Showing posts with label Tom Brady. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

A-Mac's Divisional Round Playoffs

Well maybe I should have put off my return. I like most people went 1-3 in Wild Card Weekend. Somehow FF Rex and the Jets beat the Manning Face, Pete Carroll took his sub 500 team and beat the Defending champions, The Packers were as good as they should have been while Vick wasn't, and of course the Ravens won like they were supposed to. This has set up for the AFC Round of Hatred and the NFC's wild and crazy.
First the NFC
Seahawks at Bears- It will be a cold one and the Seahawks will be without their vaunted earthquake causing 12th Man. Jay Cutler has never won a playoff game but Mike Martz has coached a few. Matt Hasselbeck must have had a Faustian bargain to win last week so I think they lose badly this week even if Cutler spends a lot of time on his back. Bears 36-21.

Packers at Falcons- This one will be played in a Dome. No weather factor here. Aaron Rodgers had a hell of a game last week and I think he takes Matty Ice to the hole this game too. Though the Falcons have two Montana boys on their team, I will be rooting for the Pack to win. They showed they have a running game and Rodgers is better than Ryan. Packers 27-21

Ah The AFC- Roger Goodell could not have asked for a better round. Though the Colts are out, two of the best rivals in football are getting a rubber match. The Ravens-Steelers game will be interesting to watch as both teams beat each other on the road, so look for the Ravens to try to do it again. FF Rex is taking his J E T S back into Gillette where they lost the laugher during the season. The Jets are certainly fired up but they have also been trash talking the Patriots which is never a good thing. TFB is going to be mighty pumped to throw at Cromartie all day long.

Ravens-Steelers. The Ravens are playing for Ed Reed's family. Their D is still awesome. The Steelers have shown great prowess under She Said No this year but his Offensive Line is missing almost every starter. Its basically trotting out the scout team to protect him. Look to She Said No to be put in the compromising positions he likes to do to others. This game will be won in the trenches and the Ravens will come out ahead 20-17.

Jets at Patriots- The Coup de Grace of the Divisional Playoff Round. The Jets are looking to come in and unseat Super Bowl ambitions in New England. They are looking to make Revis Island relevant and make TFB pay for watching "Lombardi" instead of their game. Cromartie called Brady an asshole. This is an emotional game. FF Rex is looking to win otherwise he's going to have to go home and make more videos with the wife. Darth Hoodie is going to be prepared though and with Brandon Spikes back, the Defense is better. TFB also has Little White Jesus, The Law Firm, The Twin headed Tight End Gronknandez, and White Lightning Wes. I think the Pats beat the Jets but not in the laughfest of last time. 36-28 Pats

Next week will be interesting.
Packers at Bears- Division rivals
Ravens at Patriots-last team to beat New England at home in the playoffs.

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Return of The A-Mac: Playoff Style

Sorry for disappearing. Between work and losing a computer, life got in the way! I have returned to grace the site once again to do my Wild Card Weekend picks.

AFC:
#1 New England & #2 Pittsburgh both have byes in the first round. This will allow both teams to gets some rest including Little White Jesus(Danny Whitehead) and The Sensational Samoan(Troy Polamalu) recover from their latest injuries. She Said No and TFB will also enjoy some time off. Hey Ben don't assault anyone during your off week ok?

#6 Jets at #3 Colts.
A rematch of last years AFC championship game, these teams are coming in from two different directions. The Jets limped in on Foot Fetish Rex especially Mark I am not very good Sanchez while Peyton Manning and the Colts finished strong to overtake the surprising Jags to win the AFC South again. FF Rex is a good coach but his teams need a strong performance from Revis Island and LDT to stop the trampling colts. This might be Peyton's hardest year given he lost his best players with Austin Collie joining the list in week 16. I still think The Manning Face(TM Bill Simmons) wins this one. It will give Rex a long offseason for him and his wife to film their new HBO series, Tickle Toes.

