THE 5TH DOWNREPORT
* Kickoff
* Touchdown
* Extra Point
* Fumble
* Interception
* 2 Min. Warning
* Coin Toss
* Under Review
* Sudden Death
* Hall of Fame
* Blitz
* On the Sidelines
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♦ Top 5 QBs of non-playoff teams ♦ Going for 2 costs the Steelers ♦ Belichick Coach of the Year ♦ Who are the AFC/NFC MVPs? ♦ Will Jessica Simpson be in Dallas? ♦ Steroids in baseball... who cares? ♦ Why does Andrea Kramer have a job? ♦ Who could upset Pats/Colts? ♦ Mike Vick's house for sale ♦ The third best team in the AFC is... ♦ Our Divisional playoff picks |
~ Kickoff ~
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~ Touchdown ~
~ Extra Point ~
~ Fumble ~
RE: Pittsburgh Steeler Coach Mike Tomlin
Folks, it's really not that complicated. You don't go for 2 points until you absolutely have to. There's no strategy, there's
no charts, there's no formula. With 10:25 to go in the 4th quarter, and you're down 28-23, you kick the extra point to make
it 28-24 because with so much time left there probably will be more scoring. Now at 28-24, when you scored another touchdown
you kick the extra point and go up 31-28. Then should the Jags kick a field goal, they only tie the game at 31. For Mike Tomlin
to say that going for 2 at 28-23 was insignificant was not only dumb, it was flat out wrong. The Steelers lost the game because of
that decision to go for 2. Now, they still could have lost in overtime, but we'll never know.
~ Interception ~
RE: Steroids in baseball
Why is there this sudden interest in steroid use in baseball? What exactly is the point? So Barry Bonds was on steroids,
or Roger Clemens was on steroids, what exactly is baseball hoping to accomplish, or more to the point, what is baseball going
to do with the numbers these players put up? We're just asking.
~ 2 Minute Warning ~
Key Games:
All games are key - it's the playoffs.
~ Coin Toss ~
This Week's Picks:
JB: (178-82) (3-1) Joe Namath Guarantee (11-6)
MD: (177-83) (3-1) Joe Namath Guarantee (12-5)
RE: Top 5 QBs from non-playoff teams
5) Donovan McNabb (Eagles)
~ Sudden Death ~
Any Questions?
Q: In the Seahawks/Packers game this Saturday, who will have more INTs: Brett Favre or Matt Hasselbeck?
Q: Who are the AFC and NFC MVPs?
Q: What team in the AFC could knock off the Pats and/or the Colts?
Q: Will the Patriots go 16-0?
Q: Will Tom Brady break Peyton Manning's single season TD passing record?
~ Hall of Fame ~
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~ Blitz ~
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~ On the Sidelines ~
Welcome.
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AFC East
Bills
#11 pick in 2008 draft
Dolphins
So long Cam Cameron as the era of the Tuna takes hold
Jets
#6 pick in 2008 draft
Patriots
Calm and cool as they await their 17th victory
AFC South
Colts
2 questions: will Marvin Harrison be ready to play and if not will the Colts be able to overcome that?
