Wild Card Weekend: Open Thread
by David Taylor on Jan 9, 2010 2:19 PM CST
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The Chicago Bears season may be over, but there are teams that still like to suit up this time of year. The Jets and Bengals kick off the 2009 NFL Playoffs in a Wild Card Weekend that features three out of four re-matches from last week. What are your thoughts on the match-ups? Leave your comments below. Who knows, maybe a Bear or two will stop by - what else would they have going on in January?
Games and times after the jump...
Saturday Contests:
New York Jets @ Cincinnati Bengals (4:30pm ET - NBC)
Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys (8:00pm ET - NBC)
Sunday Contests:
Baltimore Ravens @ New England Patriots (1:00pm ET - CBS)
Green Bay Packers @ Arizona Cardinals (4:40pm ET - FOX)
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Bengals, Eagles, Cards and Ravens
Got a dollar on each game (being in college and broke sucks)
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
Don't really care
but want to see the Pack lose badly in ’Zona.
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
Pack losing - Amen to that
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Jets, Eagles, Cardinals, Ravens.
Also, can someone tell the people that do the Army All-American to stop playing all of the ******* Lady Gaga songs?
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand band-wagoner fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
nyj, eagles, ne, gb......
are my guesses….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Guesses..
Bengals, (makes me ill to say it)Cowboys, Pats, and the Pack. In the meantime, back to my offseason hibernation..
I just hope the pack loses!
Other than that i don’t care.
How come commercials for the new PGA season
show no images of tiger woods anymore?
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
WOW
I just saw what Sanchez was wearing during warm-ups. What a wuss!
If for some reason you don’t have the game available to you, here’s a stream.
Jets / Bengals
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Wow.
what a way to start the game.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Jones vs. Benson...
Gotta love it.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
bitter sweet
Jones vs Benson reminds me of the incompetence in our current coaching staff in valuing, evaluating, motivating and developing talent.
"I am not an animal!" - Merrick
Well I can understand Benson
cause he showed nothing here….As for tank you had fans screaming to cut him for his arrest not to mention that I am sure the mccaskey’s might have a say in that as well….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Hey just to let everyone know Mike Brown
played a full 16 games this year. Maybe we should be looking in to that.!!!!
So what are you thinking?
Maybe a new training staff?
by Jhitt81 on Jan 9, 2010 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
And by 'full' 16 games
you mean FULL, as he played for the Chiefs who, up until the last month, had No-Offense-to-speak-of-whatsoever. So MB was on the field A TON …
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Jones with a TD!
Good for him, I always liked him and thought he would have given us a couple more good seasons here in Chicago.
And the Bengals are looking like they are letting this slip away … we shall see
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Cedric Benson
is just a beast.
Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that Linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.- Walter Payton
Yep, especially
when his line opens up a hole big enough to drive a truck through. But he’s still got explosive speed, that’s for sure
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Wow
Bengals’ receivers are dropping a ton of passes.
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
Is it me
or does carson palmer not look like the same QB he was in the past…..Looks pedestrian to me….
Im thinking graham gets cut after the game….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Can u say cut?
Graham will be gone after this game.
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
Jinx!
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
buy me a beer!
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
Beer is bad for you....
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Ok
how about a nice club soda with a lime?
"But it doesn't matter what I do, what I choose. I'm what's wrong. This is fate" - Dexter season 4....I mean Lovie season 6.
chad johnson
hurt or crying or cold?
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
someone gave theisman a job? WTF?!
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
I don't know about that.
The Cowboys have shut him down twice already this season. I’m going Cowboys tonight.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jan 9, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
benson was awesome
makes me doubt running the ball matters. of course palmer sucked ass.
Damn
21 rushes for 169 yards, 8 yards a carry…makes me wonder why he did get more touches….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Thats
ball game….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Bengals are chokers.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand band-wagoner fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
Good now the Bears
can interview mike zimmer right?
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
All I know is..
I’m literally sick to my stomach that this is the third straight season without seeing the Bears in the post-season. If we go a 4th, I might just have myself admitted to an asylum.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Jan 9, 2010 6:45 PM CST reply actions
That's a fairly large upset
for week one, isn’t it? Of course, it is the Bengals, who have sucked in the post-season before. This time, however, Palmer didn’t get hurt and played the whole game.
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Next stream, in case you don’t have the game available for some reason:
Eagles @ Cowboys
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
I know its late to pick the first game,
but I go Jets, Dallas, Baltimore, and GB. Ive been a Jets naysayer all year and I like them alot in the playoffs. I just like the #1 D and #1 Rushing combo, its something to compete with.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" - Michael Jordan, the one and only...
Start michael vick!!
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
OH NOES!!!
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
bah
damn hochili….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
sheesh
yeah watching the playoffs and you can see how bad the bears are!!!
3 back attacks we got forte every friggin play and beel isnt proven yet.. benson runs for over a 100 yards and jobes looked strong as ever..
pass rush the bears none!! the jets?best in the league..
not feeling overly optimistic
Hmm nice
close the roof and blast the heat….good idea….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Ugh
looks like gotta hear how great the cowboys are for another week…..
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Watching mcnabb today
makes me laugh at the one thread where one poster kept screaming to trade Cutler and get mcnabb…..
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
IM leaning
saints chargers….would love to see that one….brees vs rivers would make for good copy/stories leading up to the game….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
eagle
forums have collapsed I can only imagine whats being said…..mcnabb looks horrific….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
guess this game is over....
