NFL Wild Card Weekend

[NCCubFan]

Something along those lines used to happen in college football (back before the days of .500 teams playing in bowl games). One of the college all-star games, the now-defunct Blue-Gray game, was always played on Christmas afternoon. Because there were still bowl games to be played nobody on teams with a bowl game still to be played were in the Blue-Gray game.

[17 Seconds]

Chargers

Ravens

 

Falcons

Eagles

[ChiCubsFan]

go fins

[imb]

i'm pulling for a miami-carolina super bowl

 

can you imagine? the pro bowl will have better ratings

[Careless]

I'm willing to make the argument that all four road teams should be favored in these games.

That's not a hard argument to make. Two of the games have a clearly superior wild card team and the other two have vulnerable teams

[Warpticon]

i'm pulling for a miami-carolina super bowl

 

can you imagine? the pro bowl will have better ratings

 

Don't get this. Aren't the Dolphins one of the most popular NFL franchises?

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

LOL, Vikings fans suck.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/36862649.html?elr=KArksUUUU

[bukie]

i'm pulling for a miami-carolina super bowl

 

can you imagine? the pro bowl will have better ratings

 

Don't get this. Aren't the Dolphins one of the most popular NFL franchises?

No, there aren't a lot of people that care about the Dolphins just because they're the Dolphins, and neither of those two teams has a headliner (no, Ronnie Brown and Ted Ginn are not headliners) to grab national attention. Arizona would probably work in much the same way, except that Arizona is the eternal underdog, so that angle would at least be interesting.

[kujay]

i'm pulling for a miami-carolina super bowl

 

can you imagine? the pro bowl will have better ratings

 

Don't get this. Aren't the Dolphins one of the most popular NFL franchises?

No, there aren't a lot of people that care about the Dolphins just because they're the Dolphins, and neither of those two teams has a headliner (no, Ronnie Brown and Ted Ginn are not headliners) to grab national attention. Arizona would probably work in much the same way, except that Arizona is the eternal underdog, so that angle would at least be interesting.

 

It seems to me Miami had a national following several years ago. I know several people who are Dolphin fans without any geographical or family reason for being such. I always thought it was just about Marino though.

[Soul]

LOL, Vikings fans suck.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/36862649.html?elr=KArksUUUU

 

Weird. It's not like they get playoff appearances every year in Minny. Usually their fans are better than that, although I'm sure they will sell the tickets.

[Banedon]

The Pro Bowl thing confuses me. Are you really going to ask players from the Super Bowl team to play in a meaningless exhibition game the week before the Super Bowl? And if your not, then WTH? You don't want players from the two "best" teams in the league in the Pro Bowl? It seems very odd to me. If you want to do it during the season, then do it in the middle like the ASG. But this makes little sense to me.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

LOL, Vikings fans suck.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/36862649.html?elr=KArksUUUU

 

Weird. It's not like they get playoff appearances every year in Minny. Usually their fans are better than that, although I'm sure they will sell the tickets.

 

Still, it is pretty sad. Those tickets would have been gone in 15 seconds if the Bears won the North.

[Derwood]

If they just canceled the Pro Bowl would anyone notice?

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm not going to blast any fan base that has trouble selling playoff tickets in this economic environment. Regular season tickets were sold prior to the fall collapse.

 

 

 

Anybody read Peter King's absurd self fellating MMQB story about Peyton Manning's knee? He bills it as a story that's never been told and is absolutely astonished, apparantly, to learn that Peyton Manning had bad knee issues this offseason, and then a setback during training camp. He wonders how they were able to keep this so quiet.

 

I remember reading about this many times in the offseason, hoping it would help the Bears in their week 1 matchup, which it clearly did. It's amazing how out of touch these old school journalists can be. They constantly complain about the downfall of tradition media and the end of the line for their peers, then write this self-congratulatory nonsense about how wonderfully he does his job.

 

If there's anybody else out there that reads Peter King just to get pissed at Peter King, take a look at kissingsuzykolber every Monday morning for Drew Magary's King write-up. I'm bummed it took me half the season to find this.

[Banedon]

If there's anybody else out there that reads Peter King just to get pissed at Peter King, take a look at kissingsuzykolber every Monday morning for Drew Magary's King write-up. I'm bummed it took me half the season to find this.

 

Peter King is the worst writer that I enjoy reading. I have no earthly idea why I like reading his stuff because it's wrong so very often....

 

I don't read much KSK...I'll have to check that out.