Jaguars
Played liked we knew they could, however it won't be the same in New England
Texans
#18 pick in 2008 draft
Titans
You can't play for FGs in the playoffs, especially against a team that is better than you and you have them on the ropes. This is a good team with a good D, but they need some big time receivers and a great RB (don't think LenDale White is the answer)
AFC North
Bengals
#9 pick in 2008 draft
Browns
No first round pick, their #22 pick goes to the Cowboys
Ravens
#8 pick in 2008 draft
Steelers
Couldn't compensate for a missing Willie Parker. Going for 2 at the wrong time cost them... maybe the game
AFC West
Broncos
#12 pick in 2008 draft
Chargers
Played not-so-well for most of the game against the Titans. If they play that way against the Colts, they'll have no shot. Tennessee's FGs will be Indy TDs
Chiefs
Either #3, #4, or #5 pick in 2008 draft (subject to coin flip between Chiefs, Raiders, and Falcons)
Raiders
Either #3, #4, or #5 pick in 2008 draft (subject to coin flip between Chiefs, Raiders, and Falcons)
NFC East
Cowboys
Better hope T.O.'s ready to go against the surging Giants
Eagles
#19 pick in 2008 draft
Giants
Eli's finally playing, at least, like he knows how to play the QB position. Don't be suprised if the G-Men are in Lambeau in 2 weeks
Redskins
You're not going to win many playoff games with Todd Collins at QB. It was a nice story for a couple of weeks, but Redskin fans better hope that he's not your QB next season
NFC South
Buccaneers
Can't imagine this Buc defense was #1 at anything. They're old and running on past glory. Garcia and the offense aren't no spring chickens either
Falcons
Either #3, #4, or #5 pick in 2008 draft (subject to coin flip between Chiefs, Raiders, and Falcons)
Panthers
#13 pick in 2008 draft
Saints
#10 pick in 2008 draft
NFC North
Bears
#14 pick in 2008 draft
Lions
Why would a team with such a potent offense and such a poor defense fire the offensive coordinator? (This team has no idea how to produce a winner)
Packers
Better hope Favre doesn't try to beat Seattle all by himself
Vikings
#17 pick in 2008 draft
NFC West
Cardinals
#16 pick in 2008 draft
49ers
Their #7 pick goes to the Patriots. Their 1st round pick is from Indy and will be based on where Indy finishes the season. (Between #24-#31)
Rams
#2 pick in 2008 draft
Seahawks
Luckily played the not-so-powerful Redskins or would have been bounced from the playoffs. Alexander really needs to step it up... if he can
Why exactly were people calling the Redskins a team of destiny? It couldn't have been because they had a 12 year rookie QB and that one of their players was senselessly murdered, could it? Tom Hammond doing the Redskins/Seahawks game thought Anthony Mix had a TD for the Redskins when he scooped up the Redskin kickoff and ran it 14 yards into the endzone. Of course the kickoff team can't advance a recovered kickoff as we all know. In the Jaguars/Steelers game with just over 5 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, the Jags were faced with a 3rd and 13. John Madden said that the Jags don't have many plays for 3rd and 13... huh? Garrard dropped back and completed a 17 yard pass to Dennis Northcutt for a first down. It won't hurt for the Giants to send Jessica Simpson some tickets to Sunday's game in Dallas. Do you beleive that there were idiots who were actually saying that Kerry Collins should start for the Titans against the Chargers rather than Vince Young. Folks, were not making that up. Is it just us or does Philip Rivers seem like the kind of pouty spoiled kid whose daddy owns the team, and if you don't play the way he wants you to, he will take his ball and go home? Good to see that Bill Belichick was named NFL Coach of the Year. Finally a coach who knows how to coach consistently. Could someone tell us why NBC sideline reporter Andrea Kramer has a job? Who is throwing her a bone and why? Take her salary and donate it to hurricane Katrina victims or some other worthwhile cause. We don't usually give out real estate data here but we've been informed that Mike Vick's home in Surry, Virginia, the home of his insane dog fighting business, is for sale for a relatively modest $1.1 million. Folks, it comes with 15 acres of land. Perfection is not 16-0, it's 19-0.
Packers over Seahawks
Patriots over Jaguars
Colts over Chargers
Giants over Cowboys
Packers over Seahawks
Patriots over Jaguars
Colts over Chargers
Giants over Cowboys
~ Under Review ~
4) Jay Cutler (Broncos)
3) Derek Anderson (Browns)
2) Carson Palmer (Bengals)
1) Drew Brees (Saints)
A: Matt Hasselbeck.
A: AFC: Tom Brady, NFC: Tony Romo.
A: Jaguars.
A: Yes.
A: Yes.
