OT: NFL playoff pick em

[vqdriver]

regular season's over so here's a quick and dirty pick em pool for just the playoffs.

Group number: 76780
password: banana

link to join the group is here:
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem/register/joingroup

[jtakeda]

Don't feel like signing up for yahoo.

This weekend:
Kc wins
SF wins
Cin wins
NO wins

Next round:
Sea wins
SF wins
Den wins
Cin wins

Next round
Sea wins (really hope they don't)
Cin wins (weird I know)

Sb
Seattle wins

[MattTuck]

So tempted to do this... but so complicates my allegiances and pleasure while watching the games.

My hope is for a patriots vs. sea hawks super bowl, played in a blizzard in New Jersey.

[daker13]

This weekend I'm taking Colts, Eagles (not comfortable with this one), Chargers, Packers. I look for upsets during the play-offs.

[vqdriver]

So tempted to do this... but so complicates my allegiances and pleasure while watching the games.

My hope is for a patriots vs. sea hawks super bowl, played in a blizzard in New Jersey.

Easy. Just pick the teams you want to win. Not the ones you think will win.

[jtakeda]

This weekend I'm taking Colts, Eagles (not comfortable with this one), Chargers, Packers. I look for upsets during the play-offs.

Exact opposite of me, chances are we'll split.

[Aaron O]

I joined - why not. I don't watch much football these days, but with the way the league seems to be now, it's unpredictable week to week anyway. Did the wind pick up on that one pass? Were two plays made? It's such an Arena league game anymore that the idea of predictable consistency is, I think, much diminished.

[Waldo]

This weekend: Bad weather wins.

[donevwil]

Who wins ? Roger Goodell of course.

[PQJ]

Not this weekend but Brady and the pats will take it all.

[dave thompson]

Don't feel like signing up for yahoo.

This weekend:
Kc wins
SF wins
Cin wins
NO wins

Next round:
Sea wins
SF wins
Den wins
Cin wins

Next round
Sea wins (really hope they don't)
Cin wins (weird I know)

Sb
Seattle wins

He nails it!

[Climb01742]

Not this weekend but Brady and the pats will take it all.

+1, he says with his heart while his mind is in another room.

[Aaron O]

Carolina is playing good defense - and refs let the defense play in the off season...I think they have a good chance.

[OtayBW]

My hope is for a patriots vs. sea hawks super bowl, played in a blizzard in New Jersey.
Advantage: New England!

[CaptStash]

Advantage: New England!


Two words: Marshawn Lynch

'nuff said


CaptStash....

[Ozz]

Two words: Marshawn Lynch

'nuff said

CaptStash....

he actually spoke to the press the other day....longest answer: 24 words

;)

[vqdriver]

This luck guy is legit.

[MattTuck]

This game is ridiculous. I turned it on in the 2nd quarter and thought that my first pick was a loser...

[CaptStash]

This luck guy is legit.


Holy Hail Mary Batman! The Colts just took the lead. This team beat the Seahawks, Chiefs and the Broncos. They scare me more than the 'Niners and the Broncos.

CaptStash....

[chuckroast]

Ugh

[thirdgenbird]

Well, I didn't expect that in the second half.

[jtakeda]

Well I'm off on my prediction already.

[kramnnim]

Wow.

[vqdriver]

To be fair, half the chiefs got injured in like ten minutes.

[Aaron O]

Luck is a BEAST!

Classic Reid - no 2nd half adjustments, don't run off the clock.

Predict post-game interview...

Reid: "I have to do a better job."

[jghall]

To be fair, Colts did not have their starting rb, wr, te, lb, etc. Each team, as do all teams now, next man up.

[tedschwartz]

No Broncos love here? Seems to me if you look at the numbers they have one of the best qb's of all time.

[bikinchris]

The Saints have the monkey off their back. Won a road playoff. Go Saints! WHO DAT!

[Liv2RideHard]

the saints have the monkey off their back. Won a road playoff. Go saints who dat!

who dat!

[Aaron O]

That Saints offense is good, and Brees is just superb. Congrats Saints fans!

Tough loss, but I'm excited about this team's potential. If they can get some safetys and another weapon, we might really contend down the road.

[2wheelwill]

I predict severe frostbite in Green Bay tomorrow....safe bet I think. Hoping GB can pull it off!!!


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[vqdriver]

I'm hoping sf loses so I don't have to hear all the Carroll vs harbaugh talk anymore.

[soulspinner]

I predict severe frostbite in Green Bay tomorrow....safe bet I think. Hoping GB can pull it off!!!


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Me too. It will require a Rodgers that doesn't make that key mistake late. Any residual rust from the inury and time away will likely show here. Hoping he is 100 percent.

[2wheelwill]

This packers v 49ers game is closer than I thought!!! Go packers!


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[jtakeda]

Got half of em right.

At least the 9ers won.

[notsew]

As a Seattite, I'm required to hate kaepernick, but dude makes plays.

