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[Tarl_Cabot]

Did I say Colts? I meant BOLTS!



My Lysdexia just keeps kicking in. Tarl, don't celebrate too hard!

Chargers win!!

[Tarl_Cabot]

I bet $20 and won a whopping $18.50.

[Doctor No]

Here come the RAVENS !!

[Kilroy6644]

I saw that shirt at work today.

[tdalton]

The Jets' search for a new head coach keeps getting more and more interesting. Sometime in the last day or two they interviewed Boston College's head coach Jeff Jagodzinski for the opening, and reports are that Boston College is set to fire Jagodzinski just for interviewing with the Jets.

Sources: BC set to fire coach

I actually hope that this guy gets the head coaching job in New York (either that or gets the offensive coordinator position under Rex Ryan as the head coach). He seems to be a much more inspired choice than any of the others that the Jets are currently interviewing for the position, a list of candidates that includes just about everyone currently employed in the NFL not named Mike Shanahan or Marty Schottenheimer (unfortunately the Jets appear to be non-interested in both of those coaches, for whatever reason ).

[Tarl_Cabot]

weekend picks:

Chargers over Steelers

Ravens over Titans (Home field next week!!?? )

Panthers over Cards

Giants over Eagles(but I like Philly alot as a division rival u-dog)

[The Dove]

Okay Tarl.. here's how I see it playing out..

Steelers over Chargers (no LT, and Vincent Jackson's DUI arrest is gonna be a distraction for San Diego)

Titans over Ravens

Panthers over Cardinals

and Johnboy's Eagles will trounce Eli Manning and the Giants.

[Cruiserweight]

Chargers
Ravens
Giants
Panthers

[hcmv007]

My picks:


AFC

Steelers over Chargers (Sorry Tarl:( )

Titans over Ravens


NFC

Eagles over Giants

Panthers blast Cardinals




Oh, I don't know about your sports page on this past Monday, but we ran the AP on our front page of the sports and the headline was (Not kidding): THE BIRD IS THE WORD



Fans of Family Guy or the song Surfing Bird; you decide.

[The Dove]

Thank you Pittsburgh Steelers!! (sorry Tarl, try again next season!)

Also congrats to Johnboy's Eagles for advancing to the NFC Championship..

[Tarl_Cabot]

For what? SD still owns your sorry Broncos.
And it's only gonna get worse for you next year.


(congrats Steelers, a home field team should win in the playoffs.)

[hcmv007]

The Cards in a championship game? A Rookie QB 1 win from the Super Bowl? To quote Vince Lombardi: "What the hell is going on here?"




Just another sign of the Apocalypse

[The Dove]

Well the Denver Broncos have officially hired former New England Patriots offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels as our new head coach!! And we are also expected to bring in former 49ers head coach Mike Nolan as our new defensive coordinator... *imitates Chris Berman* "Very interesting!!" LOL.. Wow.. Even though he's only 32 years old, I am intrigued by the hire of McDaniels...he can do wonders for Jay Cutler's game..just look at what he did with Tom Brady and Matt Cassel!! As the youngest head coach in the NFL, I'm hoping for a scenario ala when John Gruden, the then-youngest head coach, was hired by the Oakland Raiders..

Also, Tony Dungy is expected to step down as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts later today and Jim Caldwell, the assistant head coach is expected to take over.. What an amazing run Dungy had both with Tampa Bay and Indy..

[Tarl_Cabot]

Well the Denver Broncos have officially hired former New England Patriots offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels as our new head coach!! And we are also expected to bring in former 49ers head coach Mike Nolan as our new defensive coordinator... *imitates Chris Berman* "Very interesting!!" LOL.. Wow.. Even though he's only 32 years old, I am intrigued by the hire of McDaniels...he can do wonders for Jay Cutler's game..just look at what he did with Tom Brady and Matt Cassel!! As the youngest head coach in the NFL, I'm hoping for a scenario ala when John Gruden, the then-youngest head coach, was hired by the Oakland Raiders..

Also, Tony Dungy is expected to step down as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts later today and Jim Caldwell, the assistant head coach is expected to take over.. What an amazing run Dungy had both with Tampa Bay and Indy..

Yeah, he lost alot of playoff games with so many 12+ win seasons. If it weren't for another choker, mart Shottenhiemer, I'm sure the Colts/Manning would still be without a SB title.

[The Dove]

BREAKING NEWS (as of just a little while ago): The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired their head coach, Jon Gruden and their GM, Bruce Allen... Wow!! Didn't see that one coming at all!!

