Revolution said:

Same here...I haven't watched the Pro Bowl since Bradshaw and Staubach were the starting QBs. All-Star games don't do it for me anymore. I used to watch the NBA All-Stars when Dr.J, Magic, Bird, & Gervin were doing their thing. Now I could care less....they ain't what they used to be.


Go Eagles! I want them to win so my G-Men will have the pleasure of beating them in two weeks. We owe them.
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MuthaFunka said:

Exactly, they already sit players out of regular season games once they clinch home field advantage.

kpowers said:

Yep. And what's the ONLY major sport that has its all star game AFTER their season? NFL. Why? Because the risk of injury - season-ending injury at that - makes sure it won't be held at the midway point where teams could lose their best players.

I'm watching the Cardinals/Falcons game. Is it me or is it weird watching the Cardinals in the play offs?

kpowers said:

All I know is that the refs are doing all they can to make sure you're not watching the Cardinals next week....missing obvious calls....
(I'm stationed in Arizona, so I got a little transplanted homerism going...)

reneGade20 said:

Yeah 2 bad calls so far. Vibe for me feels like the Cardinals will win

kpowers said:

Its definitely looking like that now....but then, these ARE the Cardinals, so I'll wait til the clock hits all zeroes to pass judgement.....

Kurt Warner is doing the damn thang, ain't he???

SCNDLS said:

I am so glad!! It was starting to get to the point of "brettfavrebrettfavrebrettfavre" for Matty Ice....got tired of hearing about him.....

SCNDLS said:

That's exactly why I picked 'em. I had Warner as my fantasy QB and I kicked ass every week and won the title, so I knew he'd bang on ATL's D, and that's exactly why I picked 'em!

reneGade20 said:

I like ol' grocery baggin' Kurt.

But Matt Ryan needs a new monicker cuz that's some dumb shit.

MuthaFunka said:

I had ATL, but I changed my mind because I took a deeper look at Micheal Turner's road stats....and he didn't get nearly as many yards away from the GA Dome...I figured the Cards would be able to keep him in check enough to get the W...

...as for the Colts, it looks like the Chargers are in that ass....

Damn, The Colts D fucked up!

lilgish said:

I know, right?? The Chargers D pretty much played lights out tonight, though....

Darren Sproles was a BEAST tonight...LaDanian Who?!?!


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Good to get those upsets out today. Both sets of birds should take care of business tomorrow.

Go RAVENS!!!

reneGade20 said:

LT played with a tendon detached from his groin! His groin! It even hurts to type that and I was squirming the whole time they were discussing it! No, last night LT proved he was the toughest athlete ever!

AlexdeParis said:

LT did more sitting than playing. I also noticed it hurt to cut.

It probably doesn't hurt unless he tries to cut, otherwise it's just sore.
And I'm sure he had a shot or two before the game.

Don't expect him to do much more next week.

Chad can't do sjit against that Ravens defense. Ed Reed owns his ass.

SUPRMAN said:

He had me when he put his pants on. There is no "just" anything with a groin injury.

AP made the Eagles defense look stupid on that 40 yard TD run.

AlexdeParis said:

My response was a tongue in cheek to the TV experts who said that the Chargers wouldn't win if Sproles ended up having to carry the load for LT...I know what a groin injury feels like, so it wasn't a knock on his toughness...

reneGade20 said:

Yeah, I got that. OTOH, I don't think I heard a lot of people lamenting their chances with Sproles.

More importantly,

E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!

With the victory, Donovan McNabb moves to 10th all time among quarterbacks (and 3rd among active QBs) with 8 playoff wins, moving past Ken Stabler and Peyton Manning.

1. Joe Montana 16
2. Terry Bradshaw 14
2. John Elway 14
2. Tom Brady 14
5. Brett Favre 12
6. Roger Staubach 11
6. Troy Aikman 11
8. Bart Starr 9
8. Jim Kelly 9
10. Jim Plunkett 8
10. Steve Young 8
10. Donovan McNabb 8

13. Ken Stabler 7
13. Peyton Manning 7

the divisional round is set;

Saturday -
Ravens @ Titans - 4:30pm
Cardinals at Panthers - 8:15pm

Sunday -
Eagles @ Giants - 1:00pm
Chargers @ Steelers - 4:45pm

Great matchups all around. What a weekend!

GO GIANTS!!!!!

AlexdeParis said:

Yet he's still underappreciated in Philly. He's won conference champinships and took the Eagles to a SB, but he gets no love. Y'all will miss him when he's gone.

uPtoWnNY said:

Well, this Philly fan has always appreciated him. I became an Eagles fan after seeing what Randall could do, but Donovan quickly became my favorite player.

uPtoWnNY said:

I don't see any road teams winning here . . .

My picks:

Ravens over Titans
Panthers over Cardinals
Eagles over Giants
Steelers over Chargers

AlexdeParis said:

Yup those are my picks as well