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NFL Week #18 2014 Wild Card Weekend

Discussion in 'Off Topic [BG]' started by mrpackerguy, Dec 29, 2014.

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  1. Dec 29, 2014 #1
    mrpackerguy

    mrpackerguy Supporting Member

    Jul 3, 2004
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Cards - Panthers
    Ravens - Steelers
    Bengals - Colts
    Lions - Cowboys

    Panthers would seems to have the advantage over the Cards week QB situation - pick: Panthers
    Steelers are on a roll, but Flacco was impressive yesterday - pick: Steelers
    Bengals also playing well but advantage Colts signal-caller - pick: Colts
    Stafford out of sorts, Cowboys rolling - pick: Lions in the upset
     
  2. Dec 29, 2014 #2
    MJ5150

    MJ5150 Moderator Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    The Steelers may win just because the Ravens are worse than they are. But, I can also see the Ravens showing up at Heinz Field and stomping out with a victory.

    I'll take the Cardinals, Colts, and Cowboys in the other games.

    -Mike
     
  3. Dec 29, 2014 #3
    fisticuffs

    fisticuffs Guest Commercial User

    May 3, 2011
    Madison, WI
    Panthers
    Steelers
    Colts
    'Boys
     
  4. Dec 29, 2014 #4
    Selta

    Selta

    Feb 6, 2002
    Pacific Northwet
    Cardinals, Steelers, Colts, Cowboys are who I'd like to see move on. I doubt I'll watch a single quarter though :D
     
  5. Dec 29, 2014 #5
    Pilgrim

    Pilgrim Supporting Member

    Jul 8, 2004
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Interesting. Not a single team I care about is playing this weekend.

    Teams I follow: Seahawks, Packers, and (due to proximity) Broncos.

    But after having lived Deepinahearta for 13 years, I can always energetically root for the Cowpokes to lose!
     
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  6. Dec 29, 2014 #6
    Gaolee

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    Jan 13, 2010
    Seattle, Great North Wet
    I detest "America's Team" and have detested them since the 1970s when they decided that they were all that and a bag of chips. I don't know if the Lions will beat them, but I sure will be rooting for the Lions. I don't see the Panthers beating the Cardinals, even with Cam Newton playing against a waterboy. The Cardinal defense won't give him any peace. The final score might be 2-0 or something, though.

    With all that, I'll be watching college football this weekend, not NFL games.
     
  7. Dec 29, 2014 #7
    Pilgrim

    Pilgrim Supporting Member

    Jul 8, 2004
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    I know where America's real team plays, and that's in a town of 100,000 people in Wisconsin.
     
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  8. Dec 29, 2014 #8
    Gaolee

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    Jan 13, 2010
    Seattle, Great North Wet
    We know it isn't the Seahawks. Lots of people love to hate them these days. Lots of other people have jumped on the bandwagon. I'm not a Packers fan, though. It's my commie pinko side leaking out.
     
  9. Dec 29, 2014 #9
    Selta

    Selta

    Feb 6, 2002
    Pacific Northwet
    I don't hate (such a strong word so effortlessly thrown around), nor even dislike most of the Seahawks team or organization (some of the loud mouths could take a walk, but every team has those). What gets me are quite a lot of the fans. That's OK though, I haven't really pulled for a single team for a few years now... mostly just turn on football when I have absolutely nothing else going on and want some background noise.
     
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  10. Dec 29, 2014 #10
    MJ5150

    MJ5150 Moderator Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    Who hates the Seahawks?

    I see many Seahawk fans playing the "we're underdogs, we don't get any respect" role, or talking about how the Seahawks are just a band of no name guys magically winning games. I don't think either of this comments are true at all. Seahawk fans bring the angst on themselves, partly because they've been losers for so long that now that they have won something, they don't know how to act. Take a queue from one of your best offensive players, be quiet and enjoy watching your team win. When you win, smile, yell, cheer, and then move on to the next game. People won't like you, get used to it. That happens you're the champs. Don't let other fans jealousy rob you of your joy.

    -Mike
     
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  11. Dec 29, 2014 #11
    MJ5150

    MJ5150 Moderator Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    As for this America's Team debate, Dallas was clever and picked up on it first. You can break this discussion down into other labels as well. Who really is the 12th man? Seattle fans think they are, but I guarantee you there are fans in Kansas City and Green Bay who would debate that with Seattle fans on even ground.

    I like this comment when Art Rooney (former Pittsburgh Steelers owner) was asked about being America's Team: 'We didn't want that. We're Pittsburgh's team. We feel strongly about that.'

    -Mike
     
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  12. Dec 29, 2014 #12
    Gaolee

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    Jan 13, 2010
    Seattle, Great North Wet
    You have a point. Seattle has been a hotbed of less than mediocrity for a long time. It's almost like what would happen if the Browns or Indians won a championship.
     
  13. Dec 29, 2014 #13
    MJ5150

    MJ5150 Moderator Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    Yeah, imagine Cleveland. On Thursday, it will mark 50 years since they won a championship in any major sport.

    -Mike
     
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  14. Dec 29, 2014 #14
    Gaolee

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    Jan 13, 2010
    Seattle, Great North Wet
    Plus, I don't know how anybody could argue that the Seahawks are not established stars. They are getting paychecks that reflect winning a championship.
     
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  15. Dec 29, 2014 #15
    mrpackerguy

    mrpackerguy Supporting Member

    Jul 3, 2004
    Madison, Wisconsin
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  16. Dec 29, 2014 #16
    Pilgrim

    Pilgrim Supporting Member

    Jul 8, 2004
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Glad to see that suspension. The more I thought about that, the more I believed it was another of his "Oops, I did it accidentally on purpose" moves.
     
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  17. Dec 29, 2014 #17
    SwitchGear

    SwitchGear

    Mar 23, 2005
    Sunny Beach
    I thought Coach Caldwell was brought in to install discipline to the Lions?? Instead, the talk of the team now is how to get Suh an appeal, so he can play this coming Sunday. WTH??

    Having said that, I am going with the boys schmacking down the Detroit Liers, in the big D.

    Dallas 28
    Detroit 21
     
  18. Dec 29, 2014 #18
    SwitchGear

    SwitchGear

    Mar 23, 2005
    Sunny Beach
    I have never heard or read this quote before. I love it!
     
  19. Dec 30, 2014 #19
    Chris Fitzgerald

    Chris Fitzgerald Student of Life Staff Member Administrator Gold Supporting Member

    Oct 19, 2000
    Louisville, KY
    That's as should be. That kind of play makes it hard to like the Lions. That kind of thing seems to "accidentally happen" to them a lot.

    Ravens/Steelers - Steelers. Hate the Ravens.
    Colts/Bengals - Flip a coin. Like them both, but either both can be really good or fail to show up out of the blue. Probably will be Colts, because Bengals' receiving corp is depleted. Would love to see Cincy get off the playoff schnied, though.
    Cowboys/Lions - Cowboys. I used to hate them, but I have to like Murray and what they've done this year.
    Cards/Panthers - Don't care. Neither has earned a right to go further.
     
  20. Dec 30, 2014 #20
    MJ5150

    MJ5150 Moderator Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    I wouldn't exactly call myself a Cleveland Browns fan, but it sure is a bummer watching them have to deal with that joker Manziel. Part of me thinks they deserve it since it wasn't like nobody knew what they'd end up with when they drafted him.

    -Mike
     
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