OTHER PLAYOFF GAME DAY THREAD

[OS PA]

They are coached well, but IMO the Bears talent wise do not really belong. The Steelers D is there and the O is better than I think you gave them credit for.

Mendenhaal is a difference maker and Big Ben is an elite quarterback, whether we'd like to give him that title or not. The Steelers worry me more than any other team did including the ex-Patriots. Matty and Mike are big pussies in the pocket, compare them to Ben and we may have a bit of trouble getting him to the ground. I guarantee you that Woodson's flying sack, which we've seen in two consecutive weeks, would get swatted like a fly by big Ben. I know we can play with any of these teams and may be favored against them all, but I worry that we can handle Pitt for four quarters.

[Tarlam!]

I really enjoyed reading the commentary from you guys on the final four teams. Thanks for the insights; JH has it pretty well nailed when he writes the NFL is happy. I tend to agree that the conference championship matchups look to provide an exceptional weekend of football, but for the first time in a long time, no clear favourite to win it all.

The team that wins the super bowl this season really has a right to brag, IMO.

[OS PA]

The team that wins the super bowl this season really has a right to brag, IMO.

This is a great point Tar. Is this an up year or a down year in the NFL? Having no clear favorite could prove either as being right.

There were no zero or one loss teams, but there were no sixteen, or fifteen win teams.
The average losing record was 5.4 losses, which makes the average winning record 10.6, meaning this year there was a gap of 4.5 games between the top and bottom half of the league.
Last year the ALR was 3.5 and the AWR was 12.5, making the gap a whopping 8 games.
In 2008, 3.44 ALR and 12.56 AWR, with a gap of 8.12.
This year we saw very few dominant teams(teams with 12 wins or more) in New England, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and the Falcons
and a lot of poor to mediocre teams (6 wins or less) in Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Houston, Tennessee, Denver, Dallas, Washington, Detroit, Minnesota, Carolina, San Fran, and Arizona.

What this means to me is that the league really beat the hell out of itself this year, so I fully agree with you Tar. Whoever wins the super bowl this year does deserve the right to brag, because it was any teams game to win.

[Bossman641]

Let's see, Hoody called a fake punt from his own 38 with 1:20 left and then allowed his offense to lollygag for the entire 4th quarter.

What a joke of a coach. Fire him!!!!!!!

[Iron Mike]

Bears - Legit - huge idiotic fan base

Anybody get a screen shot of that fat guy in the orange and blue overalls??