WHO DO YOU FEAR ?????

[denverYooper]

Denver is pretty mean right now. That DL is pretty fierce and Von Miller is just filthy good. Jack's got that D tuned up pretty nice. Their main problem is that Hoody Genius (h/t Bretsky) seems to know how to make them run in circles, although the diff eq has changed quite a bit through the year.

On a tangent, JDR's kid QBs for Valor Christian, the team that won the CO 5A champs this year. When local news interviewed him after the game, I knew who he was right away. That kid is the spitting image of his pops. McCaffrey's kid plays for VC too.

[woodbuck27]

Sunday night is going to be really interesting. If Seattle can pull that thing off, and I really think they can, it will change up the whole look of this years NFC, especially considering there is a lot that could happen with the other playoff hopefuls. They have a short road though. I hope they make it. I'll just be placing some AFC bets, and none of them will be on Houston. For the Packers sake, and I'd rather lose money, I hope Houston makes it to the SB.

I watched Denver, NE, SF, GB, and ATL this week. I'll watch ATL tonight and then Seattle's last weeks game tomorrow morning. I'm not afraid of Houston. When it comes to the big 6, I think Houston is the closest thing to a pretender. I have a strong feeling they will get knocked off. Very overrated defense IMO, but I've only watched two games of theirs all year.

I'm going to hold off one more week before we really get into this conversation, but yeah, your scenario probably has the best chance of happening. I don't know if it's as likely as it looks at first blush though.

I was going to put 250 on the Giants to win the SB. 250 gets 5,000. Their secondary is just about to get healthy. If they make it, they're going to be beasts. Instead I just put 20 to win 400 It's going to be tough for them to get in. If they do though, they're as good as anyone in this entire race. That DL and secondary play off each other as well as any in the league. Unfortunately for them, they've had a brutal schedule and have gone through stretches missing their DL and other stretches without some of their big secondary pieces.

In short, I sure hope that's not the road, and I'll be crossing my fingers tomorrow for it not to be. Yeah, play anyone in the backyard is a great attitude, but this is the NFL. Anything can happen. 2 tough games beats the living shit out of three.

Wow! Bet one dollar on the GIANTS and if they win the Super Bowl.... you win $20. Nice bet.

I see this. The Atlanta Falcons are monsters at home. They deserve more respect for this fact.

[esoxx]

Mason Crosby

[gbgary]

only the giants. they seem to have our number. they're turning into the early '90s cowboys to us.

[Pugger]

Mason Crosby

You may be right.

[woodbuck27]

You may be right.

I fear MM's approval of Mason Crosby. I hope he blows up tomorrow and the reprieve is removed.

That he has to pack his bags and head south or east or west ...anywhere... a long ways away from Green Bay before the playoffs.

[Patler]

Fear? No team. I hope the Packers play the Giants. I hope the Packers play SF. I hope they play Seattle. I have no desire to have them win a SB, and in the back of my mind think, "Thank goodness they didn't have to play "X". That's what makes winning it from the #6 seed so much fun. Winning as a #1 seed is satisfying, because the team proves itself during the year. Sometimes, winning it as a #2, 3 or #4 seed can feel a bit hollow.

[woodbuck27]

Fear? No team. I hope the Packers play the Giants. I hope the Packers play SF. I hope they play Seattle. I have no desire to have them win a SB, and in the back of my mind think, "Thank goodness they didn't have to play "X". That's what makes winning it from the #6 seed so much fun. Winning as a #1 seed is satisfying, because the team proves itself during the year. Sometimes, winning it as a #2, 3 or #4 seed can feel a bit hollow.

" Sometimes, winning it as a #2, 3 or #4 seed can feel a bit hollow. " Patler

We're to trust that wisdom based on what?

It's your contention that winning a Super Bowl from ' the No. 2-4 seed, can feel, a bit hollow'. How did you arrive at that conclusion Patler?

[Iron Mike]

You may be right.

I may be crazy.

[RashanGary]

I'd be more impressed woth the team if they ran this gauntlet of hell, but at the end of the day, I'm not so proud of a fan that we need to do it the hardest way possible to be proud. The SB is the SB. We're going to either play 3 really tough teams or 4. If we win it, I'm ecstatic for the players and us fans! Running the gauntlet is just a way to rub it in, how great we were at the end of the season.

[woodbuck27]

I'd be more impressed woth the team if they ran this gauntlet of hell, but at the end of the day, I'm not so proud of a fan that we need to do it the hardest way possible to be proud. The SB is the SB. We're going to either play 3 really tough teams or 4. If we win it, I'm ecstatic for the players and us fans! Running the gauntlet is just a way to rub it in, how great we were at the end of the season.

No kidding.

A Super Bowl win is a magnificent achievement for the team that wins it; no matter where they were seeded in the playoffs.