NFL Playoffs

[Ian]

Okay so let's hear it ... who are you rooting for? Who are you rooting against?

Sure Christmas is great, but the NFL playoffs are the most wonderful time of the year!

[Hammer]

Well, as the Eagles managed to play themselves out of the playoffs and the Bucs were out of the playoffs after the first game of the season ;) , none of my obvious choices are available. Baltimore is who I will most likely root for, as I work with Joe Flacco's father in law. Definitely rooting against the Cowboys!

[Jimmy Thick]

Not a Packers fan, but the Packers are going to win it all.

[barnaby]

Rooting for the Colts and whoever is playing the Cowboys

[Reedy Creek Buccaneer]

Who Dey! Go Bengals!

I would never root for the Cowboys or any team John Elway is involved with.

[Ian]

I'll be pulling for the Lions. I've been a closet Lions fan ever since the Barry Sanders days (he's my favorite player of all time!), so since the Birds are out it's Lions all the way. :D

[BrowncatP]

The Steelers are rolling at just the right time. Seven sounds like a good number.

[Hammer]

I'll be pulling for the Lions. I've been a closet Lions fan ever since the Barry Sanders days (he's my favorite player of all time!), so since the Birds are out it's Lions all the way. :D

I want to root for the Lions, but Suh makes that next to impossible. He is such a dirty player! Of course, I expect mean, hard-nosed football, but he went over the line.

[Scar]

I want to root for the Lions, but Suh makes that next to impossible. He is such a dirty player! Of course, I expect mean, hard-nosed football, but he went over the line.Well you can now root for them in the first game anyway.

In order from "for" through "against":

1. Broncos
2. Cardinals
3. Lions
4. Colts
5. Bengals
6. Ravens
7. Packers
8. Seahawks

As far as Cowboys, Steelers, and Patriots, my stomach is a little weasy this morning and I don't feel like throwing up so I don't even want to think about them.

And there's really no reason to even consider the Panthers in this.

[Melanie]

Well you can now root for them in the first game anyway.

In order from "for" through "against":

1. Broncos

2. Cardinals

3. Lions

4. Colts

5. Bengals

6. Ravens

7. Packers

8. Seahawks

As far as Cowboys, Steelers, and Patriots, my stomach is a little weasy this morning and I don't feel like throwing up so I don't even want to think about them.

And there's really no reason to even consider the Panthers in this.


GO PANTHERS AND GO COWBOYS!!! WOOT WOOT!

Beyond that, I'll pull again for the Broncos, as I love Peyton and would like to see John Fox win.

[Hammer]

As far as Cowboys, Steelers, and Patriots, my stomach is a little weasy this morning and I don't feel like throwing up so I don't even want to think about them.

LOL, agree with you about the Cowboys and Patriots. I am sort of neutral about the Steelers team, though I can't stand Roethlisberger.


And there's really no reason to even consider the Panthers in this.

Amen to that! As someone who cheers for another team in the NFC South, that division was an embarrassment.

[Melanie]

As someone who cheers for another team in the NFC South, that division was an embarrassment.

I agree it's embarrassing, and something should be put into place to avoid such occurrences, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't pull for our team. They don't make the rules. I bet all the Seahawks fans still cheered for their 7-9 2010 team. Oh wait...they didn't have fans back then. ;)

[Scar]

I agree it's embarrassing, and something should be put into place to avoid such occurrences, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't pull for our team.Absolutely their fans must pull for them. I just need to see them win a game first (home against a 3rd string QB means they might,) then I'll root for them against Green Bay or Seattle.

I don't want to see them change anything. I'm sick of the NFL constantly tweaking things. One of these years they're going to go too far and will start to lose fans.

[Hammer]

I agree it's embarrassing, and something should be put into place to avoid such occurrences, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't pull for our team. They don't make the rules. I bet all the Seahawks fans still cheered for their 7-9 2010 team. Oh wait...they didn't have fans back then. ;)

Oh, I agree 100%. Of course Panthers fans should cheer their team. The Giants won their last Super Bowl with a regular season record of 9-7. The slate is wiped clean for the playoffs.

Remember, I've been rooting for the Bucs since they were 0-26 to start in the NFL, so I am definitely long suffering. Made me appreciate the Super Bowl win that much more :thumbsup:! Definitely like one of your Aggies, Mike Evans. He was a bright spot in the Bucs season and should get Offensive Rookie of the Year votes, though I think Beckman Jr. will beat him out.

[SBETigg]

Patriots fan here. That's really all I need to say. Some of you love me anyway, and that's cool. :)

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

I'll be pulling for the Lions. I've been a closet Lions fan ever since the Barry Sanders days (he's my favorite player of all time!), so since the Birds are out it's Lions all the way. :D

About the only thing more difficult than being a Vikings fan during the playoffs is being a Lions fan. How you guys ever made it through the Matt Millen years is beyond me.

I've been playing Fantasy Football since 1990, Mathew Stafford is on my "do not draft list". I took him high this year and from a fantasy perspective was a royal dud, never again.

As a Minnesotan, I think its imprinted on our birth certificates, we can't cheer for the Cowboys (pass interference non-call and Herschel Walker) plus I could never cheer for any team owned by Jerry Jones. Unfortunately the Boys are hitting their stride at the right time.

Kind of hard to not see one of the top 2 seeds from each conference meeting in the Super Bowl. Dallas might be the only team that can come out of the wild card round and get that 4th game.

[Hammer]

Patriots fan here. That's really all I need to say. Some of you love me anyway, and that's cool. :)

Yes, Sherri, I still love ya even if you are a fan of Tom Brady and the Patriots :D !

