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Post by duojett71 on Jan 8, 2019 0:47:49 GMT -5
Here are my predictions for week 2:
The Chiefs over The Colts
The Rams over The Cowboys
The Patriots over The Chargers
The Saints over The Eagles
The only game I hope I am wrong about is the Chiefs vs. Colts.
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Post by Jesse on Jan 8, 2019 21:56:57 GMT -5
Colts over Chiefs
Cowboys over Rams
Patriots over Chargers
Saints over Eagles
Chiefs are notorious for being a totally different team in the playoffs than the were during the season.
I'm on shaking ground with the Cowboys. Their defense has been great, but the Seahawks offense last week was as predictable as the sun rising in the East. Not sure if they should be bragging about the defense in that game. However, the Rams have been slipping and looking vulnerable in recent weeks.
Pats and Chargers should be a good close game. Wouldn't surprise me if the Chargers won, but I'm not betting against the Pats at home in January.
The Eagles are a different team than the one that got blown out by the Saints earlier this year, but the Saints ARE the same team that blew out the Eagles earlier this year. It'll be a closer game, but I think the Saints still win by 2 scores.
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 9, 2019 10:26:18 GMT -5
I just don't see the Cowboys getting past the Rams. The Cowboys offense consists of Elliot and that's it. The Chiefs are a different team than past playoff teams. Even with Hunt out of the picture they were still winning. Too many weapons to lose to the Colts.....The Colts had an amazing run since their 1-5 start. Luck had a great year. It will be a good game.
I just hope The Saints show up with their A game and not the team that lost to the Cowboys. Brees has the experience but for a backup Foles knows how to get it done. If I was Phili....Foles would be my starter next year.
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Post by Jesse on Jan 9, 2019 13:35:08 GMT -5
I just don't see the Cowboys getting past the Rams. The Cowboys offense consists of Elliot and that's it. The Chiefs are a different team than past playoff teams. Even with Hunt out of the picture they were still winning. Too many weapons to lose to the Colts.....The Colts had an amazing run since their 1-5 start. Luck had a great year. It will be a good game. I just hope The Saints show up with their A game and not the team that lost to the Cowboys. Brees has the experience but for a backup Foles knows how to get it done. If I was Phili....Foles would be my starter next year. Well, I had to pick 2 games different than you  There's been serious debate going on in Philly in recent weeks about trading Wentz and keeping Foles. It'll never happen, but if the Eagles win this week, it will be a very tough sell to Eagles' fans to trade away Foles and keep going with the injury-prone Wentz. |
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 10, 2019 18:36:29 GMT -5
I just don't see the Cowboys getting past the Rams. The Cowboys offense consists of Elliot and that's it. The Chiefs are a different team than past playoff teams. Even with Hunt out of the picture they were still winning. Too many weapons to lose to the Colts.....The Colts had an amazing run since their 1-5 start. Luck had a great year. It will be a good game. I just hope The Saints show up with their A game and not the team that lost to the Cowboys. Brees has the experience but for a backup Foles knows how to get it done. If I was Phili....Foles would be my starter next year. Well, I had to pick 2 games different than you There's been serious debate going on in Philly in recent weeks about trading Wentz and keeping Foles. It'll never happen, but if the Eagles win this week, it will be a very tough sell to Eagles' fans to trade away Foles and keep going with the injury-prone Wentz. Yeah I agree....and Foles was top notch in the playoffs and SB win last season. |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 13, 2019 9:57:40 GMT -5
Once again, I am 0-2 on Saturday's games. In my defense, neither the Colts nor Cowboys looked anything like the teams that played last weekend. Andrew Luck was skipping balls off the turf when he wasn't having his passes tipped at the line of scrimmage and the Cowboys' defense had all the stopping power of a wet paper bag. Both teams made stupid mistakes and costly penalties that blew any chance they had to win the games. That said, one can't dismiss the fact that the Chiefs and Rams both played some excellent, mistake-free football. Mahonnes led the Chiefs up and down the field seemlingly at will and both Todd Gurley and CJ Anderson absolutely steamrolled a very good Dallas defense. Both teams probably would've won anyway the way they were playing yesterday, but again, it seemed like the Colts and Cowboys weren't even trying.