#5 Ravens at #4 Chiefs.
Todd Haley did the best thing he could do after the Cardinals Super Bowl, jump ship. It was a sinking one plus he got a head coaching job. Little New England seems to be good under his regime even though Charlie Weis is leaving to go to Florida. Explain to me why you'd leave the NFL for College. I don't get it. Thats ok. The Chiefs will hire former Little King as their offensive coordinator next year. The Ravens are still the Ravens. Joe Flacco has won playoff games, Matt Cassell has never played in one. Ray Lewis who must thank the stars every day for Mike Vick is doing ok as is Ed Reed. The Ravens will win a defensive battle and advance to face a rematch of the 09 playoffs in Foxboro with the Patriots.

NFC
#1 Falcons and #2 Bears both have byes. Da Bears certainly surprised me this year. I thought Old Horny Perv and the Purple were going to be the best team in the North. Well that was a wrong prediction. Doesn't help that Brad Childress is probably one of the worst coaches ever in the modern NFL. The Falcons have 2 former U of Montana players on their team so go Griz.

#6 Packers @ #3 Eagles.
The last time Mike Vick faced the Pack in the playoffs, it was a cold snowy game in Lambeau. He took out OHP's team back then. Fortunately for Bad Newz Vick, this one is at home with Aaron Rodgers still coming off of a concussion. If Greg Jennings can do this for the Pack in real life they will win. I think Vick and Jackson might be too tough though. Eagles win

#5 Saints @ #4 Seahawks
Its embarrassing that a 7-9 team made the playoffs but it happened. The Seahawks were blown out a lot this year by good teams. They did win the shittiest division in football. Its a home game and the Saints could suffer the effects of the 12th man. Who knows! The Saints win this one 30-12 with the Hawks only scoring FGs.

So, the divisional rounds should look like this.
AFC
#5 Ravens @ #1 Patriots
#3 Colts @ #2 Steelers

NFC
#5 Saints @ #1 Falcons
#3 Eagles @ #2 Bears

Saturday, October 16, 2010

KGs Week 6 Picks

I was a respectable 9-5 last week, which has brought my season total to 10 games over .500. I'm still pretty short of my really awesome record from last year (146-78 for a percentage of 62% right), but my record thus far is 43-33 (56%) but there is still plenty of time left. So here we go with our week 6 picks!

Atlanta @ Philadelphia: This is sort of a tough one to pick because both teams have played well and not so well. Nobody really seems to be able to tell who these teams are quite yet. Vick is still out, so it's still Kevin Kolb. Falcons are 4-1, but haven't exactly been terribly convincing, with the exception of their beat down of Arizona. Philly is still struggling to find out how to play consistently with either of those 2 QBs. Atlanta has more stability, and, as a result, will take this one.

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh: Cleveland has played teams very tough, but no team comes tougher than the Steelers. Even with She Said No back in the lineup, and all the distraction that will be brought on by the media from his "extra curricular activities" that got him suspended in the first place, the Steelers know how to stay focused and win football games. They will beat the Browns.

Seattle @ Chicago: The Bears are the worst 1st place team in football. After a truly pathetic game in Carolina, and the Panters are included in that pathetic description, Bears get QB Cutler back. He's still a turnover waiting to happen, and the Seahawks have new energy under Pete Carroll. I'm going out on a limb and taking the Hawks.

Miami @ Green Bay: Green Bay has been very underwhelming this year. They are supposed to be the team that comes out, moves the ball at will, and scores a ton of points, but they haven't been doing that. Aaron Rodgers is going to play after the concussion that he got last week, but he hasn't been that great either. They're very inconsistent, and are facing a team that really knows how badly they need a win. The Fins have got to start winning if they want to get into the playoffs since they currently trail both the Jets and the Pats. They'll be ready to play, but I think GB's defense is the big difference maker here. They've played well enough to win, and have been let down by the offense. I think they will continue to make good plays, and will probably get some special teams help this week to get by the Fins.

Detroit @ NY Giants: Detroit absolutely clobbered St. Louis, but the G-men have found their feet and are starting to play like the team we always expect them to. Eli will have a field day against Detroit, and the G-men will win big.

New Orleans @ Tampa Bay: What is up with the Saints here? Give up the game against Atlanta, barely beat Carolina, and then lose to Arizona!? Who are these guys and where is the group that won the Super Bowl last year? Tampa has surprised everybody, and has really made the teams that are inconsistent pay for being inconsistent. I'm going to go with the Saints on this one because they've got to know how bad it would be to lose to this team. That will make their road just to get back to the playoffs extremely difficult. I'm not jumping ship yet, but I'm pretty close. Still, Saints win.

