Bored so:

Playoffs, Evaluiation, and Contenders

Basically, I'll run down the top teams in each conference, then begin the post-season stuff that really doesn't matter much. meh, I thinks it's fun discussing the post-season, no matter how early.

AFC:

Colts: Does it need an explanation? They're practically the same team as last year's post-season, which means a better defense for the regular season. I don't expect teams to rush a marathon against them any time soon.

Patriots: They're just too perfect. A defense that suffocates, and an offense that constantly scores. Finally Tom Brady gets the weapons he needs.

Steelers: A great team with an amazing defense. Their offense is playing consistantley, which results in those points that matter. Also, giving out the lowest amount of point avg. among all the teams isn't something to laugh at

Jaguars: Run the ball, and stop the run. That was their way of playing last year, and it worked to a degree, but now they ahve a consistant passer who hasn't thrown a pick yet, and a healed up D-Line.

Chargers: I picked them to go to the Super Bowl, so they will be in the Suoer Bowl. Don't deny it. They showed how good they can be against the Broncs

Titans: The defense is stingy, and their QB finds ways to win, no matter how many picks he throws.

Texans: WHAT!? THE TEXANS!? WHA! Yeah, it's amazing. They have definately improved since last year. They have the defense to fight other good teams, and a QB who can play ball. Watch out folks.

Ravens: A good ball club. Their defense is getting old, but can still hold opponents down. Their offense with Steve McNair isn't doing much. With the addition of the new RB, you'd think they'd do something, but nah. Still, their defense is too good to ignore.

NFC

Packers: A great team. Pass the ball and stop the run? That's exactly what they do and it works. The Packers look amazing, especially since Brett Farve got his spark back

Cowboys: An ugly win, but they are still a good ball club. Their offense is good, and how about that defense? Not a single point allowed to the Bills on defense. That offense sure can score too, scoring 5 TD's in the last game. Oh, wait a second...(Hint: A bit overrated offense)

Giants: THE G-MEN! Yep, they're doing great. Shutting down the Eagles last week after they scored 52 against the Lions was stunning. Eli Manning is begining to bloom into the QB we thought he would be

Cardinals: We finally have a good football team! (I live in Arizona.) They're offense is great, with the running game comming back to life. The defense aint that great though, so still ahve doubts about them wininng the Division

Seahawks: They're good, just get over the loss.

Redskins: Another East team, they are good. Jason Campell is good, making less mistakes, and more completions. They also showed they can spank a team if they want. The Lions got merked.

Bears: I knew they'd bounce back. Their D is too good, and Brian will be emerging as the QB this team has always wanted. Don't expect Grossman to come back soon, or ever.


Playoff Predictions:

AFC:

Home Field: Patriots; 15-1
Bye Week: Colts; 14-2
Division: Steelers; 13-3
Division: Chargers; 11-5
Wild Card: Jaguars; 11-5
Wild Card: Ravens; 10-6

NFC:

Home Field: Cowboys; 13-3
Bye Week: Packers; 13-3
Division: Cardinals; 10-6
Division: Panthers; 9-7
Wild Card: Giants; 10-6
Wild Card: Redskins; 10-6

Wild Card Round:

Jaguars @ Chargers - Chargers
Ravens @ Steelers - Ravens
Giants @ Panthers - Giants
Redskins @ Cards - Cards

Division Round:

Chagers @ Patriots - Chargers
Ravens @ Colts - Colts
Giants @ Packers - Packers
Redskins @ Cowboys - Cowboys (close one)

Chargers @ Colts - Chargers
Packers @ Cowboys - Packers

Super Bowl:

Packers vs. Chargers- Chargers

Yeah, I went there!

Well i agree for the most part does anyone else think the NFC south might turn out to be the worst division this year. I mean Alanta and NO look like to be bottom feeders and Even carolina and Tampa aren't the "best teams they prob be 3rd or 4th in almost every other division. Carolina lost dehome n now will be depended on David i just got sacked with white gloves Carr. A defence which is aging most to say. Its ironic but i think tampa might win this division by default this season. I mean Jeff Garica is a pretty good qb. Though they don't have a rb any more there defence is easily the best in the division. IDk though i could make a case if NE wasn't in the AFC East that could be the worst division.

Week 5 results:

1- danadbab (10-4)
2- Check (8-6)
2- s3kt0r (8-6)
4- SubMan799 (7-7)
5- Cogline (6-8)
6- killerkill87 (5-9)
7- TPB (4-10)
8- m0s3pH (2-12)

QOTW was Derrick Mason with 11 catches.

Standings:
1- TPB (42)
2- Cogline (41)
2- SubMan799 (41)
2- Check (41)
5- s3ktor (39)
6- danadbab (36)
7- m0s3pH (34)
8- killerkill87 (32)
9- Kahn91 (31)
10- Ghostdragon (26)
11- Ermac36 (25)

Week 6 Spreads:
Minnesota @ Chicago (-5 1/2)
Tennessee @ Tampa Bay (-3 1/2)
Miami @ Cleveland (-4 1/2)
St. Louis @ Baltimore (-9 1/2)
Houston @ Jacksonville (-6 1/2)
Washington @ Green Bay (-3 1/2)
Philadelphia (-3 1/2) @ NY Jets
Cincinnati (-3 1/2) @ Kansas City
Carolina @ Arizona (-4 1/2)
Oakland @ San Diego (-10 1/2)
New England (-4 1/2) @ Dallas
New Orleans @ Seattle (-6 1/2)
NY Giants (-3 1/2) @ Atlanta- MNF

QOTW (3 points each): Give me the teams that will rush and pass for the most yards, respectively.