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 14, 2019 0:48:43 GMT -5
Once again, I am 0-2 on Saturday's games. In my defense, neither the Colts nor Cowboys looked anything like the teams that played last weekend. Andrew Luck was skipping balls off the turf when he wasn't having his passes tipped at the line of scrimmage and the Cowboys' defense had all the stopping power of a wet paper bag. Both teams made stupid mistakes and costly penalties that blew any chance they had to win the games. That said, one can't dismiss the fact that the Chiefs and Rams both played some excellent, mistake-free football. Mahonnes led the Chiefs up and down the field seemlingly at will and both Todd Gurley and CJ Anderson absolutely steamrolled a very good Dallas defense. Both teams probably would've won anyway the way they were playing yesterday, but again, it seemed like the Colts and Cowboys weren't even trying. Yeah was really surprised at how bad Luck(pun not intended but appreciated) and The Colts played. I was rooting for them.....and yeah Gurley and Anderson just plowed right through that Dallas line. Although I will say that The Rams offensive line looked really good. They opened up some huge holes for both Gurley and Anderson....and they also kept Goff off his back. Well executed football by LA and Kansas City. I had to work today so I could only track the Saints and Pats games on my phone. Super happy both the Saints and Pats won....and hope they both win next week. If that happens then I am in a little bit of a jam because I like both teams. New Olreans is my number 2 team and Brees is my favorite player. New England is my number 3 team and I am big fan of Brady and want to see him get ring number 6. I will have to say that it is more important that Brees gets a second ring. So I would probably have to pull for The Saints....but it will be a tough game to watch if it happens. Here are my Championship predictions for next week: Kansas City over New England by a narrow margin.....however if New England's Defense shows up....I think the edge is to New England. The weather will not be a factor to them. This game is almost to close to call for me. I think overall the advantage is with KC. I hope I am wrong. Saints over The Rams by a narrow margin. Both teams have 2 great running backs and will be interesting. I give the edge to Brees at home though. He has plenty of playoff experience and it will serve him well. oh yeah and I was 4-0 for round two.....had to throw that in there.......  |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 14, 2019 21:08:49 GMT -5
….and, once again, 2-0 on Sunday's games. However, I was wrong on the spreads as I thought the Pats and Chargers woulda been closer and I predicted the Saints would win by 2 scores (Well, I was kinda right, they won by two field goals ) The Pats game was over early. The Saints-Eagles was pretty good though. Neat how good teams (Eagles) come up with good game plans and jump out to early leads, but great teams (Saints) make adjustments to counter the good game plans of their opponent. After that 1st quarter, the Saints D put just enough pressure on Foles to force him to throw the ball a little but quicker than he wanted to which put him and the receivers out of synch, made him a little less accurate and, maybe, made him throw with more zip and less touch. Whatever it was, passes that were being caught ever since Foles took over for the Eagles, weren't being caught yesterday. Also, after a successful fake punt, the Saints offense gained confidence and chewed up the Eagles defense and the clock. Reminded me a lot of the late -80's 49ers where Joe Montana and co. demoralized defenses by using all 3 downs to get to the next 1st down. It was an excellent game plan, very patient and exactly what they needed to do after getting behind 14-0. As for Championship Sunday, I just don't see the Saints losing at home. Probably be a similar game as this Sunday. The Rams are very good and may jump to an early lead like the Eagles did, but the Saints will make the adjustments and the Superdome will be creating chaotic noise levels. In the AFC, I'm going with the tried and true Patriots. Probably a close game and probably low scoring too as the temperature is supposed to be below zero Sunday! |
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 15, 2019 0:52:15 GMT -5
If the weather gets that cold in KC....I think the advantage goes to New England. Tom Brady has much experience in throwing in the worse conditions. New England typically has the worse weather and they know how to play in it. It might be KC at home but Mahomes hasn't been in this position really until the Colts game. He did well....but he wasn't playing the Pats. The only advantage is the home crowd for KC.
Further SB Preditons:
If it is The Rams and The Pats.....Pats take that game. Rams running game will hurt but Brady will hurt them more.
If it is the Saints against the Pats....I think The Saints win by a close game. As good as Brady still is....Brees is playing better right now and has one of the best running games in the NFL.
If it is KC against The Rams....I might have to give the edge to the Rams. They beat them earlier this year in one of the highest scoring games ever. That was when KC still had Kareem Hunt. The other KC backs have stepped up since but the Rams I think have more offensive weapons and one of the other best RB combinations going right now
If it is Saints against KC.....gotta go with the Saints. As good as Mahomes is.....Brees is playing just as good and is arguably MVP of the league this year. He is going to lead his team to victory.
I hate that I am going to miss both Championship games on Sunday....it really sucks but I requested off for Superbowl Sunday. Not missing that whoever gets in. I will be disappointed if it ends up being KC vs LA.
