish they crapped away a few games so they could've gone to miami

idol just tryina pull out of their death spiral

so much death on idol

"The whole problem here is nobody likes Childress; I don't even think he likes himself." - Momz brings SCIENCE.

OH HAI GUYS only do the football when on US soil BTW.

Aww that kind of makes you want to give him a hug and be all "It's OK, man. Even a good coach would have trouble with Tarvaris Jackson."

we watched football w/ED yesterday

Did he wear his Super Vikings sweatshirt?

no he did not i dont know why

Before argh beard growth he looked exactly like Sweatshirt Viking...

WOO. GAME OVER!

wow minnesota

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If that had happened to a team other than the Vikings (or the Raiders) I would feel so sorry for them.

Aww that kind of makes you want to give him a hug and be all "It's OK, man. Even a good coach would have trouble with Tarvaris Jackson."

― C-L, Sunday, January 4, 2009 7:29 PM (5 minutes ago)

can i just say this is complete fucking horseshit? no offense or anything.

also that snap O_o

lol! "i don't know if we s hould give andy reid this kind of credit but we should be giving a lot of credit to donovan" otm troy

Hahaha np I just wanted to extend an empty platitude during my hypothetical hug of Brad Childress.

yeah i agree w/ aikman on mcnabb/reid credit apportioning. ilu donovan!

It was either that or "hey you know some girls like bald guys."

why wont andy reid shave, i think it is a superstitious thing like when roethlisberger wouldnt shave during the 05 playoffs

i thought they were doing playoff beards as a team?

I dunno about this ATL/AZ game. Can I trust a rookie QB on the road? tossup for me but I might lean AZ if they get some points in the spread.

SD/IND is the momentum bowl but I'll be damned if SD doesn't pull off the upset at home.

Baltimore should demolish Miami.

I'll pick Philly.

brownie wins

or he is a slob

We should just let AngryMom loose on BC. She has already hated on a lifetime's worth of bald guys.

guys i feel like the eagles could win it all this year!!

THEY CAN I KNOW IT!

oh hey thanks poly- send me a bolts powder blue jersey!

eagles have the D but I don't understand this offense they run

Wow Brian Dawkins murdered Berrian without even trying.

he's dancin he's dancin :D

omg donovan no more dancing please

lol

dancingmcnabbverstwo.gif

its all that damn soup

makes a man want to dance

haha when pam said "a rested rival" i thought she said "arrested rival" and i was like that is no fair ma'am

that is a man who needs his own broadway show

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if donovan wins it all no one will be able to stop the dancing ever

McNabb!

mcnabb dancing a+++

In between naps these little sayings around various Eagle receivers would come into my head. It must have been the Nyquil or something.

A trisket, a trasket, a six yard out to Basket.

What can Brown do for you?

Avant a new drug, one that doesn't make me sick.

Buckhalter, please I barely knew the girl.

Curtis was the finest picker ever to pick the blues.

I couldn't thing of one for Westbrook.

gxsh bl*ss ya earlnash

those are all A+

No DeSean Jackson rhyme?

There are two sources of losing: defense and offense.
DeSean Jackson treats both.

future threat titles, all.

well, I think what you are failing to understand is that Tarvaris Jackson is awful, and also, MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *sweeps clutter off of desk in single violent motion* MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *jumps onto desk* MATT RYAN ON THE ROAD!!! *begins to dance*

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:31 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

guys i miss tom

sry for single handedly driving him off the internet :/

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