My picks:
Chicago
Tennessee
Miami
St. Louis (can Baltimore even score 10? lol)
Jacksonville
Green Bay
NY Jets
Cincinnati
Arizona
Oakland (give me a break. I'm getting 10 1/2 against San Diego? lol again)
New England
Seattle
NY Giants (37)

QOTW: Rush will be Miami, and Pass will be Cincinnati.

Minnesota @ Chicago (-5 1/2) -Chicago
Tennessee @ Tampa Bay (-3 1/2) -Tenn
Miami @ Cleveland (-4 1/2) -Clevland
St. Louis @ Baltimore (-9 1/2) - St. Louis but baltimore will win the game
Houston @ Jacksonville (-6 1/2) - Tough one i'll go Jacksonville
Washington @ Green Bay (-3 1/2) -Green Bay
Philadelphia (-3 1/2) @ NY Jets -Philly if westbrook is healthy
Cincinnati (-3 1/2) @ Kansas City -Cinn
Carolina @ Arizona (-4 1/2) -Arizona
Oakland @ San Diego (-10 1/2) -Oakland but SD will win
New England (-4 1/2) @ Dallas - NE
New Orleans @ Seattle (-6 1/2) - Seattle
NY Giants (-3 1/2) @ Atlanta- MNF -Big Blue destroys all :)

43 Most rushing Yards NYG most passing yards Cinn

Woah, how the hell did I go 4-10? You got those numbers backwards.

For the picks.
Chicago
Tennessee
Cleveland
Baltimore
Jacksonville (HOU beats spread)
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Cincinatti
Arizona
San Diego (OAK beats spread)
New England (DAL beats spread)
Seattle
MNF - NY Giants (38 total points)

QOTW
Rush - Jacksonville, Pass - New England

How was I 8-6? Only 2 of my picks didn't came out right. Most of the standings that you posted for week 5 are incorrect.


I'll post my picks for week 6 in a lil bit.

Week 6 Spreads:
Chicago
Tennessee
Cleveland
St. Louis (Baltmore will win though)
Jacksonville
Green Bay
Philadelphia (They will destroy the spread)
Cincinnati
Arizona (Carolina to win though)
Oakland (SD to win)
New England
New Orleans
NY Giants 31 points

QOTW (3 points each): Give me the teams that will rush and pass for the most yards, respectively.

Philly to pass the most
Jags to run the most

You have to pick for the spread. Either you messed that up, or m0 got it wrong.

Ha, Ha nahh it's way too early to say that but aside from that at least to me but the NFL isn't baseball where they have AL/NL with different rules and the AL obviously is more superior to the NL. I was referring to the Giant's and Jet's, not the AFC and NFC. ; )

Manning>>Pennington

NFL >> MLB

*hears boos comming from Baseball thread*

Yep, I said it

Minnesota
Tampa Bay
Cleveland
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Arizona
Oakland
Dallas
Seattle
Atlanta 51

QOTW (3 points each): Give me the teams that will rush and pass for the most yards, respectively.

Kanas city ~ Rush
Dallas ~ Pass



when the Bills come back in week 7 the NFL better watch out --> the beast has been awaken!! oh and after losing 2 games w/ 1 second left on the clock the coaches will relearn how to coach on game day better.

i hope :-/

Yea. The spreads aren't there for looks, gentlemen, you're picking against the spread. Simply picking a winner isn't enough, the team has to beat the spread. Your 8-6 is correct, and so is TPB's 4-10.

Bears
TB
Miami
Rams
Texans
Packers
Jets
Bengals
Arizona
Raiders
Patriots
Saints
Giants 49

pass - pats
rush - sd

Chicago
Tampa Bay
Cleveland
Baltimore
Jacksonville
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Arizona
San Diego
Dallas
Seattle
NY Giants 17-7

QOTW (3 points each): Give me the teams that will rush and pass for the most yards, respectively.

Rush - SD
Pass - NE

Breaking down the Jag's game against the Texans.

Basically a must-win game if these two wanna stay in the division race. If the Jags win the next two, the division will be their's for a while, but if the Texans win, they'll be that much closer to the Colts, and would've practically destroyed the Jag's chances at the title.

The Jaguars will return to the run the ball stop the run format. Obviousley this is the perfect situation to do it in. Your D is finally healthy, and your running backs are losing their rust.

Ahman Green will come back on a bad day. The Jaguars will suffocate him, forcing the pass to a mediocre WR corps. Andre is out, so watch out Schaub.

The passing game for the Jags has been great, and they have been winning games because of Garrard, unlike the past where they won games desptie Byron Leftwitch. The Texans always play the Jags hard, so I don't think David will ahve the best game of his life here.