San Diego @ St. Louis: San Diego has been allowing teams that shouldn't beat them, beat them. They are definitely missing LT and Vincent Jackson, though their offense does still continue to produce. Nonetheless, I still have a hard time picking St. Louis in this game, so give me the Chargers.

Kansas City @ Houston: Now here's a tough game to pick. KC is coming off their first loss of the season, and Houston is looking to avoid losing 2 in a row here. Both of these teams have legit playoff hopes for the first time in a while, so who will play like the better playoff team? My gut tells me to go with Houston on this one, but it's going to be a really close game. If they can get their run game going against this suddenly stout KC defense, then it will be a good day for the Texans. I'll take Houston.

Baltimore @ New England: This one was a good game last year, that got spoiled by some late, really stupid calls against Baltimore since the league has to always protect girly man Tom Brady. The Ravens are stingy as ever on defense, and have made some offensive improvements. The Pats are still old on D, just traded away their biggest receiving weapon, and resigned another undersized receiver. The Pats are always tough at home, but, just like last year, I will take the Ravens in New England.

Oakland @ San Francisco: Man oh man, San Fran has fallen so far. I completely over-estimated the Niners this year when I predicted that Mike Singletary could very well be coach of the year. I suppose he still could, but they'll have to win every remaining game. Oakland is riding high after beating the Chargers in San Diego, so there may be a bit of a let down in this game. So, I'll take the Niners in a squeaker at home.

NY Jets @ Denver: My Broncos showed how they responded to a tough team that doesn't take penalties, they fold like a cheap lawn chair. The Broncos had an absurd amount of penalties, and never really had a chance. They also got run all over by Ray Rice and Willis McGahee. Look for that to be the same type of formula that the Jets follow. Run it hard, and let your tough defense beat up the other team. Orton will get his passing yards, only because they'll be playing from behind early on. Oh yeah, that and they have absolutely no running game. McD has definitely been a step backwards for the Broncos. Look for this team to quit on McD again very soon, just like they did last year.

Dallas @ Minnesota: 2 teams that we all expected a lot from, that are now going to be very lucky to even make the playoffs. Both teams are 1-3, and both have just killed themselves at times. Moss is back for the Vikes, which is a good thing for them, and Favre seems like he might not play this week, which may be better for the Vikes with all of the distraction from Favre's "sexting" that he's doing (allegedly). The Cowboys just keep doing stupid things to themselves. I know they weren't happy with that penalty from last week, but you have to know the rules regarding celebrations. But then you can't blame the fact that your special teams gave up a 73 yard run, and your defense couldn't stop the other team when they needed to, on the stupid penalty that you took. Dallas, to me, will find another way to beat themselves, and the Vikes will improve to 2-3.

Indianapolis @ Washington: Washington has been perplexing. They haven't really been that great, but they haven't given up a lot of points and have stayed in games. Indy has been moving pretty well, but hasn't scored a lot of points. They had a gutsy win against a much improved KC team last week, and I look for them to build on that this week. Colts win.

Tennessee @ Jacksonville: Tough division this one. All teams sitting at 3-2, and all in need of a win. Jacksonville has managed to hang around, and Tennessee has lost some close games. I still see Tennessee as the superior team here, so I'll go with them on my Monday night game.

Here's hoping for 14-0!! Let's see your picks A-Mac!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

A-Mac's Week 4 Spectacular

Denver @ Tennessee: Ok So the Titans are worse than we thought they were and the Broncos are doing ok. But The Broncos need to stop All World RB, Chris Johnson and I don't know if that can happen. It depends on who is playing QB for the Titans. I will take the Titans in a squeaker.

San Francisco @ Atlanta: Well the Niners have officially blown my NFC west pick. Falcons looked good against the Saints. Matt Ryan needs to show me he can be consistent which he should do as long as he stays away from Patrick Willis. Falcons win.