[jersey cubs fan]

If there's anybody else out there that reads Peter King just to get pissed at Peter King, take a look at kissingsuzykolber every Monday morning for Drew Magary's King write-up. I'm bummed it took me half the season to find this.

 

Peter King is the worst writer that I enjoy reading. I have no earthly idea why I like reading his stuff because it's wrong so very often....

 

I don't read much KSK...I'll have to check that out.

 

He gives it the fjm treatment. This week's was kind of weak, because I think he missed some opportunities. But the last 5-6 were really funny.

[hawkeyecub]

Peter King's ego has just exploded beyond belief the last few years since he's been featured more on Inside the NFL and Football Night in America.

[Warpticon]

I can certainly understand why people would pick the Ravens over the Dolphins. One thing I don't get, though, is how people can keep calling Indianapolis and San Diego the hottest teams in football. Indy, hell yeah. The Chargers? For winning 4 straight? The Dolphins have won 5 straight and 9 out of 10. Why do they never get mentioned for being hot?

[bukie]

I can certainly understand why people would pick the Ravens over the Dolphins. One thing I don't get, though, is how people can keep calling Indianapolis and San Diego the hottest teams in football. Indy, hell yeah. The Chargers? For winning 4 straight? The Dolphins have won 5 straight and 9 out of 10. Why do they never get mentioned for being hot?

Because nobody cares about the Dolphins. I thought we covered this already. :)

[rchap24]

I think it's gonna be Panthers vs. Titans in the Super Bowl

[Banedon]

If there's anybody else out there that reads Peter King just to get pissed at Peter King, take a look at kissingsuzykolber every Monday morning for Drew Magary's King write-up. I'm bummed it took me half the season to find this.

 

Peter King is the worst writer that I enjoy reading. I have no earthly idea why I like reading his stuff because it's wrong so very often....

 

I don't read much KSK...I'll have to check that out.

 

He gives it the fjm treatment. This week's was kind of weak, because I think he missed some opportunities. But the last 5-6 were really funny.

 

There were some good bits...fjm was funnier when it was on, but still...fun reading. The 50-50 stuff had me laughing pretty good.

[CubColtPacer]

 

 

 

Anybody read Peter King's absurd self fellating MMQB story about Peyton Manning's knee? He bills it as a story that's never been told and is absolutely astonished, apparantly, to learn that Peyton Manning had bad knee issues this offseason, and then a setback during training camp. He wonders how they were able to keep this so quiet.

 

I remember reading about this many times in the offseason, hoping it would help the Bears in their week 1 matchup, which it clearly did. It's amazing how out of touch these old school journalists can be. They constantly complain about the downfall of tradition media and the end of the line for their peers, then write this self-congratulatory nonsense about how wonderfully he does his job.

 

A lot of that information was reported for the first time in that article. The first indication fans had that anything was wrong was in July when it was reported that Manning had gone under the knife. Not that he was going to..it wasn't reported until the day of. The story was bursa sac removal and a 4-6 week timetable.

 

That was the last update Colts fans received over the next month. The second surgery was kept completely secret. So were the setbacks. In fact, a common thing on radio that month was speculation about where Manning was and what he was doing..there was even a mock hunt to figure out what secret location he was in. Once the season started, there was absolutely nothing said by the team about his knee. There was no indication (other than his play) that he was anything but 100%.

 

So yes, it was known that Manning had surgery and might not be ready for the start of the season. But it's absolutely amazing in this day and age that the Colts were able to keep all the rest under wraps until now. It was a huge mystery that's finally solved, and it certainly gives me doubts about how much of the story fans ever get. There's a Colts chat on Monday nights with one of the local writers and that article really had the fans buzzing.

 

Of course, I don't like Manning's choice in this. He should have gone to one of the local guys with the story. Also, the timing is...curious. It should be the final push needed to wrap up his 3rd MVP award, and even if he didn't intend for that to be an effect it still was poor timing to have the whole story released this week.

[jersey cubs fan]

 

 

 

Anybody read Peter King's absurd self fellating MMQB story about Peyton Manning's knee? He bills it as a story that's never been told and is absolutely astonished, apparantly, to learn that Peyton Manning had bad knee issues this offseason, and then a setback during training camp. He wonders how they were able to keep this so quiet.

 

I remember reading about this many times in the offseason, hoping it would help the Bears in their week 1 matchup, which it clearly did. It's amazing how out of touch these old school journalists can be. They constantly complain about the downfall of tradition media and the end of the line for their peers, then write this self-congratulatory nonsense about how wonderfully he does his job.

