NFL PLAYOFFS! Divisional Demolition

[RonL21 0]

If the Giants win..

 

We'll be seeing Green Bay in Suburban Phoenix in a couple of weeks

[devo 0]

So, I think Grant's redeemed himself by now.

[Matt Young 0]

All these people who picked the Seahawks- I'd like some of what you're smoking.

 

Packers 42, Seahawks 20.

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

Something has to change with the Seahawks after this. I don't know what, but something has to.

 

This'll be the second year in a row that they've gone 1-1 in the Playoffs. None of the issues since the 2005 season have seemingly gotten dealt with, and the run game has completely evaporated. It's all culminated in this, for lack of a better word, raping.

 

Maybe Holmgren should retire, and we can see what a new head coach could do. Maybe rehaul the offensive line. I don't think BOTH Alexander and Morris are horrible runners, so something else is at work there.

 

This 1-1 stuff sucks. Gives you hope, and then it gets cruelly snatched away.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I could not have been more wrong about this game.

 

I appologize to everyone for trying to make it seem like the Seahawks had a shot. This was clearly an error of judgement.

 

It's okay. I was going to refute your argument, but I did realize Seattle had played pretty damn well down the stretch and did well against Washington, who I was afraid of facing at Lambeau.

 

This game can't be terribly interesting for any non-cheeseheads, so hopefully tonight's game will be fun to watch. Of course, I'm having a blast.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Maybe Holmgren should retire, and we can see what a new head coach could do. Maybe rehaul the offensive line. I don't think BOTH Alexander and Morris are horrible runners, so something else is at work there.

 

I think this is what needs to be done. While much fun has been made of the usual pundits making a big deal out of Steve Hutchinson's departure to Minnesota, observe the fact that Seattle's once highly touted running game is gone, and now Minnesota is primarily a running team.

 

And all that, for Nate Burleson? Zuh?

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

I don't think it helps either that Alexander has seemingly lost steps since the 2005 season, and while Morris is a good runner, I don't think he has the ability to get past people like...for example...this Ryan Grant fella. Couple that with an apparently horrible line, and some questionable play calling and you have a really bad situation.

 

Something has to change though. I'd be willing to take a few losing seasons just to get past this damn hurdle.

 

...Hey! The Packers punted! This is CLEARLY a turning point.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

You jerks up there can just keep all that snow. At least have the storm crap out before it hits the lakes and comes to northern indiana to die on my doorstep.

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

...what the FUCK was that?

[Guest Vitamin X]

Clearly, a great throw!

 

This reminds me a bit of Steve Young talking about playing with the Bucs in some snowy game, years ago on some NFL special. He mentioned something about the fact that he was totally unable to even see who he was throwing to because the jerseys were white..

 

Not like that's much of an excuse, but still funny nonetheless.

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

Seattle's just...checked out, mentally. I think they've been gone for awhile now, but it's obvious now.

 

I really advocate a "mercy kill" to football games. Unless lightning comes from the heavens and strikes all the Green Bay players, Seattle isn't going to win this game when their behind twenty two points with less then four minutes in-game left. Their more or less just playing for pride now.

[MFer 0]

This is killing me as a Lions' fan...just about everything seems to be going the Packers' way this year. I had a hard time buying them as a dominant team through the first half of the season but I can't deny it now despite my biases...I wouldn't be surprised to see them beat the Giants or Cowboys next week. Worst part is that they've done it by drafting well and picking their spots in free agency (not to mention the fact that McCarthy could've been the Lions' coach). Meanwhile, us Lions' fans are stuck with Matt Millen...

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

The Packers completely silenced me with this game. I thought the Seahawks defensive line could/would contain Ryan Grant, and I thought if the Seahawks got out to a lead, Farve would revert and start fucking up. I also figured that the Seahawks would get pressure on Farve constantly.

 

I was wrong about all three of those. Grant seemingly ran at will, Farve played amazingly well, and the Seahawks got almost NO pressure on Farve the entire game.

 

That was a fucking Iron Shiek level humbling.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Something has to change with the Seahawks after this. I don't know what, but something has to.

 

This'll be the second year in a row that they've gone 1-1 in the Playoffs. None of the issues since the 2005 season have seemingly gotten dealt with, and the run game has completely evaporated. It's all culminated in this, for lack of a better word, raping.

 

Maybe Holmgren should retire, and we can see what a new head coach could do. Maybe rehaul the offensive line. I don't think BOTH Alexander and Morris are horrible runners, so something else is at work there.

 

No, they are both horrible runners and that's mostly a by-product of the bad offensive line. I still think Hasselbeck's a top 5 QB and the receivers are more than adequate, but he's forced to do too much because no respects the running game.

 

Resigning Alexander after '05 was a necessity because of his MVP season and the Super Bowl run, but I think we all knew this would be the reality in the future.

 

The defense has holes, but is more than adequate. In my mind, you have to keep Holmgren and Hasselbeck. It's the rest of the team that has to be rebuilt.

[Slayer 0]

Thank goodness the NFC Title game isn't at Lambeau next week

 

...unless the Giants win, in which case, fuck

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

I am amazed that the Packers didn't panic after being down 14-0. Clearly this is a much different team than what we had under Sherman where we saw that happen time after time. And to think, two years ago Brad Childress was the coach that people wanted.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I've always thought Childress was a pretty terrible coach, by the way. I didn't have faith in McCarthy based on his credentials, but he's been great. I actually wanted Green Bay to hire Mariucci at the time. Thompson definitely knows WTF he's doing, I gotta give the guy a lot of credit for that.

[devo 0]

Hell of a start for the Jags. Eighty yards in four minutes. That touchdown pass was borderline, though.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Hell of a start for the Jags. Eighty yards in four minutes. That touchdown pass was borderline, though.

 

It looked to me like the ball was coming out before he went down. Either way, I think it was too close to overturn the call on the field.

[RonL21 0]

Del Rio has balls for the 4th and 1 call

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

This looks like it's gonna be a helluva game. The Jaguars aren't going to fuck around it seems.

[Guest Cock Ring Warehouse]

Man, it's a good thing Jacksonville got the point-after kick off before the Patriots could challenge that, because the refs would've handed the Patriots that call easily, as they are wont to do.

[RonL21 0]

Jags doin a good job of Coming back from that fumble...

 

Both Offenses doin what they want so far.....

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

Jacksonville is dead meat if they have to go drive-for-drive with New England in the second half. They need to keep this tight at halftime, then get some takeaways.

 

 

[snuffbox 0]

What a fun game. Without Grant's two very early fumbles and Jackson hitting the punter, the score would be 42-3.

 

Now, go Jaguars.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

Wide right! Yay. Now lets get aggressive before the half.

[Angle-plex 0]

Why does Cower think New England is on their heels? Is he watching the game?

[MFer 0]

Maroney/Faulk having nice games.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

Brady threw an incomplete pass on that drive. I think New England is starting to crack.

[The Niggardly King 0]

Man, these two kids are playing a good game of Madden.