Romo 15/30 so far...he will get full blame tonight...2:00 to go
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
I had the feeling that the Cowboys would end up choking rather than being outplayed unless they met the Patriots in the Super Bowl. They really just never seemed to get it back together after beating Green Bay. Giants looked ready for the picking all game but the Dallas offense just never on track especially in a poor 2nd half.
These may be Romo's learning pains and he might get better but he sure ain't reminding me of Aikman or Staubach.
Is this another PR stunt by TO or is he actually upset??
"Its not fair!!!" *sniff* "It's not fair!"
LMAO
That's strange. If it is genuine, I wonder what it is about Romo that makes TO like him so much. Had Garcia, Bledsoe or McNabb blown two playoff games in a row, Owens would be throwing them under the bus.
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Ahhhh......it's a beautiful thing.
The NFC championship game at Lambeau Field on the frozen tundra with sub-zero temperatures expected by game time. All is right with the world.
GB smoked the Giants in NJ by 21 but that was very early in the season (week 3 maybe?) I expect a much closer game this time around.
Hard to find a weak spot on the Packers right now though other than they are almost too young to find themselves in this position. The one worry is a banged up O line against a very good defense on the Giants.
Im just not sure that Manning and his receivers can be real effective against the Packers pass defence, and the run defense has been lights out as of late as well.
If I do checklist this is how it boils down to me.
Offense....the Packers. Ryan Grant ran for more yards than anyone else in the NFL without the initial LT the last half of the season. Then again this weekend. The resurrection of thinder and lightning in NY has been a very good one, but again the Pack run stop has been nothing short of stellar the last 6 weeks. Only NE averaged more yds on offense per game this season than the Packers while the Giants were 16th. The Packers were 4th in the NFL in pts per game, while the Giants were 14th.
Defense.... Edge to the Packers overall. The Giants front 4 are about as good as it gets in the NFL with Strahan playing like a kid again, although GB's big guys are pretty good as well. When you factor in the CB's and LB's though and the Giants injuries, I think the scales tip over to the Green side. Though the Giants were 7th in the NFL in yds given up per game, the Packers were 11th giving up only 8 more per game. Against the run the G men gave up an average of 98 yd per game, the Packers 103. Aginst the pass the Giants gave up 207 and the Pack 210. Very even.
QB...huge edge GB
Favre completed 66.5% of his passes, Manning 56.1.
Favre threw for 4,155 yds while Manning went for 3,336.
Favre threw for 28 TD's, while Manning managed 23.
Favre was sacked 16 times, Manning 27.
Favre threw 15 INT's, Manning 20.
Plays over 20 yds..Favre 49 Manning 36
Plays over 40 yds ..Favre 16, Manning 6.
QB rating for the year...Favre 95.7 (6th in NFL) Manning 73.9 (25th in NFL)
RB's
Without a doubt the Giants have the edge overall here. Jacobs/Bradshaw is a dynamite combination. The Giants were 4th in the NFL rushing the ball, while GB was a distant 21st. NY avg 134 yds a game while GB goes for 100 a significant difference. NY scored 15 TD's along the ground, GB 13. NY ran the ball 29 times a game, GB only 24.
WR's
Have to give the edge overall to GB here as well just because of depth.
The Packers have Driver/Jennings/Jones/Lee all with over 500 yds on the year. The Giants have Toomer/Burress and an injured Shockey. They do look like they have a player in Steve Smith though.
Kicking...which may be as important in next weeks weather as anything else.
Jon Ryan of GB averages 44.4 yds per kick. Jeff Feagles of NY 40.4
Net averages of 37.6 and 36.0 respectively.
As for the FG kickers.
Mason Crosby of GB was 31 of 39 for an 80% clip. 3-5 from 50+. Didnt miss a PAT.
Lawrence Tynes was 23 of 27 for 85%. 0-0 from 50+ and missed 2 PAT's.
Crosby led the NFL in scoring. Tynes was 20th.
Intangibles...edge to GB in a big way.
Favre in his rennaisance year IN GB on a frozen field for the NFC championship? The whole aura of Lambeau in January, and Favre looking to set yet another record for longest time between starts in a Super Bowl. Yup, I think they have this category locked up.
The Giants though have won 9 straight road games since losing to Dallas in week 1. Awesome stuff.
GB has 6 straight wins at home and winning by an average score of 32-11 during that time. Pretty good as well.
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
Good breakdown Transplant. How do you think the Pack stacks up vs. the AFC? I don't know what to make of GB - they seem really good, but they enjoyed a relatively soft schedule this year. They beat NYG and SD when those teams were still finding themselves. GB posted impressive victories vs. WAS and SEA. Lost at DAL. The rest of the schedule was easy.
I think they beat the Giants too (could be close though), but can they challenge NE (or SD)?
That's strange. If it is genuine, I wonder what it is about Romo that makes TO like him so much. Had Garcia, Bledsoe or McNabb blown two playoff games in a row, Owens would be throwing them under the bus.
yeah, I'm stunned. Has the guy finally figured out how to not be an idiot?
It's not likely, but in one game, anything can happen. Favre used to be able to singlehandedly win games for the Packers, he could do so again.
Remember, teams that were much worse then the Packers played pretty good games against NE this year. A couple of those teams should have won.
It's incredible that up until the middle of last season, everyone was wondering whether GB should start a different QB to prepare for the future. They are now 18-3 in their last 21 games, 18-1 to all teams other than Chicago.
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