Playoff Pick'Em

Raf,
I think you meant Jake DelHomme, not Jake “The Snake” Plummer.

I like the Patriots and Steelers as well in the AFC, but I like the Bucs over the Skins, though I agree that the Giants will beat the Panthers.

I like the Pats and Steelers, and the Redskins and Panthers.

Pats-Steelers, and the Bears-Seahawks. SB: Pats-Bears, Pats 3-peat.

AFC: Jaguars & Steelers

NFC: Buccaneers & Panthers

I like either the Bucs or Panthers to win the whole NFC and go to XL.

Can’t say about AFC really because I am not much into AFC teams. I do like the way the Jaguars play tough defense and I would love to see a former Cowboys player successful as a head coach, especially against that hooded jawa Belichick.

I respect the Steelers for playing physical grinder running/defense football, and I like Jerome Bettis. I would just hate to see them in another Super Bowl because of what they did to us in the 70’s.

I’ll say Colts in the AFC, it seems like it’s their year.

Matt,

I’m only asking for predictions on this weekend’s games.

Bucs
Jags
Panthers
Bengals
…but I could be wrong.

I like the Steelers. 8-1 to win the Super Bowl right now, and I’d lay some mulla on ’em. Why not? The run the ball well, and play agressive defense. They have only loss without a healthy Rothlisberger, so beware.

Jags and Pats could be a real close one. New England’s experience may win this one, but I’m routing for the underdog.

Giants run the ball better than us, and Carolina couldn’t stop the Boys, what makes you think they can stop Tiki? They won’t.

Washington has been a very different team on the road then what we saw of them when we traveled to DC. Still running the ball and playing good defense in December and January always seems to translate into victories. I’ll take the Redskins.

I’m picking all the home teams

I’ll take Vince Young to make a surprise appearance and lead a local high school team to victory over the Giants.

Seriosly, I’ve got Cats, Pats, Bengals and Bucs.

Pats, Bengals in the AFC.

Bucs, Panthers in the NFC.

I’m going a bit crazy with the picks, but I like the surprise specials of the playoffs.

Jags
Cinci
Skins
Panthers

Jacksonville is the biggest fraud of all the teams in postseason having a weak schedule the seacond half of the season, the Pats are Superbowl champions and are at home and are healthier than they’ve been all year.
PATS WIN

Washington has been playing playoff games for the last five weeks, having to keep winning to get in the playoffs, Tampa has a Simms playing his first playoff game at home,a good defense and the resurgent career of Joey Galloway as his go to guy, it should be a close one, washington is due for a loss.
BUCS WIN

Carolina has one of the best recievers in the game playing against one of the worst pass defenses, a good defensive line, but the giants have Barber,Ward,Shockey,Strahan and Omienyura(sp), I see the giants controlling the clock with the running game and doubling or rolling coverage to takes away Smith, I like the giants big.
GIANTS WIN.

The best game of the weekend, both teams have proven this year they can win in each others building, turnovers will be the key in this one, I’m looking at a high scoring game, Pitt has to stop Palmer, Cincy has to stop the running game, Pittburgh has more experience in big games,I give them the advantage.
STEELERS WIN.

Thats my TWO cents for all its worth.LOL

Off topic, but the Texans said they are taking Bush #1 and won’t take Young even if he comes out.

And who in the right mind would draft Marcus Vick? I hate the guy, when asked about his expulsion from VT, he says basically “Who cares I’ll just go to the next level” If his last name wasn’t Vick, no one would know about this kid.

Oh great…Theismann is doing the Bucs/Skins game on ABC. His commentary is insipid. Even worse when his former team is playing.

lou c:

That makes sense for the Texans. They will probably try to trade Domanick Davis or Vernand Morency for some defensive players or draft picks. Of course if Carr or Bush ends up floundering and VY becomes a stud with another team there’s gonna be hell to pay.

Marcus Vick’s a punk. Any of us who ever played any sport with a cocky less talented guy whose older brother was a great player at the same school knows what he is all about. The only type worse than that is the coach’s son!

You can’t tkae anything the Texans (or any team for that matter) say seriously when it comes to the draft. I think they are just saying that so that they will start to get trqde offers from the teams that want Bush. I will give 15-1 odds that the Texans do not have the first pick in the draft by April.

lou c,

Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com is not all that reliable, but he makes a good point in that the Texans don’t even have a head coach yet. So, how could they possibly know what they would do with their draft pick this early in January, with no input from a head coach, no Combine, no workouts, no interviews, no background checks, no knowledge of the agents involved, or of the terms that might be asked for, or what other teams might offer in trade, etc., etc.?