NFL Playoff thread

[honky_king]

AFC Wild Card Game 2 - #5 Colts at #4 Ravens
AFC Wild Card Game 1 - #6 Bengals at #3 Texans
NFC Wild Card Game 2 - #5 Seahawks at #4 Redskins
NFC Wild Card Game 1 - #6 Vikings at #3 Packers

AFC Divisional Game 1 - Highest Number Seed (lower ranked) at #1 Broncos
AFC Divisional Game 2 - Lowest Number Seed (better ranked) at #2 Patriots
NFC Divisional Game 1 - Highest Number Seed (lower ranked) at #1 Falcons
NFC Divisional Game 2 - Lowest Number Seed (better ranked) at #2 49ers

AFC Championship Game - Divisional Game Winners
NFC Championship Game - Divisional Game Winners

Super Bowl - AFC Champion vs NFC Champion

 

[_random_]

My probably-not-too-likely bracket
Round 1:
Ravens over Colts
Bengals over Texans
Seahawks over Redskins
Packers over Vikings

Round 2:
Broncos over Bengals
Patriots over Ravens
Seahawks over Falcons
Packers over 49ers

Divisionals:
Broncos over Patriots
Seahawks over Packers

Super Bowl:
Broncos over Seahawks

 

[Archbob]

1. Ravens
2. Texans
3. Seahawks
4. Vikings

Divisional:
1. Broncos
2. Patriots
3. Falcons
4. 49ners

NFC Champs:
Falcons

AFC champs:
patriots

Super Bowl champs:
Falcons

I know, maybe its not Matt Ryan's time yet.

 

[Arwon]

Who is actually the favourite currently?

 

[NickyJ]

Wild Card:
Colts over Ravens
Bengals over Texans
Seahawks over Redskins
Packers over Vikings

Divisional:
Broncos over Bengals
Patriots over Colts
Falcons over Seahawks
Packers over 49ers

Conference:
Broncos over Patriots
Packers over Falcons

Super Bowl:
Broncos over Packers

 

[NickyJ]

The 49ers are officially desperate.

Also, I'm having trouble figuring out why the Cardinals should fall for the "fixing" he'd do for Kevin Kolb. Reid had Kolb for four years in Philly. If he couldn't fix Kolb then, how is he going to fix him now?

 

[Dachs]

Who is actually the favourite currently?

There isn't really one. Most people expect either the Cheatriots or the Broncos to win the AFC, and the NFC is wide open so long as nobody believes in the Fal***ts.

 

[Supr49er]

Colts over Ravens
Bengals over Texans
Seahawks over Redskins
Vikings over Packers

Broncos over Bengals
Patriots over Colts
Vikings over Falcons
49ers over Seahawks

Broncos over Patriots
49ers over Vikings

Super Bowl - 49ers over Broncos

 

[NickyJ]

Rayman announced he's going to retire after the playoffs.

 

[BirraImperial]

Wild Card Weekend:

Packers over Vikings
Seahawks over Redskins
Ravens over Colts
Texans over Bengals

Divisional Round:

Broncos over Ravens
Patriots over Texans

Seahawks over Falcons
Packers over 49ers

Championship games

Packers over Seahawks
Broncos over Patriots

Superbowl:

Broncos over Packers


Not sure if the matchups are right.

 

[Serutan]

X-post from the regular season thread -

in a case of internet irony, Big Red will interview for Arizona Cardinals head coaching vacancy well, Serutan ?

all kidding aside, he could do well in the Desert. and for him to possibly reunite with Kolb is another stroke of irony. i wish Reid well. he's a good coach, best in eagles history. and a genuinely good guy. but it was time as they say

Yes, it was time. Even in the old days, a coach eventually went stale (Noll, Shula,
Halas, Landry). It's just so rare for a coach to last that long that it's not an easy
thing to remember.

IF Reid agrees to a deal that does not give him final say on personnel, it could be
a good thing - change of scenery, etc. etc. I think like Holmgren he should just
stick to coaching.

If QB and OL aren't prioritized in the draft/trade/FA though, it won't matter who is
hired. Under Reid, Kolb might be a stopgap while the new QB is groomed. I also
wouldn't mind them taking a crack at Flynn provided it doesn't cost more than one
medium round pick.

 

[Serutan]

Rayman announced he's going to retire after the playoffs.

Whatever else you might think of him, at least he was smart enough not to go
the Unitas/Willie Mays route.

 

[say1988]

As sad as I am to say it, I really don't see the Niners winning this year. They have looked pretty poor the last few weeks and I can't see them putting together a string of wins.

 

[nerdfighter13]

Round one
Redskins over Seahawks
Packers over Vikings
Colts over Ravens
Bengals over Texans

Round two
Redskins over Falcons
Packers over 49ers
Broncos over Bengals
Patriots over Colts

Round three
Packers over Redskins
Broncos over Patriots

Super Bowl
Broncos over Packers 28-24

 

[NickyJ]

Whatever else you might think of him, at least he was smart enough not to go
the Unitas/Willie Mays route.

Actually, I think the Ravens would have kept him anyway.

 

[Dachs]

Yes, it was time. Even in the old days, a coach eventually went stale (Noll, Shula,
Halas, Landry). It's just so rare for a coach to last that long that it's not an easy
thing to remember.

The amusing thing about the Reid-Eagles thing is that there's no real upgrade over Reid out there waiting in the wings. I don't think that firing him was necessarily the wrong decision, but it certainly doesn't seem logical; the Eagles won't be trading up with their next head coach, whomever he is.

 

[Serutan]

Actually, I think the Ravens would have kept him anyway.

I wasn't thinking about switching teams, but sticking around so long
that you just become pathetic.

 

[NickyJ]

I don't know. He seemed to still have enough in the tank. He at least had the mind for it.

I'm expecting a coaching position for Ray in a few years.

 

[Serutan]

Tuesday Ried was all but guaranteed to go to AZ (according to the bobbleheads). Today, he's
all but guaranteed to go to KC. If true, I hope the Cards hire Horton, and take a shot at Norv
Turner for OC.

 

[dgfred]

What really has A.Reid done lately to show you he is a good coach?

I mean... my grandma could have done that well with the huge influx of free agents and money spent.

We say give it to McCoy- he doesn't.
We say get some LBs- he doesn't.
Pay CBs tons of money to do absolutely nothing.
Have M.Vick- but can't keep him standing up non-concussed.

They haven't done squat lately.