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Title: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 03, 2015, 02:24:18 pm It's playoff time baby!!! Here's my predictions for the weekend.
Carolina over Arizona Pittsburgh over Baltimore Indianapolis over Cincinnati Dallas over Detroit In all four instances, I'm going with what I perceive to be the "hot hand" as the teams I've picked to win are peaking late in the season Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Tenshot13 on January 03, 2015, 04:21:19 pm ARI
PIT IND DET Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Sunstroke on January 03, 2015, 04:45:23 pm Carolina Baltimore Indy Dallas Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 03, 2015, 05:00:50 pm Looks like Carolina is striking early here. With all their weapons on offense healthy and clicking and with Arizona starting it's third string QB, the odds are in the Panthers favor. I doubt you'll see a Cardell Jones performance out of Lindley
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Sunstroke on January 03, 2015, 05:45:39 pm Carolina and Arizona are both showing why it pays to have a good punter. Both teams looked like they just grabbed kids out of one of the punt, pass & kick competitions to handle their punting duties, and they didn't even get any of the good kids. Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 03, 2015, 05:51:56 pm Arizona has figured out Carolina suddenly
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 03, 2015, 06:48:25 pm My my how the tide of this game has turned so quickly
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: MikeO on January 03, 2015, 07:51:13 pm That first game sucked and is living proof why they shouldn't expand the playoff field. 2 crappy teams
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 03, 2015, 07:59:37 pm Arizona gains less than 100 yards total offense and may have set a playoff record for fewest yards gained.
That first game sucked and is living proof why they shouldn't expand the playoff field. 2 crappy teams Don't sleep on Carolina. Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: MikeO on January 03, 2015, 08:07:12 pm Arizona gains less than 100 yards total offense and may have set a playoff record for fewest yards gained. Don't sleep on Carolina. Carolina is awful. They have 0.0% chance of winning in GB or Seattle. They got lucky vs a 3rd string QB and the fact they play in a god awful division and were even in the playoffs with only 7 wins Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 03, 2015, 11:12:48 pm Looks like Baltimore has put this one away. I can see them giving the Patriots fits next week with that defense.
Carolina is awful. They have 0.0% chance of winning in GB or Seattle. They got lucky vs a 3rd string QB and the fact they play in a god awful division and were even in the playoffs with only 7 wins Four of those wins came at the end of the season when they got healthy. The offense was pretty banged up early on. They're getting hot at just the right time Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Sunstroke on January 03, 2015, 11:26:08 pm There's a massive Fahrenheit difference between being hot enough to beat the Ryan Lindley-led Cardinals and hot enough to beat the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers or the Russell Wilson-led Seahawks. MikeO's calculation of Carolina having a 0.0% chance against either is probably giving Carolina too much credit. Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Pappy13 on January 04, 2015, 08:53:04 am My only thoughts are that even the mighty Big Ben looked pretty average with defenders in his face all day.
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 04, 2015, 10:31:46 am There's a massive Fahrenheit difference between being hot enough to beat the Ryan Lindley-led Cardinals and hot enough to beat the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers or the Russell Wilson-led Seahawks. MikeO's calculation of Carolina having a 0.0% chance against either is probably giving Carolina too much credit. I didn't say they'd win. But they won't get blown out either. They'll make a game of it Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: dolphins4life on January 04, 2015, 03:39:10 pm Adam Vinatieri is still money
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 04, 2015, 03:47:00 pm And the drought continues for Marvin Lewis in the playoffs
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 04, 2015, 05:12:20 pm Just saw Reggie Bush scamper for a 17 yard TD. The Lions are putting it to the Cowboys early
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 04, 2015, 06:26:57 pm Wow, what a wasted opportunity by Dallas after that pick
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 04, 2015, 07:14:29 pm How in the world can you reverse a penalty call that late??? Especially when it was so obvious.
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: miamid45 on January 04, 2015, 07:17:14 pm How in the world can you reverse a penalty call that late??? Especially when it was so obvious. Fix is on! Hate Jim Caldwell...no balls...4th and 1 and a chance to put the game away with a TD and you punt 8 yards? He's held back a really talented Detroit Offence all season long...with that Defence they should be Super Bowl contenders. Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: dolphins4life on January 04, 2015, 07:22:20 pm Jim Caldwell was criticized for a timeout call in his last playoff game with the Colts
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: miamid45 on January 04, 2015, 07:29:10 pm Now down 24-20!
He has no choice, but to let Stafford, Johnson and Tate loose now! Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 04, 2015, 07:29:19 pm Fix is on! Hate Jim Caldwell...no balls...4th and 1 and a chance to put the game away with a TD and you punt 8 yards? He's held back a really talented Detroit Offence all season long...with that Defence they should be Super Bowl contenders. Definitely a fix. Now they call defensive holding when the tackle occurred within five yards of the LOS Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: dolphins4life on January 04, 2015, 07:33:36 pm twitter is buzzing with conspiracy theories right now
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Sunstroke on January 04, 2015, 07:38:15 pm twitter is buzzing with conspiracy theories right now And in related news, there are a lot of whack-jobs on Twitter... Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Tenshot13 on January 04, 2015, 07:51:55 pm And in related news, there are a lot of whack-jobs on Twitter... Retweet, hashbrown "right on" Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Sunstroke on January 04, 2015, 08:10:03 pm Retweet, hashbrown "right on" Very nice! ;D Carolina Baltimore Indy Dallas Boom, shakalaka! Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: dolphins4life on January 04, 2015, 08:19:56 pm And in related news, there are a lot of whack-jobs on Twitter... I'm not on twitter actually. I read them from cbs.sportsline.com. On their game feeds is also a twitter feed that people live blog with Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: mboss on January 04, 2015, 08:29:36 pm Definitely a fix. Now they call defensive holding when the tackle occurred within five yards of the LOS There were also plenty of calls on Dallas in the 1st half that were questionable as well. Both teams tried to lose that game.....only one team did.Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Sunstroke on January 04, 2015, 09:40:12 pm I'm not on twitter actually. I read them from cbs.sportsline.com. On their game feeds is also a twitter feed that people live blog with Did I say anywhere in my post that you were one of the whack-jobs on Twitter? Nope...just that there are a lot of whack-jobs on Twitter. Please check that guilty conscience at the door. ;) Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: MikeO on January 05, 2015, 06:27:05 am Definitely a fix. Now they call defensive holding when the tackle occurred within five yards of the LOS Just because its within 5 yards doesn't mean you can do whatever you want to the player. That was the right call Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Dolphster on January 05, 2015, 08:12:26 am All of the Cowboy fans at work are going to be even more obnoxious and unbearable than usual this week. >:(
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: Fau Teixeira on January 05, 2015, 09:44:44 am i was kinda rooting for the cowboys .. no reason really .. so i'm ok with the result .. but that was a pretty bad PI call reversal
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: MikeO on January 05, 2015, 10:43:13 am I don't see Dallas winning in GB anyway.
Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: MikeO on January 11, 2015, 05:15:59 am I didn't say they'd win. But they won't get blown out either. They'll make a game of it Wrong again Landshark. They were down 31-10 before they got a late meaningless TD. As everyone told you, Carolina had no shot. Title: Re: Wild Card Weekend Post by: ArtieChokePhin on January 11, 2015, 07:57:07 am Wrong again Landshark. They were down 31-10 before they got a late meaningless TD. As everyone told you, Carolina had no shot. And they were moving the ball on that drive until Newton made that terrible mistake. They found a way to move the ball on a great defense. They weren't out of that game until the 4th quarter |