Official NFL playoff thread

[HNNstyle]

Sproles gives hope to short guys who want to play in the NFL. hah

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Lions coach is blaming the official for calling the whistle early on the fumble.

Did someone told him that they lost by 17 had a 30 something rushing game and 200yds out 380 was by one player as well as the opposing QB hit over 465yds?

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Sproles gives hope to short guys who want to play in the NFL. hah

Size doesnt matter. Athletic ability does. Barry Sanders gave hope to them ages ago

 

[Darwin333]

How bout dem Saints!!!!

The Dome was friggen rockin tonight, hell of a 2nd half.

 

[HNNstyle]

Size doesnt matter. Athletic ability does. Barry Sanders gave hope to them ages ago

But Sproles is 5'6 and Barry is 5'8. That's a pretty big difference.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

But Sproles is 5'6 and Barry is 5'8. That's a pretty big difference.

Thats height. Got nothing to do with strength. Go google a guy called Brain O Driscoll. He's a rugby player but just check his strength for his size.

 

[Squisher]

Lions coach is blaming the official for calling the whistle early on the fumble.

Was it someone other than the official?

 

[BUTCH1]

They should cry more lol. A couple things were indeed questionable with the calls tonight, but not enough to make a difference when you can't stop them 5 times in a row from taking it to the house.

I agree, the killer IMO was the dropped INT in the 4th, right through the hands of the DB, could have been a huge lift for the beleaguered Lions defense at that point. Mistake by the Lions coaching staff by not challenging the spot on the 3rd down play IMO, that ball was spotted easily a yd too far by the ref, worth a challenge given how hard it is to stop the NO offense..

 

[BUTCH1]

SF vs NO is gonna be a fun one. And if NO wins that, then my personal superbowl will be the game between NO and GB. The AFC is almost irrelevant this year.

I'm interested if the NYG can generate enough pass rush to disrupt a NO or GB offense, if so they could have a long shot of competing, the Lions didn't blitz much at all yesterday and given they were getting torched anyway you would have thought it deserved a try..

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

The Lions didnt do much of anything yesterday on the defense side. Wasnt their day. Couple shaky calls didnt go their way. But if things goes wrong on a day things goes wrong totally. Feels like everyone is against you.

Giants offensive line and linebacker are theyre Achilles heel but so the Falcons. Giants Quarterback and defensive line are playing well. Doing better than the Falcons in fact.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

I'm interested if the NYG can generate enough pass rush to disrupt a NO or GB offense, if so they could have a long shot of competing, the Lions didn't blitz much at all yesterday and given they were getting torched anyway you would have thought it deserved a try..

Not likely your going to see a lot of blitzes as the Giants use a four down linemen to pressure the quarterback. Giants got two excellent wide receivers though

 

[Squisher]

Well, if anyone who has a brain cares to listen to Schwartz's press conference he said potential turnovers were the key to the game. He cited the 3 dropped interceptions and the 2 forth down plays.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-playoffs/09000d5d825cea44/Lions-postgame-press-conference

 

[Inspector Jihad]

tebow has a cold sore. must not have prayed hard enough.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I think it's funny how there's talk about replacing Tebow if he doesn't start out well.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I think it's funny how there's talk about replacing Tebow if he doesn't start out well.

Yeah. The games Tebow won were the ones that started out the worst for him.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Yeah. The games Tebow won were the ones that started out the worst for him.

Against mediocre teams. Actually, it's been reported that Quinn has been taking snaps with Tebow and will play in the game. Poor Tebow fans.

 

[Gothgar]

So Niners up against NO...

It'll be a tough one for the Niners, but I think they got it. Pressure Brees amd get some take aways on defense is what they need to focus on.

Hopefully Smith can put the ball where it needs to go.

 

[Gothgar]

Can both the Falcons and the Giants lose?

I hate both teams

 

[zinfamous]

So Niners up against NO...

It'll be a tough one for the Niners, but I think they got it. Pressure Brees amd get some take aways on defense is what they need to focus on.

Hopefully Smith can put the ball where it needs to go.

I just don't see the Niners stopping Brees. That, and their offense has been so bad for most of the year that they have to hope that they can win a 14-10 game.

I think the Saints are an automatic 10 points just for showing up.

 

[MotF Bane]

Shoulda kicked the damn ball!

 

[MotF Bane]

Thank you Eli!

 

[Arkaign]

Jesus.. watching Falcons and Giants feels like such a letdown after the NO/DET game last night. Both of these teams are definitely way under par, no way they get past NO/GB/SF.

 

[Reckoner]

Eli is a terrible QB

 

[hclarkjr]

looks like the giants are gonna lose

 

[Arkaign]

Eli is a terrible QB

I don't know about terrible, that seems a bit extreme. After watching Brees last night it does feel a bit bush-league right now though.