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How bad is the NFC South??
The Atlanta Falcons are in first place! After their win today at Carolina (they tried their damn best to give the game away), they are in first place. Wow! It is very possible that the winner of this division could have a record of 7-9. But because of winning the division, they would host a first round playoff game against a team potentially having a record of 11-5. Something seems way out of whack with that....
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Didn`t the 7-9 Seahawks host and defeat the 11-5 Saints about 4 or 5 years ago ? Seem to remember that was the coming out party of "Beast mode " with Lynch running a 70 + yd score or something. But you`re right, the NFC south is B A D. On a side note, how the hell do the Rams beat Seattle and Denver in a span of 4 weeks, crazy league but fun to watch !! Go Pats
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Don't count out Tampa Bay
They're only 2 games back. Just saying
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You laugh, but the Bucs are my team and they are 2 games out with 6 to play. Anything can happen.....unless you are Tampa and you give false hope over so many seasons and in the end you lose more games in the last few minutes....sorry, it's been a rough 30+ years of being a Bucs fan.
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Kevin, are you loving Arthur Blank now? What a genius: spending just enough money to win the division, after carefully analyzing the other teams in the South and realizing they all had even more flaws than his team.
Saving money to spend when he needs it next year, yet still winning the Division? That is true brilliance.
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Saints
I love the Saints.
Along with the Phillies in baseball. I am a fan of pretty much the losingest teams in their respective sports( but each have had at least a surprise championship in the past 6-7 years) I collect old baseball cards with creases, pinholes and stains. I'm a loser To stay on topic to the thread...The Saints will win the NFC south.
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I am a fan of Minnesota sports teams. I am pretty sure we have a monopoly on losingest teams. Don't take that from me.
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As a lifelong Astros fan, I trump you both for years of being a fan of mediocrity. The only fans I feel sorry for are the Cubs fans.
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My teams suck worse
317-400 Saints all time record
431-365 Vikings all time record Philadelphia Phillies .471 prior to last season (even worse now) 1st team with over 10,000 losses Houston Astros .488 Minnesota Twins (.496 as Twins) Chicago Cubs .511 with 10k+ wins and 10 k losses I stick with my choices as the bums of their sports. I have been a fanatic sports fan all my life (I'm 52, so since the early 70's) and I have watched my teams lose a crap ton of games! I am not switching teams though, it's not been all bad. Congrats on your teams who have mostly floundered as well, and your long fandom.
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That isn't true for the phillies since you have been watching them. You won in football - I have been a Cowboys fan since 1965, so plenty of great football.
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My parents are from Louisiana, but I have avoided any attraction to the Saints. So I have that going for me.
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I'm a Saints fan as well. This season has been hard to watch. What was one of the toughest divisions, has now become the worst. The Saints will win the division, host Seattle and get their revenge!
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The problem with the NFC South is that all 4 of their defenses suck big time, including New Orleans and their overpriced Defense Coach Rob Ryan. While I do think the Saints have a slight advantage to win the division, it will be a nice, quick one and done...
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What is it that makes Rob Ryan so revered, and why is it we haven't seen anything out his last two defenses?
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What is it that makes Rob Ryan so revered, and why is it we haven't seen anything out of his last two defenses?
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Totally agree with you pal...I have always said, he is tremendously overrated. I think he gets a lot of kudos because of his twin brother, who I do think is a solid defensive coach, just not a head coach....
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By the way, I gave you a call during the Fl State game yesterday, but got vm - thought you were going to need consoling.
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...we won't talk about the falcons, except that they will be in first at 4-7 if the Saints lose tomorrow.
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You're right, still can't believe the way they blew that game yesterday. They had the ball on Cleveland's 35 with a third down and two, 55 seconds left, and Smith calls a timeout to stop the clock...Unbelievable. You're also right about FSU. They simply can't run away with a game, I don't understand it. They better not snooze this Saturday against Fla. It's Muschamp's last game, and most people seem to think that the players really like him....
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Clock management in pressure situations, seems to be the Achilles heel of a lot of football coaches. Garrett made some mistakes yesterday that he got away with - in particular, not running the ball more toward the end of the game-winning drive.
In general, I like Mike Smith.
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Mike Smith's clock management issues go further back than yesterdays inexplicable brain cramp...
2013: http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-su...ons-1000311373 2012: http://www.phins.com/phorum/read.php?3,114555,114942 I realize I could dig up questionable clock management topics by any coach, but Smith's are flagrantly poor decisions. Last edited by pariah1107; 11-24-2014 at 03:50 PM. |
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Ty, that link was fantastic - thanks for the entertainment!
Kevin - speaking of nice-guy coaching failures, just look at Jason Garrett. I hate to hear all the awful things said about him, as he's really a nice guy. But as a coach, he's not so great. I would rather have an asshole like Bill Parcells. I think your Falcons are about to sink to second place. I am going out to watch the second half, hoping Baltimore can pull it out.
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Snoozer MNF game
Guys on this thread now can look forward to the deciding NFC South game of the year.
Falcons against Saints, in the Superdome. The Saints are bad, but are still in the picture to make a playoff push and pull an upset. 31st ranked defenses don't win many games, but maybe...just maybe Go Saints!
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Aw, I see that now, Atlanta plays Carolina in the final week...
So there is a chance for all three terrible teams still... Go Saints!
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I think New Orleans is still 'good'. I'm thinking the following, but really hoping for a 'Dallas @ Seattle' NFC Championship, meaning I'll be $1,000 lighter.
