AFC / NFC Championship Games

Carolina better not let up like they did last week. Keep the foot on the pedal.

That's the arians we all know

fer69 wrote:

That's the arians we all know

Palmer too. Remember when there was a debate about him versus Ben, ha!

Carolina for Superbowl 50!! WIN, WIN

It's too easy to root for a team with no trophies than one that has gotten there and faltered enough times.

Peyton will try for one more season and have 30 interceptions.

Carson Palmer should just announce his retirement after the game tonight

It isn't ever going to happen for Vsrdon

Now BA needs a QB - good luck with that

Just relieved there's no NE in the SB. I'd take Carolina over Denver but I think ti will be a good game. Denver's D really hasn't experienced a QB like Cam before.

Fire Arians!

I don't watch P-Word games anymore (for obvious reasons), unless it's also a Steelers game, so I'm pleased by the outcome.

Bowl is gonna be a good one. For once idc which team wins. Gonna be a good game tho. Panthers defense in unreal

in a weird way I'm almost kinda glad we lost last weekend ...only because I don't think this Steelers team would beat panthers..just being honest..and the reason I say that is (for me anyway) the deeper we go in the playoffs the more heartbroken I am after a loss...I still think about SB30 vs cowboys and larry fuckin brown..and still cant get over losing to green bay..I don't know..maybe its just me

steelcrazy wrote:

in a weird way I'm almost kinda glad we lost last weekend ...only because I don't think this Steelers team would beat panthers..just being honest..and the reason I say that is (for me anyway) the deeper we go in the playoffs the more heartbroken I am after a loss...I still think about SB30 vs cowboys and larry fuckin brown..and still cant get over losing to green bay..I don't know..maybe its just me

I don't think anyone will be beating the Panthers. This is their year. It's ridiculous how dominating they've been.

steelcrazy wrote:

in a weird way I'm almost kinda glad we lost last weekend ...only because I don't think this Steelers team would beat panthers..just being honest..and the reason I say that is (for me anyway) the deeper we go in the playoffs the more heartbroken I am after a loss...I still think about SB30 vs cowboys and larry fuckin brown..and still cant get over losing to green bay..I don't know..maybe its just me

the Cowboys loss hurt more to me. was it O'donnell or a WR running the wrong route.

not a Manning fan but I like Wade Phillips defense so I'm going with the Broncos in the Super bowl.


em I aloud to type Super bowl with out permission from the NFL?

Yeah! Fuck you Patriots*!
Now I hope the Panthers will win the superbowl.

This Boston writer is not amused
Sorry to say this, but the 2015-16 Patriots* are something of a myth. They are forever the fortunate champs of the hideous AFC East, but they cannot win a road playoff game. They have not won a road playoff game in more than nine years (San Diego, January 2007).

Besting the pathetic Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets annually assures the Pats* a first-round bye and second-round home game every year, but does not prepare them for the noise and disruption of Sports Authority Field in January. The Pats* have simply forgotten how to win in enemy territory.

Link to full column

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/24/Patriots*-come-short-road/M4fzWGccTAbMt3rB1NQ6MP/story.html

Atlanta Dan wrote:

This Boston writer is not amused
Sorry to say this, but the 2015-16 Patriots** are something of a myth. They are forever the fortunate champs of the hideous AFC East, but they cannot win a road playoff game. They have not won a road playoff game in more than nine years (San Diego, January 2007).

Besting the pathetic Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets annually assures the Pats** a first-round bye and second-round home game every year, but does not prepare them for the noise and disruption of Sports Authority Field in January. The Pats** have simply forgotten how to win in enemy territory.

Link to full column

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/24/Patriots**-come-short-road/M4fzWGccTAbMt3rB1NQ6MP/story.html

Ouch. They've also lost three consecutive conference championships to Choker Manning. For all the talk that Manning is the king of the regular season and Brady is the king of the postseason, Peyton's teams actually have Tom's team number in the postseason. But yeah their schedule softens them in that sense. If they ever had to be a six seed like we were this year and 2005, they'd be one and done. I'm not surprised Denver won at all. Denver's got a terrific defense which is generallya key recipe in beating the Pats*.

I always get a little more pleasure watching the Pats* lose in the playoffs when the game is at Foxboro.

Cards face the same problem with Carson Palmer at QB  that the Bengals do with Marvin Lewis as their head coach - can you win a championship with him?

After Carson Palmer's meltdown last night (even if his finger was affecting his passes Palmer also made bad decisions such as the INT at the end of the first half), Don Banks at SI says Bruce has a tough decision to make

Can a 36-year-old quarterback bounce back from a showing that bad and continue to be the Cardinals’ franchise passer? I’m not so sure about that. These past two weeks had to rock Arians’s faith in Palmer to some degree, perhaps greatly. It certainly wouldn’t be shocking to see Arizona find itself another starting quarterback option in 2016, at least in terms of competition for Palmer, after seeing how he responded to playoff pressure this year.

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/24/snap-judgments-super-bowl-50-broncos-panthers

Atlanta Dan wrote:

Cards face the same problem with Carson Palmer at QB  that the Bengals do with Marvin Lewis as their head coach - can you win a championship with him?