[jtakeda]

As a Seattite, I'm required to hate kaepernick, but dude makes plays.

As an Oakland dude I'm required to love marshawn lynch.

It's gonna be sf and sea in NFC championship most likely. It's gonna be brutal.

[Aaron O]

I think folks are really underestimating Carolina...and I don't think Seattle is a lock to beat them. This time of year the team that can get after a QB seems to win - Carolina can get after a QB. I also wouldn't overlook NO - that's an MVP Bowl winning QB, in a dome.

All 4 of these NFC teams can play and win...I think any of those teams beats whoever the AFC rep is.

[jtakeda]

I think folks are really underestimating Carolina...and I don't think Seattle is a lock to beat them. This time of year the team that can get after a QB seems to win - Carolina can get after a QB. I also wouldn't overlook NO - that's an MVP Bowl winning QB, in a dome.

All 4 of these NFC teams can play and win...I think any of those teams beats whoever the AFC rep is.

Agreed. Nothing is certain, but I'm very confident the NFC will beat anyone in the afc.

[cookietom]

Denver wins
New England wins
49ers wins
NO wins

They should have Super Bowl in Hawaii so they deserved to be warm and dry.....

[bcm119]

I think folks are really underestimating Carolina...and I don't think Seattle is a lock to beat them. This time of year the team that can get after a QB seems to win - Carolina can get after a QB. I also wouldn't overlook NO - that's an MVP Bowl winning QB, in a dome.

All 4 of these NFC teams can play and win...I think any of those teams beats whoever the AFC rep is.

I like the niners and I'm pretty worried about Carolina next week. When they beat the niners at Candlestick this year they looked like the bigger, more physical team. On the positive side we have Crabtree back and Kap is playing much better now than during that part of the regular season. Carolina's secondary will determine how many points the niners can put up. Frank Gore probably won't be much of a factor against Carolina's run D. It's up to Kap -> Crabtree/Boldin/Davis.

I'll take Seattle over NE in the SB.

[jtakeda]

Alrighty. Divisional picks.

SF beats Carolina
Seattle beats NO
Colts beat patriots :eek:
Denver beats SD

[dave thompson]

Seattle beats everybody.

My dos pesos, he says as he plans to watch The SuperBowl in Cabo.

[daker13]

I like the Chargers to upset the Broncos (go Woodhead) and the Panthers to take out the hers.


Chargers
Pats
Panthers
Seahawks

[MattTuck]

I'd be with you, but the weather in Denver isn't supposed to be bad... I think 43 degrees. If it were colder, I'd have much less confidence in Manning.

I like the Chargers to upset the Broncos (go Woodhead) and the Panthers to take out the hers.


Chargers
Pats
Panthers
Seahawks

[vqdriver]

disconcertingly, all my picks are the favorites this week, tho i'm back and forth on NE/indy....

[daker13]

I'd be with you, but the weather in Denver isn't supposed to be bad... I think 43 degrees. If it were colder, I'd have much less confidence in Manning.

I'm in a week by week Vegas-run pool with some Pats fans and when the Chargers played the Broncos a few weeks ago, 96% of betters took the Broncos, but I took the Chargers… I was very proud of that. I think the Chargers look pretty good and they have history with Manning. The Ravens took them out last year, and no one thought that was going to happen, either. (Granted, it's impossible to predict who's going to get hot in the playoffs year by year.)

[dave thompson]

On my way to the game on the Seahawks bus! Lotsa Saints fans here too.

[jtakeda]

Tailgating? Isn't the game at 1? Enjoy the game and don't be too quiet I heard y'all are known for being silent!;)

[cookietom]

On my way to the game on the Seahawks bus! Lotsa Saints fans here too.

Happy ride home, huh?

[dave thompson]

Happy ride home, huh?

Oh yeah! May get tix for next week's game. Will know in a couple of days.

[Louis]

Dave wearing his game-day face:

http://static.flickr.com/41/93287569_91204ddae3.jpg

[vqdriver]

Don't forget to get your picks in for the big weekend

[dave thompson]

'Hawks for the win! Again.

[bobswire]

'Hawks for the win! Again.

The overconfident (12th man),overbearing (Sherman) S-Hawks are due for a rude awakening. Trap game for the S-Hawks ,Niners are going to come away with a win. Go Niners!

http://i39.tinypic.com/16kucd1.jpg

[Climb01742]

On paper, Broncos are better. On Sunday we'll see once again why games aren't played on paper. Patriots have more heart and Brady is far more clutch than Manning.

[cookietom]

49ers 27. Denver 21. Super Bowl.

[mgm777]

On paper, Broncos are better. On Sunday we'll see once again why games aren't played on paper. Patriots have more heart and Brady is far more clutch than Manning.

^Ahem...not so much.

[Climb01742]

^Ahem...not so much.

True, my man, true. We sucked today. And Manning far outplayed Brady. Offensively, we brought a peashooter to a gun fight.