WoW 24-7….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
One thing I learned
find out which game hochili is doing and bet on the home team (unless its a bad team)….9 times out of 10 you will win….
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
mcnabb
4 for 10 for 39 yards….horrific…..
Well next week dallas will be on the road I would imagine get ripped apart…..
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
34- 7 cowboys
cowboys look good!! eagles horrible!! if cowboys win which they should its the vikequeens next
Did you know?
With no CBA:
It’s pretty simple. In the coming uncapped year, teams that reach Final 8 cannot sign free agents unless they lose one.
Did not know that…..
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
Yup...
more on the “final 8” rule, and more. From Pat Kirwan (nfl.com)
The rule will restrict the final eight teams in the playoffs from signing free agents. The final four teams shall not be permitted to negotiate and sign any unrestricted free agent to a player contract except for players who acquired their status by being cut or were on the final four team when their contract expired. Playoff teams five thru eight get a break to sign one player with a salary of $4,925,000 or more and any number of players with a first-year salary of no more than $3,275,000 and an annual increase of no more than 30 percent in the following years.
There is a mechanism to permit the final eight teams to sign an unrestricted free agent for each one of their own unrestricted free agents who sign with another club as long as they don’t spend more than what their own lost player received from his new club.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jan 9, 2010 10:41 PM CST up reply actions
confusing to me....
but eh….Least the Bears can sign FAs….what little there will be I guess…..
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
by CloudyFuture on Jan 9, 2010 11:35 PM CST up reply actions
Basically,
they penalize teams for doing well. There’s even harsher restrictions and limits to teams reaching the conference championship round (final four) of the playoffs.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jan 10, 2010 7:54 AM CST up reply actions
What I have learned watching the playoffs so far...
The Bears should make a trade for Cedric Benson or Marc Colombo.
It's amazing too me how little respect
People gave Dallas this week. I mean this was a good football team, and I bet this week people will talk about how they will lose to the Vikings. Man as a cowboys fan I love the haters.
how the hey
does one end up on a Bears site, as a Cowboys fan, after a win over the Eagles in the playoffs, which we’re not involved in. Don’t get me wrong, the more the merrier, but I’m just wondering how you said hey, “let me go see if WCG is posting anything about my team?”
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jan 9, 2010 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
Because we're awesome
Of course…..
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy
Maybe
he likes you or us……
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
by CloudyFuture on Jan 9, 2010 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
i check out all of the blogs on sbnation
I like reading other people’s perspective that’s why i ended up here. Did I answer your question well enough
No one's talked about Dallas?!
Really?
…
REALLY?!
http://fanrankings.nfl.com/ —> Check the expert rankings
http://www.nfl.com/videos/minnesota-vikings/09000d5d8158ea1e/Inside-the-NFL-Top-teams-in-trouble —> Notice which bye-week team they think will lose and who to.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks – ESPN’s weekend picks.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/01/07/expert.picks/index.html# – SI’s full playoff predictions.
So… are you saying they don’t unanimously believe in you? Or, armed with this ‘expert’ analysis, are you going to start treating this game as a foregone conclusion and start saying that “Well, of course the Cowboys are going to win!”?
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
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by Robert Rence on Jan 9, 2010 11:43 PM CST up reply actions
But can I take a bat to their kneecaps?
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
by Robert Rence on Jan 9, 2010 11:52 PM CST up reply actions
How am I troll
I just made a comment I’m not looking to start a argument or anything. The fact is I have been nothing but classy on this thread.
I'll give you that
But you’ve got you facts all wrong. Who has NOT been talking about Dallas. I provided links to the three major NFL news proivders showing that they have the Cowboys back. How are you backing up your statement?
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
by Robert Rence on Jan 10, 2010 12:22 AM CST up reply actions
The point is:
Posting with a zealot-like behavior with ignorance of easily referenced facts can be considered a form of trolling. If you’ve got statements to make, please back them up. Especially if it’s the “Nobody believed in us!” when the majority of the people are picking you to win.
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
by Robert Rence on Jan 10, 2010 12:30 AM CST up reply actions
I didnt say no one was talking about Dallas
I said it was aamzing how little respect people were giving them. I have a valid point had Philly swept Dallas everyone and there mother would have picked Philly. However there were a good number of people who picked Philly to win this week. Go to Sportingnews page the majority of the experts picked Philly. I know espn went crazy for Dallas. Also many of the writers who gave their predictions for the playoffs on cnnsi went for philly also, That was my point Robert.
But they are giving them respect.
Of the sources cited:
CNN/SI had 7/10 writers pick Dallas over Philly.
Sporting News had a slim majority, with 3/7 picking Dallas over Philly,
And ESPN had overwhelming support for Dallas with 8/9 picking Dallas while the fan polls picked Philly to win. (I’m not really counting that one though.)
All that said, 18 of 26 “experts” or 69% picked Dallas to win, With a nearly 40% difference in perspective, I consider that to be overwhelming support.
With all of the games played this week, only one game has a higher difference, and that is GB vs ARI game where 23 “experts” (88%) from the above sites have picked GB to win.
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
by Robert Rence on Jan 10, 2010 2:03 AM CST up reply actions
BTW,
The “reply” button doesn’t not work the same at WCG as it does the other sbnation blogs you always frequent.
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Jan 10, 2010 7:16 AM CST up reply actions
todays games simulated on Madden
had ne winning 27-17 and gb winning 31-27 on a late TD by driver with 2:15 left in the game…
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul...."
- Jay Cutler to Ron Turner during the season
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