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Originally Posted by monroeski
Are you able to draft from the current crop of players to start the franchise? I like doing that to make the lions good in year 1 :eek:
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Originally Posted by monroeski
Are you able to draft from the current crop of players to start the franchise? I like doing that to make the lions good in year 1 :eek:
I think you can, but honestly, I've never tried. :D I can check once I'm done simulating this season. I seem to remember seeing a "franchise draft" option somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by fastitocalon
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Yes, there is a fantasy draft available. Odd that I've never used it on this game, since that is one of the first things I am going to do whenever I get another football game.
Well that was a gift to the Patriots, who seem to have 9 lives. You can't turn the ball over 4 times and expect to win. If marty didn't challenge that interception turned fumble (which was so obvious that I'd fire my review crew who told me to challenge) they would've had one more time out at the end. My assessment of the Pat's is that they're definitely not the best team in the league, nor do they really even impress me, but they always find ways to win. I gotta give them kudos for that.
My prediction is NO vs Indy in the SB w/ NO FTW!
The damn Patsies are gonna win it all again.
Down with the Patriots! SD should have won that game.
Well, since my ingenious prediction has been foiled (SD over NO) i am going to have to pick NO over the Patriots in the SuperBowl.
Don't mistake this year's NFC champion for a good football team. The AFC is winning the Super Bowl this year no matter who makes it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snakespy
At least they were great games to watch. I was rooting for Philly with everything that happened but they couldn't pull it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by angomeka
Pats Vs. Saints in the Super Bowl. I'll pick the Saints to win in a high scoring game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedkiller420
I agree with the matchup....or at least I hope this is the game we get to see. However, those Pats just find a way to win. "The Hoodie" makes every team they play look average. The Pats themselves manage to look just above average and squeak out wins. Love them or hate them, they find a way to get it done. Also, I don't think it's a secret anymore....Brady is pretty damn good in big games. Pats over the Saints.Quote:
Originally Posted by hongsc
Coaching won todays game, not Brady but yeah if they loose him there finished.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
I don't necessarily mean in today's game, just something I've noticed overall for a couple years now. So much is made about how they can seemingly switch out players at will up there, but at the same time Brady is irreplaceable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedkiller420
Everybody is replaceable...
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfNoob
I suppose the afc has a higher number of great teams, but when it's down to the final four teams this means nothing. You don't get to the conference championships without some serious skill and drive.
When I said he is irreplaceable, I meant that is what is generally implied in the media, that's not my own opinion. It seems like anyone else on the team that does well does so because of the system and such, while with Brady it's that he is SO AWESOME OMG.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boneycat
Particularly when it is one loss and you're out. The top AFC teams may win 7 or 8 out of 10 against the top NFC teams, but the NFC only needs to win one to win the Super Bowl.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
Ive never understood why so many people trip over the AFC or NFC winning the superbowl, i like to just concentrate on one team and hope they win no matter if they are AFC or NFC. Seriously, does it really matter which conference wins? I dont think so.
Those gaudy records in the AFC mean a lot more than in the NFC. The Eagles and Seahawks wouldn't have made the playoffs in the AFC, yet they gave the Saints and Bears all they could handle at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
The Eagles and Saints were 9-3 versus the NFC and 1-3 versus the AFC. The Bears were 12-1 versus the NFC and 2-2 versus the AFC. Now that the Eagles are out of it, I don't really care who wins the SB, or what conference they are from, but I just don't think the Saints or Bears have a shot, no matter who they play.
could be the year Manning gets the monkey off his back, Belichick isn't always Peyton's kryptonite... the pats are their biggest challenge, but Manning chokes in the playoffs...he should play for the bolts, almost did...it's like a sign.
they are playing in INDY, so thats a plus for manning....I'd like to see Harrison get a ring, just like I wanted to see LT get one....seems the good hearted humble guys who play football every sunday because they love to play get the shaft, Rice being the exception.
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The Chargers and the Ravens were the favorites, but instead, playoff veterans New England and Indianapolis prevailed in the Divisional Round, and now a tremendous matchup awaits in the AFC Championship Game when the Colts host the rival Patriots at 6:30 ET on CBS. New England has traditionally been a thorn in the side of Indianapolis, especially in the playoffs, often frustrating quarterback Peyton Manning into turnovers and mistakes. But the Colts have been a different team during the playoffs in 2007, relying not on Manning but on hard-hitting defense. New England will try to match the Colts' intensity and count on Tom Brady to lead them to yet another Super Bowl.
Seattle gave San Diego all they could handle a few weeks ago. The team everyone said would win it all. Anyone can beat anyone. Besides look at the last few Colts teams, who always win lots of games in the regular season only to get dumped early in the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfNoob
With that running game, the Saints have a shot at anyone. If anything, NE will need some of that Bradymagic (and some more ridiculous calls going their way) to have a prayer against NO.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfNoob
no doubt, colts need a good gameplan against Major Tom and Co...then need to pray their arses off that chi-town beats the saints.
All you're telling me is that the AFC is better than the NFC, which I've already agreed to. My point is that it's not tournament style where the NFC team has to go through a huge AFC gauntlet or anything; they just have to win ONE game, so the odds aren't really all that bad. Look at Boise State versus Oklahoma - OU wins 9 times out of 10, and probably blows them away by 3 or 4 touchdowns in 6 or 7 of those games. Boise State only had to win one, though, and they did.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfNoob
I humbly concede that the NFC champ will have a 10% chance of winning the Super Bowl. But that doesn't mean I think they have a reasonable chance of winning. I think it is more likely we will see a blowout.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
I dunno, those Saints look pretty darn good (yes, I've already written off the Bears). I still think it's Indy vs NO in the SB.
Colts over NO in the superbowl.
NO wins over Chi because they have destiny behind their back. That and Grossman sucks left and right nuts.
Colts win over NE because they are playing at home, watch Vinitari win the game for them.
That would be awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabidmoose171
Ok this weekend predictions:
Colts 34 Patriots 17
Saints 24 Bears 20