The NFL Thread 2012: Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII

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RolStoppable said:

amp316 said:

Cutler only has thrown 5 Ints as often as the great Drew Brees.  Compare Drew to a crappy QB that does something like that consistently...

Some reasons picking the Saints to me was crazy:

Revenge game.

Atlanta always wins at home.

The Saints don't have a head coach. 

Atlanta only has lost one game all year and ther second wasn't going to be to the Saints again.

Atlanta has a better running game.

Atanta has a better defense.

Atlanta has a better tight end.

I am not a bandwagoner for the Saints (or the Packers for that matter).

Fine, Brees pulled a Ryan.

The Saints had won 11 of their last 13 meetings against the Falcons and the last time they lost to them was in New Orleans. The Falcons won barely any game this season by two scores or more, they struggled in a lot of games. Matt Ryan is overrated.

I think the best reason you could have given is "dumb luck".

You mean Brees pulled a Favre.  He threw 6 picks in a playoff game once and more than anyone ever.

Rol, just face it.  Without their entire coaching staff the Saints are not as good of a team as the Falcons.  There is a reason why a head coach gets paid a lot of money and the Saint's seaon is a testament to that.  I'm not saying that Ryan and the Falcons aren't a tad overrated, but they are a pretty darned good team until they are in the playoffs.  Maybe they can change that this year.

Favre having Reggie White come over to the Packers to lead the team to the Super Bowl, now that's "dumb luck".