 

A lot of that information was reported for the first time in that article. The first indication fans had that anything was wrong was in July when it was reported that Manning had gone under the knife. Not that he was going to..it wasn't reported until the day of. The story was bursa sac removal and a 4-6 week timetable.

 

That was the last update Colts fans received over the next month. The second surgery was kept completely secret. So were the setbacks. In fact, a common thing on radio that month was speculation about where Manning was and what he was doing..there was even a mock hunt to figure out what secret location he was in. Once the season started, there was absolutely nothing said by the team about his knee. There was no indication (other than his play) that he was anything but 100%.

So yes, it was known that Manning had surgery and might not be ready for the start of the season. But it's absolutely amazing in this day and age that the Colts were able to keep all the rest under wraps until now. It was a huge mystery that's finally solved, and it certainly gives me doubts about how much of the story fans ever get. There's a Colts chat on Monday nights with one of the local writers and that article really had the fans buzzing.

 

Of course, I don't like Manning's choice in this. He should have gone to one of the local guys with the story. Also, the timing is...curious. It should be the final push needed to wrap up his 3rd MVP award, and even if he didn't intend for that to be an effect it still was poor timing to have the whole story released this week.

 

You really didn't see the stories about the setback and second procedure? This stuff was reported before, but Peyton and the Colts either stayed quiet or denied it. The only exclusive part of this story was Peyton talking and giving some details. It was already reported.

 

And that bolded statement is just bizarre to me. There was no indication he was anything but 100%? Are you kidding? Everybody knew he wasn't 100% and most everybody talked about it in every story about the Colts.

[CubColtPacer]

 

 

 

Anybody read Peter King's absurd self fellating MMQB story about Peyton Manning's knee? He bills it as a story that's never been told and is absolutely astonished, apparantly, to learn that Peyton Manning had bad knee issues this offseason, and then a setback during training camp. He wonders how they were able to keep this so quiet.

 

I remember reading about this many times in the offseason, hoping it would help the Bears in their week 1 matchup, which it clearly did. It's amazing how out of touch these old school journalists can be. They constantly complain about the downfall of tradition media and the end of the line for their peers, then write this self-congratulatory nonsense about how wonderfully he does his job.

 

A lot of that information was reported for the first time in that article. The first indication fans had that anything was wrong was in July when it was reported that Manning had gone under the knife. Not that he was going to..it wasn't reported until the day of. The story was bursa sac removal and a 4-6 week timetable.

 

That was the last update Colts fans received over the next month. The second surgery was kept completely secret. So were the setbacks. In fact, a common thing on radio that month was speculation about where Manning was and what he was doing..there was even a mock hunt to figure out what secret location he was in. Once the season started, there was absolutely nothing said by the team about his knee. There was no indication (other than his play) that he was anything but 100%.

So yes, it was known that Manning had surgery and might not be ready for the start of the season. But it's absolutely amazing in this day and age that the Colts were able to keep all the rest under wraps until now. It was a huge mystery that's finally solved, and it certainly gives me doubts about how much of the story fans ever get. There's a Colts chat on Monday nights with one of the local writers and that article really had the fans buzzing.

 

Of course, I don't like Manning's choice in this. He should have gone to one of the local guys with the story. Also, the timing is...curious. It should be the final push needed to wrap up his 3rd MVP award, and even if he didn't intend for that to be an effect it still was poor timing to have the whole story released this week.

 

You really didn't see the stories about the setback and second procedure? This stuff was reported before, but Peyton and the Colts either stayed quiet or denied it. The only exclusive part of this story was Peyton talking and giving some details. It was already reported.

 

And that bolded statement is just bizarre to me. There was no indication he was anything but 100%? Are you kidding? Everybody knew he wasn't 100% and most everybody talked about it in every story about the Colts.

 

There was a whisper or two about a second surgery during training camp, but just about nobody believed it. It was reported by some less reputable people as a rumor, and most reporters refused to report it at all. The Colts confirmed it out of the blue in the middle of the season that there had been a second procedure, but no details.

 

I'm talking about official indication. Everybody deflected questions about the knee. He didn't appear on the injury report at all. People assumed he was still hurting because of his play, but that was even hotly debated (some people claimed he was having an off season, others said the injuries on the offensive line and the lack of a running game were the reason and that he was completely healthy).

[jersey cubs fan]

Colts fans must stick their heads in the sand a lot.