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Post by Jesse on Jan 20, 2019 18:34:56 GMT -5
Gotta hand it to the Rams. This week it was the Saints that got off to a great start and the Rams who made the necessary adjustments to win. Still, it feels anti-climactic, I really thought it was Drew Brees' year. :/
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Post by Jesse on Jan 20, 2019 22:18:03 GMT -5
Once again, I am .500 on the playoff weekend. The AFC game was looking like I called it-low scoring- until the 4th quarter. Can't believe the Pats defense couldn't hold a 3 point lead with 39 seconds to go, but Brady came through in OT. Give a hand to the Chiefs though, they played hard and never gave up. Seriously, if they had won the coin toss, the Chiefs would've won. Mahomes was on fire in the second half!
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 21, 2019 3:13:19 GMT -5
Gotta hand it to the Rams. This week it was the Saints that got off to a great start and the Rams who made the necessary adjustments to win. Still, it feels anti-climactic, I really thought it was Drew Brees' year. :/ The Saints deserved that win and the game should have ended with a pass interference call. It was one of the most obvious calls I have ever seen. Granted I did not see the game live because I was at work but I did see the replay in real time and in slow motion. It was actually two penalties from the same player. Pass interference and and a helmet to helmet hit. So tired of the bad officiating in the NFL.... |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 21, 2019 22:22:09 GMT -5
Gotta hand it to the Rams. This week it was the Saints that got off to a great start and the Rams who made the necessary adjustments to win. Still, it feels anti-climactic, I really thought it was Drew Brees' year. :/ The Saints deserved that win and the game should have ended with a pass interference call. It was one of the most obvious calls I have ever seen. Granted I did not see the game live because I was at work but I did see the replay in real time and in slow motion. It was actually two penalties from the same player. Pass interference and and a helmet to helmet hit. So tired of the bad officiating in the NFL.... Yeah, that was a bullshit noncall. Still, Saints probably shouldn't have been throwing the ball at that point. Should have been running the ball and chewing up the clock and take the gimmie FG with seconds left. I do find it a bit humorous. Waaaaay back in 2006, I was screaming about the half-dozen or so awful calls in Superbowl XL. Every one against the Seahawks and almost every one occurring just as the Seahawks were gaining momentum or threatening to take the lead. I was told by countless football fans to "quit your crying". I was told that I was being a sore loser. They said that "bad calls are part of the game" and "a team has to be good enough to overcome a bad call or two". Sometimes I wonder if those same people are the ones who are now screaming about the bad call in New Orleans or that the refs favored the Patriots.  |
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 22, 2019 2:32:18 GMT -5
The Saints deserved that win and the game should have ended with a pass interference call. It was one of the most obvious calls I have ever seen. Granted I did not see the game live because I was at work but I did see the replay in real time and in slow motion. It was actually two penalties from the same player. Pass interference and and a helmet to helmet hit. So tired of the bad officiating in the NFL.... Yeah, that was a bullshit noncall. Still, Saints probably shouldn't have been throwing the ball at that point. Should have been running the ball and chewing up the clock and take the gimmie FG with seconds left. I do find it a bit humorous. Waaaaay back in 2006, I was screaming about the half-dozen or so awful calls in Superbowl XL. Every one against the Seahawks and almost every one occurring just as the Seahawks were gaining momentum or threatening to take the lead. I was told by countless football fans to "quit your crying". I was told that I was being a sore loser. They said that "bad calls are part of the game" and "a team has to be good enough to overcome a bad call or two". Sometimes I wonder if those same people are the ones who are now screaming about the bad call in New Orleans or that the refs favored the Patriots. I remember you being pretty outspoken on the forum about that Seahwaks/Steelers Superbowl. I felt the same way. That was just bad officiating throughout the entire game. I basically felt that the officials and the NFL wanted to give Jerome Bettis(who was at the end of his career) a Super Bowl victory in his hometown of Detroit. I still feel that way. I never was a Steelers fan. I only would root for them in the days of Bradshaw when they would play the Cowboys in the Super Bowl. I hated the Cowboys. But after that Super Bowl game against Seattle....I hated the Steelers. I think Steeler fans are another reason I can't stand that team. I got into a little FB debate with some Rams fans about that game on Sunday. I said the refs must have been Rams fans......they started defending the non calls by comparing the two face mask non calls....fair enough....but those were not game ending plays. They all started going into big "what if" scenarios that if those face masks had been called it would have given The Rams first downs, they would driven down to the red zone scored touchdowns, the Saints wouldn't have been in a tie situation but behind and Rams would have probably won......it was so ridiculous the comparison logic. They acted like it was the same thing and the same result going the Rams way. To me that non call on the Pass INT or Helmet to helmet was cut and dry. Saints should be going to the Super Bowl. The officiating office called and apologized to Sean Payton and admitted they got it wrong. The Rams defender admitted it was a Pass INT and was relieved when he saw the call was an incomplete pass. Boomer Esiason was pretty angry about it to....and he should be. The upside of this is that at least I do not have to watch two teams I like play against each other in the Super Bowl. |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 22, 2019 11:07:03 GMT -5