[pinkshogun]

that failed 2 point conversion could have made it an interesting last couple of minutes.

[Aaron O]

This is great football by Seattle ad San Fran - it reminds me of the game I grew up with! Not sure why San Fran is abandoning the run in the 2nd - you have to stick with it (especially in a game like this).

[vqdriver]

????
You mean kaepernick running?
His backs have 15 yards combined

[Aaron O]

I mean they should have run Gore more in the 2nd half...they seemed to have given up.

[vqdriver]

Well. It's all academic now.

Seattle vs Denver.

Payton vs good defense.
Wilson vs mediocre defense.
Seems like strength on strength.
Gonna be good.

[Aaron O]

Seems like an intriguing match up! I wonder who will be favored here?

I think my money is on Seattle...except I really like Fox.

[bikinchris]

My prediction is that Peyton will take apart the Seattle defense. It will take Seattle a while to get the deer in the headlights look past them and start playing. Experience against youth (for the most part) for Denver and Youth against a less than up to par defense for Seattle.
Denver by 7.

[MattTuck]

Can we add a special pick to the superbowl option?

How about, "Which will have worse weather, the Superbowl or Cyclocross Worlds?"

It'll atleast be a good Sunday for sports.

[paulh]

Hey!!! Maybe a "spoiler alert"!!!
:rolleyes:



Well. It's all academic now.

Seattle vs Denver.

Payton vs good defense.
Wilson vs mediocre defense.
Seems like strength on strength.
Gonna be good.

[dave thompson]

Going to be a very interesting Super Bowl, the league's best offense against the league's best defense. At last, a true matchup.

[T.J.]

The overconfident (12th man),overbearing (Sherman) S-Hawks are due for a rude awakening. Trap game for the S-Hawks ,Niners are going to come away with a win. Go Niners!

http://i39.tinypic.com/16kucd1.jpg

that overbearing Sherman saved that game :banana:

[William]

There was a fair amount of trash talking going both ways, they just got the mic in front of Sherman after another go around. Stupid yes, but it fires them up.

One of my two pics made it in!:banana:





William

[Puget Pounder]

that overbearing Sherman saved that game :banana:

Ain't that the truth.

[vqdriver]

sherman not exactly a model of grace in his post game, but it goes both ways.
not a lot of class in rivalry games.

http://nesncom.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/49erhitsseahawksplayersidelinereturn.gif

[bikinchris]

There was a fair amount of trash talking going both ways, they just got the mic in front of Sherman after another go around. Stupid yes, but it fires them up.

One of my two pics made it in!:banana:


William

Nope. In my mind, he was allowed to mouth off in the heat of the game. But in post game interviews he said it all over again. Which post game interview would you rather your kids listen to. He is going to have to eat crow for his big talk. Probably in two weeks. He should have kept his mouth shut. I really hope they stick a mic in front of him after the SB.

[Aaron O]

I'm not sure he's going to eat crow - I wouldn't want to play this guy. I think Seattle can win this if they hang in the 1st half. If Denver can't establish the run, even Manning will have problems with these guys.

That's the first scary defense I've seen since the 2000 Ravens.

[dave thompson]

I'm not sure he's going to eat crow - I wouldn't want to play this guy. I think Seattle can win this if they hang in the 1st half. If Denver can't establish the run, even Manning will have problems with these guys.

That's the first scary defense I've seen since the 2000 Ravens.

Denver and Seattle, the two most liberal, pro-cannabis cities. They should call it the Oobie-Doobie Bowl.

[pbarry]

Denver and Seattle, the two most liberal, pro-cannabis cities. They should call it the Oobie-Doobie Bowl.

Definitely agree with your second assessment, the first one is a wild pitch, (having lived in Boston, NYC and SF...).

Oobie-Doodbie Bowl should be enshrined. :beer:

[dave thompson]

It's legal in both cities.

[William]

Denver and Seattle, the two most liberal, pro-cannabis cities. They should call it the Oobie-Doobie Bowl.

:)

[pbarry]

It's legal in both cities.

It makes them both more Libertarian, not necessarily more Liberal..

[pbarry]

..

[dave thompson]

Trying hard not to get into a political discussion in a football thread, but Seattle is not libertarian. Not even close.

[vqdriver]

last call to make your picks.
good luck

[jtakeda]

I got Seattle.

27-20

[dave thompson]

I have my seats reserved at the Cabo Cantina in front of the big screen Sunday. Local population seems to favor the 'Hawks, perhaps because more visitors from the Northwest here and few from the Rocky Mountain/Midwest area.

The league's best offense against the league's best defense, it's been a long time since this has happened at a Super Bowl. I'll call it 17 -14 Seahawks.

[Climb01742]

The Pats flamed out trying to do it, so now I hope the Seahawks bring the curtain down on the PM show and all the foolishness about PM being the greatest QB ever can end. Does no one remember Joe Montana?

[bironi]

I'd really like to see Percy Harvin as MVP.