Basically, I think this game won't be a blowout, and it won't be close either. Maybe a 27-13 type game. Jags win at home.

Nahh, lol not to me anyway but to each his own.

Football I got more into the past few years, but the season is way too freaking short 16 games...

But I like the Giants.

P.S. Subman

Yeah, A-Rod gets paid how much now? lol. Anyways, D-Backs are in the playoffs, so small win for me. Hope they kill the Rockies.

Anyways, the Duel in Dallas is overrated. It's gonna be Patriots up by 20 in the first half, and people will begin leaving the stadium. But that's just my take. It might still be a great game if the Boys can compete with the Pat's D

Week 6 Spreads:
Minnesota @ Chicago (-5 1/2)
Tennessee @ Tampa Bay (-3 1/2)
Miami @ Cleveland (-4 1/2)
St. Louis @ Baltimore (-9 1/2)
Houston @ Jacksonville (-6 1/2)
Washington @ Green Bay (-3 1/2)
Philadelphia (-3 1/2) @ NY Jets
Cincinnati (-3 1/2) @ Kansas City
Carolina @ Arizona (-4 1/2)
Oakland @ San Diego (-10 1/2)
New England (-4 1/2) @ Dallas
New Orleans @ Seattle (-6 1/2)
NY Giants(40 pts total) (-3 1/2) @ Atlanta- MNF

QOTW (3 points each): Give me the teams that will rush and pass for the most yards, respectively.

Rush: San Diego
Pass: New England

I'm watching the game via GameCenter on CBS, and commentary by Vic Ketchman from the Jaguars site. meh, it's still a good game from ths point

Giants play tomorrow...damn, thought they were on today.

Awee well, games get more exciting for me when they hit week 10.

Now that my baseball team is out of it, I'm concentrating on hockey and a little bit of football.

That's what you call a blowout. I've never seen the Jags look as good as they do this year. They're finally playing consistantly, and have a good offense. Thei defense held the Texans to 60 yards rushing. A win next week will put us in the front of the AFC south, the toughest division in football today

We're moving on up

Gerf...in all the excitement of Fox Sports Pro Football pick em, I almost forgot about this MKO pick em...anyways, here's my picks while I still can get em:

Carolina @ Arizona (-4 1/2) - Arizona
Oakland @ San Diego (-10 1/2) - San Diego
New England (-4 1/2) @ Dallas - New Englamd
New Orleans @ Seattle (-6 1/2) - Seattle
NY Giants (-3 1/2) @ Atlanta- MNF - Atlanta

Logically I'd pick the Giants, but I gotta stand by my 1-4 Falcons.

Jags are fifth in the ESPN Power Rankings. Cool

G-I-A-N-T-S giants giants giants. Again another victory though against a bad team. Now with SF (not a easy game by any means SF has a very good defence) and Miami in london the next 2 weeks the g-men can be 6-2 by the bye. What i love is the balanced of the giants offence the ablity to both run and pass effectivly. I think if eli cuts on mistakes this team will be a top team in the NFC by years end. (Still unfourtunly can't compete with the AFC top 2 teams.) But they are on the rise injuries hurt them the past few years but they are healthy and are getting steve smith in the next 2 weeks will make their passing attack alot better. Defence is playing great vs the run besides that big run last night they shut down alantas running game. Pass is alot better not as bad as it was in weeks 1 and 2 but putting ross in the lineup has been a blessing in disguise. I would argue the giants have the best front 4 on defence in the leauge with both robbins and cofeild playing well in the middle and having tuck strahan and uniemyoura playing well on the outside. But theres one group i really want to give major props to. That is the Oline they been outstanding this season. All 5 men and i hope snee and dheil get probowl selections they both deserve. Now the next 2 weeks look good then they get dallas after the bye.

i do a ranking of the NFL Through out the season to see how tough a team the bills have to face are.

heres where teams should be rank by the numbers. it put teams in order of what they do on the field and doesnt care what players play for the team.

Undefeated clubs
1~New England+ 293
2~Indianapolis Colts +201

1 loss clubs
3~Green Bay +160
4~Dallas Cowboys +159
5~Pittsburgh+155
6~Jacksonville Jaguars +107

2 loss clubs
7~Tampa Bay Buccaneers +101
8~Carolina Panthers +83
9~New York Giants +70
10~ Washington Redskins +47
10~Tennessee Titans +47
12~Baltimore+35

3 win clubs
13~San Diego+33
14~Detroit Lions +17
15~Seattle Seahawks +2
16~Arizona Cardinals -3
17~Kansas City -8
18~Minnesota Vikings -9
19~Cleveland -21
20~Houston Texans -28

2 win clubs
21~Philadelphia Eagles -37
21~Oakland -37
23~San Francisco 49ers -54
24~Chicago Bears -86
25~Denver -91

1 win clubs
26~Cincinnati -95
27~Buffalo-118
28~New Orleans Saints -127
29~ Jets-144
30~Atlanta Falcons -152

Losers!!
31~Miami -189
32~St. Louis Rams -241