Yeah, that was a bullshit noncall. Still, Saints probably shouldn't have been throwing the ball at that point. Should have been running the ball and chewing up the clock and take the gimmie FG with seconds left. I do find it a bit humorous. Waaaaay back in 2006, I was screaming about the half-dozen or so awful calls in Superbowl XL. Every one against the Seahawks and almost every one occurring just as the Seahawks were gaining momentum or threatening to take the lead. I was told by countless football fans to "quit your crying". I was told that I was being a sore loser. They said that "bad calls are part of the game" and "a team has to be good enough to overcome a bad call or two". Sometimes I wonder if those same people are the ones who are now screaming about the bad call in New Orleans or that the refs favored the Patriots. I remember you being pretty outspoken on the forum about that Seahwaks/Steelers Superbowl. I felt the same way. That was just bad officiating throughout the entire game. I basically felt that the officials and the NFL wanted to give Jerome Bettis(who was at the end of his career) a Super Bowl victory in his hometown of Detroit. I still feel that way. I never was a Steelers fan. I only would root for them in the days of Bradshaw when they would play the Cowboys in the Super Bowl. I hated the Cowboys. But after that Super Bowl game against Seattle....I hated the Steelers. I think Steeler fans are another reason I can't stand that team. I got into a little FB debate with some Rams fans about that game on Sunday. I said the refs must have been Rams fans......they started defending the non calls by comparing the two face mask non calls....fair enough....but those were not game ending plays. They all started going into big "what if" scenarios that if those face masks had been called it would have given The Rams first downs, they would driven down to the red zone scored touchdowns, the Saints wouldn't have been in a tie situation but behind and Rams would have probably won......it was so ridiculous the comparison logic. They acted like it was the same thing and the same result going the Rams way. To me that non call on the Pass INT or Helmet to helmet was cut and dry. Saints should be going to the Super Bowl. The officiating office called and apologized to Sean Payton and admitted they got it wrong. The Rams defender admitted it was a Pass INT and was relieved when he saw the call was an incomplete pass. Boomer Esiason was pretty angry about it to....and he should be. The upside of this is that at least I do not have to watch two teams I like play against each other in the Super Bowl. All good points. I was actually getting into it with Chiefs fans in the same manner. The call for hands to the face on Brady was indeed a bullshit call, but on that same play as well as the following play, there was blatant pass interference non-calls. Really the Chiefs D-backs were mugging the Pats receivers all day long and no flags were thrown. Bad officiating usually works both ways, but, yeah, that non-call in the Saints game would've ensured victory if called correctly...…. and Super Bowl XL the bad officiating only went one way |
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 29, 2019 1:27:31 GMT -5
So what is your Super Bowl Prediction Jesse?
I think it will be a close game.....but it really is hard to bet against Brady and the Pats. I know Brady has lost three Super Bowls....so it is not unheard of....but damn he, Belichick and the Pats just find ways to win. The Rams are damn good....but I gotta give the edge to the Pats on this one....
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Post by Jesse on Jan 30, 2019 21:29:16 GMT -5
I'm going with the Patriots. Hard to bet against Belichik/Brady at this point. It'll be a close game though..... it always is with them. 27-24
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Post by duojett71 on Feb 5, 2019 2:16:35 GMT -5
Hard fought defensive battle. I love all the critics and anti Brady Journalists calling it the worst Super Bowl ever. It was a very good game and both defenses were impressive. The last Brady drive in the fourth quarter was great. I enjoyed the game personally. I was happy Brady got his 6th ring. We will never see a player in our lifetime do that with a single team again. We got to watch history made.
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Post by Jesse on Feb 5, 2019 8:36:00 GMT -5
Hard fought defensive battle. I love all the critics and anti Brady Journalists calling it the worst Super Bowl ever. It was a very good game and both defenses were impressive. The last Brady drive in the fourth quarter was great. I enjoyed the game personally. I was happy Brady got his 6th ring. We will never see a player in our lifetime do that with a single team again. We got to watch history made. Yeah, I didn't find it boring at all. It wasn't sloppy, the offenses made very few mistakes, it was just really, really great defense. I don't mind seeing Brady get another ring. We are witnessing history with him, but some people, a lot of people actually, refuse to see it. Which leads to another debate, in which, deserves its own thread...…………… |
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