After Carson Palmer's meltdown last night (even if his finger was affecting his passes Palmer also made bad decisions such as the INT at the end of the first half), Don Banks at SI says Bruce has a tough decision to make

Can a 36-year-old quarterback bounce back from a showing that bad and continue to be the Cardinals’ franchise passer? I’m not so sure about that. These past two weeks had to rock Arians’s faith in Palmer to some degree, perhaps greatly. It certainly wouldn’t be shocking to see Arizona find itself another starting quarterback option in 2016, at least in terms of competition for Palmer, after seeing how he responded to playoff pressure this year.

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/24/snap-judgments-super-bowl-50-broncos-panthers

Drafting in the 29th spot?  Who could they get to challenge Palmer?

Vis wrote:

Drafting in the 29th spot?  Who could they get to challenge Palmer?

by Atlanta Dan Today at 9:41 am
Ideally you have the #1 pick and draft Peyton or Cam, or at least a top 15 pick to get someone like Ben

But picking a QB is a crapshoot and having a high pick is no guarantee of success (e.g. Ryan Leaf)

And there have been excellent QBs picked later in the first round (Rodgers and Marino) or even later (Russell Wilson in third round/Brady in sixth round)

Arians is in his 60s - if BA wants to win a Super Bowl and does not think he will do it with Palmer (leaving aside the additional problem that Larry Fitzgerald is aging), he may not want to wait until the Cards get a top 10 pick (assuming being that bad does not cost BA his job) to start exploring alternatives to Palmer

Atlanta Dan wrote:

Vis wrote:

Drafting in the 29th spot?  Who could they get to challenge Palmer?

by Atlanta Dan Today at 9:41 am
Ideally you have the #1 pick and draft Peyton or Cam, or at least a top 15 pick to get someone like Ben

But picking a QB is a crapshoot and having a high pick is no guarantee of success (e.g. Ryan Leaf)

And there have been excellent QBs picked later in the first round (Rodgers and Marino) or even later (Russell Wilson in third round/Brady in sixth round)

Arians is in his 60s - if BA wants to win a Super Bowl and does not think he will do it with Palmer (leaving aside the additional problem that Larry Fitzgerald is aging), he may not want to wait until the Cards get a top 10 pick (assuming being that bad does not cost BA his job) to start exploring alternatives to Palmer

But a QB taken at the end of the round doesn't come with the pressure to start. Palmer is still the guy next year.

ImmaculateGreenePolamalu wrote:

Atlanta Dan wrote:

This Boston writer is not amused
Sorry to say this, but the 2015-16 Patriots*** are something of a myth. They are forever the fortunate champs of the hideous AFC East, but they cannot win a road playoff game. They have not won a road playoff game in more than nine years (San Diego, January 2007).

Besting the pathetic Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets annually assures the Pats*** a first-round bye and second-round home game every year, but does not prepare them for the noise and disruption of Sports Authority Field in January. The Pats*** have simply forgotten how to win in enemy territory.

Link to full column

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/24/Patriots***-come-short-road/M4fzWGccTAbMt3rB1NQ6MP/story.html

Ouch. They've also lost three consecutive conference championships to Choker Manning. For all the talk that Manning is the king of the regular season and Brady is the king of the postseason, Peyton's teams actually have Tom's team number in the postseason. But yeah their schedule softens them in that sense. If they ever had to be a six seed like we were this year and 2005, they'd be one and done. I'm not surprised Denver won at all. Denver's got a terrific defense which is generallya key recipe in beating the Pats**.

I honestly think that has more to do with Brady sucking whenever he plays in Denver, more so than Manning outplaying him

Fire Arians wrote:

ImmaculateGreenePolamalu wrote:

Atlanta Dan wrote:

This Boston writer is not amused
Sorry to say this, but the 2015-16 Patriots**** are something of a myth. They are forever the fortunate champs of the hideous AFC East, but they cannot win a road playoff game. They have not won a road playoff game in more than nine years (San Diego, January 2007).

Besting the pathetic Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets annually assures the Pats**** a first-round bye and second-round home game every year, but does not prepare them for the noise and disruption of Sports Authority Field in January. The Pats**** have simply forgotten how to win in enemy territory.

Link to full column

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/24/Patriots****-come-short-road/M4fzWGccTAbMt3rB1NQ6MP/story.html

Ouch. They've also lost three consecutive conference championships to Choker Manning. For all the talk that Manning is the king of the regular season and Brady is the king of the postseason, Peyton's teams actually have Tom's team number in the postseason. But yeah their schedule softens them in that sense. If they ever had to be a six seed like we were this year and 2005, they'd be one and done. I'm not surprised Denver won at all. Denver's got a terrific defense which is generallya key recipe in beating the Pats***.

I honestly think that has more to do with Brady sucking whenever he plays in Denver, more so than Manning outplaying him

No doubt. Manning did outplay him yesterday though. Here's my two cents on Brady. I think a lot of people ignore that in his early years he had a great defense behind him- Willie McGinhest, Richard Seymour, Mike Vrabel, Teddy Bruschi, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison, were all solid pros. I also think yesterday Wade Phillips put together a great defense. He'll have a challenge though with Newton since Newton and Brady couldn't be two different QBs.

Fire Arians wrote:

Fire Arians!

That was some entertaining shit to watch.