[sonamae80]

GO PANTHERS!

Been a fan since inception in 1995, when I was 15! (I totally just dated myself, didn't I?! :blush: ) Been through the ups and downs and although I do NOT agree with some of the management moves they have made in the past few years, I will always back my Cardiac Cats! ;)

If not the Panthers, then definitely would love to see the Broncos and former Panthers coach, John Fox get a Super Bowl ring! ;) He's such a nice guy!

[Scar]

As a Minnesotan, I think its imprinted on our birth certificates, we can't cheer for the Cowboys (pass interference non-call and Herschel Walker) ...

Don't the Cowboys still have a few more picks from that trade? :shrug:

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

Don't the Cowboys still have a few more picks from that trade? :shrug:

Don't even get me started. The nucleus for the Cowboys 3 rings I think all came from that one trade. I think Aikman and maybe Irvin were already there, but that was about it.

Probably the worst trade in NFL history until Ditka decided to trade away his entire draft picks to get Ricky Williams.

What happened with the Walker trade that no Viking executive thought about was, that each of the players that were sent to Dallas as part of the trade included conditional picks, so that if they ended up not making Dallas' roster, Dallas got a conditional pick instead. J. Johnson had no intent to keep the players, I think maybe only one player sent down remained with Dallas to start the next season, and JJ ended up cashing in all the draft picks.

[Scar]

From ESPN:


How some of the picks were used:
• RB Emmitt Smith, NFL's career rushing leader
• DT Russell Maryland, 10-year vet, Pro Bowler
• CB Kevin Smith, 1996 All-Pro selection
• S Darren Woodson, Dallas' all-time leading tackler

[Ian]

I want to root for the Lions, but Suh makes that next to impossible. He is such a dirty player! Of course, I expect mean, hard-nosed football, but he went over the line.I agree with you, Christine. I just pretend Suh plays for the Cowboys. He'd fit in very well there ;)

[CynBeth]

Go Ravens!!! No matter what happens next weekend against NE I am proud of how we played last night.

[Scallywag]

I am a Browns fan, so I may never see the playoffs again. I foresee a Packers vs. Patriots Superbowl.

[Melanie]

Great weekend for our house! Go Panthers, Colts and Cowboys!

[sonamae80]

Awesome weekend!

Go Panthers!!

[tjstrike]

GO PACK GO !!!

:thumbsup:

[conan617]

Well, I am an owner of the 13 time World Champion Green Bay Packers so my allegiance should be self explanatory. Go Pack Go!
:trophy: X 13

[tjstrike]

Well, I am an owner of the 13 time World Champion Green Bay Packers so my allegiance should be self explanatory. Go Pack Go!
:trophy: X 13

Me too !! :high5:

[diz_girl]

Which team that has already won a Superbowl in the past decade should this Philadelphia Eagles fan root for? Hmmmmmm.

I only now cheer for teams that have not won a Superbowl, although I did cheer for the Packers because I wanted the Cowboys to lose. Yay! I guess that I can still cheer for them because they did that.

It took the Eagles 15 years to play in their first Superbowl and another 24 to play in their second, so at this rate they should play in their next one sometime around 2038.

I actually allowed my kids to both be Giants fans (DH was to have the first be a Giants fan and I was to have the second be an Eagles fan), but since the Giants won a Superbowl before my oldest turned one and another before my youngest turned two I thought that they should have the feeling of having a team win the Superbowl in their lifetime.

[Scar]

Amanda,

First off, if my cousin can grow up a Giants fan, and now be an Eagles fan, you can do the opposite so you can root with the rest of your family. ;)

I'm pulling for the Colts. Not many (if any) members of that '06 team are still around, including the coach. Of course, Hakeem Nicks has a ring from... what team was that again?

[Scar]

Just looked it up. Looks like Reggie Wayne and Adam Vinatieri are the only ones left.

Would be Vinatieri's 5th ring if they win. 2nd place kicker in the Hall?

[Hammer]

Just looked it up. Looks like Reggie Wayne and Adam Vinatieri are the only ones left.

Would be Vinatieri's 5th ring if they win. 2nd place kicker in the Hall?

Unfortunately, Vinateri will not be going for his 5th ring, but I think he definitely should be the 2nd place kicker in the Hall.

[diz_girl]

Unfortunately, Vinateri will not be going for his 5th ring, but I think he definitely should be the 2nd place kicker in the Hall.

:ditto: Sort of - He should be the third placekicker. Morten Andersen should be the second.


On another note - anyone going to comment about Deflategate?

[princessgirls]

Well the Patriots managed the outplay their way in.... I can't help myself...I'm a Patriot hater.
JETS fan/AFC girl/ Tired of the winning team over there in Foxboro. Yeah Yeah Yeah.

OK enough of that...
I do LOVE FOOTBALL!

As Russell Wilson always says....
Go Hawks!!!!

Enjoy the bowl!
Julie:mickey:

[Hammer]

:ditto: Sort of - He should be the third placekicker. Morten Andersen should be the second.


On another note - anyone going to comment about Deflategate?

I forgot about Andersen, but agree he should be in Canton.

Started a thread to discuss "Deflategate" :D

[diz_girl]

I guess that I'll be rooting for the Seahawks, since they're the NFC team, but probably not enthusiastically since they already won last year.

Not sure how much of the Superbowl I'll actually watch, as we're going skiing that day. Superbowl Sunday is the best weekend day to go skiing during the season because everyone's getting ready for the Superbowl.