1. Seattle (12-4) 2. Green Bay (12-4) 3. Dallas (11-5) 4. New Orleans (8-8) 5. Arizona (12-4) 6. Detroit (11-5) 7. Philadelphia (10-6) (haha) round 1 Dallas over Detroit, Arizona over New Orleans round 2 Green Bay over Dallas, Seattle over Arizona round 3 Seattle over Green Bay Predicting the NFC seems like child's play compared to the AFC.
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Scott, I know that you are a Cowboys fan, living in Seattle...and I am a Saints fan also living in Washington , but I cannot tell if you bet against Seattle and picked them anyway, or if you just felt like whomever you did bet on was going to cost you a grand
I gave up betting several years ago...but if Arizona plays New Orleans I wouldn't bet on a third string QB who joined the team this week (Lindley?) to beat the Saints. (Or the Falcons for that matter, but maybe Carolina who I think stinks) So if the Saints are "good", and get in...they can win a first round game reasonably enough.
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No betting - I was referring to the price of a ticket to the game, if Dallas plays in Seattle.
It would be merciful if Arizona won the game - you know what generally happens when New Orleans visits Seattle.
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Regardless, a Dallas vs Green Bay playoff game at Lambeau is as good as it gets for a viewer. Can you imagine what those tickets would scalp for?
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This weekend I will be in a tv-less home with my kids and their significant others and haven't seen them in a year. I am happy but already crying over the football. This could be the best NFL weekend in years.
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Oh boy, who do you favor now? I have never seen the Falcon defense like this today going back to at least 3 or 4 years. What does it mean? Who knows....
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pressure off
Thanks to the Falcons for their mercy killing.
I guess Rob Ryan's defense wasn't as much to blame as usual, the offense gave away the game this time. But that's what horribly bad teams do, they find a way to lose even when their blind faith fans think that they have a chance.... Go Phillies!
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Falcons looked good but I doubt they will fare any better than NO if they have to go to Seattle.
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7 wins and a tie
7-8-1 = NFC South Champs
I didn't think Carolina was the one of the "Terrible Trio" teams that would make the playoffs, but I guess their road wins and being the team who sucked less at the end of the regular season brought them an extra game. Anything can happen in the playoffs, but this has been a pretty fun NFL season. It's a hard game to figure out sometimes, as I mentioned, I'm glad I am no longer betting on NFL games!! Now it's time to root the Seattle Seahawks into the Super Bowl again...
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Boy that was one hell of a giant egg the Falcons laid at home today, O U C H !! Go Pats !!
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I despise Cam and his Superman routine....that said, they could make some noise.
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I just want to congratulate all the forum gamblers who took my advice and used me as a negative barometer for bet-placing.
I'm picking the Packers and Seahawks in the NFC Championship, so the smart money will not be placed on both of these teams. Go Cowboys.
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When they can slaughter N.O one week then get killed by Carolina the next, it is more bad coaching than players.
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The defensive side of the ball is a completely different story. When Kroy Bierman is your teams sack leader with 4.5 in a season your really not putting pressure on the opposing quarterback. Dimitroff's negligence to that side of the ball may have been reason enough for dismissal. However, usually GM's are "married" to their choices at coach, but not the case with the Falcons as Smith took over after Petrino's bizarre departure. I think Dimitroff was hired as GM in mid January 2008, and Smith was hired as a head coach only a week later. Last edited by pariah1107; 12-30-2014 at 03:22 PM. |
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Carolina is favored! A victory would bring them to Seattle. I'm holding out for either Green Bay or Dallas in the NFC championship, but if anyone is in town for a game, t.v. viewing or otherwise, send me an email - Seahawk games are best when watched in Seattle around lots of fans.
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The score was completely misleading. Carolina had 2 interceptions for touchdowns, and a fumble recovery down to Atlanta's 4 yard line. That's 21 points. Carolina is not that good, believe me, I love Arizona and 7 points. I think that is stealing....
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Turnovers are a huge part of the game. If your offense can't score that just magnifies the result of the turnovers;i.e-when they weren't turning it over, they still weren't scoring. That game was a stomping that the score accurately reflected in my opinion. Seeing Atlanta have a horrible game wasn't that surprising, but seeing them do it coming off the thrashing they gave New Orleans, was surprising.
That's all I was saying - huge inconsistency from week to week. To me, Atlanta's inconsistency is on Smith.
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I am with you on the line, but AZ and Carolina are going in different directions and it's at Carolina. Could be a great game.
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I think it will be a good game because of the Cardinal's QB situation. Again, no way in hell should Carolina give anybody 7 points, let alone a Playoff game...Just my take
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Kevin, ask for my honest opinion and then bet against me
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I don`t know boys, Arz. plus 7 . The Cards are starting a very untested rookie QB on the road in a playoff game, tough spot. Arz can`t help the kid on the ground much either, no rushing TD`s in 7 weeks ! Don`t get me wrong, Carolina is pretty bad but their def. is def. trending upward. Arz looks tired and played SF,Det, and Seattle twice this past month. If I had to go, "holding my nose" and running with the Panthers on this one. Good Luck this week and during the whole playoffs !!
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Very well-said! Assuming Carolina and Dallas both win, Seattle will have people heading for the exits at half-time. This must be what Seattleites are anticipating, as tickets are still well underpriced compared to the 1st round game against New Orleans last year.
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