NY Jets @ Buffalo: Wow the Bills cut their Week 1 starter finally and Harvard Alum Ryan Fitzpatrick has the job full time now. But with all that said, no Revis Island is necessary this week as the Jets romp.

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh: Wow are the Steelers really going to go 4-0 without She Said No. I think they will. Baltimore is good but Troy Big Hair has restarted the Pitt Defense to be awesome. Steelers win 10-9

Carolina @ New Orleans: Well the Panthers can't figure out how to use their talented RB duo. Its a shame but the Saints kick their puny butts.

Cincinnati @ Cleveland: Poor Cleveland is the theme of my picks this year and should be the name of the Browns fan club! The Bengals win this won fairly easily even with the Browns showing some life.

Detroit @ Green Bay: Detroit showed their division rivals they can play after doing well against the Vikes. They won't be able to handle the awesome defense of Clay Matthews though. Aaron Rodgers continues his march to MVP with this game. Packers win again.

Seattle @ St. Louis: Seattle is good, not great. They might even be just slightly better than mediocre. That is still enough to beat the Rams. Rams won't have Steven Jackson this game so that even hurts their chances more.

Indianapolis @ Jacksonville: Peyton Manning generally does well against the Jags even though the Jags can get close. David Garrard has regressed as a QB the last two weeks and Jack Del Rio is probably the first coached fired this season. Colts win.

Houston @ Oakland: Raiders can't play O. Raiders can't play D. Texans win.

Arizona @ San Diego: San Diego sucks without V Jax but the Cardinals still miss Kurt Dancing with the Stars Warner. I think the Cardinals win this game though as Rivers is still floundering without LT and V Jax.

Washington @ Philadelphia: Vick. McNabb. All the juicy storylines this week are in Philly. McNabb won't be booed because he was the one shown the door much like Brian Dawkins. Philly fans remember the good times but they are having a bit of a good time with Michael Vick. Philly wins at home and McNabb wonders what might have been.

Chicago @ NY Giants: This game smacks of Take the Giants at home game. They have been floundering but Jay Cutler is due for a bad game. So Giants at home it is.

New England @ Miami: Pats are awful in Miami especially early in the season. Straight Cash Homey has been enjoying a nice few weeks though but White Wes Welker has disappeared. In order for the Pats to win, Tom Terrific has to hit both WRs. The real questions are on the defensive side. Can the Pats stop Ronnie Brown? I don't know if that is the case. I think the Dolphins win in a close shoot out game.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

WHO DAT?!

Firstly, and most obviously, congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning their first ever Super Bowl, on their first ever trip there. What a season, and what a way they managed to silence critics, and always just go about things in their way.

I have to say, this was such an amazing game, I can hardly believe it. Just a bunch of moments where you had to sit back and literally rub your eyes because you can't believe what you just saw. I was completely and utterly stunned by that onside kick at the start of the second half. And I have never seen a scrum for a loose football like that, ever! Where people were pulled out and then went back in 2 or 3 times because they knew what was at stake. Just an astonishing game.

One cannot say enough about what Sean Peyton and Drew Brees have done for that team. This is a team that, not very long ago, was once again being referred to as the Aint's. Then you get Drew Brees, you draft Reggie Bush, you get a hell of a coach in there, make some great signings and look what you have. It is truly astonishing.

As for the Colts, there is no need to worry about them. They will be back just like they always are next year. And I want to comment on another thing about the Colts. They have shown, again, that they are still one of the classiest teams in the league, especially Peyton Manning and Jim Caldwell. I mean, both of them said it exactly how it was. Knew what happened, told it like it happened, made no excuses, and gave every single bit of credit to the team that won. I credit Manning and Caldwell for showing the kind of class that all people who play any sport should aspire to. Unlike other players and coaches who, coincidentally enough, have gone through similar things in the last few years, and just seem to want to sit in the locker room and sulk instead of speaking to anybody. (coughing noises) **brady** **Bellichick** excuse me, I feel a bit of a cold coming on. I'll have to take something for that.

Once again, we have had an amazing Super Bowl. A new team is crowned champion. Another season has ended. And now we await free agency and the draft. I look forward to all of that, and will work to continue to provide fun sports insight. Congrats, once again, to the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl 44 champions.