[Johnboy007]

I'm actually not that surprised. Especially after completely blowing the division lead.

[tdalton]

I'm actually not that surprised. Especially after completely blowing the division lead.

I'm not surprised either. It was a move that should have been made immediately following the loss to the Raiders, rather than waiting over three weeks for the decision to be made.

[Joe Bond]

Looks like Warner and the Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl! Since my team (Rams) only won two games this year, at least they hired a good head coach for next year, I rooted for the Cardinals because of Kurt Warner and how they were not supposed to beat the Panthers and Eagles. I am picking the Steelers to win the AFC championship but I won't count out the Ravens especially if its a close game.

[Johnboy007]

Fail.

[Gabe Vieira]

Hell Yeah!!! Pittsburgh's Go'in to the Super Bowl!!!

[HildebrandRarity]

It's bewildering to witness a 9 and 7 team hosting a Conference Championship game, and then winning it. I suppose you can chalk it up to the ability of Warner to air it out better than the inconsistent McNabb.

The AFC winner of today's game was always going to be favoured in the Super Bowl given that both the Steelers and the Ravens have extremely strong Ds. And in this game it boiled down to Roethlisberger having more experience than his Baltimore counterpart, a rookie.

Obviously Pittsburg will be favoured in the Super Bowl because of it's Number 1 rated defence, but if Warner gets hot, then it could get interesting.

I know the Steelers were 20-1 odds for the Super Bowl back in August, but I don't even want to guess what level Arizona was handicapped at the start of the season.

Wow!

[The Richmond Spy]

If the Cards win the Super Bowl, then that leaves just Cincy, Cleveland, and Detroit as the miserable NFL franchises...what is it with this part of the country?

[HildebrandRarity]

If the Cards win the Super Bowl, then that leaves just ...., Cleveland,... as the miserable NFL franchises...what is it with this part of the country?

Ha ha! That part of the country up and left with Art Modell in the mid 90s and then won a Super Bowl in Baltimore a few years later!

The Cards are the dog in that game. I believe the opening line has the Steelers favoured by 6.5 points to win their sixth championship.

Honestly, the Cardinals have been a one dimentional team relying on Kurt Warner to air it out. Pittsburg, however, has the number one ranked defence in the league and are good everywhere on D.

Still, a hot quarterback can make the difference...and that hot quarterback is more likely to be Warner because Roethlisberger just has to conduct Pitt's normal game plan and schemes and let his defence strutt their stuff.

Arizona has a D as highlighted by Philadelphia torching them for three straight unanswered 2nd half touchdowns. Their only saving grace is that Pittsburg's offense isn't that potent.

[hcmv007]

Since there is a 2 week layoff b/t games the odds say this is going to be a blowout and Pittsburgh should win their record 6th Super Bowl. The worst thing the Cards needed was an off week. Their momentum will crash and they will get shelled. But as a Saints fan I am irked-I have seen the Falcons, Bucs and now the Cards get in the big game. !


Sorry for the use of the F-Bomb. It will happen again, but thank you to the auto censor for working.

[tdalton]

Although I'm a day late with it, great move by the Jets, hiring Rex Ryan as their head coach. I've never said this about any Jets head coach before, but I believe that this is the guy that's finally going to get this team to the next level.

[The Dove]

The Kansas City Chiefs have fired Herm Edwards and there are already rumors flying that former Broncos coach, Mike Shanahan will be named his successor...NOOOOOOO!!!

http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=3855917

[DLibrasnow]

I'll be rooting for the Steelers to beat Arizona.

[HildebrandRarity]

Since there is a 2 week layoff b/t games the odds say this is going to be a blowout and Pittsburgh should win their record 6th Super Bowl.

I don't see a blow-out. The spread has moved to -7. The opening line was -6.5, so money has gone to the Steelers since last Sunday.

Given that the Super Bowl is the most heavily bet upon game of the year (attracting the casual punter) I wouldn't read too much into it.

The reason I don't see a blow-out is because Pittsburg doesn't have the type of offensive fire-power that other teams have. They do, however, have the greatest defence of the year...so a possible blow-out may come from take-aways and interceptions, especially if Warner is forced to throw and throw...which he might end up doing anyway given how one dimensonal the Cards have been.

If you see the Steelers blowing-out Arizona, then that -7 spread should look attractive to you.

[mrsbonds_ppk]

I am once again in a city with a football team that is going to the Superbowl. Woo! Go Steelers!

Now back to your regular programing...

[The Dove]

I'm rooting for the Arizona Cardinals in this one!! Love to see Kurt Warner get another Super Bowl ring...