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 Super Bowls of All Time ♦ The Favre Myth ♦ Belichick Coach of the Year ♦ Deion Sanders the best at what he does ♦ Chargers must play to win the game ♦ We support John McCain ♦ Giants should have won 30-3 ♦ Will Favre retire? ♦ Kevin Faulk the Pats MVP ♦ Our Super Bowl picks |
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This site is not a fantasy site, nor a stat site, nor a betting site, nor is it a site that recaps what we as fans have seen and heard over and over, ad nauseam, watching the highlights and listening to the radio all week.
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~ Touchdown ~
~ Extra Point ~
~ Fumble ~
RE: Packers/Favre mistique
Let's see, the Packers were going to beat the Giants because it was going to be below 0°, the stadium they were playing in
saw 5 championships, 40-47 years ago, and there quarterback was named Favre. Let's take these one at a time. First off, I
looked at the Packers roster. No one grew up in Siberia or in a meat locker. Indeed it was cold for the Giants, but obviously,
it would be cold for the Packers as well. In fact, the person who looked the coldest, who looked like a plastic figure in
the old Bobby Orr table-top hockey game, was the 38-year-old interception prone quarterback, Brett Favre. Secondly, the Lombardi Packers
ended after the 1967 season. Let's say that one more time, 1967. So let's see, the Giants are going to lose because 40 years ago
the Packers won some championships. And finally, folks, we don't want to rip Brett Favre. He's going to the Hall of Fame, he's played
in 275 straight games, and 11 years ago he won a Super Bowl. Good career. But folks, as loyal football fans watching Favre over the past
2, 3, 4, 5 years you could see how reckless a player he was. You cannot just throw the ball up in the NFL and expect to win championships.
No one in their right minds thought that after the Packers won the coin toss in overtime that Favre would lead the Packers down the
field to the Super Bowl. Yet, we actually heard people saying that very thing Monday in the media. Folks, take the cheese out of your
eyes and believe what you see, not what some guy named "Mad Dog" or "Boomer", in their most authoritative voices tells you to believe.
~ Interception ~
RE: Presidential Candidates
With the primaries in full swing and Super Tuesday right around the corner, we here at The 5th Down Report throw our
support behind John McCain.
~ 2 Minute Warning ~
Key Games:
SUPER BOWL 42
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
~ Coin Toss ~
This Week's Picks:
JB: (183-83) (8-2) Joe Namath Guarantee (11-6)
MD: (182-84) (8-2) Joe Namath Guarantee (12-5)
RE: Top 5 Super Bowls of All Time
5) SB 21 - Giants over Bills
~ Sudden Death ~
Any Questions?
Q: Will Brett Favre retire before the 2008 season?
Q: Should there be 2 weeks between the Championship Games and the Super Bowl?
~ Hall of Fame ~
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~ On the Sidelines ~
Welcome.
You have arrived at the most authentic site about professional football. This site is all encompassing in its no nonsense, to-the-point, "real" analysis of the teams, players, coaches, officials, broadcasters, and of the league itself.
AFC East
Bills
#11 pick in 2008 draft
Dolphins
#1 pick in 2008 draft
Jets
#6 pick in 2008 draft
Patriots
Even with Brady not playing all that well, even appearing somewhat under the weather, this complete team can compensate with a strong running game. There's no folklore, just a great team. Can't see them not being 19-0
AFC South
Colts
No first round pick. Their #29 pick goes to the 49ers
Jaguars
#26 pick in 2008 draft
Texans
#18 pick in 2008 draft
Titans
#24 pick in 2008 draft
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
#23 pick in 2008 draft
AFC West
Broncos
#12 pick in 2008 draft
Chargers
Would have loved to seen this team play the Pats with a healthy L.T., Gates, and Rivers
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
#22 pick (from the Browns) and #28 pick in 2008 draft
Eagles
#19 pick in 2008 draft
Giants
Aren't going to beat the Pats with stupid opponents' drive-continuing penalties. Going to have to tackle better and special teams can't cough up the ball. The special teams coach should have told McQuarters to fair catch that punt. There was no need for him to make a huge play, the Packers couldn't stop the Giants' offense
Redskins
#21 pick in 2008 draft
NFC South
Buccaneers
#20 pick in 2008 draft
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
#15 pick in 2008 draft
Packers
Smoke and mirror season comes to a hard cold end. The underachieving gunslinger fades out into the icy Wisconsin sunset
Vikings
#17 pick in 2008 draft
NFC West
Cardinals
#16 pick in 2008 draft
49ers
#29 pick (from Indy) in 2008 draft
Rams
#2 pick in 2008 draft
Seahawks
#25 pick in 2008 draft
At some point in the Chargers/Patriots game, the Chargers had to make a play to win the game. You aren't going to win many playoff games playing for FGs, and at some point, you have to go for it and pass up the 3 points. Also, what is Norv thinking, with 9:36 to go in the 4th quarter at the Pats 36 down by 9 punting the ball? Norv, in the words of Herman Edwards, "you play to win the game." The Giants so soundly beat the Packers that the score could have easily been 30-3 G-Men. Forget the Packers, we're still waiting for someone to show us on paper where the Cowboys are better than the Giants. On at least 2 occations, Joe Buck calling the Packers/Giants game along with Troy Aikman, asked aloud how Eli was able to function in certain situations. Hey dude, why don't you ask the guy standing next to you? He's a 3-time Super Bowl winning quarterback. He might know something about it. Good to hear Deion Sanders of The NFL Network call out LaDainian Tomlinson on his MIA performance Sunday against the Pats. There's no doubt about it, Deion is one of the few talking heads who truly tells it like it is. Somebody better tell these DBs that they're all not Neon Deion. Make the INT, hit the deck (before you get hit), especially in the playoffs, especially in the Super Bowl. Let's put to rest the notion that the punter is a weapon. If you have to rely on your punter as an offensive strong point, you're pretty much in trouble. Of all the Patriots weapons, none is more unheralded than Kevin Faulk. 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. Perfection is not 16-0, it's 19-0.
Sunday, February 3, 2008 - Glendale, Arizona
Patriots over Giants
Giants over Patriots
~ Under Review ~
4) SB 36 - Patriots over Rams
3) SB 13 - Steelers over Cowboys
2) SB 38 - Patriots over Panthers
1) SB 32 - Broncos over Packers
A: No.
A: No.
